diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-blur-effect.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-blur-effect.c
index 5ceadcd20..402944bed 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-blur-effect.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-blur-effect.c
@@ -171,6 +171,8 @@ clutter_blur_effect_init (ClutterBlurEffect *self)
         clutter_backend_get_cogl_context (clutter_get_default_backend ());
 
       klass->base_pipeline = cogl_pipeline_new (ctx);
+      cogl_pipeline_set_static_name (klass->base_pipeline,
+                                     "ClutterBlurEffect (base pipeline)");
 
       snippet = cogl_snippet_new (COGL_SNIPPET_HOOK_TEXTURE_LOOKUP,
                                   box_blur_glsl_declarations,
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-blur.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-blur.c
index 08c2d5f1a..201251d24 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-blur.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-blur.c
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ create_blur_pipeline (void)
       CoglSnippet *snippet;
 
       blur_pipeline = cogl_pipeline_new (ctx);
+      cogl_pipeline_set_static_name (blur_pipeline, "ClutterBlur");
       cogl_pipeline_set_layer_null_texture (blur_pipeline, 0);
       cogl_pipeline_set_layer_filters (blur_pipeline,
                                        0,
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-brightness-contrast-effect.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-brightness-contrast-effect.c
index 40378be39..6e4fa5980 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-brightness-contrast-effect.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-brightness-contrast-effect.c
@@ -374,6 +374,8 @@ clutter_brightness_contrast_effect_init (ClutterBrightnessContrastEffect *self)
         clutter_backend_get_cogl_context (clutter_get_default_backend ());
 
       klass->base_pipeline = cogl_pipeline_new (ctx);
+      cogl_pipeline_set_static_name (klass->base_pipeline,
+                                     "ClutterBrightnessContrast");
 
       snippet = cogl_snippet_new (COGL_SNIPPET_HOOK_FRAGMENT,
                                   brightness_contrast_decls,
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-colorize-effect.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-colorize-effect.c
index be4645ca8..0067e830f 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-colorize-effect.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-colorize-effect.c
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ clutter_colorize_effect_init (ClutterColorizeEffect *self)
         clutter_backend_get_cogl_context (clutter_get_default_backend ());
 
       klass->base_pipeline = cogl_pipeline_new (ctx);
+      cogl_pipeline_set_static_name (klass->base_pipeline, "ClutterColorize");
 
       snippet = cogl_snippet_new (COGL_SNIPPET_HOOK_FRAGMENT,
                                   colorize_glsl_declarations,
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-desaturate-effect.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-desaturate-effect.c
index 7b6726ce7..a2ea240eb 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-desaturate-effect.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-desaturate-effect.c
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ clutter_desaturate_effect_init (ClutterDesaturateEffect *self)
       CoglSnippet *snippet;
 
       klass->base_pipeline = cogl_pipeline_new (ctx);
+      cogl_pipeline_set_static_name (klass->base_pipeline, "ClutterDesaturate");
 
       snippet = cogl_snippet_new (COGL_SNIPPET_HOOK_FRAGMENT,
                                   desaturate_glsl_declarations,
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-paint-nodes.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-paint-nodes.c
index a3f85a831..24db87c8d 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-paint-nodes.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-paint-nodes.c
@@ -398,6 +398,9 @@ clutter_pipeline_node_draw (ClutterPaintNode    *node,
   if (node->operations == NULL)
     return;
 
+  if (!cogl_pipeline_get_name (pnode->pipeline))
+    cogl_pipeline_set_static_name (pnode->pipeline, node->name);
+
   fb = clutter_paint_context_get_framebuffer (paint_context);
 
   for (i = 0; i < node->operations->len; i++)
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage-view.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage-view.c
index 124e5e14e..01fee0b69 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage-view.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage-view.c
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ clutter_stage_view_create_offscreen_pipeline (CoglOffscreen *offscreen)
   CoglPipeline *pipeline;
 
   pipeline = cogl_pipeline_new (cogl_framebuffer_get_context (framebuffer));
+  cogl_pipeline_set_static_name (pipeline, "ClutterStageView (offscreen)");
 
