diff --git a/common/cli.c b/common/cli.c
index fea8f8004c3e1f1acc8fbc0179f4dbb15a17c86b..f4054fb1fc8002fd829278e187cca6d1826c7cdb 100644
--- a/common/cli.c
+++ b/common/cli.c
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ err:
 
 void cli_loop(void)
 {
+	bootstage_mark(BOOTSTAGE_ID_ENTER_CLI_LOOP);
 #ifdef CONFIG_HUSH_PARSER
 	parse_file_outer();
 	/* This point is never reached */
diff --git a/include/bootstage.h b/include/bootstage.h
index c9408e7b1266898b6408b4f90506180298bf35ac..5e7e242b83475bafd964c9bf7545f23bcff546de 100644
--- a/include/bootstage.h
+++ b/include/bootstage.h
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ enum bootstage_id {
 	BOOTSTAGE_ID_BOOTM_START,
 	BOOTSTAGE_ID_BOOTM_HANDOFF,
 	BOOTSTAGE_ID_MAIN_LOOP,
+	BOOTSTAGE_ID_ENTER_CLI_LOOP,
 	BOOTSTAGE_KERNELREAD_START,
 	BOOTSTAGE_KERNELREAD_STOP,
 	BOOTSTAGE_ID_BOARD_INIT,