diff --git a/src/vulkan/wsi/wsi_common.c b/src/vulkan/wsi/wsi_common.c
index 1935bf2f499..1afee991718 100644
--- a/src/vulkan/wsi/wsi_common.c
+++ b/src/vulkan/wsi/wsi_common.c
@@ -1050,6 +1050,7 @@ wsi_common_queue_present(const struct wsi_device *wsi,
                goto fail_present;
          }
       } else {
+         MESA_TRACE_SCOPE("throttle");
          result =
             wsi->WaitForFences(device, 1, &swapchain->fences[image_index],
                                true, ~0ull);
diff --git a/src/vulkan/wsi/wsi_common_x11.c b/src/vulkan/wsi/wsi_common_x11.c
index 26083b11405..65e78836f76 100644
--- a/src/vulkan/wsi/wsi_common_x11.c
+++ b/src/vulkan/wsi/wsi_common_x11.c
@@ -1533,8 +1533,11 @@ x11_manage_fifo_queues(void *state)
        * acquirable by the consumer or wait there on such an event.
        */
       uint32_t image_index = 0;
-      result = wsi_queue_pull(&chain->present_queue, &image_index, INT64_MAX);
-      assert(result != VK_TIMEOUT);
+      {
+         MESA_TRACE_SCOPE("pull present queue");
+         result = wsi_queue_pull(&chain->present_queue, &image_index, INT64_MAX);
+         assert(result != VK_TIMEOUT);
+      }
 
       if (result < 0) {
          goto fail;
@@ -1550,6 +1553,7 @@ x11_manage_fifo_queues(void *state)
        */
       if (x11_needs_wait_for_fences(chain->base.wsi, wsi_conn,
                                     chain->base.present_mode)) {
+         MESA_TRACE_SCOPE("wait fence");
          result = chain->base.wsi->WaitForFences(chain->base.device, 1,
                                         &chain->base.fences[image_index],
                                         true, UINT64_MAX);
@@ -1568,6 +1572,8 @@ x11_manage_fifo_queues(void *state)
          goto fail;
 
       if (chain->has_acquire_queue) {
+         MESA_TRACE_SCOPE("wait present");
+
          /* Assume this isn't a swapchain where we force 5 images, because those
           * don't end up with an acquire queue at the moment.
           */