diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/tracy.dm b/code/__DEFINES/tracy.dm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0a9ab8d68ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/tracy.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/// File path used for the "enable tracy next round" functionality
+#define TRACY_ENABLE_PATH	"data/enable_tracy"
+
+/// The DLL path for byond-tracy.
+#define TRACY_DLL_PATH		(world.system_type == MS_WINDOWS ? "prof.dll" : "./libprof.so")
diff --git a/code/_compile_options.dm b/code/_compile_options.dm
index 3fe456e488e..9772ebff8d1 100644
--- a/code/_compile_options.dm
+++ b/code/_compile_options.dm
@@ -85,9 +85,13 @@
 
 // If this is uncommented, will attempt to load and initialize prof.dll/libprof.so by default.
 // Even if it's not defined, you can pass "tracy" via -params in order to try to load it.
-// We do not ship byond-tracy. Build it yourself here: https://github.com/mafemergency/byond-tracy/
+// We do not ship byond-tracy. Build it yourself here: https://github.com/mafemergency/byond-tracy,
+// or the fork which writes profiling data to a file: https://github.com/ParadiseSS13/byond-tracy
 // #define USE_BYOND_TRACY
 
+// If uncommented, will display info about byond-tracy's status in the MC tab.
+// #define MC_TAB_TRACY_INFO
+
 // If defined, we will compile with FULL timer debug info, rather then a limited scope
 // Be warned, this increases timer creation cost by 5x
 // #define TIMER_DEBUG
diff --git a/code/controllers/configuration/entries/general.dm b/code/controllers/configuration/entries/general.dm
index e1ed3284441..3648a1b564e 100644
--- a/code/controllers/configuration/entries/general.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/configuration/entries/general.dm
@@ -762,3 +762,11 @@
 	default = 100
 	min_val = 0
 	max_val = 100
+
+/// If admins with +DEBUG can initialize byond-tracy midround.
+/datum/config_entry/flag/allow_tracy_start
+	protection = CONFIG_ENTRY_LOCKED
+
+/// If admins with +DEBUG can queue byond-tracy to run the next round.
+/datum/config_entry/flag/allow_tracy_queue
+	protection = CONFIG_ENTRY_LOCKED
diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/statpanel.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/statpanel.dm
index cf158586ce4..9d33e977e2b 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/statpanel.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/statpanel.dm
@@ -173,6 +173,24 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(statpanels)
 		list("Failsafe Controller:", Failsafe.stat_entry(), text_ref(Failsafe)),
 		list("","")
 	)
+#if defined(MC_TAB_TRACY_INFO) || defined(SPACEMAN_DMM)
+	var/static/tracy_dll
+	var/static/tracy_present
+	if(isnull(tracy_dll))
+		tracy_dll = TRACY_DLL_PATH
+		tracy_present = fexists(tracy_dll)
+	if(tracy_present)
+		if(GLOB.tracy_initialized)
+			mc_data.Insert(2, list(list("byond-tracy:", "Active (reason: [GLOB.tracy_init_reason || "N/A"])")))
+		else if(GLOB.tracy_init_error)
+			mc_data.Insert(2, list(list("byond-tracy:", "Errored ([GLOB.tracy_init_error])")))
+		else if(fexists(TRACY_ENABLE_PATH))
+			mc_data.Insert(2, list(list("byond-tracy:", "Queued for next round")))
+		else
+			mc_data.Insert(2, list(list("byond-tracy:", "Inactive")))
+	else
+		mc_data.Insert(2, list(list("byond-tracy:", "[tracy_dll] not present")))
+#endif
 	for(var/datum/controller/subsystem/sub_system as anything in Master.subsystems)
 		mc_data[++mc_data.len] = list("\[[sub_system.state_letter()]][sub_system.name]", sub_system.stat_entry(), text_ref(sub_system))
 	mc_data[++mc_data.len] = list("Camera Net", "Cameras: [GLOB.cameranet.cameras.len] | Chunks: [GLOB.cameranet.chunks.len]", text_ref(GLOB.cameranet))
diff --git a/code/game/world.dm b/code/game/world.dm
index fe55b3963b5..48ab5b1bd7c 100644
--- a/code/game/world.dm
+++ b/code/game/world.dm
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@
 
 GLOBAL_VAR(restart_counter)
 GLOBAL_VAR(tracy_log)
+GLOBAL_PROTECT(tracy_log)
+GLOBAL_VAR(tracy_initialized)
+GLOBAL_PROTECT(tracy_initialized)
+GLOBAL_VAR(tracy_init_error)
+GLOBAL_PROTECT(tracy_init_error)
+GLOBAL_VAR(tracy_init_reason)
+GLOBAL_PROTECT(tracy_init_reason)
 
 /**
  * WORLD INITIALIZATION
@@ -66,15 +73,29 @@ GLOBAL_VAR(tracy_log)
 /world/proc/Genesis(tracy_initialized = FALSE)
 	RETURN_TYPE(/datum/controller/master)
 