   cogl_pipeline_set_layer_filters (pipeline, 0,
                                    COGL_PIPELINE_FILTER_NEAREST,
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-text.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-text.c
index 6882c390d..42a3430a8 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-text.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-text.c
@@ -1886,6 +1886,7 @@ create_color_pipeline (void)
   if (G_UNLIKELY (color_pipeline == NULL))
     {
       color_pipeline = cogl_pipeline_new (ctx);
+      cogl_pipeline_set_static_name (color_pipeline, "ClutterText (color)");
       cogl_context_set_named_pipeline (ctx,
                                        &color_pipeline_key,
                                        color_pipeline);
diff --git a/cogl/cogl-pango/cogl-pango-pipeline-cache.c b/cogl/cogl-pango/cogl-pango-pipeline-cache.c
index 81237f4c2..75aa9e1b6 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl-pango/cogl-pango-pipeline-cache.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl-pango/cogl-pango-pipeline-cache.c
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ get_base_texture_rgba_pipeline (CoglPangoPipelineCache *cache)
 
       pipeline = cache->base_texture_rgba_pipeline =
         cogl_pipeline_new (cache->ctx);
+      cogl_pipeline_set_static_name (pipeline, "CoglPango (texture rgba)");
 
       cogl_pipeline_set_layer_wrap_mode (pipeline, 0,
                                          COGL_PIPELINE_WRAP_MODE_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@ get_base_texture_alpha_pipeline (CoglPangoPipelineCache *cache)
       CoglPipeline *pipeline;
 
       pipeline = cogl_pipeline_copy (get_base_texture_rgba_pipeline (cache));
+      cogl_pipeline_set_static_name (pipeline, "CoglPango (texture alpha)");
       cache->base_texture_alpha_pipeline = pipeline;
 
       /* The default combine mode of materials is to modulate (A x B)
@@ -205,6 +207,7 @@ _cogl_pango_pipeline_cache_get (CoglPangoPipelineCache *cache,
     {
       entry->texture = NULL;
       entry->pipeline = cogl_pipeline_new (cache->ctx);
+      cogl_pipeline_set_static_name (entry->pipeline, "CoglPango (list entry)");
     }
 
   /* Add a weak reference to the pipeline so we can remove it from the
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-blit.c b/cogl/cogl/cogl-blit.c
index 735f82a32..0468b7f35 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-blit.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-blit.c
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ _cogl_blit_texture_render_begin (CoglBlitData *data)
   if (ctx->blit_texture_pipeline == NULL)
     {
       ctx->blit_texture_pipeline = cogl_pipeline_new (ctx);
+      cogl_pipeline_set_static_name (ctx->blit_texture_pipeline, "CoglBlit");
 
       cogl_pipeline_set_layer_filters (ctx->blit_texture_pipeline, 0,
                                        COGL_PIPELINE_FILTER_NEAREST,
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-context.c b/cogl/cogl/cogl-context.c
index 6616439f3..4a352938b 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-context.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-context.c
@@ -312,6 +312,8 @@ cogl_context_new (CoglDisplay *display,
   graphene_matrix_scale (&context->y_flip_matrix, 1, -1, 1);
 
   context->opaque_color_pipeline = cogl_pipeline_new (context);
+  cogl_pipeline_set_static_name (context->opaque_color_pipeline,
+                                 "CoglContext (opaque color)");
 
   context->codegen_header_buffer = g_string_new ("");
   context->codegen_source_buffer = g_string_new ("");
@@ -364,6 +366,8 @@ cogl_context_new (CoglDisplay *display,
     context->current_buffer[i] = NULL;
 
   context->stencil_pipeline = cogl_pipeline_new (context);
+  cogl_pipeline_set_static_name (context->stencil_pipeline,
+                                 "Cogl (stencil)");
 
   context->rectangle_byte_indices = NULL;
   context->rectangle_short_indices = NULL;
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-journal.c b/cogl/cogl/cogl-journal.c
index a5b338372..4fbba6871 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-journal.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-journal.c
@@ -348,7 +348,10 @@ _cogl_journal_flush_modelview_and_entries (CoglJournalEntry *batch_start,
       CoglColor color;
 
       if (outline == NULL)
-        outline = cogl_pipeline_new (ctx);
+        {
+          outline = cogl_pipeline_new (ctx);
+          cogl_pipeline_set_static_name (outline, "CoglJournal (outline)");
+        }
 
       /* The least significant three bits represent the three
          components so that the order of colours goes red, green,
diff --git a/src/compositor/meta-shadow-factory.c b/src/compositor/meta-shadow-factory.c
index fd32b5206..e6c4d45e9 100644
--- a/src/compositor/meta-shadow-factory.c
+++ b/src/compositor/meta-shadow-factory.c
@@ -954,6 +954,7 @@ make_shadow (MetaShadow *shadow,
   g_free (buffer);
 
   shadow->pipeline = meta_create_texture_pipeline (shadow->texture);
+  cogl_pipeline_set_static_name (shadow->pipeline, "MetaShadowFactory");
 }
 
 static MetaShadowParams *