diff --git a/lightllm/server/api_cli.py b/lightllm/server/api_cli.py
index f9901bb7f..3423b3191 100644
--- a/lightllm/server/api_cli.py
+++ b/lightllm/server/api_cli.py
@@ -219,4 +219,19 @@ def make_argument_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
         help="""Maximum sequence length that can be captured by the cuda graph for decodign stage.
                 The default value is 8192. It will turn into eagar mode if encounters a larger value. """,
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--profiler",
+        type=str,
+        choices=["torch_profile", "nvtx"],
+        default=None,
+        help="""Enable profiler support.
+                This will expose '/profiler_start' and '/profiler_stop' API,
+                below profiling features will only been enabled in this range.
+                Options:
+                'torch_profile' will setup torch.profiler.profile(), traces file will been saved to './trace',
+                or set by 'LIGHTLLM_TRACE_DIR' env;
+                'nvtx' will add NVTX marks for external profiler like NVIDIA Nsight System
+                (you should setup it by youself).
+                A NVTX named 'LIGHTLLM_PROFILE' will been added within the profiling range.""",
+    )
     return parser
diff --git a/lightllm/server/api_server.py b/lightllm/server/api_server.py
index 721d9e44f..8798fca0c 100755
--- a/lightllm/server/api_server.py
+++ b/lightllm/server/api_server.py
@@ -350,6 +350,24 @@ async def kv_move_status(websocket: WebSocket):
     return
 
 
+@app.get("/profiler_start")
+async def profiler_start() -> Response:
+    if g_objs.args.profiler:
+        g_objs.httpserver_manager.profiler_msg("start")
+        return {"status": "ok"}
+    else:
+        return JSONResponse({"message": "Profiling support not enabled"}, status_code=500)
+
+
+@app.get("/profiler_stop")
+async def profiler_stop() -> Response:
+    if g_objs.args.profiler:
+        g_objs.httpserver_manager.profiler_msg("stop")
+        return {"status": "ok"}
+    else:
+        return JSONResponse({"message": "Profiling support not enabled"}, status_code=500)
+
+
 @app.on_event("shutdown")
 async def shutdown():
     logger.info("Received signal to shutdown. Performing graceful shutdown...")
diff --git a/lightllm/server/httpserver/manager.py b/lightllm/server/httpserver/manager.py
index dc1a8f3eb..e5e09763b 100644
--- a/lightllm/server/httpserver/manager.py
+++ b/lightllm/server/httpserver/manager.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 asyncio.set_event_loop_policy(uvloop.EventLoopPolicy())
 from typing import Union, List, Tuple, Dict
 from ..tokenizer import get_tokenizer
-from ..io_struct import BatchStrOut, AbortReq, FinishStatus
+from ..io_struct import BatchStrOut, AbortReq, ProfilerReq, FinishStatus
 from ..pd_io_struct import NodeRole
 from ..embed_cache.utils import get_shm_name_data, create_shm
 from ..req_id_generator import convert_sub_id_to_group_id
@@ -438,6 +438,10 @@ async def timer_to_pd_master(self):
                 await asyncio.sleep(10)
                 logger.info("reconnection to pd_master")
 
+    def profiler_msg(self, msg):
+        abort_req = ProfilerReq(msg)
+        self.send_to_router.send_pyobj(abort_req)
+
 