+	GLOB.tracy_initialized = FALSE
+#ifndef OPENDREAM
+	if(!tracy_initialized)
 #ifdef USE_BYOND_TRACY
 #warn USE_BYOND_TRACY is enabled
-	if(!tracy_initialized)
+		var/should_init_tracy = TRUE
+		GLOB.tracy_init_reason = "USE_BYOND_TRACY defined"
 #else
-	if(!tracy_initialized && (USE_TRACY_PARAMETER in params))
+		var/should_init_tracy = FALSE
+		if(USE_TRACY_PARAMETER in params)
+			should_init_tracy = TRUE
+			GLOB.tracy_init_reason = "world.params"
+		if(fexists(TRACY_ENABLE_PATH))
+			GLOB.tracy_init_reason ||= "enabled for round"
+			SEND_TEXT(world.log, "[TRACY_ENABLE_PATH] exists, initializing byond-tracy!")
+			should_init_tracy = TRUE
+			fdel(TRACY_ENABLE_PATH)
+#endif
+		if(should_init_tracy)
+			init_byond_tracy()
+			Genesis(tracy_initialized = TRUE)
+			return
 #endif
-		GLOB.tracy_log = init_byond_tracy()
-		Genesis(tracy_initialized = TRUE)
-		return
 
 	Profile(PROFILE_RESTART)
 	Profile(PROFILE_RESTART, type = "sendmaps")
@@ -331,6 +352,7 @@ GLOBAL_VAR(tracy_log)
 		if(do_hard_reboot)
 			log_world("World hard rebooted at [time_stamp()]")
 			shutdown_logging() // See comment below.
+			shutdown_byond_tracy()
 			auxcleanup()
 			TgsEndProcess()
 			return ..()
@@ -338,6 +360,7 @@ GLOBAL_VAR(tracy_log)
 	log_world("World rebooted at [time_stamp()]")
 
 	shutdown_logging() // Past this point, no logging procs can be used, at risk of data loss.
+	shutdown_byond_tracy()
 	auxcleanup()
 
 	TgsReboot() // TGS can decide to kill us right here, so it's important to do it last
@@ -351,6 +374,7 @@ GLOBAL_VAR(tracy_log)
 		call_ext(debug_server, "auxtools_shutdown")()
 
 /world/Del()
+	shutdown_byond_tracy()
 	auxcleanup()
 	. = ..()
 
@@ -483,21 +507,31 @@ GLOBAL_VAR(tracy_log)
 	DREAMLUAU_SET_EXECUTION_LIMIT_MILLIS(tick_lag * 100)
 
 /world/proc/init_byond_tracy()
-	var/library
+	if(!fexists(TRACY_DLL_PATH))
+		SEND_TEXT(world.log, "Error initializing byond-tracy: [TRACY_DLL_PATH] not found!")
+		CRASH("Error initializing byond-tracy: [TRACY_DLL_PATH] not found!")
 
-	switch (system_type)
-		if (MS_WINDOWS)
-			library = "prof.dll"
-		if (UNIX)
-			library = "libprof.so"
-		else
-			CRASH("Unsupported platform: [system_type]")
-
-	var/init_result = call_ext(library, "init")("block")
+	var/init_result = call_ext(TRACY_DLL_PATH, "init")("block")
 	if(length(init_result) != 0 && init_result[1] == ".") // if first character is ., then it returned the output filename
-		return init_result
+		SEND_TEXT(world.log, "byond-tracy initialized (logfile: [init_result])")
+		GLOB.tracy_initialized = TRUE
+		return GLOB.tracy_log = init_result
+	else if(init_result == "already initialized") // not gonna question it.
+		GLOB.tracy_initialized = TRUE
+		SEND_TEXT(world.log, "byond-tracy already initialized ([GLOB.tracy_log ? "logfile: [GLOB.tracy_log]" : "no logfile"])")
 	else if(init_result != "0")
+		GLOB.tracy_init_error = init_result
+		SEND_TEXT(world.log, "Error initializing byond-tracy: [init_result]")
 		CRASH("Error initializing byond-tracy: [init_result]")
+	else
+		GLOB.tracy_initialized = TRUE
+		SEND_TEXT(world.log, "byond-tracy initialized (no logfile)")
+
+/world/proc/shutdown_byond_tracy()
+	if(GLOB.tracy_initialized)
+		SEND_TEXT(world.log, "Shutting down byond-tracy")
+		GLOB.tracy_initialized = FALSE
+		call_ext(TRACY_DLL_PATH, "destroy")()
 
