diff --git a/front_end/core/host/RNPerfMetrics.ts b/front_end/core/host/RNPerfMetrics.ts
index 1955fd039c4..b8b6b8affa1 100644
--- a/front_end/core/host/RNPerfMetrics.ts
+++ b/front_end/core/host/RNPerfMetrics.ts
@@ -298,6 +298,15 @@ class RNPerfMetrics {
     });
   }
 
+  manualBreakpointSetSucceeded(bpSettingDuration: number): void {
+    this.sendEvent({
+      eventName: 'ManualBreakpointSetSucceeded',
+      params: {
+        bpSettingDuration
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
   panelShown(_panelName: string, _isLaunching?: boolean): void {
     // no-op
     // We only care about the "main" and "drawer" panels for now via panelShownInLocation(…)
@@ -489,12 +498,19 @@ export type StackTraceFrameUrlResolutionFailed = Readonly<{
   }>,
 }>;
 
+export type ManualBreakpointSetSucceeded = Readonly<{
+  eventName: 'ManualBreakpointSetSucceeded',
+  params: Readonly<{
+    bpSettingDuration: number,
+  }>,
+}>;
+
 export type ReactNativeChromeDevToolsEvent =
     EntrypointLoadingStartedEvent|EntrypointLoadingFinishedEvent|DebuggerReadyEvent|BrowserVisibilityChangeEvent|
     BrowserErrorEvent|RemoteDebuggingTerminatedEvent|DeveloperResourceLoadingStartedEvent|
     DeveloperResourceLoadingFinishedEvent|FuseboxSetClientMetadataStartedEvent|FuseboxSetClientMetadataFinishedEvent|
     MemoryPanelActionStartedEvent|MemoryPanelActionFinishedEvent|PanelShownEvent|PanelClosedEvent|
     StackTraceSymbolicationSucceeded|StackTraceSymbolicationFailed|StackTraceFrameUrlResolutionSucceeded|
-    StackTraceFrameUrlResolutionFailed;
+    StackTraceFrameUrlResolutionFailed|ManualBreakpointSetSucceeded;
 
 export type DecoratedReactNativeChromeDevToolsEvent = CommonEventFields&ReactNativeChromeDevToolsEvent;
diff --git a/front_end/panels/sources/DebuggerPlugin.ts b/front_end/panels/sources/DebuggerPlugin.ts
index 7335d016be4..6a18004a8e1 100644
--- a/front_end/panels/sources/DebuggerPlugin.ts
+++ b/front_end/panels/sources/DebuggerPlugin.ts
@@ -308,7 +308,37 @@ export class DebuggerPlugin extends Plugin {
       }),
       CodeMirror.lineNumbers({
         domEventHandlers: {
-          click: (view, block, event) => this.handleGutterClick(view.state.doc.lineAt(block.from), event as MouseEvent),
+          click: (view, block, event) => {
+            if (Host.rnPerfMetrics.isEnabled()) {
+              const element = (event.target as Element);
+              const isClickAddingBreakpoint = (
+                element.classList &&
+                element.classList.contains('cm-gutterElement') &&
+                !element.classList.contains('cm-breakpoint')
+              );
+              if (isClickAddingBreakpoint) {
+                const setBreakpointStartMs = Date.now();
+                const observer = new MutationObserver(mutations => {
+                  mutations.forEach(mutation => {
+                    if (
+                      mutation.type === 'attributes' &&
+                      mutation.attributeName === 'class'
+                    ) {
+                      if (element.classList.contains('cm-breakpoint')) {
+                        Host.rnPerfMetrics.manualBreakpointSetSucceeded(Date.now() - setBreakpointStartMs);
+                        observer.disconnect();
+                      }
+                    }
+                  });
+                });
+                observer.observe(element, { attributes: true });
+                // if there's no breakpoint set on the line in 3 seconds, don't track the event.
+                // this could happen due to a different line getting the breakpoint, or an error.
+                setTimeout(() => observer.disconnect(), 3000);
+              }
+            }
+            return this.handleGutterClick(view.state.doc.lineAt(block.from), event as MouseEvent);
+          },
         },
       }),
       breakpointMarkers,