diff --git a/config/blobs.yml b/config/blobs.yml
index 848e0ee9ae..01e69f2d80 100644
--- a/config/blobs.yml
+++ b/config/blobs.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ expat/expat-2.5.0.tar.bz2:
   size: 569205
   object_id: 970ccd16-75ac-4c55-5280-c00c4aa8f6cc
   sha: sha256:6f0e6e01f7b30025fa05c85fdad1e5d0ec7fd35d9f61b22f34998de11969ff67
+jemalloc/jemalloc-5.3.0.tar.bz2:
+  size: 736023
+  object_id: 1ded0db4-5ba5-4b71-58d0-3b638b98f15b
+  sha: sha256:2db82d1e7119df3e71b7640219b6dfe84789bc0537983c3b7ac4f7189aecfeaa
 mariadb_connector_c/mariadb-connector-c-3.3.5-src.tar.gz:
   size: 1392609
   object_id: ca059f02-93a8-491b-74cb-44dcc0a59bbc
diff --git a/jobs/cc_deployment_updater/templates/bin/cc_deployment_updater.erb b/jobs/cc_deployment_updater/templates/bin/cc_deployment_updater.erb
index a4afd820f0..ea1a6a475c 100644
--- a/jobs/cc_deployment_updater/templates/bin/cc_deployment_updater.erb
+++ b/jobs/cc_deployment_updater/templates/bin/cc_deployment_updater.erb
@@ -7,4 +7,8 @@ cd /var/vcap/packages/cloud_controller_ng/cloud_controller_ng
 export RUBYOPT='--yjit'
 <% end %>
 
+<% if link("cloud_controller_internal").p('cc.experimental.use_jemalloc_memory_allocator') %>
+  export LD_PRELOAD=/var/vcap/packages/jemalloc/lib/libjemalloc.so
+<% end %>
+
 exec bundle exec rake deployment_updater:start
diff --git a/jobs/cloud_controller_clock/templates/bin/cloud_controller_clock.erb b/jobs/cloud_controller_clock/templates/bin/cloud_controller_clock.erb
index 01332c0931..12ffb37234 100644
--- a/jobs/cloud_controller_clock/templates/bin/cloud_controller_clock.erb
+++ b/jobs/cloud_controller_clock/templates/bin/cloud_controller_clock.erb
@@ -7,4 +7,8 @@ cd /var/vcap/packages/cloud_controller_ng/cloud_controller_ng
 export RUBYOPT='--yjit'
 <% end %>
 
+<% if link("cloud_controller_internal").p('cc.experimental.use_jemalloc_memory_allocator') %>
+export LD_PRELOAD=/var/vcap/packages/jemalloc/lib/libjemalloc.so
+<% end %>
+
 exec bundle exec rake clock:start
diff --git a/jobs/cloud_controller_ng/spec b/jobs/cloud_controller_ng/spec
index 89e9e08e81..b2d05d8ff0 100644
--- a/jobs/cloud_controller_ng/spec
+++ b/jobs/cloud_controller_ng/spec
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ packages:
   - nginx
   - nginx_newrelic_plugin
   - libpq
+  - jemalloc
   - mariadb_connector_c
   - ruby-3.2
 
@@ -158,6 +159,7 @@ provides:
   - cc.external_port
   - cc.external_protocol
   - cc.experimental.use_yjit_compiler
+  - cc.experimental.use_jemalloc_memory_allocator
   - cc.internal_service_hostname
   - cc.log_db_queries
   - cc.logging.format.timestamp
@@ -1187,6 +1189,10 @@ properties:
     description: "Use Ruby's YJIT compiler when running Cloud Controller API servers and workers. This feature is experimental and not recommended. Please review the drawbacks and benefits of YJIT before enabling."
     default: false
 
+  cc.experimental.use_jemalloc_memory_allocator:
+    description: "Enables jemalloc rather than malloc for Cloud Controller API servers and workers; however, it's experimental and not typically recommended, so review its pros and cons before use."
+    default: false
+
   cc.experimental.use_puma_webserver:
     description: "Use Puma in place of Thin as the webserver. This may increase performance as Puma forks Cloud Controller processes to avoid relying on threads"
     default: false
diff --git a/jobs/cloud_controller_ng/templates/bin/cloud_controller_ng.erb b/jobs/cloud_controller_ng/templates/bin/cloud_controller_ng.erb
index ec3f7e9266..c207804091 100644
--- a/jobs/cloud_controller_ng/templates/bin/cloud_controller_ng.erb
+++ b/jobs/cloud_controller_ng/templates/bin/cloud_controller_ng.erb
@@ -18,5 +18,9 @@ echo 'Finished migrations and seeds'
 export RUBYOPT='--yjit'
 <% end %>
 
