diff --git a/doc/jemalloc.xml.in b/doc/jemalloc.xml.in
index d0d4b20b..89a176e0 100644
--- a/doc/jemalloc.xml.in
+++ b/doc/jemalloc.xml.in
@@ -1514,6 +1514,23 @@ malloc_conf = "xmalloc:true";]]></programlisting>
         by default.</para></listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
+      <varlistentry id="opt.prof_pid_namespace">
+        <term>
+          <mallctl>opt.prof_pid_namespace</mallctl>
+          (<type>bool</type>)
+          <literal>r-</literal>
+          [<option>--enable-prof</option>]
+        </term>
+        <listitem><para>Enable adding the pid namespace to the profile
+        filename. Profiles are dumped to files named according to the pattern
+        <filename>&lt;prefix&gt;.&lt;pid_namespace&gt;.&lt;pid&gt;.&lt;seq&gt;.i&lt;iseq&gt;.heap</filename>,
+        where <literal>&lt;prefix&gt;</literal> is controlled by the <link
+        linkend="opt.prof_prefix"><mallctl>opt.prof_prefix</mallctl></link> and
+        <link linkend="prof.prefix"><mallctl>prof.prefix</mallctl></link>
+        options.
+        </para></listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
       <varlistentry id="opt.lg_prof_interval">
         <term>
           <mallctl>opt.lg_prof_interval</mallctl>
diff --git a/include/jemalloc/internal/prof_externs.h b/include/jemalloc/internal/prof_externs.h
index 514c5804..952ace7d 100644
--- a/include/jemalloc/internal/prof_externs.h
+++ b/include/jemalloc/internal/prof_externs.h
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ extern char opt_prof_prefix[
     1];
 extern bool opt_prof_unbias;
 
+/* Include pid namespace in profile file names. */
+extern bool opt_prof_pid_namespace;
+
 /* For recording recent allocations */
 extern ssize_t opt_prof_recent_alloc_max;
 
diff --git a/src/ctl.c b/src/ctl.c
index 7c349da7..37b69576 100644
--- a/src/ctl.c
+++ b/src/ctl.c
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ CTL_PROTO(opt_prof_final)
 CTL_PROTO(opt_prof_leak)
 CTL_PROTO(opt_prof_leak_error)
 CTL_PROTO(opt_prof_accum)
+CTL_PROTO(opt_prof_pid_namespace)
 CTL_PROTO(opt_prof_recent_alloc_max)
 CTL_PROTO(opt_prof_stats)
 CTL_PROTO(opt_prof_sys_thread_name)
@@ -507,6 +508,7 @@ static const ctl_named_node_t opt_node[] = {
 	{NAME("prof_leak"),	CTL(opt_prof_leak)},
 	{NAME("prof_leak_error"),	CTL(opt_prof_leak_error)},
 	{NAME("prof_accum"),	CTL(opt_prof_accum)},
+	{NAME("prof_pid_namespace"),	CTL(opt_prof_pid_namespace)},
 	{NAME("prof_recent_alloc_max"),	CTL(opt_prof_recent_alloc_max)},
 	{NAME("prof_stats"),	CTL(opt_prof_stats)},
 	{NAME("prof_sys_thread_name"),	CTL(opt_prof_sys_thread_name)},
@@ -2226,6 +2228,8 @@ CTL_RO_NL_CGEN(config_prof, opt_prof_thread_active_init,
 CTL_RO_NL_CGEN(config_prof, opt_prof_bt_max, opt_prof_bt_max, unsigned)
 CTL_RO_NL_CGEN(config_prof, opt_lg_prof_sample, opt_lg_prof_sample, size_t)
 CTL_RO_NL_CGEN(config_prof, opt_prof_accum, opt_prof_accum, bool)
+CTL_RO_NL_CGEN(config_prof, opt_prof_pid_namespace, opt_prof_pid_namespace,
+    bool)
 CTL_RO_NL_CGEN(config_prof, opt_lg_prof_interval, opt_lg_prof_interval, ssize_t)
 CTL_RO_NL_CGEN(config_prof, opt_prof_gdump, opt_prof_gdump, bool)
 CTL_RO_NL_CGEN(config_prof, opt_prof_final, opt_prof_final, bool)
diff --git a/src/jemalloc.c b/src/jemalloc.c
index d83c191f..390912ba 100644
--- a/src/jemalloc.c
+++ b/src/jemalloc.c
@@ -1628,6 +1628,7 @@ malloc_conf_init_helper(sc_data_t *sc_data, unsigned bin_shard_sizes[SC_NBINS],
 				CONF_HANDLE_BOOL(opt_prof_leak_error,
 				    "prof_leak_error")
 				CONF_HANDLE_BOOL(opt_prof_log, "prof_log")
+				CONF_HANDLE_BOOL(opt_prof_pid_namespace, "prof_pid_namespace")
 				CONF_HANDLE_SSIZE_T(opt_prof_recent_alloc_max,
 				    "prof_recent_alloc_max", -1, SSIZE_MAX)
 				CONF_HANDLE_BOOL(opt_prof_stats, "prof_stats")
diff --git a/src/prof.c b/src/prof.c
index 1cf49740..6ae7f768 100644
--- a/src/prof.c
+++ b/src/prof.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ bool opt_prof_final = false;
 bool opt_prof_leak = false;
 bool opt_prof_leak_error = false;
 bool opt_prof_accum = false;
+bool opt_prof_pid_namespace = false;
 char opt_prof_prefix[PROF_DUMP_FILENAME_LEN];
 bool opt_prof_sys_thread_name = false;
 bool opt_prof_unbias = true;
diff --git a/src/prof_sys.c b/src/prof_sys.c
index c2998926..1e22332c 100644
--- a/src/prof_sys.c
+++ b/src/prof_sys.c
@@ -484,6 +484,41 @@ prof_getpid(void) {
 #endif
 }
 
