diff --git a/src/3d/qgs3dmapscene.cpp b/src/3d/qgs3dmapscene.cpp
index 97ee693ad503..70fe1bbf5c7c 100644
--- a/src/3d/qgs3dmapscene.cpp
+++ b/src/3d/qgs3dmapscene.cpp
@@ -334,8 +334,7 @@ void Qgs3DMapScene::updateScene( bool forceUpdate )
     return;
   }
 
-  if ( forceUpdate )
-    QgsEventTracing::addEvent( QgsEventTracing::Instant, QStringLiteral( "3D" ), QStringLiteral( "Update Scene" ) );
+  QgsEventTracing::ScopedEvent traceEvent( QStringLiteral( "3D" ), forceUpdate ? QStringLiteral( "Force update scene" ) : QStringLiteral( "Update scene" ) );
 
   Qgs3DMapSceneEntity::SceneContext sceneContext;
   Qt3DRender::QCamera *camera = mEngine->camera();
@@ -421,6 +420,8 @@ bool Qgs3DMapScene::updateCameraNearFarPlanes()
 
 void Qgs3DMapScene::onFrameTriggered( float dt )
 {
+  QgsEventTracing::addEvent( QgsEventTracing::EventType::Instant, QStringLiteral( "3D" ), QStringLiteral( "Frame begins" ) );
+
   mCameraController->frameTriggered( dt );
 
   updateScene();
diff --git a/src/3d/qgscameracontroller.cpp b/src/3d/qgscameracontroller.cpp
index 2289019776e7..7e4a201f1bc7 100644
--- a/src/3d/qgscameracontroller.cpp
+++ b/src/3d/qgscameracontroller.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 #include "qgscameracontroller.h"
 #include "moc_qgscameracontroller.cpp"
+#include "qgseventtracing.h"
 #include "qgsvector3d.h"
 #include "qgswindow3dengine.h"
 #include "qgs3dmapscene.h"
@@ -299,6 +300,8 @@ void QgsCameraController::onPositionChanged( Qt3DInput::QMouseEvent *mouse )
   if ( !mInputHandlersEnabled )
     return;
 
+  QgsEventTracing::ScopedEvent traceEvent( QStringLiteral( "3D" ), QStringLiteral( "QgsCameraController::onPositionChanged" ) );
+
   switch ( mCameraNavigationMode )
   {
     case Qgis::NavigationMode::TerrainBased: