diff --git a/src/renderers/dom/client/ReactMount.js b/src/renderers/dom/client/ReactMount.js
index e8cbb251a0..06096189f6 100644
--- a/src/renderers/dom/client/ReactMount.js
+++ b/src/renderers/dom/client/ReactMount.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ var ReactDOMComponentTree = require('ReactDOMComponentTree');
 var ReactDOMContainerInfo = require('ReactDOMContainerInfo');
 var ReactDOMFeatureFlags = require('ReactDOMFeatureFlags');
 var ReactElement = require('ReactElement');
+var ReactFeatureFlags = require('ReactFeatureFlags');
 var ReactMarkupChecksum = require('ReactMarkupChecksum');
 var ReactPerf = require('ReactPerf');
 var ReactReconciler = require('ReactReconciler');
@@ -96,6 +97,17 @@ function mountComponentIntoNode(
   shouldReuseMarkup,
   context
 ) {
+  var markerName;
+  if (ReactFeatureFlags.logTopLevelRenders) {
+    var wrappedElement = wrapperInstance._currentElement.props;
+    var type = wrappedElement.type;
+    markerName = 'React mount: ' + (
+      typeof type === 'string' ? type :
+      type.displayName || type.name
+    );
+    console.time(markerName);
+  }
+
   var markup = ReactReconciler.mountComponent(
     wrapperInstance,
     transaction,
@@ -103,6 +115,11 @@ function mountComponentIntoNode(
     ReactDOMContainerInfo(wrapperInstance, container),
     context
   );
+
+  if (markerName) {
+    console.timeEnd(markerName);
+  }
+
   wrapperInstance._renderedComponent._topLevelWrapper = wrapperInstance;
   ReactMount._mountImageIntoNode(
     markup,
diff --git a/src/renderers/dom/client/__tests__/ReactMount-test.js b/src/renderers/dom/client/__tests__/ReactMount-test.js
index 7c41815040..cd2ae2b75a 100644
--- a/src/renderers/dom/client/__tests__/ReactMount-test.js
+++ b/src/renderers/dom/client/__tests__/ReactMount-test.js
@@ -279,4 +279,35 @@ describe('ReactMount', function() {
     ReactDOM.unmountComponentAtNode(container);
     expect(Object.keys(ReactMount._instancesByReactRootID).length).toBe(1);
   });
+
+  it('marks top-level mounts', function() {
+    var ReactFeatureFlags = require('ReactFeatureFlags');
+
+    var Foo = React.createClass({
+      render: function() {
+        return <Bar />;
+      },
+    });
+
+    var Bar = React.createClass({
+      render: function() {
+        return <div />;
+      },
+    });
+
+    try {
+      ReactFeatureFlags.logTopLevelRenders = true;
+      spyOn(console, 'time');
+      spyOn(console, 'timeEnd');
+
+      ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(<Foo />);
+
+      expect(console.time.argsForCall.length).toBe(1);
+      expect(console.time.argsForCall[0][0]).toBe('React mount: Foo');
+      expect(console.timeEnd.argsForCall.length).toBe(1);
+      expect(console.timeEnd.argsForCall[0][0]).toBe('React mount: Foo');
+    } finally {
+      ReactFeatureFlags.logTopLevelRenders = false;
+    }
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/renderers/shared/reconciler/ReactUpdates.js b/src/renderers/shared/reconciler/ReactUpdates.js
index 841213f7c1..16143e0243 100644
--- a/src/renderers/shared/reconciler/ReactUpdates.js
+++ b/src/renderers/shared/reconciler/ReactUpdates.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 var CallbackQueue = require('CallbackQueue');
 var PooledClass = require('PooledClass');
+var ReactFeatureFlags = require('ReactFeatureFlags');
 var ReactPerf = require('ReactPerf');
 var ReactReconciler = require('ReactReconciler');
 var Transaction = require('Transaction');
@@ -149,11 +150,29 @@ function runBatchedUpdates(transaction) {
     var callbacks = component._pendingCallbacks;
     component._pendingCallbacks = null;
 
+    var markerName;
+    if (ReactFeatureFlags.logTopLevelRenders) {
+      var namedComponent = component;
+      // Duck type TopLevelWrapper. This is probably always true.
+      if (
+        component._currentElement.props ===
+        component._renderedComponent._currentElement
+      ) {
+        namedComponent = component._renderedComponent;
+      }
+      markerName = 'React update: ' + namedComponent.getName();
+      console.time(markerName);
+    }
+
     ReactReconciler.performUpdateIfNecessary(
       component,
       transaction.reconcileTransaction
     );
 
+    if (markerName) {
+      console.timeEnd(markerName);
+    }
+
     if (callbacks) {
       for (var j = 0; j < callbacks.length; j++) {
         transaction.callbackQueue.enqueue(
diff --git a/src/renderers/shared/reconciler/__tests__/ReactUpdates-test.js b/src/renderers/shared/reconciler/__tests__/ReactUpdates-test.js
index b9b1c86c99..8665899992 100644
--- a/src/renderers/shared/reconciler/__tests__/ReactUpdates-test.js
+++ b/src/renderers/shared/reconciler/__tests__/ReactUpdates-test.js
@@ -904,4 +904,37 @@ describe('ReactUpdates', function() {
     expect(renderCount).toBe(1);
   });
 
+  it('marks top-level updates', function() {
+    var ReactFeatureFlags = require('ReactFeatureFlags');
+
+    var Foo = React.createClass({
+      render: function() {
+        return <Bar />;
+      },
+    });
+
+    var Bar = React.createClass({
+      render: function() {
+        return <div />;
+      },
+    });
+
+    var container = document.createElement('div');
+    ReactDOM.render(<Foo />, container);
+
+    try {
+      ReactFeatureFlags.logTopLevelRenders = true;
+      spyOn(console, 'time');
+      spyOn(console, 'timeEnd');
+
+      ReactDOM.render(<Foo />, container);
+
+      expect(console.time.argsForCall.length).toBe(1);
+      expect(console.time.argsForCall[0][0]).toBe('React update: Foo');
+      expect(console.timeEnd.argsForCall.length).toBe(1);
+      expect(console.timeEnd.argsForCall[0][0]).toBe('React update: Foo');
+    } finally {
+      ReactFeatureFlags.logTopLevelRenders = false;
+    }
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/shared/utils/ReactFeatureFlags.js b/src/shared/utils/ReactFeatureFlags.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..590394b504
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/shared/utils/ReactFeatureFlags.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright 2013-2015, Facebook, Inc.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree. An additional grant
+ * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
+ *
+ * @providesModule ReactFeatureFlags
+ */
+
+'use strict';
+
+var ReactFeatureFlags = {
+  // When true, call console.time() before and .timeEnd() after each top-level
+  // render (both initial renders and updates). Useful when looking at prod-mode
+  // timeline profiles in Chrome, for example.
+  logTopLevelRenders: false,
+};
+
+module.exports = ReactFeatureFlags;