diff --git a/profiling/src/profiling/mod.rs b/profiling/src/profiling/mod.rs
index 389fd35a83..52ab137901 100644
--- a/profiling/src/profiling/mod.rs
+++ b/profiling/src/profiling/mod.rs
@@ -652,6 +652,7 @@ pub enum UploadMessage {
 }
 
 const COW_EVAL: Cow<str> = Cow::Borrowed("[eval]");
+const COW_PROFILER_STACK_WALK: Cow<str> = Cow::Borrowed("[profiler stack walk]");
 
 const DDPROF_TIME: &str = "ddprof_time";
 const DDPROF_UPLOAD: &str = "ddprof_upload";
@@ -908,12 +909,10 @@ impl Profiler {
     pub fn collect_time(&self, execute_data: *mut zend_execute_data, interrupt_count: u32) {
         // todo: should probably exclude the wall and CPU time used by collecting the sample.
         let interrupt_count = interrupt_count as i64;
-        let result = collect_stack_sample(execute_data);
+        let (result, wall_time, cpu_time) = self.collect_stack_sample_with_timeline(execute_data);
         match result {
             Ok(frames) => {
                 let depth = frames.len();
-                let (wall_time, cpu_time) = CLOCKS.with_borrow_mut(Clocks::rotate_clocks);
-
                 let labels = Profiler::common_labels(0);
                 let n_labels = labels.len();
 
@@ -956,7 +955,7 @@ impl Profiler {
         alloc_size: i64,
         interrupt_count: Option<u32>,
     ) {
-        let result = collect_stack_sample(execute_data);
+        let (result, wall_time, cpu_time) = self.collect_stack_sample_with_timeline(execute_data);
         match result {
             Ok(frames) => {
                 let depth = frames.len();
@@ -964,7 +963,6 @@ impl Profiler {
                 // Optionally collect time data when interrupt_count is provided
                 let (interrupt_count, wall_time, cpu_time, timestamp) =
                     if let Some(count) = interrupt_count {
-                        let (wall_time, cpu_time) = CLOCKS.with_borrow_mut(Clocks::rotate_clocks);
                         let timestamp = self.get_timeline_timestamp();
                         (count as i64, wall_time, cpu_time, timestamp)
                     } else {
@@ -1009,7 +1007,7 @@ impl Profiler {
         exception: String,
         message: Option<String>,
     ) {
-        let result = collect_stack_sample(execute_data);
+        let (result, _wall_time, _cpu_time) = self.collect_stack_sample_with_timeline(execute_data);
         match result {
             Ok(frames) => {
                 let depth = frames.len();
@@ -1409,7 +1407,7 @@ impl Profiler {
     where
         F: FnOnce(&mut SampleValues),
     {
-        let result = collect_stack_sample(execute_data);
+        let (result, _wall_time, _cpu_time) = self.collect_stack_sample_with_timeline(execute_data);
         match result {
             Ok(frames) => {
                 let depth = frames.len();
@@ -1543,6 +1541,43 @@ impl Profiler {
             },
         }
     }
+
+    fn collect_stack_sample_with_timeline(
+        &self,
+        execute_data: *mut zend_execute_data,
+    ) -> (Result<Vec<ZendFrame>, CollectStackSampleError>, i64, i64) {
+        let (wall_time, cpu_time) = CLOCKS.with_borrow_mut(Clocks::rotate_clocks);
+        let result = collect_stack_sample(execute_data);
+        let (stack_walk_wall_time, stack_walk_cpu_time) =
+            CLOCKS.with_borrow_mut(Clocks::rotate_clocks);
+
+        let timestamp = self.get_timeline_timestamp();
+        let labels = Profiler::common_labels(0);
+        let n_labels = labels.len();
+        match self.prepare_and_send_message(
+            vec![ZendFrame {
+                function: COW_PROFILER_STACK_WALK,
+                file: None,
+                line: 0,
+            }],
+            SampleValues {
+                wall_time: stack_walk_wall_time,
+                cpu_time: stack_walk_cpu_time,
+                ..Default::default()
+            },
+            labels,
+            timestamp,
+        ) {
+            Ok(_) => {
+                trace!("Sent stack walk sample with {n_labels} labels to profiler.")
+            }
+            Err(err) => {
+                warn!("Failed to send stack walk sample with {n_labels} labels to profiler: {err}")
+            }
+        }
+
+        (result, wall_time, cpu_time)
+    }
 }
 
 pub struct JoinError {