 class ReqStatus:
     def __init__(self, req_id, multimodal_params) -> None:
diff --git a/lightllm/server/io_struct.py b/lightllm/server/io_struct.py
index 9d717455d..02ef4cb4d 100644
--- a/lightllm/server/io_struct.py
+++ b/lightllm/server/io_struct.py
@@ -344,3 +344,8 @@ def __init__(self):
 class AbortReq:
     def __init__(self, group_req_id):
         self.group_req_id = group_req_id
+
+
+class ProfilerReq:
+    def __init__(self, msg):
+        self.msg = msg
diff --git a/lightllm/server/router/manager.py b/lightllm/server/router/manager.py
index e53dba811..5a6fcd3bf 100644
--- a/lightllm/server/router/manager.py
+++ b/lightllm/server/router/manager.py
@@ -20,11 +20,12 @@
 from lightllm.utils.infer_utils import calculate_time
 from .dynamic_prompt.shared_arr import SharedInt
 from .dynamic_prompt.radix_cache import RadixCacheReadOnlyClient
-from ..io_struct import BatchTokenIdOut, AbortReq, ReqRunStatus, FinishStatus, ReqDetokenizationState
+from ..io_struct import BatchTokenIdOut, AbortReq, ProfilerReq, ReqRunStatus, FinishStatus, ReqDetokenizationState
 from .stats import Stats
 from .pause_strategy import Fcfs, select_paused_reqs
 from ..tokenizer import get_tokenizer
 from lightllm.utils.log_utils import init_logger
+from lightllm.utils.profiler import LocalProfiler
 from lightllm.server.router.token_load import TokenLoad
 from lightllm.server.req_id_generator import convert_sub_id_to_group_id
 from lightllm.server.metrics.manager import MetricClient
@@ -79,6 +80,8 @@ def __init__(self, args, router_port, detokenization_port, model_rpc_ports, metr
         # 主要是为了防止调度失误，造成 OOM 等错误
         self.router_lock = mp.Lock()
         g_router_lock.obj = self.router_lock
+
+        self.profiler = LocalProfiler(mode=args.profiler, name="lightllm-router") if args.profiler else None
         return
 
     async def wait_to_model_ready(self):
@@ -132,6 +135,7 @@ async def wait_to_model_ready(self):
                 "mem_fraction": self.args.mem_fraction,
                 "batch_max_tokens": self.args.batch_max_tokens,
                 "pd_rpyc_port": self.args.pd_tp_infer_rpyc_ports[rank_id],  # 非 pd 模式可以不设置
+                "profiler": self.profiler if self.world_size == 1 else None,
             }
             init_model_ret.append(self.model_rpcs[rank_id].init_model(kvargs))
 
@@ -335,8 +339,12 @@ async def _prefill_batch(self, batch: Batch):
         await self._init_batch(batch)
         if not self.is_splitfuse_mode:
             # 在 非 splitfuse 模式下，才需要真的执行 prefill 的操作。
+            if self.profiler:
+                mark_range = self.profiler.mark_range_start(f"prefill len={batch.input_tokens()}")
             rets = [self.model_rpcs[tp_rank].prefill_batch(batch.batch_id) for tp_rank in range(self.world_size)]
             ans = await asyncio.gather(*rets)
+            if self.profiler:
+                self.profiler.mark_range_end(mark_range)
             if self.world_size != 1:
                 req_to_out_status = obtain(ans[0])
             else:
@@ -355,12 +363,16 @@ async def _prefill_batch(self, batch: Batch):
     async def _decode_batch(self, batch: Batch):
         start_time = time.time()
         self.metric_client.counter_inc("lightllm_batch_inference_count", "decode")
+        if self.profiler:
+            mark_range = self.profiler.mark_range_start(f"decode bs={len(batch.reqs)}")
         rets = [self.model_rpcs[tp_rank].decode_batch(batch.batch_id) for tp_rank in range(self.world_size)]
         ans = await asyncio.gather(*rets)
         if self.world_size != 1:
             req_to_out_status = obtain(ans[0])
         else:
             req_to_out_status = ans[0]
+        if self.profiler:
+            self.profiler.mark_range_end(mark_range)
 
         self._update_out_status_to_batch(batch, req_to_out_status)
         unfinished_req_ids, finished_req_ids = batch.mark_and_get_finished_req_and_preupdate_status()
@@ -486,9 +498,24 @@ async def loop_for_netio_req(self):
                 group_req_id = abort_req.group_req_id
                 await self.abort(group_req_id)
                 self.send_to_detokenization.send_pyobj(abort_req)
+            elif isinstance(recv_req, ProfilerReq):
+                await self.profiler_ops(recv_req.msg)
             else:
                 assert False, f"Error Req Inf {recv_req}"
 
