diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/profiling/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/profiling/IndexAllocation.java b/x-pack/plugin/profiling/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/profiling/IndexAllocation.java
index 701b2d8d8728d..7d1c5bdbf66a3 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/profiling/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/profiling/IndexAllocation.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/profiling/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/profiling/IndexAllocation.java
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ static boolean isAnyAssignedToNode(ClusterState state, List<Index> indices, Pred
      * @return <code>true</code> iff at least one index is allocated to either a warm or cold data node.
      */
     static boolean isAnyOnWarmOrColdTier(ClusterState state, List<Index> indices) {
-        return isAnyAssignedToNode(state, indices, n -> DataTier.isWarmNode(n) || DataTier.isColdNode(n));
+        return isAnyAssignedToNode(
+            state,
+            indices,
+            // a content node is never considered a warm or cold node
+            n -> DataTier.isContentNode(n) == false && (DataTier.isWarmNode(n) || DataTier.isColdNode(n))
+        );
     }
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/profiling/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/profiling/IndexAllocationTests.java b/x-pack/plugin/profiling/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/profiling/IndexAllocationTests.java
index 852790e219a2d..bd66645243a92 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/profiling/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/profiling/IndexAllocationTests.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/profiling/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/profiling/IndexAllocationTests.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 import java.util.UUID;
 
 public class IndexAllocationTests extends ESTestCase {
+    private final Index content = idx("content");
     private final Index hot = idx("hot");
     private final Index warm = idx("warm");
     private final Index cold = idx("cold");
@@ -49,6 +50,10 @@ public void testOtherIndicesNotOnWarmColdTier() {
         assertFalse(IndexAllocation.isAnyOnWarmOrColdTier(clusterState(), List.of(hot, frozen)));
     }
 
+    public void testIndicesOnContentNodeNotOnWarmColdTier() {
+        assertFalse(IndexAllocation.isAnyOnWarmOrColdTier(clusterState(), List.of(content)));
+    }
+
     public void testIndicesOnWarmColdTier() {
         assertTrue(IndexAllocation.isAnyOnWarmOrColdTier(clusterState(), List.of(warm)));
         assertTrue(IndexAllocation.isAnyOnWarmOrColdTier(clusterState(), List.of(cold)));
@@ -73,6 +78,20 @@ private ClusterState clusterState() {
         DiscoveryNode node = DiscoveryNodeUtils.create("node");
         DiscoveryNodes.Builder nodesBuilder = DiscoveryNodes.builder().localNodeId("node").masterNodeId("node").add(node);
 
+        nodesBuilder.add(
+            DiscoveryNodeUtils.builder("n-" + content.getName())
+                .roles(
+                    Set.of(
+                        // content nodes have all roles
+                        DiscoveryNodeRole.DATA_CONTENT_NODE_ROLE,
+                        DiscoveryNodeRole.DATA_HOT_NODE_ROLE,
+                        DiscoveryNodeRole.DATA_WARM_NODE_ROLE,
+                        DiscoveryNodeRole.DATA_COLD_NODE_ROLE,
+                        DiscoveryNodeRole.DATA_FROZEN_NODE_ROLE
+                    )
+                )
+                .build()
+        );
         nodesBuilder.add(DiscoveryNodeUtils.builder("n-" + hot.getName()).roles(Set.of(DiscoveryNodeRole.DATA_HOT_NODE_ROLE)).build());
         nodesBuilder.add(DiscoveryNodeUtils.builder("n-" + warm.getName()).roles(Set.of(DiscoveryNodeRole.DATA_WARM_NODE_ROLE)).build());
         nodesBuilder.add(DiscoveryNodeUtils.builder("n-" + cold.getName()).roles(Set.of(DiscoveryNodeRole.DATA_COLD_NODE_ROLE)).build());
@@ -82,7 +101,7 @@ private ClusterState clusterState() {
 
         RoutingTable.Builder routingTableBuilder = RoutingTable.builder();
         Map<String, IndexMetadata> indices = new HashMap<>();
-        for (Index index : List.of(hot, warm, cold, frozen)) {
+        for (Index index : List.of(content, hot, warm, cold, frozen)) {
             indices.put(index.getName(), metadata(index));
             ShardRouting shardRouting = ShardRouting.newUnassigned(
                 new ShardId(index, 0),