diff --git a/crates/bevy_render/Cargo.toml b/crates/bevy_render/Cargo.toml
index 9d0f6e11973a3..a1643eafd5895 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_render/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/bevy_render/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ dds = ["ddsfile"]
 zlib = ["flate2"]
 zstd = ["ruzstd"]
 
-trace = []
+trace = ["profiling"]
 tracing-tracy = []
 wgpu_trace = ["wgpu/trace"]
 ci_limits = []
@@ -71,3 +71,5 @@ ruzstd = { version = "0.2.4", optional = true }
 # For transcoding of UASTC/ETC1S universal formats, and for .basis file support
 basis-universal = { version = "0.2.0", optional = true }
 encase = { version = "0.3", features = ["glam"] }
+# For wgpu profiling using tracing. Use `RUST_LOG=info` to also capture the wgpu spans.
+profiling = { version = "1", features = ["profile-with-tracing"], optional = true }