+    async def profiler_ops(self, msg):
+        # assert self.profiler
+        if self.world_size != 1:
+            rets = [self.model_rpcs[tp_rank].profiler_ops(msg) for tp_rank in range(self.world_size)]
+            await asyncio.gather(*rets)
+
+        if msg == "start":
+            self.profiler.start()
+        elif msg == "stop":
+            self.profiler.stop()
+        else:
+            assert False, "invalid profiler ops"
+
     def clean_up(self):
         for model_rpc in self.model_rpcs:
             model_rpc.rpc_server_process.kill()
diff --git a/lightllm/server/router/model_infer/mode_backend/base_backend.py b/lightllm/server/router/model_infer/mode_backend/base_backend.py
index 9c9cff922..27cba938e 100644
--- a/lightllm/server/router/model_infer/mode_backend/base_backend.py
+++ b/lightllm/server/router/model_infer/mode_backend/base_backend.py
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 from lightllm.server.router.model_infer.infer_batch import InferBatch, InferReq, InferSamplingParams, requests_mapping
 from lightllm.server.router.token_load import TokenLoad
 from lightllm.common.basemodel.infer_lock import g_infer_state_lock, InferStateLock
+from lightllm.utils.profiler import LocalProfiler
 
 
 class ModeBackend:
@@ -88,6 +89,15 @@ def init_model(self, kvargs):
         self.pd_rpyc_port = kvargs.get("pd_rpyc_port", None)
         max_total_token_num = kvargs["max_total_token_num"]
 
+        self.profiler = None
+        if kvargs.get("profiler") is not None:
+            # when world_size == 1, model and router are in the same process, so use same profiler object
+            assert world_size == 1
+            self.profiler = kvargs.get("profiler")
+        elif self.args.profiler:
+            # when world_size > 1
+            self.profiler = LocalProfiler(mode=self.args.profiler, name=f"lightllm-model_backend-{self.tp_rank}")
+
         dist.init_process_group(
             "nccl", init_method=f'tcp://127.0.0.1:{kvargs["nccl_port"]}', rank=self.tp_rank, world_size=world_size
         )
@@ -336,3 +346,12 @@ def remove_batch(self, batch_id):
         del batch
         g_infer_state_lock.release()
         return
+
+    def profiler_ops(self, msg):
+        assert self.profiler
+        if msg == "start":
+            self.profiler.start()
+        elif msg == "stop":
+            self.profiler.stop()
+        else:
+            assert False, "invalid profiler ops"
diff --git a/lightllm/server/router/model_infer/model_rpc.py b/lightllm/server/router/model_infer/model_rpc.py
index 63420e7af..3dbc414c4 100644
--- a/lightllm/server/router/model_infer/model_rpc.py
+++ b/lightllm/server/router/model_infer/model_rpc.py
@@ -133,6 +133,11 @@ def exposed_remove_batch(self, batch_id):
     def exposed_get_max_total_token_num(self):
         return self.backend.get_max_total_token_num()
 
+    def exposed_profiler_ops(self, msg):
+        if self.world_size != 1:
+            msg = obtain(msg)
+        return self.backend.profiler_ops(msg)
+
 
 class ModelRpcClient:
     def __init__(self, model_rpc, world_size, rpc_server_process=None):
@@ -161,6 +166,7 @@ async def _func(*args, **kwargs):
             self._filter_batch = async_wrap(self.model.filter_batch)
             self._merge_batch = async_wrap(self.model.merge_batch)
             self._remove_batch = async_wrap(self.model.remove_batch)
+            self._profiler_ops = async_wrap(self.model.profiler_ops)
             self._get_max_total_token_num = async_wrap(self.model.get_max_total_token_num)
         else:
             self._init_model = self.model.exposed_init_model
@@ -171,6 +177,7 @@ async def _func(*args, **kwargs):
             self._filter_batch = self.model.exposed_filter_batch
             self._merge_batch = self.model.exposed_merge_batch
             self._remove_batch = self.model.exposed_remove_batch
+            self._profiler_ops = self.model.exposed_profiler_ops
             self._get_max_total_token_num = self.model.exposed_get_max_total_token_num
         return
 
