diff --git a/front_end/core/host/RNPerfMetrics.ts b/front_end/core/host/RNPerfMetrics.ts
index 117428464e3..dcc3660988f 100644
--- a/front_end/core/host/RNPerfMetrics.ts
+++ b/front_end/core/host/RNPerfMetrics.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,25 @@ class RNPerfMetrics {
     this.#launchId = launchId;
   }
 
+  entryPointLoadingStarted(): void {
+    this.sendEvent({
+      eventName: 'Entrypoint.LoadingStarted',
+      timestamp: getPerfTimestamp(),
+      launchId: this.#launchId,
+    });
+  }
+
+  debuggerReadyToPause(): void {
+    this.sendEvent({
+      eventName: 'Debugger.IsReadyToPause',
+      timestamp: getPerfTimestamp(),
+      launchId: this.#launchId,
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+function getPerfTimestamp(): DOMHighResTimeStamp {
+  return performance.timeOrigin + performance.now();
 }
 
 export function registerPerfMetricsGlobalPostMessageHandler(): void {
@@ -70,4 +89,17 @@ export function registerPerfMetricsGlobalPostMessageHandler(): void {
   });
 }
 
-export type ReactNativeChromeDevToolsEvent = {};
+type CommonEventFields = Readonly<{
+  timestamp: DOMHighResTimeStamp,
+  launchId: string | void | null,
+}>;
+
+export type DebuggerLaunchedEvent = Readonly<CommonEventFields&{
+  eventName: 'Entrypoint.LoadingStarted',
+}>;
+
+export type DebuggerReadyEvent = Readonly<CommonEventFields&{
+  eventName: 'Debugger.IsReadyToPause',
+}>;
+
+export type ReactNativeChromeDevToolsEvent = DebuggerLaunchedEvent|DebuggerReadyEvent;
diff --git a/front_end/entrypoints/rn_inspector/rn_inspector.ts b/front_end/entrypoints/rn_inspector/rn_inspector.ts
index 164baf4090f..6af2630b826 100644
--- a/front_end/entrypoints/rn_inspector/rn_inspector.ts
+++ b/front_end/entrypoints/rn_inspector/rn_inspector.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ import type * as Sources from '../../panels/sources/sources.js';
 Host.RNPerfMetrics.registerPerfMetricsGlobalPostMessageHandler();
 
 Host.rnPerfMetrics.setLaunchId(Root.Runtime.Runtime.queryParam('launchId'));
+Host.rnPerfMetrics.entryPointLoadingStarted();
+
+SDK.TargetManager.TargetManager.instance().addModelListener(
+    SDK.DebuggerModel.DebuggerModel,
+    SDK.DebuggerModel.Events.DebuggerIsReadyToPause,
+    () => Host.rnPerfMetrics.debuggerReadyToPause(),
+);
+
 // Legacy JavaScript Profiler - we support this until Hermes can support the
 // modern Performance panel.
 Root.Runtime.experiments.register(