diff --git a/dom/ipc/ContentParent.cpp b/dom/ipc/ContentParent.cpp
index 4ef068af978d..ec3bfdf0562c 100644
--- a/dom/ipc/ContentParent.cpp
+++ b/dom/ipc/ContentParent.cpp
@@ -3438,7 +3438,9 @@ ContentParent::GeneratePairedMinidump(const char* aReason)
   // Something has gone wrong to get us here, so we generate a minidump
   // of the parent and child for submission to the crash server unless we're
   // already shutting down.
-  if (mCrashReporter && !mShuttingDown) {
+  if (mCrashReporter &&
+      !mShuttingDown &&
+      Preferences::GetBool("dom.ipc.tabs.createKillHardCrashReports", false)) {
     // GeneratePairedMinidump creates two minidumps for us - the main
     // one is for the content process we're about to kill, and the other
     // one is for the main browser process. That second one is the extra
@@ -3458,8 +3460,6 @@ ContentParent::GeneratePairedMinidump(const char* aReason)
     {
       mCreatedPairedMinidumps = mCrashReporter->FinalizeCrashReport();
     }
-
-    Telemetry::Accumulate(Telemetry::SUBPROCESS_KILL_HARD, reason, 1);
   }
 }
 
@@ -3481,6 +3481,9 @@ ContentParent::KillHard(const char* aReason)
 
   GeneratePairedMinidump(aReason);
 
+  nsDependentCString reason(aReason);
+  Telemetry::Accumulate(Telemetry::SUBPROCESS_KILL_HARD, reason, 1);
+
   ProcessHandle otherProcessHandle;
   if (!base::OpenProcessHandle(OtherPid(), &otherProcessHandle)) {
     NS_ERROR("Failed to open child process when attempting kill.");
diff --git a/modules/libpref/init/all.js b/modules/libpref/init/all.js
index af9868d2d566..76b23bda3f0e 100644
--- a/modules/libpref/init/all.js
+++ b/modules/libpref/init/all.js
@@ -3312,6 +3312,14 @@ pref("dom.ipc.plugins.hangUIMinDisplaySecs", 0);
 #endif
 #endif
 
+// Whether or not to collect a paired minidump when force-killing a
+// content process.
+#ifdef RELEASE_OR_BETA
+pref("dom.ipc.tabs.createKillHardCrashReports", false);
+#else
+pref("dom.ipc.tabs.createKillHardCrashReports", true);
+#endif
+
 pref("dom.ipc.plugins.flash.disable-protected-mode", false);
 
 pref("dom.ipc.plugins.flash.subprocess.crashreporter.enabled", true);