diff --git a/src/command_manager.cc b/src/command_manager.cc
index e1b44888..68ea6c63 100644
--- a/src/command_manager.cc
+++ b/src/command_manager.cc
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "file.hh"
 #include "optional.hh"
 #include "option_types.hh"
+#include "profile.hh"
 #include "ranges.hh"
 #include "regex.hh"
 #include "register_manager.hh"
@@ -525,12 +526,9 @@ void CommandManager::execute_single_command(CommandParameters params,
     if (debug_flags & DebugFlags::Commands)
         write_to_debug_buffer(format("command {}", join(params, ' ')));
 
-    auto profile = on_scope_end([&, start = (debug_flags & DebugFlags::Profile) ? Clock::now() : Clock::time_point{}] {
-        if (not (debug_flags & DebugFlags::Profile))
-            return;
-        auto full = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::microseconds>(Clock::now() - start);
-        write_to_debug_buffer(format("command {} took {} us", params[0], full.count()));
-    });
+    ProfileScope profile{debug_flags, [&](std::chrono::microseconds duration) {
+        write_to_debug_buffer(format("command {} took {} us", params[0], duration.count()));
+    }};
 
     command_it->value.func({{params.begin()+1, params.end()}, command_it->value.param_desc},
                            context, shell_context);
diff --git a/src/commands.cc b/src/commands.cc
index 519d040c..16d04f2d 100644
--- a/src/commands.cc
+++ b/src/commands.cc
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "option_manager.hh"
 #include "option_types.hh"
 #include "parameters_parser.hh"
+#include "profile.hh"
 #include "ranges.hh"
 #include "ranked_match.hh"
 #include "regex.hh"
@@ -1639,9 +1640,9 @@ const CommandDesc source_cmd = {
     filename_completer<true>,
     [](const ParametersParser& parser, Context& context, const ShellContext&)
     {
-        const DebugFlags debug_flags = context.options()["debug"].get<DebugFlags>();
-        const bool profile = debug_flags & DebugFlags::Profile;
-        auto start_time = profile ? Clock::now() : Clock::time_point{};
+        ProfileScope profile{context, [&](std::chrono::microseconds duration) {
+            write_to_debug_buffer(format("sourcing '{}' took {} us", parser[0], (size_t)duration.count()));
+        }};
 
         String path = real_path(parse_filename(parser[0]));
         MappedFile file_content{path};
@@ -1656,11 +1657,6 @@ const CommandDesc source_cmd = {
             write_to_debug_buffer(format("{}:{}", parser[0], err.what()));
             throw;
         }
-
-        using namespace std::chrono;
-        if (profile)
-            write_to_debug_buffer(format("sourcing '{}' took {} us", parser[0],
-                                         (size_t)duration_cast<microseconds>(Clock::now() - start_time).count()));
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/src/hook_manager.cc b/src/hook_manager.cc
index afab5461..a1b29434 100644
--- a/src/hook_manager.cc
+++ b/src/hook_manager.cc
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "face_registry.hh"
 #include "option.hh"
 #include "option_types.hh"
+#include "profile.hh"
 #include "ranges.hh"
 #include "regex.hh"
 
@@ -138,9 +139,9 @@ void HookManager::run_hook(Hook hook, StringView param, Context& context)
             m_hooks_trash.clear();
     });
 
-    const DebugFlags debug_flags = context.options()["debug"].get<DebugFlags>();
-    const bool profile = debug_flags & DebugFlags::Profile;
-    auto start_time = profile ? Clock::now() : TimePoint{};
+    ProfileScope profile{context, [&](std::chrono::microseconds duration) {
+        write_to_debug_buffer(format("hook '{}({})' took {} us", hook_name, param, (size_t)duration.count()));
+    }};
 
