diff --git a/libweston/renderer-gl/gl-renderer.c b/libweston/renderer-gl/gl-renderer.c
index cfc06a15b..30e2b5abb 100644
--- a/libweston/renderer-gl/gl-renderer.c
+++ b/libweston/renderer-gl/gl-renderer.c
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 #include "linux-explicit-synchronization.h"
 #include "output-capture.h"
 #include "pixel-formats.h"
+#include "weston-trace.h"
 
 #include "shared/fd-util.h"
 #include "shared/helpers.h"
@@ -735,7 +736,7 @@ timeline_render_point_handler(int fd, uint32_t mask, void *data)
 			       (int64_t) begin.tv_sec, end.tv_nsec,
 			       (int64_t) begin.tv_sec, end.tv_nsec,
 			       (float) (elapsed / 1000));
-
+		WESTON_TRACE_SET_COUNTER("GPU active (us)", elapsed / 1000);
 
 	}