diff --git a/bazel/config/BUILD.bazel b/bazel/config/BUILD.bazel
index f9c92730ff9..a5b833371f9 100644
--- a/bazel/config/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/bazel/config/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-load("//bazel/config:configs.bzl", "build_mode", "compiler_type", "use_libunwind", "use_gdbserver", "spider_monkey_dbg")
+load("//bazel/config:configs.bzl", "build_mode", "compiler_type", "use_libunwind", "use_gdbserver", "spider_monkey_dbg", "allocator")
 
 package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
 
@@ -255,5 +255,41 @@ config_setting(
     name = "spider_monkey_dbg_enabled",
     flag_values = {
         "//bazel/config:spider_monkey_dbg": "True",
+    }
+)
+
+# --------------------------------------
+# allocator options
+# --------------------------------------
+
+allocator(
+    name = "allocator",
+    build_setting_default = "system",
+)
+
+config_setting(
+    name = "auto_allocator_linux",
+    constraint_values = [
+        "@platforms//os:linux",
+    ],
+    flag_values = {
+        "//bazel/config:allocator": "auto",
+    },
+)
+
+config_setting(
+    name = "auto_allocator_windows",
+    constraint_values = [
+        "@platforms//os:windows",
+    ],
+    flag_values = {
+        "//bazel/config:allocator": "auto",
+    },
+)
+
+config_setting(
+    name = "tcmalloc_allocator",
+    flag_values = {
+        "//bazel/config:allocator": "tcmalloc",
     },
 )
diff --git a/bazel/config/configs.bzl b/bazel/config/configs.bzl
index 6a85f2d23c6..c5597608ef4 100644
--- a/bazel/config/configs.bzl
+++ b/bazel/config/configs.bzl
@@ -71,3 +71,25 @@ spider_monkey_dbg = rule(
     implementation = lambda ctx: spider_monkey_dbg_provider(enabled = ctx.build_setting_value),
     build_setting = config.bool(flag = True),
 )
+
+# =========
+# allocator
+# =========
+
+allocator_values = ["auto", "system", "tcmalloc"]
+
+allocator_provider = provider(
+    doc = "Allocator to use (use \"auto\" for best choice for current platform)",
+    fields = {"allocator": "choose one of " + ".".join(allocator_values)},
+)
+
+def allocator_impl(ctx):
+    allocator_value = ctx.build_setting_value
+    if allocator_value not in allocator_values:
+        fail(str(ctx.label) + " allocator allowed to take values {" + ", ".join(allocator_values) + "} but was set to unallowed value " + allocator_value)
+    return allocator_provider(allocator = allocator_value)
+
+allocator = rule(
+    implementation = allocator_impl,
+    build_setting = config.string(flag = True),
+)
diff --git a/bazel/mongo_src_rules.bzl b/bazel/mongo_src_rules.bzl
index 95bbf1ca5bb..3d1024121db 100644
--- a/bazel/mongo_src_rules.bzl
+++ b/bazel/mongo_src_rules.bzl
@@ -153,5 +153,11 @@ def mongo_cc_binary(
         tags = tags,
         linkstatic = linkstatic,
         local_defines = MONGO_GLOBAL_DEFINES + LIBUNWIND_DEFINES + local_defines,
+        malloc = select({
+          "//bazel/config:tcmalloc_allocator": "//src/third_party/gperftools:tcmalloc_minimal",
+          "//bazel/config:auto_allocator_windows": "//src/third_party/gperftools:tcmalloc_minimal",
+          "//bazel/config:auto_allocator_linux": "//src/third_party/gperftools:tcmalloc_minimal",
+          "//conditions:default": "@bazel_tools//tools/cpp:malloc",
+        }),
         includes = [],
     )
diff --git a/buildscripts/bazel_testbuilds/unit_test.cpp b/buildscripts/bazel_testbuilds/unit_test.cpp
index da64451ccae..fa11aa25002 100644
--- a/buildscripts/bazel_testbuilds/unit_test.cpp
+++ b/buildscripts/bazel_testbuilds/unit_test.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,20 @@
 // C++ compilation file used for testing bazel compilation.
 
+#include <dlfcn.h>
 #include <iostream>
 
 int main() {
-    printf("Hello World!\n");
+    void* tcmalloc_so = dlopen(
+        "/home/ubuntu/mongo/bazel-bin/_solib_arm64/"
+        "libsrc_Sthird_Uparty_Sgperftools_Slibtcmalloc_Uminimal.so",
+        RTLD_NOW);
+    void* tcmalloc = dlsym(tcmalloc_so, "malloc");
+
+    void* libcmalloc_so = dlopen("/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6", RTLD_NOW);
+    void* libcmalloc = dlsym(libcmalloc_so, "malloc");
+
+    printf("%p [unit test malloc]\n", malloc);
+    printf("%p [tcmalloc]\n", tcmalloc);
+    printf("%p [libc malloc]\n", libcmalloc);
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/site_scons/site_tools/integrate_bazel.py b/site_scons/site_tools/integrate_bazel.py
index c706c3c7006..91f64204883 100644
--- a/site_scons/site_tools/integrate_bazel.py
+++ b/site_scons/site_tools/integrate_bazel.py
@@ -332,12 +332,17 @@ def generate(env: SCons.Environment.Environment) -> None:
         else:
             build_mode = f"opt_{mongo_generators.get_opt_options(env)}"  # one of "on", "size", "debug"
 
+        # Deprecate tcmalloc-experimental
+        allocator = "tcmalloc" if env.GetOption(
+            "allocator") == "tcmalloc-experimental" else env.GetOption("allocator")
+
         bazel_internal_flags = [
             f'--//bazel/config:compiler_type={env.ToolchainName()}',
             f'--//bazel/config:build_mode={build_mode}',
             f'--//bazel/config:use_libunwind={env["USE_VENDORED_LIBUNWIND"]}',
             f'--//bazel/config:use_gdbserver={False if env.GetOption("gdbserver") is None else True}',
             f'--//bazel/config:spider_monkey_dbg={True if env.GetOption("spider-monkey-dbg") == "on" else False}',
+            f'--//bazel/config:allocator={allocator}',
             '--compilation_mode=dbg',  # always build this compilation mode as we always build with -g
             '--dynamic_mode=%s' % ('off' if static_link else 'fully'),
         ]
diff --git a/src/third_party/gperftools/BUILD.bazel b/src/third_party/gperftools/BUILD.bazel
index 4c525c94881..6532943ba32 100644
--- a/src/third_party/gperftools/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/src/third_party/gperftools/BUILD.bazel
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ config_setting(
 
 mongo_cc_library(
     name = "tcmalloc_minimal",
-    hdrs = glob(["**/*.h"]),
+    hdrs = glob(["**/*.h"]) + [
+        # debugallocation.cc sources this as an include.
+        "dist/src/tcmalloc.cc"
+    ],
     srcs = [
         "dist/src/base/dynamic_annotations.c",
         "dist/src/base/elf_mem_image.cc",