diff --git a/gfx/thebes/gfxUtils.cpp b/gfx/thebes/gfxUtils.cpp
index 9dd8ee262dc0..6e5a1dc1bb8f 100644
--- a/gfx/thebes/gfxUtils.cpp
+++ b/gfx/thebes/gfxUtils.cpp
@@ -1443,7 +1443,7 @@ static bool sDumpPaintList = getenv("MOZ_DUMP_PAINT_LIST") != 0;
 
 /* static */ bool
 gfxUtils::DumpPaintList() {
-  return sDumpPaintList || gfxPrefs::LayoutDumpDisplayList();
+  return sDumpPaintList || gfxPrefs::LayoutDumpDisplayList() || profiler_feature_active("displaylistdump");
 }
 
 bool gfxUtils::sDumpPainting = getenv("MOZ_DUMP_PAINT") != 0;
diff --git a/tools/profiler/TableTicker.h b/tools/profiler/TableTicker.h
index bfd06dd3573b..da5f94acbc0f 100644
--- a/tools/profiler/TableTicker.h
+++ b/tools/profiler/TableTicker.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ class TableTicker: public Sampler {
     mProfileMemory = hasFeature(aFeatures, aFeatureCount, "memory");
     mTaskTracer = hasFeature(aFeatures, aFeatureCount, "tasktracer");
     mLayersDump = hasFeature(aFeatures, aFeatureCount, "layersdump");
+    mDisplayListDump = hasFeature(aFeatures, aFeatureCount, "displaylistdump");
 
 #if defined(XP_WIN)
     if (mProfilePower) {
@@ -210,6 +211,7 @@ class TableTicker: public Sampler {
   bool ProfileMemory() const { return mProfileMemory; }
   bool TaskTracer() const { return mTaskTracer; }
   bool LayersDump() const { return mLayersDump; }
+  bool DisplayListDump() const { return mDisplayListDump; }
 
 protected:
   // Called within a signal. This function must be reentrant
@@ -236,6 +238,7 @@ protected:
   bool mProfileJava;
   bool mProfilePower;
   bool mLayersDump;
+  bool mDisplayListDump;
 
   // Keep the thread filter to check against new thread that
   // are started while profiling
diff --git a/tools/profiler/platform.cpp b/tools/profiler/platform.cpp
index 2798aad8774d..6d3d977ddd9b 100644
--- a/tools/profiler/platform.cpp
+++ b/tools/profiler/platform.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ int         sInitCount = 0; // Each init must have a matched shutdown.
 static bool sIsProfiling = false; // is raced on
 static bool sIsGPUProfiling = false; // is raced on
 static bool sIsLayersDump = false; // is raced on
+static bool sIsDisplayListDump = false; // is raced on
 
 // env variables to control the profiler
 const char* PROFILER_MODE = "MOZ_PROFILER_MODE";
@@ -703,6 +704,8 @@ const char** mozilla_sampler_get_features()
     "privacy",
     // Dump the layer tree with the textures.
     "layersdump",
+    // Dump the display list with the textures.
+    "displaylistdump",
     // Add main thread I/O to the profile
     "mainthreadio",
     // Add RSS collection
@@ -802,6 +805,7 @@ void mozilla_sampler_start(int aProfileEntries, double aInterval,
   sIsProfiling = true;
   sIsGPUProfiling = t->ProfileGPU();
   sIsLayersDump = t->LayersDump();
+  sIsDisplayListDump = t->DisplayListDump();
 
   if (Sampler::CanNotifyObservers()) {
     nsCOMPtr<nsIObserverService> os = mozilla::services::GetObserverService();
@@ -873,6 +877,7 @@ void mozilla_sampler_stop()
   sIsProfiling = false;
   sIsGPUProfiling = false;
   sIsLayersDump = false;
+  sIsDisplayListDump = false;
 
   if (Sampler::CanNotifyObservers()) {
     nsCOMPtr<nsIObserverService> os = mozilla::services::GetObserverService();
@@ -917,6 +922,10 @@ bool mozilla_sampler_feature_active(const char* aName)
     return sIsLayersDump;
   }
 
+  if (strcmp(aName, "displaylistdump") == 0) {
+    return sIsDisplayListDump;
+  }
+
   return false;
 }