diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp
index e83df85ff0..2f99ccfdc8 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,19 @@ namespace render {
     }
 }
 
+static uint64_t timeProcessingJoints = 0;
+static int32_t numJointsProcessed = 0;
+
+float Avatar::getNumJointsProcessedPerSecond() {
+    float rate = 0.0f;
+    if (timeProcessingJoints > 0) {
+        rate = (float)(numJointsProcessed * USECS_PER_SECOND) / (float)timeProcessingJoints;
+    }
+    timeProcessingJoints = 0;
+    numJointsProcessed = 0;
+    return rate;
+}
+
 Avatar::Avatar(RigPointer rig) :
     AvatarData(),
     _skeletonOffset(0.0f),
@@ -319,6 +332,7 @@ void Avatar::simulate(float deltaTime) {
         }
     }
 
+    uint64_t start = usecTimestampNow();
     if (_shouldAnimate && !_shouldSkipRender && (avatarPositionInView || avatarMeshInView)) {
         {
             PerformanceTimer perfTimer("skeleton");
@@ -345,6 +359,8 @@ void Avatar::simulate(float deltaTime) {
         PerformanceTimer perfTimer("skeleton");
         _skeletonModel->simulate(deltaTime, false);
     }
+    timeProcessingJoints += usecTimestampNow() - start;
+    numJointsProcessed += _jointData.size();
 
     // update animation for display name fade in/out
     if ( _displayNameTargetAlpha != _displayNameAlpha) {
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.h b/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.h
index dd0a9b2ab1..784f380028 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.h
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.h
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ class Avatar : public AvatarData {
     Q_PROPERTY(glm::vec3 skeletonOffset READ getSkeletonOffset WRITE setSkeletonOffset)
 
 public:
+    static float getNumJointsProcessedPerSecond();
+
     explicit Avatar(RigPointer rig = nullptr);
     ~Avatar();
 
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/AvatarManager.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/AvatarManager.cpp
index e2058ae1cf..53f17e9635 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/AvatarManager.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/AvatarManager.cpp
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@
 #endif
 
 
+#include <AvatarData.h>
 #include <PerfStat.h>
 #include <RegisteredMetaTypes.h>
 #include <Rig.h>
 #include <SettingHandle.h>
 #include <UsersScriptingInterface.h>
 #include <UUID.h>
-#include <AvatarData.h>
 
 #include "Application.h"
 #include "Avatar.h"
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ void AvatarManager::updateMyAvatar(float deltaTime) {
     }
 }
 
+
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(trace_simulation_avatar, "trace.simulation.avatar");
+
 void AvatarManager::updateOtherAvatars(float deltaTime) {
     // lock the hash for read to check the size
     QReadLocker lock(&_hashLock);
@@ -143,6 +146,7 @@ void AvatarManager::updateOtherAvatars(float deltaTime) {
     // simulate avatars
     auto hashCopy = getHashCopy();
 
+    uint64_t start = usecTimestampNow();
     AvatarHash::iterator avatarIterator = hashCopy.begin();
     while (avatarIterator != hashCopy.end()) {
         auto avatar = std::static_pointer_cast<Avatar>(avatarIterator.value());
@@ -165,6 +169,10 @@ void AvatarManager::updateOtherAvatars(float deltaTime) {
 
     // simulate avatar fades
     simulateAvatarFades(deltaTime);
+
+    SAMPLE_PROFILE_COUNTER(0.1f, simulation_avatar, "NumAvatarsPerSec",
+            { { "NumAvatarsPerSec", (float)(size() * USECS_PER_SECOND) / (float)(usecTimestampNow() - start) } });
+    SAMPLE_PROFILE_COUNTER(0.1f, simulation_avatar, "NumJointsPerSec", { { "NumJointsPerSec", Avatar::getNumJointsProcessedPerSecond() } });
 }
 
 void AvatarManager::postUpdate(float deltaTime) {