diff --git a/src/HLL/Compiler.nqp b/src/HLL/Compiler.nqp
index a1f8040ec8..eceab803dd 100644
--- a/src/HLL/Compiler.nqp
+++ b/src/HLL/Compiler.nqp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class HLL::Compiler does HLL::Backend::Default {
         @!stages     := nqp::split(' ', 'start parse ast ' ~ $!backend.stages());
         
         # Command options and usage.
-        @!cmdoptions := nqp::split(' ', 'e=s help|h target=s trace|t=s encoding=s output|o=s combine version|v show-config verbose-config|V stagestats=s? ll-exception rxtrace nqpevent=s profile profile-compile');
+        @!cmdoptions := nqp::split(' ', 'e=s help|h target=s trace|t=s encoding=s output|o=s combine version|v show-config verbose-config|V stagestats=s? ll-exception rxtrace nqpevent=s profile profile-compile profile-filename=s');
         %!config     := nqp::hash();
     }
     
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class HLL::Compiler does HLL::Backend::Default {
             }
 
             if (%adverbs<profile>) {
-                $output := $!backend.run_profiled({ $output(|@args) });
+                $output := $!backend.run_profiled({ $output(|@args) }, %adverbs<profile-filename>);
             }
             elsif %adverbs<trace> {
                 $output := $!backend.run_traced(%adverbs<trace>, { $output(|@args) });
diff --git a/src/vm/moar/HLL/Backend.nqp b/src/vm/moar/HLL/Backend.nqp
index f1962501e8..d8043702ee 100644
--- a/src/vm/moar/HLL/Backend.nqp
+++ b/src/vm/moar/HLL/Backend.nqp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class HLL::Backend::MoarVM {
                 )))));
         }
     }
-    method run_profiled($what) {
+    method run_profiled($what, $filename) {
         my @END := nqp::gethllsym('perl6', '@END_PHASERS');
         @END.push: -> { self.dump_profile_data($prof_end_sub()) } if nqp::defined(@END);
         self.ensure_prof_routines();
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ class HLL::Backend::MoarVM {
         my $res  := $what();
         unless nqp::defined(@END) {
             my $data := $prof_end_sub();
-            self.dump_profile_data($data);
+            self.dump_profile_data($data, $filename);
         }
         $res;
     }
-    method dump_profile_data($data) {
+    method dump_profile_data($data, $filename) {
         my @pieces := nqp::list_s();
 
         sub post_process_call_graph_node($node) {
@@ -137,9 +137,14 @@ class HLL::Backend::MoarVM {
             $template := slurp(nqp::backendconfig()<prefix> ~ '/languages/nqp/lib/profiler/template.html');
         }
         my $results  := subst($template, /'{{{PROFIELR_OUTPUT}}}'/, $json);
-        my $filename := 'profile-' ~ nqp::time_n() ~ '.html';
-        spew($filename, $results);
-        nqp::sayfh(nqp::getstderr(), "Wrote profiler output to $filename");
+        if nqp::defined($filename) {
+            spew($filename, $results);
+        }
+        else {
+            my $filename := 'profile-' ~ nqp::time_n() ~ '.html';
+            spew($filename, $results);
+            nqp::sayfh(nqp::getstderr(), "Wrote profiler output to $filename");
+        }
     }
 
     method run_traced($level, $what) {