 /world/proc/init_debugger()
 	var/dll = GetConfig("env", "AUXTOOLS_DEBUG_DLL")
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/verbs/debug.dm b/code/modules/admin/verbs/debug.dm
index b6c5e10ca1d..13f1995c9ba 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/verbs/debug.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/verbs/debug.dm
@@ -852,3 +852,42 @@ ADMIN_VERB(check_missing_sprites, R_DEBUG, "Debug Worn Item Sprites", "We're can
 				actual_file_name = 'icons/mob/clothing/belt_mirror.dmi'
 				if(!(sprite.icon_state in icon_states(actual_file_name)))
 					to_chat(user, span_warning("ERROR sprites for [sprite.type]. Suit Storage slot."), confidential = TRUE)
+
+#ifndef OPENDREAM
+ADMIN_VERB(start_tracy, R_DEBUG, "Run Tracy Now", "Start running the byond-tracy profiler immediately", ADMIN_CATEGORY_DEBUG)
+	if(GLOB.tracy_initialized)
+		to_chat(user, span_warning("byond-tracy is already running!"), avoid_highlighting = TRUE, type = MESSAGE_TYPE_DEBUG, confidential = TRUE)
+		return
+	else if(GLOB.tracy_init_error)
+		to_chat(user, span_danger("byond-tracy failed to initialize during an earlier attempt: [GLOB.tracy_init_error]"), avoid_highlighting = TRUE, type = MESSAGE_TYPE_DEBUG, confidential = TRUE)
+		return
+	message_admins(span_adminnotice("[key_name_admin(user)] is trying to start the byond-tracy profiler."))
+	log_admin("[key_name(user)] is trying to start the byond-tracy profiler.")
+	GLOB.tracy_initialized = FALSE
+	GLOB.tracy_init_reason = "[user.ckey]"
+	world.init_byond_tracy()
+	if(GLOB.tracy_init_error)
+		to_chat(user, span_danger("byond-tracy failed to initialize: [GLOB.tracy_init_error]"), avoid_highlighting = TRUE, type = MESSAGE_TYPE_DEBUG, confidential = TRUE)
+		message_admins(span_adminnotice("[key_name_admin(user)] tried to start the byond-tracy profiler, but it failed to initialize ([GLOB.tracy_init_error])"))
+		log_admin("[key_name(user)] tried to start the byond-tracy profiler, but it failed to initialize ([GLOB.tracy_init_error])")
+		return
+	to_chat(user, span_notice("byond-tracy successfully started!"), avoid_highlighting = TRUE, type = MESSAGE_TYPE_DEBUG, confidential = TRUE)
+	message_admins(span_adminnotice("[key_name_admin(user)] started the byond-tracy profiler."))
+	log_admin("[key_name(user)] started the byond-tracy profiler.")
+	if(GLOB.tracy_log)
+		rustg_file_write("[GLOB.tracy_log]", "[GLOB.log_directory]/tracy.loc")
+
+ADMIN_VERB_CUSTOM_EXIST_CHECK(start_tracy)
+	return CONFIG_GET(flag/allow_tracy_start) && fexists(TRACY_DLL_PATH)
+
+ADMIN_VERB(queue_tracy, R_DEBUG, "Toggle Tracy Next Round", "Toggle running the byond-tracy profiler next round", ADMIN_CATEGORY_DEBUG)
+	if(fexists(TRACY_ENABLE_PATH))
+		fdel(TRACY_ENABLE_PATH)
+	else
+		rustg_file_write("[user.ckey]", TRACY_ENABLE_PATH)
+	message_admins(span_adminnotice("[key_name_admin(user)] [fexists(TRACY_ENABLE_PATH) ? "enabled" : "disabled"] the byond-tracy profiler for next round."))
+	log_admin("[key_name(user)] [fexists(TRACY_ENABLE_PATH) ? "enabled" : "disabled"] the byond-tracy profiler for next round.")
+
+ADMIN_VERB_CUSTOM_EXIST_CHECK(queue_tracy)
+	return CONFIG_GET(flag/allow_tracy_queue) && fexists(TRACY_DLL_PATH)
+#endif
diff --git a/config/config.txt b/config/config.txt
index 1e5f5cb10e4..4d11dcd2ea2 100644
--- a/config/config.txt
+++ b/config/config.txt
@@ -609,3 +609,9 @@ UPLOAD_LIMIT 524288
 
 ## Restricts admin client uploads to the server, defined in bytes, default is 5MB
 UPLOAD_LIMIT_ADMIN 5242880
+
+## Uncomment to allow admins with +DEBUG to start the byond-tracy profiler during the round.
+#ALLOW_TRACY_START
+
+## Uncomment to allow admins with +DEBUG to queue the next round to run the byond-tracy profiler.
+#ALLOW_TRACY_QUEUE
diff --git a/tgstation.dme b/tgstation.dme
index d2d4aca3e0d..606ddb3453d 100644
--- a/tgstation.dme
+++ b/tgstation.dme
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@
 #include "code\__DEFINES\time.dm"
 #include "code\__DEFINES\tools.dm"
 #include "code\__DEFINES\toys.dm"
+#include "code\__DEFINES\tracy.dm"
 #include "code\__DEFINES\trader.dm"
 #include "code\__DEFINES\transport.dm"
 #include "code\__DEFINES\tts.dm"