diff --git a/playbooks/roles/edxapp/templates/edx/app/edxapp/cms.sh.j2 b/playbooks/roles/edxapp/templates/edx/app/edxapp/cms.sh.j2
index 6be5921b271..7e4e36de009 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/edxapp/templates/edx/app/edxapp/cms.sh.j2
+++ b/playbooks/roles/edxapp/templates/edx/app/edxapp/cms.sh.j2
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export DD_DJANGO_INSTRUMENT_MIDDLEWARE=false
 {% if EDXAPP_DATADOG_PROFILING_ENABLE %}
 export DD_PROFILING_ENABLED=true
 export DD_PROFILING_STACK_V2_ENABLED=true
+export DD_PROFILING_TIMELINE_ENABLED=true
 {% endif -%}
 
 export PORT="{{ edxapp_cms_gunicorn_port }}"
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/edxapp/templates/edx/app/edxapp/lms.sh.j2 b/playbooks/roles/edxapp/templates/edx/app/edxapp/lms.sh.j2
index 3ff54b14210..3faf9461f26 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/edxapp/templates/edx/app/edxapp/lms.sh.j2
+++ b/playbooks/roles/edxapp/templates/edx/app/edxapp/lms.sh.j2
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export DD_DJANGO_INSTRUMENT_MIDDLEWARE=false
 {% if EDXAPP_DATADOG_PROFILING_ENABLE %}
 export DD_PROFILING_ENABLED=true
 export DD_PROFILING_STACK_V2_ENABLED=true
+export DD_PROFILING_TIMELINE_ENABLED=true
 {% endif -%}
 
 export PORT="{{ edxapp_lms_gunicorn_port }}"