diff --git a/static/app/gettingStartedDocs/node/awslambda.spec.tsx b/static/app/gettingStartedDocs/node/awslambda.spec.tsx
index e12988ba7b218d..2c6072f2cda6e5 100644
--- a/static/app/gettingStartedDocs/node/awslambda.spec.tsx
+++ b/static/app/gettingStartedDocs/node/awslambda.spec.tsx
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ describe('awslambda onboarding docs', function () {
       screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/tracesSampleRate/))
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(
-      screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profilesSampleRate/))
+      screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profileSessionSampleRate: 1.0/))
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ describe('awslambda onboarding docs', function () {
       )
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(
-      screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profilesSampleRate: 1\.0/))
+      screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profileLifecycle: 'trace'/))
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ describe('awslambda onboarding docs', function () {
 
     // Profiles sample rate should not be set for continuous profiling
     expect(
-      screen.queryByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profilesSampleRate: 1\.0/))
+      screen.queryByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profileLifecycle: 'trace'/))
     ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
 
     // Should have start and stop profiling calls
diff --git a/static/app/gettingStartedDocs/node/azurefunctions.spec.tsx b/static/app/gettingStartedDocs/node/azurefunctions.spec.tsx
index 39bb9b2d626e7d..be3f1221496c7d 100644
--- a/static/app/gettingStartedDocs/node/azurefunctions.spec.tsx
+++ b/static/app/gettingStartedDocs/node/azurefunctions.spec.tsx
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ describe('express onboarding docs', function () {
     expect(
       screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/tracesSampleRate/))
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(
-      screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profilesSampleRate/))
-    ).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
   it('enables performance setting the tracesSampleRate to 1', () => {
@@ -69,7 +66,10 @@ describe('express onboarding docs', function () {
       )
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(
-      screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profilesSampleRate: 1\.0/))
+      screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profileLifecycle: 'trace'/))
+    ).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(
+      screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profileSessionSampleRate: 1.0/))
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ describe('express onboarding docs', function () {
 
     // Profiles sample rate should not be set for continuous profiling
     expect(
-      screen.queryByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profilesSampleRate: 1\.0/))
+      screen.queryByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profileLifecycle: 'trace'/))
     ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
 
     // Should have start and stop profiling calls
diff --git a/static/app/gettingStartedDocs/node/connect.spec.tsx b/static/app/gettingStartedDocs/node/connect.spec.tsx
index 2748cfd231ce35..fc36eef3e2267e 100644
--- a/static/app/gettingStartedDocs/node/connect.spec.tsx
+++ b/static/app/gettingStartedDocs/node/connect.spec.tsx
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ describe('connect onboarding docs', function () {
       screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/tracesSampleRate/))
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(
-      screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profilesSampleRate/))
+      screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profileSessionSampleRate: 1.0/))
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ describe('connect onboarding docs', function () {
       )
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(
-      screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profilesSampleRate: 1\.0/))
+      screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profileLifecycle: 'trace'/))
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ describe('connect onboarding docs', function () {
 
     // Profiles sample rate should not be set for continuous profiling
     expect(
-      screen.queryByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profilesSampleRate: 1\.0/))
+      screen.queryByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profileLifecycle: 'trace'/))
     ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
 
     // Should have start and stop profiling calls
diff --git a/static/app/gettingStartedDocs/node/express.spec.tsx b/static/app/gettingStartedDocs/node/express.spec.tsx
index 1bf52c75c23fdf..462621fa2719c4 100644
--- a/static/app/gettingStartedDocs/node/express.spec.tsx
+++ b/static/app/gettingStartedDocs/node/express.spec.tsx
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@ describe('express onboarding docs', function () {
     expect(
       screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/tracesSampleRate/))
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(
-      screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profilesSampleRate/))
-    ).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
   it('enables performance setting the tracesSampleRate to 1', () => {
@@ -63,6 +60,9 @@ describe('express onboarding docs', function () {
     expect(
       screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/tracesSampleRate: 1\.0/))
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(
+      screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profileSessionSampleRate: 1.0/))
+    ).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
   it('enables profiling by setting profiling samplerates', () => {
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ describe('express onboarding docs', function () {
       )
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(
-      screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profilesSampleRate: 1\.0/))
+      screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profileLifecycle: 'trace'/))
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
   it('continuous profiling', () => {
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ describe('express onboarding docs', function () {
 
     // Profiles sample rate should not be set for continuous profiling
     expect(
-      screen.queryByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profilesSampleRate: 1\.0/))
+      screen.queryByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profileLifecycle: 'trace'/))
     ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
 
