diff --git a/sentry-android-core/src/main/java/io/sentry/android/core/PerfettoProfiler.java b/sentry-android-core/src/main/java/io/sentry/android/core/PerfettoProfiler.java
index d09c725269..6cc9bf7286 100644
--- a/sentry-android-core/src/main/java/io/sentry/android/core/PerfettoProfiler.java
+++ b/sentry-android-core/src/main/java/io/sentry/android/core/PerfettoProfiler.java
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.pm.PackageInfo;
+import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.CancellationSignal;
@@ -41,9 +43,13 @@ public class PerfettoProfiler {
 
   private static final long RESULT_TIMEOUT_MS = 5000;
 
+  private static final String PROFILING_PACKAGE_NAME = "com.google.android.profiling";
+  private static final long EMPTY_TRACE_PROFILING_PACKAGE_VERSION = 370546200L;
+
   private final @NotNull ILogger logger;
   private final @NotNull ISentryExecutorService executorService;
   private final @Nullable ProfilingManager profilingManager;
+  private final long profilingPackageVersion;
   private final @NotNull CancellationSignal cancellationSignal = new CancellationSignal();
 
   private final @NotNull Object profilingResultLock = new Object();
@@ -60,16 +66,26 @@ public PerfettoProfiler(
     this(
         logger,
         executorService,
-        (ProfilingManager) context.getSystemService(Context.PROFILING_SERVICE));
+        (ProfilingManager) context.getSystemService(Context.PROFILING_SERVICE),
+        getProfilingPackageVersion(context, logger));
   }
 
   PerfettoProfiler(
       final @NotNull ILogger logger,
       final @NotNull ISentryExecutorService executorService,
       final @Nullable ProfilingManager profilingManager) {
+    this(logger, executorService, profilingManager, 0L);
+  }
+
+  PerfettoProfiler(
+      final @NotNull ILogger logger,
+      final @NotNull ISentryExecutorService executorService,
+      final @Nullable ProfilingManager profilingManager,
+      final long profilingPackageVersion) {
     this.logger = logger;
     this.executorService = executorService;
     this.profilingManager = profilingManager;
+    this.profilingPackageVersion = profilingPackageVersion;
   }
 
   public boolean start(final long durationMs) {
@@ -84,6 +100,13 @@ public boolean start(final long durationMs) {
       return false;
     }
 
+    if (profilingPackageVersion == EMPTY_TRACE_PROFILING_PACKAGE_VERSION) {
+      logger.log(
+          SentryLevel.WARNING,
+          "Profiling is not supported by the installed Android profiling package version.");
+      return false;
+    }
+
     final Bundle params = new Bundle();
     params.putInt(KEY_DURATION_MS, (int) durationMs);
     params.putInt(KEY_FREQUENCY_HZ, PROFILING_FREQUENCY_HZ);
@@ -216,6 +239,20 @@ private void deleteTraceFile(final @Nullable File traceFile) {
     return traceFile;
   }
 
+  private static long getProfilingPackageVersion(
+      final @NotNull Context context, final @NotNull ILogger logger) {
+    try {
+      final @NotNull PackageInfo packageInfo =
+          context
+              .getPackageManager()
+              .getPackageInfo(PROFILING_PACKAGE_NAME, PackageManager.MATCH_APEX);
+      return packageInfo.getLongVersionCode();
+    } catch (PackageManager.NameNotFoundException | RuntimeException e) {
+      logger.log(SentryLevel.DEBUG, "Failed to resolve Android profiling package version.", e);
+      return 0L;
+    }
+  }
+
   private static @NotNull String errorCodeToString(final int errorCode) {
     switch (errorCode) {
       case ProfilingResult.ERROR_FAILED_RATE_LIMIT_PROCESS:
diff --git a/sentry-android-core/src/test/java/io/sentry/android/core/PerfettoProfilerTest.kt b/sentry-android-core/src/test/java/io/sentry/android/core/PerfettoProfilerTest.kt
index 0746d36dff..e11f63e79f 100644
--- a/sentry-android-core/src/test/java/io/sentry/android/core/PerfettoProfilerTest.kt
+++ b/sentry-android-core/src/test/java/io/sentry/android/core/PerfettoProfilerTest.kt
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ import org.junit.runner.RunWith
 import org.mockito.kotlin.any
 import org.mockito.kotlin.doAnswer
 import org.mockito.kotlin.mock
+import org.mockito.kotlin.never
+import org.mockito.kotlin.verify
 import org.mockito.kotlin.whenever
 import org.robolectric.annotation.Config
 
@@ -52,8 +54,11 @@ class PerfettoProfilerTest {
     context = ApplicationProvider.getApplicationContext()
   }
 
-  private fun getSut(profilingManager: ProfilingManager? = mockProfilingManager): PerfettoProfiler {
-    return PerfettoProfiler(mockLogger, executor, profilingManager)
+  private fun getSut(
+    profilingManager: ProfilingManager? = mockProfilingManager,
+    profilingPackageVersion: Long = 0L,
+  ): PerfettoProfiler {
+    return PerfettoProfiler(mockLogger, executor, profilingManager, profilingPackageVersion)
   }
 
   private fun createTraceFile(): File {
@@ -94,6 +99,22 @@ class PerfettoProfilerTest {
     assertFalse(profiler.start(60000))
   }
 
+  @Test
+  fun `start returns false and does not request profiling for unsupported package version`() {
+    val profiler = getSut(profilingPackageVersion = 370546200L)
+
+    assertFalse(profiler.start(60000))
+    verify(mockProfilingManager, never()).requestProfiling(any(), any(), any(), any(), any(), any())
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun `start requests profiling for other package versions`() {
+    val profiler = getSut(profilingPackageVersion = 370546201L)
+
+    assertTrue(profiler.start(60000))
+    verify(mockProfilingManager).requestProfiling(any(), any(), any(), any(), any(), any())
+  }
+
   @Test
   fun `endAndCollect calls listener with null when never started`() {
     val profiler = getSut()