diff --git a/src/coreclr/jit/fgbasic.cpp b/src/coreclr/jit/fgbasic.cpp
index 541bdc27e7c962..f818fd6018e6da 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/jit/fgbasic.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/jit/fgbasic.cpp
@@ -3247,14 +3247,6 @@ void Compiler::fgFindBasicBlocks()
             BADCODE("Handler Clause is invalid");
         }
 
-#if HANDLER_ENTRY_MUST_BE_IN_HOT_SECTION
-        // This will change the block weight from 0 to 1
-        // and clear the rarely run flag
-        hndBegBB->makeBlockHot();
-#else
-        hndBegBB->bbSetRunRarely();   // handler entry points are rarely executed
-#endif
-
         if (hndEndOff < info.compILCodeSize)
         {
             hndEndBB = fgLookupBB(hndEndOff);
@@ -3266,14 +3258,6 @@ void Compiler::fgFindBasicBlocks()
             filtBB->bbCatchTyp        = BBCT_FILTER;
             hndBegBB->bbCatchTyp      = BBCT_FILTER_HANDLER;
 
-#if HANDLER_ENTRY_MUST_BE_IN_HOT_SECTION
-            // This will change the block weight from 0 to 1
-            // and clear the rarely run flag
-            filtBB->makeBlockHot();
-#else
-            filtBB->bbSetRunRarely(); // filter entry points are rarely executed
-#endif
-
             // Mark all BBs that belong to the filter with the XTnum of the corresponding handler
             for (block = filtBB; /**/; block = block->bbNext)
             {
diff --git a/src/coreclr/jit/fgprofile.cpp b/src/coreclr/jit/fgprofile.cpp
index 4eb555a65ca94e..2551744d54444c 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/jit/fgprofile.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/jit/fgprofile.cpp
@@ -3584,6 +3584,27 @@ weight_t Compiler::fgComputeMissingBlockWeights()
                     }
                 }
 
+                // Handler entries are assumed to run rarely, except for
+                // finally blocks: These are executed regardless of if
+                // an exception is thrown, and thus should inherit weight.
+                if (bbIsHandlerBeg(bDst))
+                {
+                    bSrc = bDst->bbPreds->getBlock();
+
+                    // To minimize asmdiffs for now, modify weights only if splitting.
+                    if (fgFirstColdBlock != nullptr)
+                    {
+                        if (bSrc->bbJumpKind == BBJ_CALLFINALLY)
+                        {
+                            newWeight = bSrc->bbWeight;
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            newWeight = BB_ZERO_WEIGHT;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
                 if ((newWeight != BB_MAX_WEIGHT) && (bDst->bbWeight != newWeight))
                 {
                     changed        = true;
@@ -3599,6 +3620,20 @@ weight_t Compiler::fgComputeMissingBlockWeights()
                     }
                 }
             }
+            else if (!bDst->hasProfileWeight() && bbIsHandlerBeg(bDst) && !bDst->isRunRarely())
+            {
+                // Assume handler/filter entries are rarely executed.
+                // To avoid unnecessary loop iterations, set weight
+                // only if bDst->bbWeight is not already zero.
+
+                // To minimize asmdiffs for now, modify weights only if splitting.
+                if (fgFirstColdBlock != nullptr)
+                {
+                    changed  = true;
+                    modified = true;
+                    bDst->bbSetRunRarely();
+                }
+            }
 
             // Sum up the weights of all of the return blocks and throw blocks
             // This is used when we have a back-edge into block 1
diff --git a/src/coreclr/jit/jit.h b/src/coreclr/jit/jit.h
index 110c079ee58c40..f229cae217031c 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/jit/jit.h
+++ b/src/coreclr/jit/jit.h
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ class GlobalJitOptions
 
 #define CSE_INTO_HANDLERS 0
 #define DUMP_FLOWGRAPHS DEBUG                  // Support for creating Xml Flowgraph reports in *.fgx files
-#define HANDLER_ENTRY_MUST_BE_IN_HOT_SECTION 1 // if 1 we must have all handler entry points in the Hot code section
+#define HANDLER_ENTRY_MUST_BE_IN_HOT_SECTION 0 // if 1 we must have all handler entry points in the Hot code section
 
 /*****************************************************************************/