+long
+prof_get_pid_namespace() {
+	long ret = 0;
+
+#if defined(_WIN32) || defined(__APPLE__)
+	// Not supported, do nothing.
+#else
+	char buf[PATH_MAX];
+	const char* linkname =
+#  if defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__DragonFly__)
+	    "/proc/curproc/ns/pid"
+#  else
+	    "/proc/self/ns/pid"
+#  endif
+	    ;
+	ssize_t linklen =
+#  ifndef JEMALLOC_READLINKAT
+	readlink(linkname, buf, PATH_MAX)
+#  else
+	readlinkat(AT_FDCWD, linkname, buf, PATH_MAX)
+#  endif
+	    ;
+
+	// namespace string is expected to be like pid:[4026531836]
+	if (linklen > 0) {
+		// Trim the trailing "]"
+		buf[linklen-1] = '\0';
+		char* index = strtok(buf, "pid:[");
+		ret = atol(index);
+	}
+#endif
+
+  return ret;
+}
+
 /*
  * This buffer is rather large for stack allocation, so use a single buffer for
  * all profile dumps; protected by prof_dump_mtx.
@@ -713,15 +748,30 @@ prof_dump_filename(tsd_t *tsd, char *filename, char v, uint64_t vseq) {
 	const char *prefix = prof_prefix_get(tsd_tsdn(tsd));
 
 	if (vseq != VSEQ_INVALID) {
-	        /* "<prefix>.<pid>.<seq>.v<vseq>.heap" */
-		malloc_snprintf(filename, DUMP_FILENAME_BUFSIZE,
-		    "%s.%d.%"FMTu64".%c%"FMTu64".heap", prefix, prof_getpid(),
-		    prof_dump_seq, v, vseq);
+		if (opt_prof_pid_namespace) {
+			/* "<prefix>.<pid_namespace>.<pid>.<seq>.v<vseq>.heap" */
+			malloc_snprintf(filename, DUMP_FILENAME_BUFSIZE,
+			    "%s.%ld.%d.%"FMTu64".%c%"FMTu64".heap", prefix,
+			    prof_get_pid_namespace(), prof_getpid(), prof_dump_seq, v,
+			    vseq);
+		} else {
+			/* "<prefix>.<pid>.<seq>.v<vseq>.heap" */
+			malloc_snprintf(filename, DUMP_FILENAME_BUFSIZE,
+			    "%s.%d.%"FMTu64".%c%"FMTu64".heap", prefix, prof_getpid(),
+			    prof_dump_seq, v, vseq);
+		}
 	} else {
-	        /* "<prefix>.<pid>.<seq>.<v>.heap" */
-		malloc_snprintf(filename, DUMP_FILENAME_BUFSIZE,
-		    "%s.%d.%"FMTu64".%c.heap", prefix, prof_getpid(),
-		    prof_dump_seq, v);
+		if (opt_prof_pid_namespace) {
+			/* "<prefix>.<pid_namespace>.<pid>.<seq>.<v>.heap" */
+			malloc_snprintf(filename, DUMP_FILENAME_BUFSIZE,
+			    "%s.%ld.%d.%"FMTu64".%c.heap", prefix,
+			    prof_get_pid_namespace(), prof_getpid(), prof_dump_seq, v);
+		} else {
+			/* "<prefix>.<pid>.<seq>.<v>.heap" */
+			malloc_snprintf(filename, DUMP_FILENAME_BUFSIZE,
+			    "%s.%d.%"FMTu64".%c.heap", prefix, prof_getpid(),
+			    prof_dump_seq, v);
+		}
 	}
 	prof_dump_seq++;
 }
@@ -729,8 +779,14 @@ prof_dump_filename(tsd_t *tsd, char *filename, char v, uint64_t vseq) {
 void
 prof_get_default_filename(tsdn_t *tsdn, char *filename, uint64_t ind) {
 	malloc_mutex_lock(tsdn, &prof_dump_filename_mtx);
-	malloc_snprintf(filename, PROF_DUMP_FILENAME_LEN,
-	    "%s.%d.%"FMTu64".json", prof_prefix_get(tsdn), prof_getpid(), ind);
+	if (opt_prof_pid_namespace) {
+		malloc_snprintf(filename, PROF_DUMP_FILENAME_LEN,
+		    "%s.%ld.%d.%"FMTu64".json", prof_prefix_get(tsdn),
+		    prof_get_pid_namespace(), prof_getpid(), ind);
+	} else {
+		malloc_snprintf(filename, PROF_DUMP_FILENAME_LEN,
+		    "%s.%d.%"FMTu64".json", prof_prefix_get(tsdn), prof_getpid(), ind);
+	}
 	malloc_mutex_unlock(tsdn, &prof_dump_filename_mtx);
 }
 
diff --git a/test/unit/mallctl.c b/test/unit/mallctl.c
index 1ff8b564..9e5baff0 100644
--- a/test/unit/mallctl.c
+++ b/test/unit/mallctl.c
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ TEST_BEGIN(test_mallctl_opt) {
 	TEST_MALLCTL_OPT(unsigned, prof_bt_max, prof);
 	TEST_MALLCTL_OPT(ssize_t, lg_prof_sample, prof);
 	TEST_MALLCTL_OPT(bool, prof_accum, prof);
+	TEST_MALLCTL_OPT(bool, prof_pid_namespace, prof);
 	TEST_MALLCTL_OPT(ssize_t, lg_prof_interval, prof);
 	TEST_MALLCTL_OPT(bool, prof_gdump, prof);
 	TEST_MALLCTL_OPT(bool, prof_final, prof);