diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/cds/filemap.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/cds/filemap.cpp
index ad819d5d409..cc97b6650bc 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/cds/filemap.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/cds/filemap.cpp
@@ -307,6 +307,7 @@ void FileMapHeader::populate(FileMapInfo *info, size_t core_region_alignment,
   _type_profile_width = TypeProfileWidth;
   _bci_profile_width = BciProfileWidth;
   _profile_traps = ProfileTraps;
+  _profile_exception_handlers = ProfileExceptionHandlers;
   _type_profile_casts = TypeProfileCasts;
   _spec_trap_limit_extra_entries = SpecTrapLimitExtraEntries;
   _max_heap_size = MaxHeapSize;
@@ -1947,6 +1948,14 @@ bool FileMapHeader::validate() {
 
       return false;
     }
+    if (_profile_exception_handlers != ProfileExceptionHandlers) {
+      AOTMetaspace::report_loading_error("The %s's ProfileExceptionHandlers setting (%s)"
+                                            " does not equal the current ProfileExceptionHandlers setting (%s).", file_type,
+                                            _profile_exception_handlers ? "enabled" : "disabled",
+                                            ProfileExceptionHandlers   ? "enabled" : "disabled");
+
+      return false;
+    }
     if (_spec_trap_limit_extra_entries != SpecTrapLimitExtraEntries) {
       AOTMetaspace::report_loading_error("The %s's SpecTrapLimitExtraEntries setting (%d)"
                                             " does not equal the current SpecTrapLimitExtraEntries setting (%d).", file_type,
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/cds/filemap.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/cds/filemap.hpp
index 02dd8597013..d0713c17482 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/cds/filemap.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/cds/filemap.hpp
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ private:
   intx    _type_profile_width;
   intx    _bci_profile_width;
   bool    _profile_traps;
+  bool    _profile_exception_handlers;
   bool    _type_profile_casts;
   int     _spec_trap_limit_extra_entries;
 
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/cds/appcds/aotProfile/AOTProfileFlags.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/cds/appcds/aotProfile/AOTProfileFlags.java
index 4dc4512e01c..4ad42cb715b 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/cds/appcds/aotProfile/AOTProfileFlags.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/cds/appcds/aotProfile/AOTProfileFlags.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2025, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2025, 2026, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ public class AOTProfileFlags {
         trainAndRun("TypeProfileArgsLimit", "-XX:TypeProfileArgsLimit=2", "-XX:TypeProfileArgsLimit=3", errorPattern);
         trainAndRun("TypeProfileParamsLimit", "-XX:TypeProfileParmsLimit=2", "-XX:TypeProfileParmsLimit=3", errorPattern);
         trainAndRun("TypeProfileWidth", "-XX:TypeProfileWidth=2", "-XX:TypeProfileWidth=3", errorPattern);
+        trainAndRun("ProfileExceptionHandlers", "-XX:+ProfileExceptionHandlers", "-XX:-ProfileExceptionHandlers", errorPattern);
         if (Platform.isDebugBuild()) {
           trainAndRun("ProfileTraps", "-XX:+ProfileTraps", "-XX:-ProfileTraps", errorPattern);
           trainAndRun("TypeProfileCasts", "-XX:+TypeProfileCasts", "-XX:-TypeProfileCasts", errorPattern);