diff --git a/clutter/clutter-debug.h b/clutter/clutter-debug.h
index 90f352ef1..75ead7114 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-debug.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter-debug.h
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ typedef enum {
   CLUTTER_DEBUG_SHADER              = 1 << 12,
   CLUTTER_DEBUG_MULTISTAGE          = 1 << 13,
   CLUTTER_DEBUG_ANIMATION           = 1 << 14,
-  CLUTTER_DEBUG_LAYOUT              = 1 << 15
+  CLUTTER_DEBUG_LAYOUT              = 1 << 15,
+  CLUTTER_DEBUG_PICK                = 1 << 16
 } ClutterDebugFlag;
 
 typedef enum {
diff --git a/clutter/clutter-main.c b/clutter/clutter-main.c
index 076ff1a44..417d58027 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-main.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter-main.c
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ static const GDebugKey clutter_debug_keys[] = {
   { "texture", CLUTTER_DEBUG_TEXTURE },
   { "event", CLUTTER_DEBUG_EVENT },
   { "paint", CLUTTER_DEBUG_PAINT },
+  { "pick", CLUTTER_DEBUG_PICK },
   { "gl", CLUTTER_DEBUG_GL },
   { "alpha", CLUTTER_DEBUG_ALPHA },
   { "behaviour", CLUTTER_DEBUG_BEHAVIOUR },
@@ -637,6 +638,9 @@ _clutter_do_pick (ClutterStage   *stage,
                         pixel);
       CLUTTER_TIMER_STOP (_clutter_uprof_context, pick_read);
 
+      CLUTTER_NOTE (PICK, "Reusing pick buffer from previous render to fetch "
+                    "actor at %i,%i", x, y);
+
       /* FIXME: This is a lazy copy and paste of the logic at the end of this
        * function used when we actually do a pick render. It should be
        * consolidated somehow.
@@ -672,6 +676,9 @@ _clutter_do_pick (ClutterStage   *stage,
   else
     is_clipped = FALSE;
 
+  CLUTTER_NOTE (PICK, "Performing %s pick at %i,%i",
+                is_clipped ? "clippped" : "full", x, y);
+
   cogl_disable_fog ();
   cogl_color_set_from_4ub (&stage_pick_id, 255, 255, 255, 255);
   CLUTTER_TIMER_START (_clutter_uprof_context, pick_clear);