diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/HomeActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/HomeActivity.kt
index de29c0e95..b1c21508b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/HomeActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/HomeActivity.kt
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ import org.mozilla.fenix.library.bookmarks.BookmarkFragmentDirections
 import org.mozilla.fenix.library.history.HistoryFragmentDirections
 import org.mozilla.fenix.onboarding.FenixOnboarding
 import org.mozilla.fenix.perf.HotStartPerformanceMonitor
+import org.mozilla.fenix.perf.Performance
 import org.mozilla.fenix.search.SearchFragmentDirections
 import org.mozilla.fenix.settings.DefaultBrowserSettingsFragmentDirections
 import org.mozilla.fenix.settings.SettingsFragmentDirections
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ open class HomeActivity : LocaleAwareAppCompatActivity() {
 
         setupThemeAndBrowsingMode(getModeFromIntentOrLastKnown(intent))
         setContentView(R.layout.activity_home)
+        Performance.instrumentColdStartupToHomescreenTime(this)
         setupToolbarAndNavigation()
 
         if (intent.getBooleanExtra(EXTRA_FINISH_ONBOARDING, false)) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/perf/Performance.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/perf/Performance.kt
index ea4bd81f9..d148e1fe2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/perf/Performance.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/perf/Performance.kt
@@ -4,9 +4,37 @@
 
 package org.mozilla.fenix.perf
 
+import androidx.core.view.doOnPreDraw
+import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.activity_home.*
+import org.mozilla.fenix.HomeActivity
+
 /**
  * A collection of objects related to app performance.
  */
 object Performance {
     const val TAG = "FenixPerf"
+
+    /**
+     * Instruments cold startup time for use with our internal measuring system, FNPRMS. This may
+     * also appear in Google Play Vitals dashboards.
+     *
+     * This will need to be rewritten if any parts of the UI are changed to be displayed
+     * asynchronously.
+     *
+     * In the current implementation, we only intend to instrument cold startup to the homescreen.
+     * To save implementation time, we ignore the fact that the RecyclerView draws twice if the user
+     * has tabs, collections, etc. open: the "No tabs" placeholder and a tab list. This
+     * instrumentation will only capture the "No tabs" draw.
+     */
+    fun instrumentColdStartupToHomescreenTime(activity: HomeActivity) {
+        // For greater accuracy, we could add an onDrawListener instead of a preDrawListener but:
+        // - single use onDrawListeners are not built-in and it's non-trivial to write one
+        // - the difference is timing is minimal (< 7ms on Pixel 2)
+        // - if we compare against another app using a preDrawListener, it should be comparable
+        //
+        // Unfortunately, this is tightly coupled to the root view of HomeActivity's view hierarchy
+        activity.rootContainer.doOnPreDraw {
+            activity.reportFullyDrawn()
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_home.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_home.xml
index 0dac2d9e8..f37e7e902 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_home.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_home.xml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="match_parent"
     android:orientation="vertical"
+    android:id="@+id/rootContainer"
     tools:context=".HomeActivity">
 
     <androidx.appcompat.widget.Toolbar