diff --git a/src/librustc_metadata/creader.rs b/src/librustc_metadata/creader.rs
index cae4858c844c59c54810cc532c404a6f0c5e3014..50a2187c937402dde5d7ea08219eede5cd28c705 100644
--- a/src/librustc_metadata/creader.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_metadata/creader.rs
@@ -197,6 +197,9 @@ fn register_crate(
         dep_kind: DepKind,
         name: Symbol
     ) -> (CrateNum, Lrc<cstore::CrateMetadata>) {
+        let _prof_timer =
+            self.sess.prof.generic_activity("metadata_register_crate");
+
         let crate_root = lib.metadata.get_root();
         self.verify_no_symbol_conflicts(span, &crate_root);
 
diff --git a/src/librustc_metadata/cstore_impl.rs b/src/librustc_metadata/cstore_impl.rs
index b9f1d5a0a920dbab2dd86ce9d8b707d7faedb659..cc68cc7f56e3cfd9fe1f5a0ac7319802cc845e83 100644
--- a/src/librustc_metadata/cstore_impl.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_metadata/cstore_impl.rs
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ pub fn provide_extern<$lt>(providers: &mut Providers<$lt>) {
                 $tcx: TyCtxt<$lt>,
                 def_id_arg: T,
             ) -> <ty::queries::$name<$lt> as QueryConfig<$lt>>::Value {
+                let _prof_timer =
+                    $tcx.prof.generic_activity("metadata_decode_entry");
+
                 #[allow(unused_variables)]
                 let ($def_id, $other) = def_id_arg.into_args();
                 assert!(!$def_id.is_local());
@@ -444,6 +447,8 @@ pub fn item_children_untracked(
     }
 
     pub fn load_macro_untracked(&self, id: DefId, sess: &Session) -> LoadedMacro {
+        let _prof_timer = sess.prof.generic_activity("metadata_load_macro");
+
         let data = self.get_crate_data(id.krate);
         if data.is_proc_macro_crate() {
             return LoadedMacro::ProcMacro(data.load_proc_macro(id.index, sess));