diff --git a/src/jdk.jfr/share/conf/jfr/default.jfc b/src/jdk.jfr/share/conf/jfr/default.jfc
index 6164a4e1bc0..818773f5fe0 100644
--- a/src/jdk.jfr/share/conf/jfr/default.jfc
+++ b/src/jdk.jfr/share/conf/jfr/default.jfc
@@ -382,6 +382,11 @@
       <setting name="enabled" control="gc-enabled-normal">true</setting>
     </event>
 
+    <event name="jdk.GCPhaseParallel">
+      <setting name="enabled" control="gc-enabled-normal">true</setting>
+      <setting name="threshold">0 ms</setting>
+    </event>
+ 
     <event name="jdk.G1BasicIHOP">
       <setting name="enabled" control="gc-enabled-normal">true</setting>
     </event>