diff --git a/Libraries/Utilities/Systrace.js b/Libraries/Utilities/Systrace.js
index bdd2c5992..6c23a7e11 100644
--- a/Libraries/Utilities/Systrace.js
+++ b/Libraries/Utilities/Systrace.js
@@ -66,11 +66,11 @@ const Systrace = {
   /**
    * beginEvent/endEvent for starting and then ending a profile within the same call stack frame
   **/
-  beginEvent(profileName?: any) {
+  beginEvent(profileName?: any, args?: any) {
     if (_enabled) {
       profileName = typeof profileName === 'function' ?
         profileName() : profileName;
-      global.nativeTraceBeginSection(TRACE_TAG_REACT_APPS, profileName);
+      global.nativeTraceBeginSection(TRACE_TAG_REACT_APPS, profileName, args);
     }
   },
 
diff --git a/React/Executors/RCTJSCExecutor.mm b/React/Executors/RCTJSCExecutor.mm
index 25272fd78..921225f78 100644
--- a/React/Executors/RCTJSCExecutor.mm
+++ b/React/Executors/RCTJSCExecutor.mm
@@ -415,13 +415,13 @@ static void RCTInstallJSCProfiler(RCTBridge *bridge, JSContextRef context)
     CFDictionaryRemoveValue(strongSelf->_cookieMap, (const void *)cookie);
   }];
 
-  [self addSynchronousHookWithName:@"nativeTraceBeginSection" usingBlock:^(NSNumber *tag, NSString *profileName){
+  [self addSynchronousHookWithName:@"nativeTraceBeginSection" usingBlock:^(NSNumber *tag, NSString *profileName, NSDictionary *args) {
     static int profileCounter = 1;
     if (!profileName) {
       profileName = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"Profile %d", profileCounter++];
     }
 
-    RCT_PROFILE_BEGIN_EVENT(tag.longLongValue, profileName, nil);
+    RCT_PROFILE_BEGIN_EVENT(tag.longLongValue, profileName, args);
   }];
 
   [self addSynchronousHookWithName:@"nativeTraceEndSection" usingBlock:^(NSNumber *tag) {