diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index febe2d3e4e..10dcb2a3d5 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -424,6 +424,7 @@ set(MAIN_SRCS
     script_opt/ZAM/Expr.cc
     script_opt/ZAM/Inst-Gen.cc
     script_opt/ZAM/Low-Level.cc
+    script_opt/ZAM/Profile.cc
     script_opt/ZAM/Stmt.cc
     script_opt/ZAM/Support.cc
     script_opt/ZAM/Vars.cc
diff --git a/src/script_opt/ZAM/Profile.cc b/src/script_opt/ZAM/Profile.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..074e78a518
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/script_opt/ZAM/Profile.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+// See the file "COPYING" in the main distribution directory for copyright.
+
+#include "zeek/script_opt/ZAM/Profile.h"
+
+#include <unordered_map>
+#include <unordered_set>
+
+#include "zeek/Obj.h"
+#include "zeek/script_opt/ProfileFunc.h"
+#include "zeek/script_opt/ZAM/ZBody.h"
+
+namespace zeek::detail {
+
+ZAMLocInfo::ZAMLocInfo(std::string _func_name, std::shared_ptr<Location> _loc, std::shared_ptr<ZAMLocInfo> _parent)
+    : loc(std::move(_loc)), parent(std::move(_parent)) {
+    func_name = func_name_at_loc(_func_name, loc.get());
+
+    auto main_module = func_name.find("::");
+    if ( main_module != std::string::npos )
+        modules.insert(func_name.substr(0, main_module));
+
+    if ( parent )
+        parent->AddInModules(modules);
+}
+
+std::string ZAMLocInfo::Describe(bool include_lines) const {
+    std::string desc;
+
+    if ( blocks ) {
+        desc = blocks->GetDesc(loc.get());
+        if ( parent )
+            desc = parent->Describe(false) + ";" + desc;
+    }
+    else {
+        if ( parent ) {
+            desc = parent->Describe(false);
+            if ( func_name != parent->FuncName() )
+                desc += ";" + func_name;
+        }
+        else
+            desc = func_name;
+
+        if ( include_lines ) {
+            desc += ";" + func_name + ":" + std::to_string(loc->first_line);
+            if ( loc->last_line > loc->first_line )
+                desc += "-" + std::to_string(loc->last_line);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return desc;
+}
+
+} // namespace zeek::detail
diff --git a/src/script_opt/ZAM/Profile.h b/src/script_opt/ZAM/Profile.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..031ade736a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/script_opt/ZAM/Profile.h
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+// See the file "COPYING" in the main distribution directory for copyright.
+
+// Classes for profiling ZAM execution.
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "zeek/script_opt/ProfileFunc.h"
+#include "zeek/util.h"
+
+namespace zeek::detail {
+
+class ZAMLocInfo {
+public:
+    // A generalization of the notion of "Location" that includes associating
+    // with the location a function name, a static parent (i.e., one we can
+    // determine at compile time, reflecting an outer block or inlining), and
+    // a group of modules. It's a group of modules rather than a single one
+    // because of event handler coalescence.
+    ZAMLocInfo(std::string _func_name, std::shared_ptr<Location> _loc, std::shared_ptr<ZAMLocInfo> _parent);
+
+    const std::string& FuncName() const { return func_name; }
+    const Location* Loc() const { return loc.get(); }
+    std::shared_ptr<Location> LocPtr() const { return loc; }
+    std::shared_ptr<ZAMLocInfo> Parent() { return parent; }
+
+    // Add this location's modules to the target set.
+    void AddInModules(std::set<std::string>& target) const { target.insert(modules.begin(), modules.end()); }
+
+    // If include_lines is true, then in the description we include line
+    // number information, otherwise we omit them.
+    std::string Describe(bool include_lines) const;
+
+private:
+    std::string func_name;
+    std::set<std::string> modules;
+    std::shared_ptr<Location> loc;
+    std::shared_ptr<ZAMLocInfo> parent;
+};
+
+// Reports a profile of the different ZAM operations (instructions)
+// that executed.
+extern void report_ZOP_profile();
+
+} // namespace zeek::detail