diff --git a/packages/core/src/render3/debug/chrome_dev_tools_performance.ts b/packages/core/src/render3/debug/chrome_dev_tools_performance.ts
index d9312981ea0..7b72292a1bc 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/render3/debug/chrome_dev_tools_performance.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/render3/debug/chrome_dev_tools_performance.ts
@@ -71,14 +71,14 @@ function measureEnd(
   entryName: string,
   color: DevToolsColor,
 ) {
-  const top = eventsStack.pop();
+  let top: stackEntry | undefined;
 
-  assertDefined(top, 'Profiling error: could not find start event entry ' + startEvent);
-  assertEqual(
-    top[0],
-    startEvent,
-    `Profiling error: expected to see ${startEvent} event but got ${top[0]}`,
-  );
+  // The stack may be asymmetric when an end event for a prior start event is missing (e.g. when an exception
+  // has occurred), unroll the stack until a matching item has been found in that case.
+  do {
+    top = eventsStack.pop();
+    assertDefined(top, 'Profiling error: could not find start event entry ' + startEvent);
+  } while (top[0] !== startEvent);
 
   console.timeStamp(
     entryName,
diff --git a/packages/core/test/acceptance/chrome_dev_tools_performance_spec.ts b/packages/core/test/acceptance/chrome_dev_tools_performance_spec.ts
index d6b2c2c102b..df500959a72 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/acceptance/chrome_dev_tools_performance_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/acceptance/chrome_dev_tools_performance_spec.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.dev/license
  */
 
-import {enableProfiling} from '../../src/render3/debug/chrome_dev_tools_performance';
 import {Component, HostAttributeToken, inject, Inject} from '../../src/core';
+import {enableProfiling} from '../../src/render3/debug/chrome_dev_tools_performance';
+import {profiler} from '../../src/render3/profiler';
+import {ProfilerEvent} from '../../src/render3/profiler_types';
 import {TestBed} from '../../testing';
 
 describe('Chrome DevTools Performance integration', () => {
@@ -59,5 +61,26 @@ describe('Chrome DevTools Performance integration', () => {
         stopProfiling();
       }
     });
+
+    it('should not crash when asymmetric events are processed', () => {
+      const timeStampSpy = spyOn(console, 'timeStamp');
+      const stopProfiling = enableProfiling();
+
+      try {
+        profiler(ProfilerEvent.ChangeDetectionSyncStart);
+        profiler(ProfilerEvent.ChangeDetectionStart);
+        profiler(ProfilerEvent.ChangeDetectionSyncEnd);
+
+        const calls = timeStampSpy.calls.all();
+        expect(calls.length).toBe(3);
+
+        const [syncStart, cdStart, syncEnd] = calls;
+        expect(syncStart.args[0]).toMatch(/^Event_/);
+        expect(cdStart.args[0]).toMatch(/^Event_/);
+        expect(syncEnd.args[0]).toMatch(/^Synchronization /);
+      } finally {
+        stopProfiling();
+      }
+    });
   });
 });