diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/perf/ProfilerViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/perf/ProfilerViewModel.kt
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+/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+package org.mozilla.fenix.perf
+
+import androidx.lifecycle.LiveData
+import androidx.lifecycle.MutableLiveData
+import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
+
+class ProfilerViewModel : ViewModel() {
+    var isProfilerActive : MutableLiveData<Boolean> = MutableLiveData()
+
+    fun getProfilerState(): LiveData<Boolean> {
+        return isProfilerActive
+    }
+
+    fun setProfilerState(isActive: Boolean){
+        isProfilerActive.value = isActive
+    }
+}
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