+<% if p('cc.experimental.use_jemalloc_memory_allocator') %>
+export LD_PRELOAD=/var/vcap/packages/jemalloc/lib/libjemalloc.so
+<% end %>
+
 exec /var/vcap/packages/cloud_controller_ng/cloud_controller_ng/bin/cloud_controller \
   -c /var/vcap/jobs/cloud_controller_ng/config/cloud_controller_ng.yml
diff --git a/jobs/cloud_controller_ng/templates/bin/local_worker.erb b/jobs/cloud_controller_ng/templates/bin/local_worker.erb
index d02a2928b2..54a34ce580 100644
--- a/jobs/cloud_controller_ng/templates/bin/local_worker.erb
+++ b/jobs/cloud_controller_ng/templates/bin/local_worker.erb
@@ -9,5 +9,9 @@ wait_for_blobstore
 export RUBYOPT='--yjit'
 <% end %>
 
+<% if p('cc.experimental.use_jemalloc_memory_allocator') %>
+export LD_PRELOAD=/var/vcap/packages/jemalloc/lib/libjemalloc.so
+<% end %>
+
 cd /var/vcap/packages/cloud_controller_ng/cloud_controller_ng
 exec bundle exec rake "jobs:local[cc_api_worker.<%= spec.job.name %>.<%= spec.index %>.${INDEX}]"
diff --git a/jobs/cloud_controller_worker/templates/bin/cloud_controller_worker.erb b/jobs/cloud_controller_worker/templates/bin/cloud_controller_worker.erb
index 66bfbe01a6..d48eabbe85 100644
--- a/jobs/cloud_controller_worker/templates/bin/cloud_controller_worker.erb
+++ b/jobs/cloud_controller_worker/templates/bin/cloud_controller_worker.erb
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ wait_for_blobstore
 export RUBYOPT='--yjit'
 <% end %>
 
+<% if link("cloud_controller_internal").p('cc.experimental.use_jemalloc_memory_allocator') %>
+export LD_PRELOAD=/var/vcap/packages/jemalloc/lib/libjemalloc.so
+<% end %>
 
 cd /var/vcap/packages/cloud_controller_ng/cloud_controller_ng
 exec bundle exec rake jobs:generic[cc_global_worker.<%= spec.job.name %>.<%= spec.index %>.${INDEX}]
diff --git a/packages/jemalloc/README.md b/packages/jemalloc/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d6c341b137
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/jemalloc/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+jemalloc
+============
+Jemalloc is a general purpose malloc implementation that emphasizes fragmentation avoidance and scalable concurrency support.
+
+This file can be downloaded from the following locations:
+
+| Filename               | Download URL |
+|------------------------| ------------ |
+| jemalloc-5.3.0.tar.bz2 | https://github.com/jemalloc/jemalloc/releases/download/5.3.0/jemalloc-5.3.0.tar.bz2 |
diff --git a/packages/jemalloc/packaging b/packages/jemalloc/packaging
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..755abb1fe5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/jemalloc/packaging
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/bin/bash -eu
+
+function main() {
+  local jemalloc_version
+  jemalloc_version="5.3.0"
+
+  mkdir -p "jemalloc-${jemalloc_version}" && tar xf "jemalloc/jemalloc-${jemalloc_version}.tar.bz2" -C "jemalloc-${jemalloc_version}" --strip-components=1
+
+  pushd "jemalloc-${jemalloc_version}" > /dev/null
+    autoconf
+    ./configure --prefix="${BOSH_INSTALL_TARGET}"
+    make dist
+    make install
+
+  popd > /dev/null
+}
+
+main
diff --git a/packages/jemalloc/spec b/packages/jemalloc/spec
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..40ff49b708
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/jemalloc/spec
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+name: jemalloc
+files:
+- jemalloc/jemalloc-5.3.0.tar.bz2