diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
index ae731f7..3cbc2f4 100755
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.cpp
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@
         mPremultipliedAlpha = false;
 
     mName = name;
+    mTransactionName = String8("TX - ") + mName;
 
     mCurrentState.active.w = w;
     mCurrentState.active.h = h;
@@ -1482,6 +1483,7 @@
         mFlinger->setTransactionFlags(eTraversalNeeded);
     }
     mPendingStates.push_back(mCurrentState);
+    ATRACE_INT(mTransactionName.string(), mPendingStates.size());
 }
 
 void Layer::popPendingState(State* stateToCommit) {
@@ -1491,6 +1493,7 @@
             (stateToCommit->flags & stateToCommit->mask);
 
     mPendingStates.removeAt(0);
+    ATRACE_INT(mTransactionName.string(), mPendingStates.size());
 }
 
 bool Layer::applyPendingStates(State* stateToCommit) {
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h
index 92353ae..d1ef57d 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/Layer.h
@@ -657,6 +657,7 @@
     uint32_t mTextureName;      // from GLES
     bool mPremultipliedAlpha;
     String8 mName;
+    String8 mTransactionName; // A cached version of "TX - " + mName for systraces
     PixelFormat mFormat;
 
     // these are protected by an external lock