diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/WebServerBundle/Command/ServerRunCommand.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/WebServerBundle/Command/ServerRunCommand.php
index 1c671bf668..64bc45b026 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/WebServerBundle/Command/ServerRunCommand.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/WebServerBundle/Command/ServerRunCommand.php
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ EOF
             $config = new WebServerConfig($documentRoot, $env, $input->getArgument('addressport'), $input->getOption('router'));
 
             $io->success(sprintf('Server listening on http://%s', $config->getAddress()));
+            if (ini_get('xdebug.profiler_enable_trigger')) {
+                $io->comment('Xdebug profiler trigger enabled.');
+            }
             $io->comment('Quit the server with CONTROL-C.');
 
             $exitCode = $server->run($config, $disableOutput, $callback);
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/WebServerBundle/Command/ServerStartCommand.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/WebServerBundle/Command/ServerStartCommand.php
index 0c0f8625c5..6c0fb781ce 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/WebServerBundle/Command/ServerStartCommand.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/WebServerBundle/Command/ServerStartCommand.php
@@ -144,6 +144,9 @@ EOF
 
             if (WebServer::STARTED === $server->start($config, $input->getOption('pidfile'))) {
                 $io->success(sprintf('Server listening on http://%s', $config->getAddress()));
+                if (ini_get('xdebug.profiler_enable_trigger')) {
+                    $io->comment('Xdebug profiler trigger enabled.');
+                }
             }
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
             $io->error($e->getMessage());
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/WebServerBundle/WebServer.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/WebServerBundle/WebServer.php
index f727b3ed4e..1195853b08 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/WebServerBundle/WebServer.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/WebServerBundle/WebServer.php
@@ -150,7 +150,9 @@ class WebServer
             throw new \RuntimeException('Unable to find the PHP binary.');
         }
 
-        $process = new Process(array_merge(array($binary), $finder->findArguments(), array('-dvariables_order=EGPCS', '-S', $config->getAddress(), $config->getRouter())));
+        $xdebugArgs = ini_get('xdebug.profiler_enable_trigger') ? array('-dxdebug.profiler_enable_trigger=1') : array();
+
+        $process = new Process(array_merge(array($binary), $finder->findArguments(), $xdebugArgs, array('-dvariables_order=EGPCS', '-S', $config->getAddress(), $config->getRouter())));
         $process->setWorkingDirectory($config->getDocumentRoot());
         $process->setTimeout(null);