diff --git a/src/sentry/options/defaults.py b/src/sentry/options/defaults.py
index d38af44dd4b0..65bbc0c321a9 100644
--- a/src/sentry/options/defaults.py
+++ b/src/sentry/options/defaults.py
@@ -3108,6 +3108,14 @@
     flags=FLAG_AUTOMATOR_MODIFIABLE,
 )
 
+# Enable sending raw bytes payload to taskbroker instead of base64 encoded
+register(
+    "profiling.process.raw_bytes_payload.enabled",
+    default=False,
+    type=Bool,
+    flags=FLAG_AUTOMATOR_MODIFIABLE,
+)
+
 # Enable sending a post update signal after we update groups using a queryset update
 register(
     "groups.enable-post-update-signal",
diff --git a/src/sentry/profiles/consumers/process/factory.py b/src/sentry/profiles/consumers/process/factory.py
index f8df79d78a54..5b2df56e6746 100644
--- a/src/sentry/profiles/consumers/process/factory.py
+++ b/src/sentry/profiles/consumers/process/factory.py
@@ -20,8 +20,11 @@ def process_message(message: Message[KafkaPayload]) -> None:
     sampled = is_sampled(message.payload.headers)
 
     if sampled or options.get("profiling.profile_metrics.unsampled_profiles.enabled"):
-        b64encoded = b64encode(message.payload.value).decode("utf-8")
-        process_profile_task.delay(payload=b64encoded, sampled=sampled)
+        if options.get("profiling.process.raw_bytes_payload.enabled"):
+            process_profile_task.delay(payload=message.payload.value, sampled=sampled)
+        else:
+            encoded = b64encode(message.payload.value).decode("utf-8")
+            process_profile_task.delay(payload=encoded, sampled=sampled)
 
 
 class ProcessProfileStrategyFactory(ProcessingStrategyFactory[KafkaPayload]):
diff --git a/src/sentry/profiles/task.py b/src/sentry/profiles/task.py
index 981584567890..cb7c3eef25db 100644
--- a/src/sentry/profiles/task.py
+++ b/src/sentry/profiles/task.py
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ def encode_payload(message: dict[str, Any]) -> str:
 )
 def process_profile_task(
     profile: Profile | None = None,
-    payload: str | None = None,
+    payload: bytes | str | None = None,
     sampled: bool = True,
     **kwargs: Any,
 ) -> None:
@@ -149,7 +149,10 @@ def process_profile_task(
         return
 
     if payload:
-        message_dict = msgpack.unpackb(b64decode(payload.encode("utf-8")), use_list=False)
+        # Handle both bytes (new) and base64 string (legacy) payloads
+        if isinstance(payload, str):
+            payload = b64decode(payload.encode("utf-8"))
+        message_dict = msgpack.unpackb(payload, use_list=False)
 
         profile = json.loads(message_dict["payload"], use_rapid_json=True)
 
diff --git a/tests/sentry/processing/backpressure/test_checking.py b/tests/sentry/processing/backpressure/test_checking.py
index 82400d3356a6..eaaa7a10e62a 100644
--- a/tests/sentry/processing/backpressure/test_checking.py
+++ b/tests/sentry/processing/backpressure/test_checking.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
         "backpressure.checking.interval": 5,
         "backpressure.monitoring.enabled": False,
         "backpressure.status_ttl": 60,
+        "profiling.process.raw_bytes_payload.enabled": False,
     }
 )
 def test_bad_config() -> None:
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ def test_bad_config() -> None:
         "backpressure.checking.interval": 5,
         "backpressure.monitoring.enabled": True,
         "backpressure.status_ttl": 60,
+        "profiling.process.raw_bytes_payload.enabled": False,
     }
 )
 def test_backpressure_healthy_profiles(process_profile_task: MagicMock) -> None:
@@ -112,6 +114,7 @@ def test_backpressure_healthy_events(preprocess_event: MagicMock) -> None:
     {
         "backpressure.checking.enabled": False,
         "backpressure.checking.interval": 5,
+        "profiling.process.raw_bytes_payload.enabled": False,
     }
 )
 def test_backpressure_not_enabled(process_profile_task: MagicMock) -> None: