diff --git a/source/blender/compositor/intern/COM_ExecutionSystem.cc b/source/blender/compositor/intern/COM_ExecutionSystem.cc
index e22dc17837b..cd55e5269cd 100644
--- a/source/blender/compositor/intern/COM_ExecutionSystem.cc
+++ b/source/blender/compositor/intern/COM_ExecutionSystem.cc
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 #include "COM_ReadBufferOperation.h"
 #include "COM_WorkScheduler.h"
 
+#include "PIL_time_utildefines.h"
+
 #ifdef WITH_CXX_GUARDEDALLOC
 #  include "MEM_guardedalloc.h"
 #endif
@@ -181,6 +183,7 @@ static void init_execution_groups_for_execution(Vector<ExecutionGroup *> &groups
 
 void ExecutionSystem::execute()
 {
+  TIMEIT_START(compositor);
   const bNodeTree *editingtree = this->m_context.getbNodeTree();
   editingtree->stats_draw(editingtree->sdh, TIP_("Compositing | Initializing execution"));
 
@@ -210,6 +213,7 @@ void ExecutionSystem::execute()
   for (ExecutionGroup *execution_group : m_groups) {
     execution_group->deinitExecution();
   }
+  TIMEIT_END(compositor);
 }
 
 void ExecutionSystem::execute_groups(eCompositorPriority priority)