diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 552b4fe1..726e2160 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1051,6 +1051,12 @@ simplified by environment variables:
 - `-e TUNE_NURSERY_SIZES=TRUE` : configures nursery sizes where the initial size is 50%
   of the `MAX_MEMORY` and the max size is 80%.
 
+### Enable Remote JMX for Profiling
+
+To enable remote JMX, such as for profiling with VisualVM or JMC, add the environment variable `ENABLE_JMX=true` and add a port forwarding of TCP port 7091, such as:
+
+    -e ENABLE_JMX=true -p 7091:7091
+
 ### HTTP Proxy
 
 You may configure the use of an HTTP/HTTPS proxy by passing the proxy's URL via the `PROXY`
diff --git a/start-minecraftFinalSetup b/start-minecraftFinalSetup
index 309b51d4..753456c1 100644
--- a/start-minecraftFinalSetup
+++ b/start-minecraftFinalSetup
@@ -113,6 +113,21 @@ if isTrue ${TUNE_NURSERY_SIZES}; then
   JVM_XX_OPTS="${JVM_XX_OPTS} -Xmns${NURSERY_MINIMUM}M -Xmnx${NURSERY_MAXIMUM}M"
 fi
 
+if isTrue ${ENABLE_JMX}; then
+  : ${JMX_HOST:=0.0.0.0}
+  : ${JMX_PORT:=7091}
+  JVM_OPTS="${JVM_OPTS}
+  -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.local.only=false
+  -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.port=${JMX_PORT}
+  -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.rmi.port=${JMX_PORT}
+  -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.authenticate=false
+  -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.ssl=false
+  -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.host=${JMX_HOST}
+  -Djava.rmi.server.hostname=${JMX_HOST}"
+
+  log "JMX is enabled. Make sure you have port forwarding for ${JMX_PORT}"
+fi
+
 mcServerRunnerArgs="--stop-duration 60s"
 
 if [[ ${TYPE} == "FEED-THE-BEAST" ]]; then