diff --git a/org.knime.core/.settings/.api_filters b/org.knime.core/.settings/.api_filters
index 6ab5e405a1..a09629c3f6 100644
--- a/org.knime.core/.settings/.api_filters
+++ b/org.knime.core/.settings/.api_filters
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@
             </message_arguments>
         </filter>
     </resource>
+    <resource path="src/eclipse/org/knime/core/util/EclipseUtil.java" type="org.knime.core.util.EclipseUtil$Application">
+        <filter id="1176502275">
+            <message_arguments>
+                <message_argument value="5.8.2"/>
+                <message_argument value="WARMSTART"/>
+            </message_arguments>
+        </filter>
+    </resource>
     <resource path="src/eclipse/org/knime/core/util/KnimeUrlType.java" type="org.knime.core.util.KnimeUrlType">
         <filter comment="Introduced in bugfix version" id="1175453698">
             <message_arguments>
diff --git a/org.knime.core/src/eclipse/org/knime/core/util/EclipseUtil.java b/org.knime.core/src/eclipse/org/knime/core/util/EclipseUtil.java
index 157430919b..74058a6a1d 100644
--- a/org.knime.core/src/eclipse/org/knime/core/util/EclipseUtil.java
+++ b/org.knime.core/src/eclipse/org/knime/core/util/EclipseUtil.java
@@ -167,6 +167,12 @@ public enum Application {
              */
             TESTFLOW_RUNNER("org.knime.testing.NGTestflowRunner", false),
 
+            /**
+             * The warmstart application for pre-warming containers.
+             * @since 5.8.2
+             */
+            WARMSTART("org.knime.product.KNIME_WARMSTART_APPLICATION", true),
+
             /**
              * If the application is not among the knowns ones above.
              */
diff --git a/org.knime.core/src/eclipse/org/knime/core/util/IEarlyStartup.java b/org.knime.core/src/eclipse/org/knime/core/util/IEarlyStartup.java
index 82cf7501fd..40fa9773aa 100644
--- a/org.knime.core/src/eclipse/org/knime/core/util/IEarlyStartup.java
+++ b/org.knime.core/src/eclipse/org/knime/core/util/IEarlyStartup.java
@@ -187,7 +187,8 @@ final class EarlyStartupState {
         static final EnumSet<Application> PROFILE_AWARE_APPLICATIONS = EnumSet.of( //
             Application.AP, //
             Application.EXECUTOR, //
-            Application.TESTFLOW_RUNNER);
+            Application.TESTFLOW_RUNNER, //
+            Application.WARMSTART);
 
         private static final IExtensionPoint EXTENSION_POINT;
         static {