diff --git a/pkg/cmd/flags/proctree.go b/pkg/cmd/flags/proctree.go
index 49fbbb4d3495..1e51143f8b9d 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/flags/proctree.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/flags/proctree.go
@@ -31,9 +31,11 @@ func PrepareProcTree(cacheSlice []string) (proctree.ProcTreeConfig, error) {
 	var err error
 
 	config := proctree.ProcTreeConfig{
-		Source:           proctree.SourceNone, // disabled by default
-		ProcessCacheSize: proctree.DefaultProcessCacheSize,
-		ThreadCacheSize:  proctree.DefaultThreadCacheSize,
+		Source:               proctree.SourceNone, // disabled by default
+		ProcessCacheSize:     proctree.DefaultProcessCacheSize,
+		ThreadCacheSize:      proctree.DefaultThreadCacheSize,
+		ProcfsInitialization: true,
+		ProcfsQuerying:       true,
 	}
 
 	cacheSet := false
@@ -90,6 +92,10 @@ func PrepareProcTree(cacheSlice []string) (proctree.ProcTreeConfig, error) {
 				cacheSet = true
 				continue
 			}
+			if strings.HasPrefix(value, "disable-procfs-query") {
+				config.ProcfsQuerying = false
+				continue
+			}
 			err = fmt.Errorf("unrecognized proctree option format: %v", value)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/proctree/proctree.go b/pkg/proctree/proctree.go
index 54742a167f66..fa301d93ecce 100644
--- a/pkg/proctree/proctree.go
+++ b/pkg/proctree/proctree.go
@@ -63,19 +63,22 @@ func (s SourceType) String() string {
 }
 
 type ProcTreeConfig struct {
-	Source           SourceType
-	ProcessCacheSize int
-	ThreadCacheSize  int
+	Source               SourceType
+	ProcessCacheSize     int
+	ThreadCacheSize      int
+	ProcfsInitialization bool // Determine whether to scan procfs data for process tree initialization
+	ProcfsQuerying       bool // Determine whether to query procfs for missing information during runtime
 }
 
 // ProcessTree is a tree of processes and threads.
 type ProcessTree struct {
-	processes  *lru.Cache[uint32, *Process] // hash -> process
-	threads    *lru.Cache[uint32, *Thread]  // hash -> threads
-	procfsChan chan int                     // channel of pids to read from procfs
-	procfsOnce *sync.Once                   // busy loop debug message throttling
-	ctx        context.Context              // context for the process tree
-	mutex      *sync.RWMutex                // mutex for the process tree
+	processes   *lru.Cache[uint32, *Process] // hash -> process
+	threads     *lru.Cache[uint32, *Thread]  // hash -> threads
+	procfsChan  chan int                     // channel of pids to read from procfs
+	procfsOnce  *sync.Once                   // busy loop debug message throttling
+	ctx         context.Context              // context for the process tree
+	mutex       *sync.RWMutex                // mutex for the process tree
+	procfsQuery bool
 }
 
 // NewProcessTree creates a new process tree.
@@ -133,14 +136,17 @@ func NewProcessTree(ctx context.Context, config ProcTreeConfig) (*ProcessTree, e
 	}()
 
 	procTree := &ProcessTree{
-		processes: processes,
-		threads:   threads,
-		ctx:       ctx,
-		mutex:     &sync.RWMutex{},
+		processes:   processes,
+		threads:     threads,
+		ctx:         ctx,
+		mutex:       &sync.RWMutex{},
+		procfsQuery: config.ProcfsQuerying,
 	}
 
-	// Walk procfs and feed the process tree with data.
-	procTree.FeedFromProcFSAsync(AllPIDs)
+	if config.ProcfsInitialization {
+		// Walk procfs and feed the process tree with data.
+		procTree.FeedFromProcFSAsync(AllPIDs)
+	}
 
 	return procTree, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/proctree/proctree_feed.go b/pkg/proctree/proctree_feed.go
index 20cf7c74864b..72b8c8b012d0 100644
--- a/pkg/proctree/proctree_feed.go
+++ b/pkg/proctree/proctree_feed.go
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ func (pt *ProcessTree) FeedFromFork(feed ForkFeed) error {
 			},
 			utils.NsSinceBootTimeToTime(feed.TimeStamp),
 		)
-		pt.FeedFromProcFSAsync(int(feed.ParentPid)) // try to enrich ppid and name from procfs
+		if pt.procfsQuery {
+			pt.FeedFromProcFSAsync(int(feed.ParentPid)) // try to enrich ppid and name from procfs
+		}
 	}
 
 	parent, found := pt.GetProcessByHash(feed.ParentHash) // always a real process
@@ -99,7 +101,9 @@ func (pt *ProcessTree) FeedFromFork(feed ForkFeed) error {
 			},
 			utils.NsSinceBootTimeToTime(feed.TimeStamp),
 		)
-		pt.FeedFromProcFSAsync(int(feed.LeaderPid)) // try to enrich name from procfs if needed
+		if pt.procfsQuery {
+			pt.FeedFromProcFSAsync(int(feed.LeaderPid)) // try to enrich name from procfs if needed
+		}
 	}
 
 	leader, found := pt.GetProcessByHash(feed.LeaderHash)