diff --git a/shell/browser/api/electron_api_crash_reporter.cc b/shell/browser/api/electron_api_crash_reporter.cc
index 7740441b3a0bc..984c412bb6b71 100644
--- a/shell/browser/api/electron_api_crash_reporter.cc
+++ b/shell/browser/api/electron_api_crash_reporter.cc
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "base/path_service.h"
 #include "base/strings/utf_string_conversions.h"
 #include "base/threading/thread_restrictions.h"
+#include "base/trace_event/trace_event.h"
 #include "chrome/common/chrome_paths.h"
 #include "components/upload_list/crash_upload_list.h"
 #include "components/upload_list/text_log_upload_list.h"
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ void Start(const std::string& submit_url,
            const std::map<std::string, std::string>& global_extra,
            const std::map<std::string, std::string>& extra,
            bool is_node_process) {
+  TRACE_EVENT0("electron", "crash_reporter::Start");
 #if !defined(MAS_BUILD)
   if (g_crash_reporter_initialized)
     return;