diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/HomeActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/HomeActivity.kt
index c35e906ed..2112a3f3b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/HomeActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/HomeActivity.kt
@@ -522,6 +522,7 @@ open class HomeActivity : LocaleAwareAppCompatActivity(), NavHostActivity {
         engine: SearchEngine?,
         forceSearch: Boolean
     ) {
+        val startTime = components.core.engine.profiler?.getProfilerTime()
         val mode = browsingModeManager.mode
 
         val loadUrlUseCase = if (newTab) {
@@ -549,6 +550,12 @@ open class HomeActivity : LocaleAwareAppCompatActivity(), NavHostActivity {
         } else {
             searchUseCase.invoke(searchTermOrURL)
         }
+
+        if (components.core.engine.profiler?.isProfilerActive() == true) {
+            // Wrapping the `addMarker` method with `isProfilerActive` even though it's no-op when
+            // profiler is not active. That way, `text` argument will not create a string builder all the time.
+            components.core.engine.profiler?.addMarker("HomeActivity.load", startTime, "newTab: $newTab")
+        }
     }
 
     override fun attachBaseContext(base: Context) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/tabtray/TabTrayController.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/tabtray/TabTrayController.kt
index 72718208c..27ac903cd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/tabtray/TabTrayController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/tabtray/TabTrayController.kt
@@ -38,9 +38,11 @@ class DefaultTabTrayController(
     private val registerCollectionStorageObserver: () -> Unit
 ) : TabTrayController {
     override fun onNewTabTapped(private: Boolean) {
+        val startTime = activity.components.core.engine.profiler?.getProfilerTime()
         activity.browsingModeManager.mode = BrowsingMode.fromBoolean(private)
         navController.navigate(TabTrayDialogFragmentDirections.actionGlobalHome(focusOnAddressBar = true))
         dismissTabTray()
+        activity.components.core.engine.profiler?.addMarker("DefaultTabTrayController.onNewTabTapped", startTime)
     }
 
     override fun onTabTrayDismissed() {