     // Should have start and stop profiling calls
diff --git a/static/app/gettingStartedDocs/node/fastify.spec.tsx b/static/app/gettingStartedDocs/node/fastify.spec.tsx
index 5e829e334aff3f..e029f0bcc55d0a 100644
--- a/static/app/gettingStartedDocs/node/fastify.spec.tsx
+++ b/static/app/gettingStartedDocs/node/fastify.spec.tsx
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@ describe('fastify onboarding docs', function () {
     expect(
       screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/tracesSampleRate/))
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(
-      screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profilesSampleRate/))
-    ).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
   it('enables performance setting the tracesSampleRate to 1', () => {
@@ -63,6 +60,9 @@ describe('fastify onboarding docs', function () {
     expect(
       screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/tracesSampleRate: 1\.0/))
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(
+      screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profileSessionSampleRate: 1.0/))
+    ).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
   it('enables profiling by setting profiling samplerates', () => {
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ describe('fastify onboarding docs', function () {
       )
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(
-      screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profilesSampleRate: 1\.0/))
+      screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profileLifecycle: 'trace'/))
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ describe('fastify onboarding docs', function () {
 
     // Profiles sample rate should not be set for continuous profiling
     expect(
-      screen.queryByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profilesSampleRate: 1\.0/))
+      screen.queryByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profileLifecycle: 'trace'/))
     ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
 
     // Should have start and stop profiling calls
diff --git a/static/app/gettingStartedDocs/node/gcpfunctions.spec.tsx b/static/app/gettingStartedDocs/node/gcpfunctions.spec.tsx
index f0df91ca70c987..b3171f418c0f1c 100644
--- a/static/app/gettingStartedDocs/node/gcpfunctions.spec.tsx
+++ b/static/app/gettingStartedDocs/node/gcpfunctions.spec.tsx
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@ describe('gcpfunctions onboarding docs', function () {
     expect(
       screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/tracesSampleRate/))
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(
-      screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profilesSampleRate/))
-    ).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
   it('enables performance setting the tracesSampleRate to 1', () => {
@@ -57,6 +54,9 @@ describe('gcpfunctions onboarding docs', function () {
     expect(
       screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/tracesSampleRate: 1\.0/))
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(
+      screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profileSessionSampleRate: 1.0/))
+    ).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
   it('enables profiling by setting profiling samplerates', () => {
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ describe('gcpfunctions onboarding docs', function () {
       )
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(
-      screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profilesSampleRate: 1\.0/))
+      screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profileLifecycle: 'trace'/))
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ describe('gcpfunctions onboarding docs', function () {
 
     // Profiles sample rate should not be set for continuous profiling
     expect(
-      screen.queryByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profilesSampleRate: 1\.0/))
+      screen.queryByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profileLifecycle: 'trace'/))
     ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
 
     // Should have start and stop profiling calls
diff --git a/static/app/gettingStartedDocs/node/hapi.spec.tsx b/static/app/gettingStartedDocs/node/hapi.spec.tsx
index aaef22d5c187c3..21c5e87d3168c0 100644
--- a/static/app/gettingStartedDocs/node/hapi.spec.tsx
+++ b/static/app/gettingStartedDocs/node/hapi.spec.tsx
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@ describe('hapi onboarding docs', function () {
     expect(
       screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/tracesSampleRate/))
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(
-      screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profilesSampleRate/))
-    ).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
   it('enables performance setting the tracesSampleRate to 1', () => {
@@ -63,6 +60,9 @@ describe('hapi onboarding docs', function () {
     expect(
       screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/tracesSampleRate: 1\.0/))
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(
+      screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profileSessionSampleRate: 1.0/))
+    ).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
   it('enables profiling by setting profiling samplerates', () => {
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ describe('hapi onboarding docs', function () {
       )
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(
-      screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profilesSampleRate: 1\.0/))
+      screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profileLifecycle: 'trace'/))
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ describe('hapi onboarding docs', function () {
 
     // Profiles sample rate should not be set for continuous profiling
     expect(
-      screen.queryByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profilesSampleRate: 1\.0/))
+      screen.queryByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profileLifecycle: 'trace'/))
     ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
 
