diff --git a/gsk/gpu/gskvulkandevice.c b/gsk/gpu/gskvulkandevice.c
index a542f937c2..a3a1a83be1 100644
--- a/gsk/gpu/gskvulkandevice.c
+++ b/gsk/gpu/gskvulkandevice.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include "gdk/gdkdisplayprivate.h"
 #include "gdk/gdkvulkancontextprivate.h"
+#include "gdk/gdkprofilerprivate.h"
 
 struct _GskVulkanDevice
 {
@@ -949,6 +950,7 @@ gsk_vulkan_device_get_vk_pipeline (GskVulkanDevice           *self,
   GdkDisplay *display;
   const char *version_string;
   char *vertex_shader_name, *fragment_shader_name;
+  G_GNUC_UNUSED gint64 begin_time = GDK_PROFILER_CURRENT_TIME;
 
   cache_key = (PipelineCacheKey) {
     .op_class = op_class,
@@ -1125,6 +1127,10 @@ gsk_vulkan_device_get_vk_pipeline (GskVulkanDevice           *self,
                                            NULL,
                                            &pipeline);
 
+  gdk_profiler_end_markf (begin_time,
+                          "Create Vulkan pipeline frag=%s vert=%s",
+                          fragment_shader_name, vertex_shader_name);
+
   g_free (fragment_shader_name);
   g_free (vertex_shader_name);