diff --git a/baseframe/__init__.py b/baseframe/__init__.py
index 4661942b..7b5215c7 100644
--- a/baseframe/__init__.py
+++ b/baseframe/__init__.py
@@ -404,6 +404,15 @@ def init_app(
         )
         app.config['RECAPTCHA_DATA_ATTRS'].setdefault('size', 'invisible')
 
+        try:
+            import newrelic.agent
+            import os.path
+
+            if os.path.isfile('newrelic.ini'):
+                newrelic.agent.initialize('newrelic.ini')
+        except ImportError:
+            pass
+
     def register(self, app, options, first_registration=False):
         """
         Called by :meth:`Flask.register_blueprint` to register all views