diff --git a/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/allocator_vk.cc b/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/allocator_vk.cc
index 1ba4202125b44..be0674f82a9ec 100644
--- a/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/allocator_vk.cc
+++ b/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/allocator_vk.cc
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <memory>
 
 #include "flutter/fml/memory/ref_ptr.h"
+#include "flutter/fml/trace_event.h"
 #include "impeller/core/formats.h"
 #include "impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/device_buffer_vk.h"
 #include "impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/formats_vk.h"
@@ -327,6 +328,7 @@ class AllocatedTextureSourceVK final : public TextureSourceVK {
 // |Allocator|
 std::shared_ptr<Texture> AllocatorVK::OnCreateTexture(
     const TextureDescriptor& desc) {
+  TRACE_EVENT0("impeller", "AllocatorVK::OnCreateTexture");
   if (!IsValid()) {
     return nullptr;
   }
@@ -348,6 +350,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<Texture> AllocatorVK::OnCreateTexture(
 // |Allocator|
 std::shared_ptr<DeviceBuffer> AllocatorVK::OnCreateBuffer(
     const DeviceBufferDescriptor& desc) {
+  TRACE_EVENT0("impeller", "AllocatorVK::OnCreateBuffer");
   vk::BufferCreateInfo buffer_info;
   buffer_info.usage = vk::BufferUsageFlagBits::eVertexBuffer |
                       vk::BufferUsageFlagBits::eIndexBuffer |