@@ -242,6 +249,14 @@ async def get_max_total_token_num(self):
         else:
             return ans
 
+    async def profiler_ops(self, msg):
+        ans = self._profiler_ops(msg)
+        if self.use_rpc:
+            await ans
+            return
+        else:
+            return
+
 
 def _init_env(args, port, info_queue, mem_queue, router_lock):
     # 注册graceful 退出的处理
diff --git a/lightllm/utils/profiler.py b/lightllm/utils/profiler.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a71df0e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lightllm/utils/profiler.py
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+import os
+from typing import Any, Literal, Optional
+import torch
+
+from lightllm.utils.log_utils import init_logger
+
+logger = init_logger(__name__)
+
+
+class LocalProfiler:
+    def __init__(self, mode: Literal["torch_profile", "nvtx"], name: Optional[str] = None):
+        self.mode: Literal["torch_profile", "nvtx"] = mode
+        self.name: Optional[str] = name
+        self.active: bool = False
+        if self.mode == "torch_profile":
+            trace_dir = os.getenv("LIGHTLLM_TRACE_DIR", "./trace")
+            self._torch_profiler = torch.profiler.profile(
+                activities=[
+                    torch.profiler.ProfilerActivity.CPU,
+                    torch.profiler.ProfilerActivity.CUDA,
+                ],
+                with_stack=True,  # additional overhead
+                on_trace_ready=torch.profiler.tensorboard_trace_handler(trace_dir, worker_name=name, use_gzip=True),
+            )
+            logger.warning(
+                "Profiler support (--profiler=XXX) for torch.profile enabled, trace file will been saved to %s",
+                trace_dir,
+            )
+            logger.warning("do not enable this feature in production")
+        elif self.mode == "nvtx":
+            self._nvtx_toplevel_mark = "LIGHTLLM_PROFILE"
+            self._nvtx_toplevel_id = None
+            logger.warning(
+                """Profiler support (--profiler=XXX) for NVTX enabled, toplevel NVTX mark is %s,
+                use it with external profiling tools""",
+                self._nvtx_toplevel_mark,
+            )
+            logger.warning(
+                """e.g. nsys profile --capture-range=nvtx --nvtx-capture=%s --trace=cuda,nvtx
+                -e NSYS_NVTX_PROFILER_REGISTER_ONLY=0 [--other_nsys_options]
+                python -m lightllm.server.api_server --profiler=nvtx [--other_lightllm_options]""",
+                self._nvtx_toplevel_mark,
+            )
+        elif self.mode is not None:
+            assert False, "invalid profiler mode"
+
+    def start(self):
+        if self.active:
+            logger.error("profiler already started, ignore")
+            return
+        logger.warning("Profiler support: profiling start")
+        self.active = True
+        if self.mode == "torch_profile":
+            self._torch_profiler.start()
+        elif self.mode == "nvtx":
+            self._nvtx_toplevel_id = torch.cuda.nvtx.range_start(self._nvtx_toplevel_mark)
+
+    def stop(self):
+        if not self.active:
+            logger.error("profiler not started, ignore")
+            return
+        logger.warning("Profiler support: profiling stop")
+        self.active = False
+        if self.mode == "torch_profile":
+            logger.warning("Profiler support: torch_profiler saving trace file, it might take a while...")
+            self._torch_profiler.stop()
+            logger.warning("Profiler support: torch_profiler saving done")
+        elif self.mode == "nvtx":
+            torch.cuda.nvtx.range_end(self._nvtx_toplevel_id)
+
+    def mark_range_start(self, message: str) -> Any:
+        "return the handle of the range, to be used in mark_range_end()"
+        if self.active:
+            # only support for NVTX mode
+            if self.mode == "nvtx":
+                return torch.cuda.nvtx.range_start(message)
+
+    def mark_range_end(self, handle: Any):
+        if self.active:
+            # only support for NVTX mode
+            if self.mode == "nvtx":
+                return torch.cuda.nvtx.range_end(handle)