diff --git a/src/xrt/compositor/render/render_interface.h b/src/xrt/compositor/render/render_interface.h
index b3c6562b7..c8c4fee0b 100644
--- a/src/xrt/compositor/render/render_interface.h
+++ b/src/xrt/compositor/render/render_interface.h
@@ -435,6 +435,19 @@ render_ensure_scratch_image(struct render_resources *r, VkExtent2D extent);
 bool
 render_resources_get_timestamps(struct render_resources *r, uint64_t *out_gpu_start_ns, uint64_t *out_gpu_end_ns);
 
+/*!
+ * Returns the duration for the latest GPU work that was submitted using
+ * @ref render_gfx or @ref render_compute cmd buf builders.
+ *
+ * Behaviour for this function is undefined if the GPU has not completed before
+ * calling this function, so make sure to call vkQueueWaitIdle or wait on the
+ * fence that the work was submitted with have fully completed.
+ *
+ * @public @memberof render_resources
+ */
+bool
+render_resources_get_duration(struct render_resources *r, uint64_t *out_gpu_duration_ns);
+
 
 /*
  *
diff --git a/src/xrt/compositor/render/render_resources.c b/src/xrt/compositor/render/render_resources.c
index 63b074fad..2ddaf0313 100644
--- a/src/xrt/compositor/render/render_resources.c
+++ b/src/xrt/compositor/render/render_resources.c
@@ -1357,3 +1357,41 @@ render_resources_get_timestamps(struct render_resources *r, uint64_t *out_gpu_st
 
 	return true;
 }
+
+bool
+render_resources_get_duration(struct render_resources *r, uint64_t *out_gpu_duration_ns)
+{
+	struct vk_bundle *vk = r->vk;
+	VkResult ret = VK_SUCCESS;
+
+	/*
+	 * Query how long things took.
+	 */
+
+	VkQueryResultFlags flags = VK_QUERY_RESULT_64_BIT | VK_QUERY_RESULT_WAIT_BIT;
+	uint64_t timestamps[2] = {0};
+
+	ret = vk->vkGetQueryPoolResults( //
+	    vk->device,                  // device
+	    r->query_pool,               // queryPool
+	    0,                           // firstQuery
+	    2,                           // queryCount
+	    sizeof(uint64_t) * 2,        // dataSize
+	    timestamps,                  // pData
+	    sizeof(uint64_t),            // stride
+	    flags);                      // flags
+
+	if (ret != VK_SUCCESS) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+
+	/*
+	 * Convert from ticks to nanoseconds
+	 */
+
+	double duration_ticks = (double)(timestamps[1] - timestamps[0]);
+	*out_gpu_duration_ns = (uint64_t)(duration_ticks * vk->features.timestamp_period);
+
+	return true;
+}