diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.c
index 9e267e9c9..14df24b4c 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.c
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
 #include "clutter-private.h"
 
 #include "cogl/cogl.h"
+#include "cogl/cogl-trace.h"
 
 /* <private>
  * ClutterStageHint:
@@ -632,6 +633,8 @@ clutter_stage_do_paint_view (ClutterStage                *stage,
   float viewport[4];
   cairo_rectangle_int_t geom;
 
+  COGL_TRACE_BEGIN_SCOPED (ClutterStageDoPaintView);
+
   _clutter_stage_window_get_geometry (priv->impl, &geom);
 
   viewport[0] = priv->viewport[0];
@@ -685,10 +688,14 @@ _clutter_stage_paint_view (ClutterStage                *stage,
 {
   ClutterStagePrivate *priv = stage->priv;
 
+  COGL_TRACE_BEGIN_SCOPED (ClutterStagePaintView);
+
   if (!priv->impl)
     return;
 
   clutter_stage_do_paint_view (stage, view, clip);
+
+  COGL_TRACE_BEGIN_SCOPED (ClutterStagePaintViewAfterPaint);
   g_signal_emit (stage, stage_signals[AFTER_PAINT], 0);
 }
 
@@ -702,6 +709,8 @@ clutter_stage_paint (ClutterActor *self)
   ClutterActorIter iter;
   ClutterActor *child;
 
+  COGL_TRACE_BEGIN_SCOPED (ClutterStagePaint);
+
   clutter_actor_iter_init (&iter, self);
   while (clutter_actor_iter_next (&iter, &child))
     clutter_actor_paint (child);
@@ -2945,6 +2954,8 @@ clutter_stage_read_pixels (ClutterStage *stage,
   float pixel_height;
   uint8_t *pixels;
 
+  COGL_TRACE_BEGIN_SCOPED (ClutterStageReadPixels);
+
   g_return_val_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_STAGE (stage), NULL);
 
   priv = stage->priv;
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/cogl/clutter-stage-cogl.c b/clutter/clutter/cogl/clutter-stage-cogl.c
index 973272f9c..002ebe30c 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/cogl/clutter-stage-cogl.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/cogl/clutter-stage-cogl.c
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@
 #include "clutter-private.h"
 #include "clutter-stage-private.h"
 
+#include "cogl/cogl-trace.h"
+
 typedef struct _ClutterStageViewCoglPrivate
 {
   /*
@@ -958,6 +960,8 @@ clutter_stage_cogl_redraw (ClutterStageWindow *stage_window)
   gboolean swap_event = FALSE;
   GList *l;
 
+  COGL_TRACE_BEGIN (ClutterStageCoglRedraw);
+
   for (l = _clutter_stage_window_get_views (stage_window); l; l = l->next)
     {
       ClutterStageView *view = l->data;
@@ -981,6 +985,8 @@ clutter_stage_cogl_redraw (ClutterStageWindow *stage_window)
   stage_cogl->initialized_redraw_clip = FALSE;
 
   stage_cogl->frame_count++;
+
+  COGL_TRACE_END (ClutterStageCoglRedraw);
 }
 
 static void