--- a/tools/profiler/core/platform.cpp
+++ b/tools/profiler/core/platform.cpp
@@ -4541,16 +4541,22 @@ void profiler_pause() {
 
     if (!ActivePS::Exists(lock)) {
       return;
     }
 
     RacyFeatures::SetPaused();
     ActivePS::SetIsPaused(lock, true);
     ActivePS::Buffer(lock).AddEntry(ProfileBufferEntry::Pause(profiler_time()));
+
+#if defined(GP_OS_android)
+    if (ActivePS::FeatureJava(lock)) {
+      java::GeckoJavaSampler::Pause();
+    }
+#endif
   }
 
   // gPSMutex must be unlocked when we notify, to avoid potential deadlocks.
   ProfilerParent::ProfilerPaused();
   NotifyObservers("profiler-paused");
 }
 
 void profiler_resume() {
@@ -4564,16 +4570,22 @@ void profiler_resume() {
     if (!ActivePS::Exists(lock)) {
       return;
     }
 
     ActivePS::Buffer(lock).AddEntry(
         ProfileBufferEntry::Resume(profiler_time()));
     ActivePS::SetIsPaused(lock, false);
     RacyFeatures::SetUnpaused();
+
+#if defined(GP_OS_android)
+    if (ActivePS::FeatureJava(lock)) {
+      java::GeckoJavaSampler::Unpause();
+    }
+#endif
   }
 
   // gPSMutex must be unlocked when we notify, to avoid potential deadlocks.
   ProfilerParent::ProfilerResumed();
   NotifyObservers("profiler-resumed");
 }
 
 bool profiler_feature_active(uint32_t aFeature) {