     // Should have start and stop profiling calls
diff --git a/static/app/gettingStartedDocs/node/koa.spec.tsx b/static/app/gettingStartedDocs/node/koa.spec.tsx
index 63d5c4131a39b7..2e347f675deaf0 100644
--- a/static/app/gettingStartedDocs/node/koa.spec.tsx
+++ b/static/app/gettingStartedDocs/node/koa.spec.tsx
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ describe('koa onboarding docs', function () {
       screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/tracesSampleRate/))
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(
-      screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profilesSampleRate/))
+      screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profileSessionSampleRate: 1.0/))
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ describe('koa onboarding docs', function () {
       )
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(
-      screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profilesSampleRate: 1\.0/))
+      screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profileLifecycle: 'trace'/))
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ describe('koa onboarding docs', function () {
 
     // Profiles sample rate should not be set for continuous profiling
     expect(
-      screen.queryByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profilesSampleRate: 1\.0/))
+      screen.queryByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profileLifecycle: 'trace'/))
     ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
 
     // Should have start and stop profiling calls
diff --git a/static/app/gettingStartedDocs/node/nestjs.spec.tsx b/static/app/gettingStartedDocs/node/nestjs.spec.tsx
index ec3b9257572787..89a3d12e674b24 100644
--- a/static/app/gettingStartedDocs/node/nestjs.spec.tsx
+++ b/static/app/gettingStartedDocs/node/nestjs.spec.tsx
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ describe('Nest.js onboarding docs', function () {
       screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/tracesSampleRate/))
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(
-      screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profilesSampleRate/))
+      screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profileSessionSampleRate: 1.0/))
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ describe('Nest.js onboarding docs', function () {
       )
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(
-      screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profilesSampleRate: 1\.0/))
+      screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profileLifecycle: 'trace'/))
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ describe('Nest.js onboarding docs', function () {
 
     // Profiles sample rate should not be set for continuous profiling
     expect(
-      screen.queryByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profilesSampleRate: 1\.0/))
+      screen.queryByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profileLifecycle: 'trace'/))
     ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
 
     // Should have start and stop profiling calls
diff --git a/static/app/gettingStartedDocs/node/node.spec.tsx b/static/app/gettingStartedDocs/node/node.spec.tsx
index b50066153bc417..1094eaf5b23950 100644
--- a/static/app/gettingStartedDocs/node/node.spec.tsx
+++ b/static/app/gettingStartedDocs/node/node.spec.tsx
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ describe('node onboarding docs', function () {
       screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/tracesSampleRate/))
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(
-      screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profilesSampleRate/))
+      screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profileSessionSampleRate: 1.0/))
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ describe('node onboarding docs', function () {
       )
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(
-      screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profilesSampleRate: 1\.0/))
+      screen.getByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profileLifecycle: 'trace'/))
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ describe('node onboarding docs', function () {
 
     // Profiles sample rate should not be set for continuous profiling
     expect(
-      screen.queryByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profilesSampleRate: 1\.0/))
+      screen.queryByText(textWithMarkupMatcher(/profileLifecycle: 'trace'/))
     ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
 
     // Should have start and stop profiling calls
diff --git a/static/app/utils/gettingStartedDocs/node.ts b/static/app/utils/gettingStartedDocs/node.ts
index 1eebf7fb764de4..9043e481073ecc 100644
--- a/static/app/utils/gettingStartedDocs/node.ts
+++ b/static/app/utils/gettingStartedDocs/node.ts
@@ -219,9 +219,14 @@ Sentry.init({
     params.isProfilingSelected &&
     params.profilingOptions?.defaultProfilingMode !== 'continuous'
       ? `
-    // Set sampling rate for profiling - this is relative to tracesSampleRate
-    profilesSampleRate: 1.0,`
-      : ''
+    // Set sampling rate for profiling - this is evaluated only once per SDK.init call
+    profileSessionSampleRate: 1.0,
+    // Trace lifecycle automatically enables profiling during active traces
+    profileLifecycle: 'trace',`
+      : `
+    // Set sampling rate for profiling - this is evaluated only once per SDK.init
+    profileSessionSampleRate: 1.0,
+    `
   }});${
     params.isProfilingSelected &&
     params.profilingOptions?.defaultProfilingMode === 'continuous'
@@ -241,8 +246,8 @@ Sentry.startSpan({
 `
     : '// this code will be profiled'
 }
-// Calls to stopProfiling are optional - if you don't stop the profiler, it will keep profiling
-// your application until the process exits or stopProfiling is called.
+// Calls to stopProfiler are optional - if you don't stop the profile session, it will keep profiling
+// your application until the process exits or stopProfiler is called.
 Sentry.profiler.stopProfiler();`
       : ''
   }`;