diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 880bacbffa..4e17dc323b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -277,6 +277,8 @@ thirdparty/swappy-frame-pacing/armeabi-v7a/abi.json
 thirdparty/swappy-frame-pacing/x86/abi.json
 thirdparty/swappy-frame-pacing/x86_64/abi.json
 
+thirdparty/perfetto/
+
 # Visual Studio 2015/2017 cache/options directory
 .vs/
 
diff --git a/core/profiling/SCsub b/core/profiling/SCsub
index ac81fd67dc..f9084449b9 100644
--- a/core/profiling/SCsub
+++ b/core/profiling/SCsub
@@ -11,10 +11,12 @@ Import("env")
 
 env.add_source_files(env.core_sources, "*.cpp")
 
+default_perfetto_install_dir = "../../thirdparty/perfetto"
+
 
 def find_perfetto_path(path: pathlib.Path) -> pathlib.Path:
     if not path.is_dir():
-        print("profiler_path must be empty or point to a directory.")
+        print(f"Perfetto profiler path '{path.absolute()}' is invalid.")
         Exit(255)
 
     if (path / "sdk" / "perfetto.cc").is_file():
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@ def find_perfetto_path(path: pathlib.Path) -> pathlib.Path:
         # perfetto sdk directory.
         return path
 
-    print("Invalid profiler_path. Unable to find perfetto.cc.")
+    print("Invalid perfetto profiler path. Unable to find perfetto.cc.")
     Exit(255)
 
 
@@ -76,10 +78,14 @@ if env["profiler"]:
         env_tracy.disable_warnings()
         env_tracy.add_source_files(env.core_sources, str((profiler_path / "TracyClient.cpp").absolute()))
     elif env["profiler"] == "perfetto":
-        if not env["profiler_path"]:
-            print("profiler_path must be set when using the perfetto profiler. Aborting.")
+        if env["profiler_path"]:
+            profiler_path = find_perfetto_path(pathlib.Path(env["profiler_path"]))
+        elif (default_perfetto_path := pathlib.Path(default_perfetto_install_dir)).is_dir():
+            profiler_path = find_perfetto_path(default_perfetto_path)
+        else:
+            print("Perfetto must be installed or profiler_path must be set when using the perfetto profiler. Aborting.")
             Exit(255)
-        profiler_path = find_perfetto_path(pathlib.Path(env["profiler_path"]))
+
         env.Prepend(CPPPATH=[str(profiler_path.absolute())])
 
         env_perfetto = env.Clone()
diff --git a/misc/scripts/install_perfetto.py b/misc/scripts/install_perfetto.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..cbe2b6d8f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/scripts/install_perfetto.py
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import os
+import sys
+import tempfile
+import urllib.request
+from zipfile import ZipFile
+
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), "../../"))
+
+from misc.utility.color import Ansi, color_print
+
+
+def get_latest_tag():
+    import json
+
+    url = "https://api.github.com/repos/google/perfetto/releases/latest"
+    with urllib.request.urlopen(url) as response:
+        data = json.load(response)
+    return data["tag_name"]
+
+
+# Perfetto
+# Check for latest version: https://github.com/google/perfetto/releases/latest
+perfetto_tag = get_latest_tag()
+perfetto_filename = "perfetto-cpp-sdk-src.zip"
+perfetto_folder = "thirdparty/perfetto"
+
+perfetto_archive_destination = os.path.join(tempfile.gettempdir(), perfetto_filename)
+
+if os.path.isfile(perfetto_archive_destination):
+    os.remove(perfetto_archive_destination)
+
+print(f"Downloading Perfetto {perfetto_tag} ...")
+urllib.request.urlretrieve(
+    f"https://github.com/google/perfetto/releases/download/{perfetto_tag}/{perfetto_filename}",
+    perfetto_archive_destination,
+)
+
+print(f"Extracting Perfetto {perfetto_tag} to {perfetto_folder} ...")
+with ZipFile(perfetto_archive_destination, "r") as zip_file:
+    zip_file.extractall(perfetto_folder)
+os.remove(perfetto_archive_destination)
+print("Perfetto installed successfully.\n")
+
+# Complete message
+color_print(f'{Ansi.GREEN}Perfetto was installed to "{perfetto_folder}" successfully!')
diff --git a/platform/android/detect.py b/platform/android/detect.py
index 2b3b359d24..fff6944cf7 100644
--- a/platform/android/detect.py
+++ b/platform/android/detect.py
@@ -114,6 +114,21 @@ def detect_swappy():
     return has_swappy
 
 
+def should_enable_perfetto(env: "SConsEnvironment"):
+    from SCons.Script import ARGUMENTS
+
+    cmdline_val = ARGUMENTS.get("profiler")
+    if cmdline_val is not None:
+        return cmdline_val == "perfetto"
+    elif env.debug_features and not (env["store_release"]) and not (env["production"]):
+        return True
+    return False
+
+
+def detect_perfetto():
+    return os.path.exists("thirdparty/perfetto")
+
+
 def configure(env: "SConsEnvironment"):
     # Validate arch.
     supported_arches = ["x86_32", "x86_64", "arm32", "arm64"]
@@ -188,6 +203,16 @@ def configure(env: "SConsEnvironment"):
         CCFLAGS=(["-fpic", "-ffunction-sections", "-funwind-tables", "-fstack-protector-strong", "-fvisibility=hidden"])
     )
 
+    if should_enable_perfetto(env):
+        has_perfetto = detect_perfetto()
+        if not has_perfetto:
+            print_warning(
+                f"Perfetto not detected! It is recommended you run `python {os.path.join('misc', 'scripts', 'install_perfetto.py')}` to download and install Perfetto before compiling.\n"
+            )
+        else:
+            env["profiler"] = "perfetto"
+            env["profiler_path"] = os.path.abspath("thirdparty/perfetto")
+
     has_swappy = detect_swappy()
     if not has_swappy:
         print_warning(
diff --git a/platform/android/java/nativeSrcsConfigs/CMakeLists.txt b/platform/android/java/nativeSrcsConfigs/CMakeLists.txt
index 0c3956841d..cf8aede69f 100644
--- a/platform/android/java/nativeSrcsConfigs/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/platform/android/java/nativeSrcsConfigs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
 set(GODOT_ROOT_DIR ../../../..)
 set(ANDROID_ROOT_DIR "${GODOT_ROOT_DIR}/platform/android" CACHE STRING "")
 set(OPENXR_INCLUDE_DIR "${GODOT_ROOT_DIR}/thirdparty/openxr/include" CACHE STRING "")
+set(PERFETTO_INCLUDE_DIR "${GODOT_ROOT_DIR}/thirdparty/perfetto" CACHE STRING "")
 
 # Get sources
 file(GLOB_RECURSE SOURCES ${GODOT_ROOT_DIR}/*.c**)
@@ -19,7 +20,8 @@ target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME}
         SYSTEM PUBLIC
         ${GODOT_ROOT_DIR}
         ${ANDROID_ROOT_DIR}
-        ${OPENXR_INCLUDE_DIR})
+        ${OPENXR_INCLUDE_DIR}
+        ${PERFETTO_INCLUDE_DIR})
 
 add_definitions(
         -DUNIX_ENABLED
@@ -29,4 +31,5 @@ add_definitions(
         -DTOOLS_ENABLED
         -DDEBUG_ENABLED
         -DRD_ENABLED
+        -DGODOT_USE_PERFETTO
 )