diff --git a/crates/concoct/Cargo.toml b/crates/concoct/Cargo.toml
index 909817d1..04f06ed9 100644
--- a/crates/concoct/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/concoct/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ description = "Cross-platform UI framework"
 repository = "https://github.com/concoct-rs/concoct"
 
 [features]
-full = []
+full = ["tracing"]
 
 [dependencies]
 futures = "0.3.30"
 rustc-hash = "1.1.0"
 slotmap = "1.0.7"
-tracing = "0.1.40"
+tracing = { version ="0.1.40", optional = true }
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
 features = ["full"]
diff --git a/crates/concoct/src/lib.rs b/crates/concoct/src/lib.rs
index 3f8fa5d9..234c6b8e 100644
--- a/crates/concoct/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/concoct/src/lib.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ use std::cell::RefCell;
 
 pub mod hook;
 
+#[macro_use]
+pub(crate) mod macros;
+
 mod rt;
 pub(crate) use self::rt::{Runtime, Scope};
 
diff --git a/crates/concoct/src/macros.rs b/crates/concoct/src/macros.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..612e081e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/concoct/src/macros.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//! Internal macros
+
+macro_rules! trace {
+    ($($tt:tt)*) => {
+        #[cfg(feature = "tracing")]
+        tracing::trace!($($tt)*)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/concoct/src/tree/node.rs b/crates/concoct/src/tree/node.rs
index cb1b5914..032e18c3 100644
--- a/crates/concoct/src/tree/node.rs
+++ b/crates/concoct/src/tree/node.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 use crate::{Runtime, Scope, Tree, ViewBuilder};
 use slotmap::DefaultKey;
-use std::{any::Any, mem};
+use std::{
+    any::{self, Any},
+    mem,
+};
 
 pub struct Node<V, B, F> {
     pub(crate) view: V,
@@ -33,6 +36,8 @@ where
             cx_ref.scope = Some(self.scope.clone().unwrap());
             drop(cx_ref);
 
+            trace!("rebuilding from {}", any::type_name::<V>());
+
             let view = unsafe { mem::transmute(&self.view) };
             let body = (self.builder)(view);
 
@@ -60,6 +65,8 @@ where
             cx_ref.scope = Some(self.scope.clone().unwrap());
             drop(cx_ref);
 
+            trace!("building {}", any::type_name::<V>());
+
             let view = unsafe { mem::transmute(&self.view) };
             let body = (self.builder)(view);
 
@@ -100,6 +107,8 @@ where
             cx_ref.scope = Some(self.scope.clone().unwrap());
             drop(cx_ref);
 
+            trace!("rebuilding {}", any::type_name::<V>());
+
             let view = unsafe { mem::transmute(&self.view) };
             let body = (self.builder)(view);
 
@@ -120,11 +129,15 @@ where
             let mut cx_ref = cx.inner.borrow_mut();
             cx_ref.contexts = parent_contexts;
         } else {
+            trace!("skipping {}", any::type_name::<V>());
+
             self.body = last.body.take();
         }
     }
 
     unsafe fn remove(&mut self) {
+        trace!("removing {}", any::type_name::<V>());
+
         let cx = Runtime::current();
         let mut cx_ref = cx.inner.borrow_mut();
         let key = self.key.unwrap();