diff --git a/third_party/github.com/bazelbuild/rules_typescript/internal/build_defs.bzl b/third_party/github.com/bazelbuild/rules_typescript/internal/build_defs.bzl
index 85cc23ffe5..a111292f55 100644
--- a/third_party/github.com/bazelbuild/rules_typescript/internal/build_defs.bzl
+++ b/third_party/github.com/bazelbuild/rules_typescript/internal/build_defs.bzl
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ load(":executables.bzl", "get_tsc")
 load(":common/tsconfig.bzl", "create_tsconfig")
 load(":ts_config.bzl", "TsConfigInfo")
 
-def _compile_action(ctx, inputs, outputs, tsconfig_file):
+def _compile_action(ctx, inputs, outputs, tsconfig_file, node_opts):
   externs_files = []
   action_outputs = []
   for output in outputs:
@@ -48,14 +48,17 @@ def _compile_action(ctx, inputs, outputs, tsconfig_file):
     if TsConfigInfo in ctx.attr.tsconfig:
       action_inputs += ctx.attr.tsconfig[TsConfigInfo].deps
 
+  # Pass actual options for the node binary in the special "--node_options" argument.
+  arguments = ["--node_options=%s" % opt for opt in node_opts]
   # One at-sign makes this a params-file, enabling the worker strategy.
   # Two at-signs escapes the argument so it's passed through to tsc_wrapped
   # rather than the contents getting expanded.
   if ctx.attr.supports_workers:
-    arguments = ["@@" + tsconfig_file.path]
+    arguments.append("@@" + tsconfig_file.path)
     mnemonic = "TypeScriptCompile"
   else:
-    arguments = ["-p", tsconfig_file.path]
+    arguments.append("-p")
+    arguments.append(tsconfig_file.path)
     mnemonic = "tsc"
 
   ctx.action(
@@ -80,8 +83,8 @@ def _compile_action(ctx, inputs, outputs, tsconfig_file):
   )
 
 
-def _devmode_compile_action(ctx, inputs, outputs, tsconfig_file):
-  _compile_action(ctx, inputs, outputs, tsconfig_file)
+def _devmode_compile_action(ctx, inputs, outputs, tsconfig_file, node_opts):
+  _compile_action(ctx, inputs, outputs, tsconfig_file, node_opts)
 
 def tsc_wrapped_tsconfig(ctx,
                          files,
diff --git a/third_party/github.com/bazelbuild/rules_typescript/internal/common/compilation.bzl b/third_party/github.com/bazelbuild/rules_typescript/internal/common/compilation.bzl
index 995baaa7ee..edfdecc7a5 100644
--- a/third_party/github.com/bazelbuild/rules_typescript/internal/common/compilation.bzl
+++ b/third_party/github.com/bazelbuild/rules_typescript/internal/common/compilation.bzl
@@ -230,11 +230,24 @@ def compile_ts(ctx,
   tsconfig_es6["compilerOptions"]["declaration"] = False
   tsconfig_es6["compilerOptions"].pop("declarationDir")
   outputs = transpiled_closure_js + tsickle_externs
+
+  node_profile_args = []
   if perf_trace and has_sources:
     perf_trace_file = ctx.new_file(ctx.label.name + ".es6.trace")
     tsconfig_es6["bazelOptions"]["perfTracePath"] = perf_trace_file.path
     outputs.append(perf_trace_file)
-    files += [perf_trace_file]
+
+    profile_file =  ctx.new_file(ctx.label.name + ".es6.v8.log")
+    node_profile_args = ["--prof",
+                         # Without nologfile_per_isolate, v8 embeds an
+                         # unpredictable hash code in the file name, which
+                         # doesn't work with blaze.
+                         "--nologfile_per_isolate",
+                         "--logfile=" + profile_file.path]
+    outputs.append(profile_file)
+
+    files += [perf_trace_file, profile_file]
+
   ctx.file_action(output=ctx.outputs.tsconfig,
                   content=json_marshal(tsconfig_es6))
 
@@ -244,7 +257,8 @@ def compile_ts(ctx,
 
   if has_sources:
     inputs = compilation_inputs + [ctx.outputs.tsconfig]
-    replay_params = compile_action(ctx, inputs, outputs, ctx.outputs.tsconfig)
+    replay_params = compile_action(ctx, inputs, outputs, ctx.outputs.tsconfig,
+                                   node_profile_args)
 
     devmode_manifest = ctx.new_file(ctx.label.name + ".es5.MF")
     tsconfig_json_es5 = ctx.new_file(ctx.label.name + "_es5_tsconfig.json")
@@ -256,15 +270,28 @@ def compile_ts(ctx,
                                         jsx_factory=jsx_factory,
                                         devmode_manifest=devmode_manifest.path,
                                         allowed_deps=allowed_deps)
+    node_profile_args = []
     if perf_trace:
       perf_trace_file = ctx.new_file(ctx.label.name + ".es5.trace")
       tsconfig_es5["bazelOptions"]["perfTracePath"] = perf_trace_file.path
       outputs.append(perf_trace_file)
-      files += [perf_trace_file]
+
+      profile_file =  ctx.new_file(ctx.label.name + ".es5.v8.log")
+      node_profile_args = ["--prof",
+                           # Without nologfile_per_isolate, v8 embeds an
+                           # unpredictable hash code in the file name, which
+                           # doesn't work with blaze.
+                           "--nologfile_per_isolate",
+                           "--logfile=" + profile_file.path]
+      outputs.append(profile_file)
+
+      files += [perf_trace_file, profile_file]
+
     ctx.file_action(output=tsconfig_json_es5, content=json_marshal(
         tsconfig_es5))
     inputs = compilation_inputs + [tsconfig_json_es5]
-    devmode_compile_action(ctx, inputs, outputs, tsconfig_json_es5)
+    devmode_compile_action(ctx, inputs, outputs, tsconfig_json_es5,
+                           node_profile_args)
 
   # TODO(martinprobst): Merge the generated .d.ts files, and enforce strict
   # deps (do not re-export transitive types from the transitive closure).