diff --git a/src/core/util.c b/src/core/util.c
index 2ee91025a..5e32db549 100644
--- a/src/core/util.c
+++ b/src/core/util.c
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ static const GDebugKey meta_debug_keys[] = {
   { "screen-cast", META_DEBUG_SCREEN_CAST },
   { "remote-desktop", META_DEBUG_REMOTE_DESKTOP },
   { "backend", META_DEBUG_BACKEND },
+  { "render", META_DEBUG_RENDER },
 };
 
 #ifdef WITH_VERBOSE_MODE
@@ -329,6 +330,8 @@ topic_name (MetaDebugTopic topic)
       return "REMOTE_DESKTOP";
     case META_DEBUG_BACKEND:
       return "BACKEND";
+    case META_DEBUG_RENDER:
+      return "RENDER";
     case META_DEBUG_VERBOSE:
       return "VERBOSE";
     }
diff --git a/src/meta/util.h b/src/meta/util.h
index 834e61d49..9e67ed19d 100644
--- a/src/meta/util.h
+++ b/src/meta/util.h
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ void meta_fatal      (const char *format,
  * @META_DEBUG_SCREEN_CAST: screencasting
  * @META_DEBUG_REMOTE_DESKTOP: remote desktop
  * @META_DEBUG_BACKEND: backend
+ * @META_DEBUG_RENDER: native backend rendering
  */
 typedef enum
 {
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ typedef enum
   META_DEBUG_SCREEN_CAST     = 1 << 22,
   META_DEBUG_REMOTE_DESKTOP  = 1 << 23,
   META_DEBUG_BACKEND         = 1 << 24,
+  META_DEBUG_RENDER          = 1 << 25,
 } MetaDebugTopic;
 
 /**