diff --git a/internal/driver/cli.go b/internal/driver/cli.go
index b97ef85169..7b8c3fc607 100644
--- a/internal/driver/cli.go
+++ b/internal/driver/cli.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ type source struct {
 	HTTPHostport       string
 	HTTPDisableBrowser bool
 	Comment            string
+	AllFrames          bool
 }
 
 // parseFlags parses the command lines through the specified flags package
@@ -51,7 +52,8 @@ func parseFlags(o *plugin.Options) (*source, []string, error) {
 	flagSymbolize := flag.String("symbolize", "", "Options for profile symbolization")
 	flagBuildID := flag.String("buildid", "", "Override build id for first mapping")
 	flagTimeout := flag.Int("timeout", -1, "Timeout in seconds for fetching a profile")
-	flagAddComment := flag.String("add_comment", "", "Annotation string to record in the profile")
+	flagAddComment := flag.String("add_comment", "", "Free-form annotation to add to the profile")
+	flagAllFrames := flag.Bool("all_frames", false, "Ignore drop_frames and keep_frames regexps")
 	// CPU profile options
 	flagSeconds := flag.Int("seconds", -1, "Length of time for dynamic profiles")
 	// Heap profile options
@@ -145,6 +147,7 @@ func parseFlags(o *plugin.Options) (*source, []string, error) {
 		HTTPHostport:       *flagHTTP,
 		HTTPDisableBrowser: *flagNoBrowser,
 		Comment:            *flagAddComment,
+		AllFrames:          *flagAllFrames,
 	}
 
 	if err := source.addBaseProfiles(*flagBase, *flagDiffBase); err != nil {
@@ -338,6 +341,8 @@ var usageMsgVars = "\n\n" +
 	"                      Port is optional and a randomly available port by default.\n" +
 	"   -no_browser        Skip opening a browser for the interactive web UI.\n" +
 	"   -tools             Search path for object tools\n" +
+	"   -all_frames        Ignore drop_frames and keep_frames regexps in the profile\n" +
+	"                      Rarely needed, mainly used for debugging pprof itself\n" +
 	"\n" +
 	"  Legacy convenience options:\n" +
 	"   -inuse_space           Same as -sample_index=inuse_space\n" +
diff --git a/internal/driver/driver_test.go b/internal/driver/driver_test.go
index 50cf21e9f0..a815fb379b 100644
--- a/internal/driver/driver_test.go
+++ b/internal/driver/driver_test.go
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ func TestParse(t *testing.T) {
 		{"text,files,flat", "heap"},
 		{"text,files,flat,focus=[12]00,taghide=[X3]00", "heap"},
 		{"text,inuse_objects,flat", "heap"},
+		{"text,inuse_objects,flat,all_frames", "heap"},
 		{"text,lines,cum,hide=line[X3]0", "cpu"},
 		{"text,lines,cum,show=[12]00", "cpu"},
 		{"text,lines,cum,hide=line[X3]0,focus=[12]00", "cpu"},
@@ -270,6 +271,7 @@ func solutionFilename(source string, f *testFlags) string {
 	name = addString(name, f, []string{"seconds"})
 	name = addString(name, f, []string{"call_tree"})
 	name = addString(name, f, []string{"text", "tree", "callgrind", "dot", "svg", "tags", "dot", "traces", "disasm", "peek", "weblist", "topproto", "comments"})
+	name = addString(name, f, []string{"all_frames"})
 	if f.strings["focus"] != "" || f.strings["tagfocus"] != "" {
 		name = append(name, "focus")
 	}
diff --git a/internal/driver/fetch.go b/internal/driver/fetch.go
index 969c1dac11..6d967a2037 100644
--- a/internal/driver/fetch.go
+++ b/internal/driver/fetch.go
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ func fetchProfiles(s *source, o *plugin.Options) (*profile.Profile, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if s.AllFrames {
+		p.DropFrames = ""
+		p.KeepFrames = ""
+	}
+
 	// Symbolize the merged profile.
 	if err := o.Sym.Symbolize(s.Symbolize, m, p); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/internal/driver/testdata/pprof.heap.flat.inuse_objects.text.all_frames b/internal/driver/testdata/pprof.heap.flat.inuse_objects.text.all_frames
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2211b18a50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/driver/testdata/pprof.heap.flat.inuse_objects.text.all_frames
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+Showing nodes accounting for 150, 100% of 150 total
+      flat  flat%   sum%        cum   cum%
+       120 80.00% 80.00%        150   100%  operator new (inline)
+        30 20.00%   100%         30 20.00%  pruneme (inline)
+         0     0%   100%         30 20.00%  line1000
+         0     0%   100%         50 33.33%  line2000
+         0     0%   100%         50 33.33%  line2001 (inline)
+         0     0%   100%        150   100%  line3000
+         0     0%   100%        110 73.33%  line3001 (inline)
+         0     0%   100%        130 86.67%  line3002 (inline)
+         0     0%   100%         30 20.00%  malloc (inline)