diff --git a/.github/configs b/.github/configs
index d87a159ed..0a1480d5e 100755
--- a/.github/configs
+++ b/.github/configs
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ case "$config" in
     hardenedmalloc)
 	CONFIGFLAGS="--with-ldflags=-lhardened_malloc"
 	;;
+    tcmalloc)
+	CONFIGFLAGS="--with-ldflags=-ltcmalloc"
+	;;
     kerberos5)
 	CONFIGFLAGS="--with-kerberos5"
 	;;
diff --git a/.github/setup_ci.sh b/.github/setup_ci.sh
index df4bd97f1..c80bd38d4 100755
--- a/.github/setup_ci.sh
+++ b/.github/setup_ci.sh
@@ -50,7 +50,10 @@ for TARGET in $TARGETS; do
         ;;
     hardenedmalloc)
         INSTALL_HARDENED_MALLOC=yes
-       ;;
+        ;;
+    tcmalloc)
+        PACKAGES="$PACKAGES libgoogle-perftools-dev"
+        ;;
     openssl-noec)
 	INSTALL_OPENSSL=OpenSSL_1_1_1k
 	SSLCONFOPTS="no-ec"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml b/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml
index 3ea466a7a..530922f80 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ jobs:
           - { os: ubuntu-20.04, configs: pam }
           - { os: ubuntu-20.04, configs: kitchensink }
           - { os: ubuntu-20.04, configs: hardenedmalloc }
+          - { os: ubuntu-20.04, configs: tcmalloc }
           - { os: ubuntu-latest, configs: libressl-master }
           - { os: ubuntu-latest, configs: libressl-2.2.9 }
           - { os: ubuntu-latest, configs: libressl-2.8.3 }