diff --git a/layer/private_data.hpp b/layer/private_data.hpp
index d342fb6..416e18f 100644
--- a/layer/private_data.hpp
+++ b/layer/private_data.hpp
@@ -263,6 +263,20 @@ static constexpr uint32_t API_VERSION_MAX = UINT32_MAX;
    /* this extension. These are listed here in order to hide them from the application. */                                \
    EP(GetPhysicalDeviceExternalBufferPropertiesKHR, VK_KHR_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_CAPABILITIES_EXTENSION_NAME,                   \
       VK_API_VERSION_1_1, false, GetPhysicalDeviceExternalBufferProperties)                                               \
+   /* VK_EXT_debug_utils */                                                                                               \
+   /* The layer is only using vkSetDebugUtilsObjectNameEXT but we need to list all the commands in order to hide */       \
+   /* from the application. */                                                                                            \
+   EP(CmdBeginDebugUtilsLabelEXT, VK_EXT_DEBUG_UTILS_EXTENSION_NAME, API_VERSION_MAX, false, )                            \
+   EP(CmdEndDebugUtilsLabelEXT, VK_EXT_DEBUG_UTILS_EXTENSION_NAME, API_VERSION_MAX, false, )                              \
+   EP(CmdInsertDebugUtilsLabelEXT, VK_EXT_DEBUG_UTILS_EXTENSION_NAME, API_VERSION_MAX, false, )                           \
+   EP(CreateDebugUtilsMessengerEXT, VK_EXT_DEBUG_UTILS_EXTENSION_NAME, API_VERSION_MAX, false, )                          \
+   EP(DestroyDebugUtilsMessengerEXT, VK_EXT_DEBUG_UTILS_EXTENSION_NAME, API_VERSION_MAX, false, )                         \
+   EP(QueueBeginDebugUtilsLabelEXT, VK_EXT_DEBUG_UTILS_EXTENSION_NAME, API_VERSION_MAX, false, )                          \
+   EP(QueueEndDebugUtilsLabelEXT, VK_EXT_DEBUG_UTILS_EXTENSION_NAME, API_VERSION_MAX, false, )                            \
+   EP(QueueInsertDebugUtilsLabelEXT, VK_EXT_DEBUG_UTILS_EXTENSION_NAME, API_VERSION_MAX, false, )                         \
+   EP(SetDebugUtilsObjectNameEXT, VK_EXT_DEBUG_UTILS_EXTENSION_NAME, API_VERSION_MAX, false, )                            \
+   EP(SetDebugUtilsObjectTagEXT, VK_EXT_DEBUG_UTILS_EXTENSION_NAME, API_VERSION_MAX, false, )                             \
+   EP(SubmitDebugUtilsMessageEXT, VK_EXT_DEBUG_UTILS_EXTENSION_NAME, API_VERSION_MAX, false, )                            \
    /* VK_KHR_calibrated_timestamps */                                                                                     \
    EP(GetPhysicalDeviceCalibrateableTimeDomainsKHR, VK_KHR_CALIBRATED_TIMESTAMPS_EXTENSION_NAME, API_VERSION_MAX,         \
       false, )
diff --git a/wsi/synchronization.cpp b/wsi/synchronization.cpp
index b4b5d25..540eb94 100644
--- a/wsi/synchronization.cpp
+++ b/wsi/synchronization.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2021-2024 Arm Limited.
+ * Copyright (c) 2021-2025 Arm Limited.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
  *
@@ -54,6 +54,22 @@ std::optional<fence_sync> fence_sync::create(layer::device_private_data &device)
    {
       return std::nullopt;
    }
+
+   if (ENABLE_INSTRUMENTATION &&
+       device.instance_data.disp.get_fn<PFN_vkSetDebugUtilsObjectNameEXT>("vkSetDebugUtilsObjectNameEXT").has_value())
+   {
+      VkDebugUtilsObjectNameInfoEXT nameInfo = { .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEBUG_UTILS_OBJECT_NAME_INFO_EXT,
+                                                 .pNext = NULL,
+                                                 .objectType = VK_OBJECT_TYPE_FENCE,
+                                                 .objectHandle = reinterpret_cast<uint64_t>(fence),
+                                                 .pObjectName = "WsiLayerFence" };
+      res = device.instance_data.disp.SetDebugUtilsObjectNameEXT(device.device, &nameInfo);
+      if (res != VK_SUCCESS)
+      {
+         WSI_LOG_WARNING("Couldn't set fence name");
+      }
+   }
+
    return fence_sync(device, fence);
 }
 
@@ -149,6 +165,20 @@ std::optional<sync_fd_fence_sync> sync_fd_fence_sync::create(layer::device_priva
    {
       return std::nullopt;
    }
+   if (ENABLE_INSTRUMENTATION &&
+       device.instance_data.disp.get_fn<PFN_vkSetDebugUtilsObjectNameEXT>("vkSetDebugUtilsObjectNameEXT").has_value())
+   {
+      VkDebugUtilsObjectNameInfoEXT nameInfo = { .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEBUG_UTILS_OBJECT_NAME_INFO_EXT,
+                                                 .pNext = NULL,
+                                                 .objectType = VK_OBJECT_TYPE_FENCE,
+                                                 .objectHandle = reinterpret_cast<uint64_t>(fence),
+                                                 .pObjectName = "WsiLayerFence" };
+      res = device.instance_data.disp.SetDebugUtilsObjectNameEXT(device.device, &nameInfo);
+      if (res != VK_SUCCESS)
+      {
+         WSI_LOG_WARNING("Couldn't set fence name");
+      }
+   }
    return sync_fd_fence_sync{ device, fence };
 }
 
diff --git a/wsi/wsi_factory.cpp b/wsi/wsi_factory.cpp
index 8fdc93b..c0aec77 100644
--- a/wsi/wsi_factory.cpp
+++ b/wsi/wsi_factory.cpp
@@ -247,6 +247,11 @@ VkResult add_instance_extensions_required_by_layer(const util::wsi_platform_set
       TRY_LOG_CALL(extensions_to_enable.add(extensions_required_by_layer));
    }
 
+   if (ENABLE_INSTRUMENTATION)
+   {
+      TRY_LOG_CALL(extensions_to_enable.add(VK_EXT_DEBUG_UTILS_EXTENSION_NAME));
+   }
+
    return VK_SUCCESS;
 }