diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3c83fd8615..bb2ec25ec9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -297,6 +297,12 @@
         <argLine.noUnsafe>-Dio.netty.noUnsafe=true</argLine.noUnsafe>
       </properties>
     </profile>
+    <profile>
+      <id>ijDebug</id>
+      <properties>
+        <argLine.ijDebug>-agentlib:jdwp=transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=y,address=*:5005</argLine.ijDebug>
+      </properties>
+    </profile>
     <profile>
       <id>coverage</id>
       <properties>
@@ -362,10 +368,12 @@
     <jboss.marshalling.version>1.4.11.Final</jboss.marshalling.version>
     <jetty.alpnAgent.version>2.0.10</jetty.alpnAgent.version>
     <jetty.alpnAgent.path>"${settings.localRepository}"/org/mortbay/jetty/alpn/jetty-alpn-agent/${jetty.alpnAgent.version}/jetty-alpn-agent-${jetty.alpnAgent.version}.jar</jetty.alpnAgent.path>
+    <argLine.ijDebug /> <!-- Overridden when 'ijDebug' profile is active -->
     <argLine.common>
       -server
       -dsa -da -ea:io.netty...
       -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError
+      ${argLine.ijDebug}
     </argLine.common>
     <!-- Default to ALPN. See forcenpn profile to force NPN -->
     <argLine.alpnAgent>-javaagent:${jetty.alpnAgent.path}=${jetty.alpnAgent.option}</argLine.alpnAgent>