diff --git a/src/miner.cpp b/src/miner.cpp
index 9ae9de8c97..a864e22ee0 100644
--- a/src/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/miner.cpp
@@ -1249,7 +1249,13 @@ void StakeMiner(CWallet *pwallet)
         //wait for next round
         MilliSleep(nMinerSleep);
 
-        CBlockIndex* pindexPrev = pindexBest;
+        bool log_timer = LogInstance().WillLogCategory(BCLog::LogFlags::MINER);
+
+        int64_t time_begin;
+        int64_t time_elapsed;
+
+        if (log_timer) time_begin = GetTimeMillis();
+
         CBlock StakeBlock;
 
         {
@@ -1271,8 +1277,16 @@ void StakeMiner(CWallet *pwallet)
             continue;
         }
 
+        if (log_timer)
+        {
+            time_elapsed = GetTimeMillis() - time_begin;
+            LogPrintf("StakeMiner(): IsMiningAllowed: elapsed %" PRId64 "ms", time_elapsed);
+        }
+
         LOCK(cs_main);
 
+        CBlockIndex* pindexPrev = pindexBest;
+
         // * Create a bare block
         StakeBlock.nTime= GetAdjustedTime();
         StakeBlock.nNonce= 0;
@@ -1289,6 +1303,12 @@ void StakeMiner(CWallet *pwallet)
             continue;
         StakeBlock.nTime= StakeTX.nTime;
 
+        if (log_timer)
+        {
+            time_elapsed = GetTimeMillis() - time_begin;
+            LogPrintf("StakeMiner(): CreateCoinStake: elapsed %" PRId64 "ms", time_elapsed);
+        }
+
         // * create rest of the block. This needs to be moved to after CreateGridcoinReward,
         // because stake output splitting needs to be done beforehand for size considerations.
         if( !CreateRestOfTheBlock(StakeBlock,pindexPrev) )
@@ -1301,6 +1321,12 @@ void StakeMiner(CWallet *pwallet)
             continue;
         }
 
+        if (log_timer)
+        {
+            time_elapsed = GetTimeMillis() - time_begin;
+            LogPrintf("StakeMiner(): CreateGridcoinReward: elapsed %" PRId64 "ms", time_elapsed);
+        }
+
         LogPrintf("StakeMiner: added gridcoin reward to coinstake");
 
         // * If argument is supplied desiring stake output splitting or side staking, then call SplitCoinStakeOutput.
@@ -1309,11 +1335,24 @@ void StakeMiner(CWallet *pwallet)
 
         AddSuperblockContractOrVote(StakeBlock);
 
+        if (log_timer)
+        {
+            time_elapsed = GetTimeMillis() - time_begin;
+            LogPrintf("StakeMiner(): AddSuperblockContractOrVote: elapsed %" PRId64 "ms", time_elapsed);
+        }
+
+
         // * sign boinchash, coinstake, wholeblock
         if (!SignStakeBlock(StakeBlock, BlockKey, StakeInputs, pwallet)) {
             continue;
         }
 
+        if (log_timer)
+        {
+            time_elapsed = GetTimeMillis() - time_begin;
+            LogPrintf("StakeMiner(): SignStakeBlock: elapsed %" PRId64 "ms", time_elapsed);
+        }
+
         LogPrintf("StakeMiner: signed boinchash, coinstake, wholeblock");
 
         {
@@ -1338,6 +1377,11 @@ void StakeMiner(CWallet *pwallet)
             g_miner_status.m_last_pos_tx_hash = StakeBlock.vtx[1].GetHash();
         }
 
+        if (log_timer)
+        {
+            time_elapsed = GetTimeMillis() - time_begin;
+            LogPrintf("StakeMiner(): ProcessBlock: elapsed %" PRId64 "ms", time_elapsed);
+        }
     } //end while(!fShutdown)
 }