diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0efffd4..46b5275 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ Options:
 --cwd <path>                   working directory
 --no-color                     disable terminal color
 -q, --quiet                    terminal only: suppress per-finding detail
+--profile                      print per-rule timing to stderr without changing findings
 ```
 
 Examples:
diff --git a/src/cli/index.ts b/src/cli/index.ts
index 385a5e9..e5848d5 100644
--- a/src/cli/index.ts
+++ b/src/cli/index.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ program.command("scan")
   .option("--cwd <path>", "working directory", process.cwd())
   .option("--no-color", "disable ANSI color in terminal output")
   .option("-q, --quiet", "print only the summary line, suppress individual findings")
+  .option("--profile", "print per-rule timing without changing findings")
   .action(async (target: string, rawOptions: Record<string, unknown>) => {
     try {
       const format = parseFormat(String(rawOptions.format ?? "terminal"));
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ program.command("scan")
         respectGitignore: rawOptions.respectGitignore === true ? true : undefined,
         changedFiles,
         fileContents,
+        profile: rawOptions.profile === true,
       });
 
       if (rawOptions.writeBaseline && rawOptions.baseline) {
@@ -115,6 +117,10 @@ program.command("scan")
         }
       }
 
+      if (rawOptions.profile === true && result.summary.profile) {
+        process.stderr.write(formatProfileReport(result.summary.profile.ruleTimingsMs));
+      }
+
       if (rawOptions.writeBaseline) {
         const baselinePath = rawOptions.writeBaseline === true
           ? DEFAULT_BASELINE_FILENAME
@@ -433,3 +439,11 @@ async function resolveReportedIssues(
   });
   return applyBaseline(result, createBaseline(baseResult.issues));
 }
+
+function formatProfileReport(ruleTimingsMs: Record<string, number>): string {
+  const lines = ["DebtLens profile (per-rule ms):"];
+  for (const [ruleId, elapsedMs] of Object.entries(ruleTimingsMs).sort((left, right) => right[1] - left[1])) {
+    lines.push(`  ${ruleId}: ${elapsedMs}ms`);
+  }
+  return `${lines.join("\n")}\n`;
+}
diff --git a/src/config/mergeConfig.ts b/src/config/mergeConfig.ts
index fc3fe10..1471e69 100644
--- a/src/config/mergeConfig.ts
+++ b/src/config/mergeConfig.ts
@@ -51,5 +51,6 @@ export function mergeConfig(target: string, fileConfig: DebtLensConfig, cliOptio
       : undefined,
     changedFiles: cliOptions.changedFiles,
     fileContents: cliOptions.fileContents,
+    profile: cliOptions.profile,
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/core/scan.ts b/src/core/scan.ts
index 3b9d281..c5c40da 100644
--- a/src/core/scan.ts
+++ b/src/core/scan.ts
@@ -41,8 +41,10 @@ export async function scan(options: ScanOptions): Promise<ScanResult> {
   let issues: DebtIssue[] = [];
   const warnings: string[] = [];
   let filteredByMinSeverity = 0;
+  const ruleTimingsMs: Record<string, number> = {};
 
   for (const detector of detectors) {
+    const detectorStartedAt = options.profile ? Date.now() : 0;
     const detectorIssues = await detector.detect({
       project,
       files,
@@ -59,6 +61,9 @@ export async function scan(options: ScanOptions): Promise<ScanResult> {
         filteredByMinSeverity += 1;
       }
     }
+    if (options.profile) {
+      ruleTimingsMs[detector.id] = Date.now() - detectorStartedAt;
+    }
   }
 
   issues.sort((a, b) => {
@@ -98,6 +103,7 @@ export async function scan(options: ScanOptions): Promise<ScanResult> {
     elapsedMs: Date.now() - startedAt,
     ...(warnings.length ? { warnings } : {}),
     ...(Object.keys(filterStats).length > 0 ? { filterStats } : {}),
+    ...(options.profile ? { profile: { ruleTimingsMs } } : {}),
   };
 
   return {
diff --git a/src/core/types.ts b/src/core/types.ts
index b8570c1..d56c806 100644
--- a/src/core/types.ts
+++ b/src/core/types.ts
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ export interface ScanOptions {
   todoCommentReplaceDefaults?: boolean;
   todoCommentDisableDefaults?: string[];
   todoCommentMarkers?: Array<{ regex: RegExp; severity: Severity; label: string }>;
+  /** When true, collect per-rule timing in `summary.profile`. */
+  profile?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface CliOptions {
@@ -115,6 +117,7 @@ export interface CliOptions {
   noColor?: boolean;
   changedFiles?: string[];
   fileContents?: Record<string, string>;
+  profile?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface DetectorContext {
@@ -140,6 +143,10 @@ export interface ScanFilterStats {
   suppressedByInline?: number;
 }
 
+export interface ScanProfile {
+  ruleTimingsMs: Record<string, number>;
+}
+
 export interface ScanSummary {
   totalIssues: number;
   bySeverity: Record<Severity, number>;
@@ -149,6 +156,7 @@ export interface ScanSummary {
   elapsedMs: number;
   warnings?: string[];
   filterStats?: ScanFilterStats;
+  profile?: ScanProfile;
 }
 
 export interface ScanResult {
diff --git a/tests/cli/scan.test.ts b/tests/cli/scan.test.ts
index 576b9a8..deb1682 100644
--- a/tests/cli/scan.test.ts
+++ b/tests/cli/scan.test.ts
@@ -195,6 +195,19 @@ describe("debtlens scan diff-base", () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe("debtlens scan profile", () => {
+  it("prints per-rule timing to stderr without changing findings", () => {
+    const result = runScan(["examples/react", "--rules", "todo-comment", "--profile", "--format", "json"]);
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(result.stdout);
+
+    assert.equal(result.status, 0);
+    assert.match(result.stderr, /DebtLens profile \(per-rule ms\):/);
+    assert.match(result.stderr, /todo-comment: \d+ms/);
+    assert.ok(parsed.summary.profile?.ruleTimingsMs["todo-comment"] !== undefined);
+    assert.equal(parsed.summary.totalIssues, parsed.issues.length);
+  });
+});
+
 describe("debtlens scan git modes", () => {
   it("rejects --changed and --staged together", () => {
     const result = runScan(["examples/react", "--changed", "--staged"]);