     bool hook_error = false;
     for (auto& to_run : hooks_to_run)
@@ -171,13 +172,6 @@ void HookManager::run_hook(Hook hook, StringView param, Context& context)
         context.print_status({
             format("Error running hooks for '{}' '{}', see *debug* buffer",
                    hook_name, param), context.faces()["Error"] });
-
-    if (profile)
-    {
-        auto end_time = Clock::now();
-        auto full = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::microseconds>(end_time - start_time);
-        write_to_debug_buffer(format("hook '{}({})' took {} us", hook_name, param, (size_t)full.count()));
-    }
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main.cc b/src/main.cc
index a6762a2d..2e844d62 100644
--- a/src/main.cc
+++ b/src/main.cc
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "terminal_ui.hh"
 #include "option_types.hh"
 #include "parameters_parser.hh"
+#include "profile.hh"
 #include "ranges.hh"
 #include "regex.hh"
 #include "register_manager.hh"
@@ -806,14 +807,11 @@ int run_server(StringView session, StringView server_init,
     write_to_debug_buffer("*** This is the debug buffer, where debug info will be written ***");
 
 #ifdef KAK_DEBUG
-    const auto start_time = Clock::now();
-    UnitTest::run_all_tests();
-
-    if (debug_flags & DebugFlags::Profile)
     {
-        using namespace std::chrono;
-        write_to_debug_buffer(format("running the unit tests took {} ms",
-                                     duration_cast<milliseconds>(Clock::now() - start_time).count()));
+        ProfileScope profile{debug_flags, [&](std::chrono::microseconds duration) {
+            write_to_debug_buffer(format("running the unit tests took {} ms", duration.count()));
+        }};
+        UnitTest::run_all_tests();
     }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/profile.hh b/src/profile.hh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7feff017
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/profile.hh
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#ifndef profile_hh_INCLUDED
+#define profile_hh_INCLUDED
+
+#include "option.hh"
+#include "clock.hh"
+
+namespace Kakoune
+{
+
+template<typename Callback>
+class ProfileScope
+{
+public:
+    ProfileScope(const DebugFlags debug_flags, Callback&& callback, bool active = true)
+      : m_active{active and debug_flags & DebugFlags::Profile},
+        m_start_time(m_active ? Clock::now() : Clock::time_point{}),
+        m_callback{std::move(callback)}
+    {}
+
+    ProfileScope(const Context& context, Callback&& callback, bool active = true)
+      : ProfileScope{context.options()["debug"].get<DebugFlags>(), std::move(callback), active}
+    {}
+
+    ~ProfileScope()
+    {
+        if (m_active)
+            m_callback(std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::microseconds>(Clock::now() - m_start_time));
+    }
+
+private:
+    bool m_active;
+    Clock::time_point m_start_time;
+    Callback m_callback;
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif // profile_hh_INCLUDED
diff --git a/src/window.cc b/src/window.cc
index 7926183f..2a0469cf 100644
--- a/src/window.cc
+++ b/src/window.cc
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "buffer_utils.hh"
 #include "option.hh"
 #include "option_types.hh"
+#include "profile.hh"
 
 #include <algorithm>
 
@@ -119,10 +120,10 @@ bool Window::needs_redraw(const Context& context) const
 
 const DisplayBuffer& Window::update_display_buffer(const Context& context)
 {
-    const bool profile = context.options()["debug"].get<DebugFlags>() &
-                        DebugFlags::Profile;
-
-    auto start_time = profile ? Clock::now() : Clock::time_point{};
+    ProfileScope profile{context, [&](std::chrono::microseconds duration) {
+        write_to_debug_buffer(format("window display update for '{}' took {} us",
+                                     buffer().display_name(), (size_t)duration.count()));
+    }, not (buffer().flags() & Buffer::Flags::Debug)};
 
     if (m_display_buffer.timestamp() != -1)
     {
@@ -168,14 +169,6 @@ const DisplayBuffer& Window::update_display_buffer(const Context& context)
     set_position({setup.first_line, setup.first_column});
     m_last_setup = build_setup(context);
 
-    if (profile and not (buffer().flags() & Buffer::Flags::Debug))
-    {
-        using namespace std::chrono;
-        auto duration = duration_cast<microseconds>(Clock::now() - start_time);
-        write_to_debug_buffer(format("window display update for '{}' took {} us",
-                                     buffer().display_name(), (size_t)duration.count()));
-    }
-
     return m_display_buffer;
 }