diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Game.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Game.cs
index 78a3a3ad23..a9c66eff86 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Game.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Game.cs
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 		public static int RenderFrame = 0;
 		public static double RenderTime = 0.0;
 		public static double TickTime = 0.0;
+		public static double OreTime = 0.0;
 
 		public static Stopwatch sw;
 
@@ -162,7 +163,9 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 
 					if (--oreTicks == 0)
 					{
-						map.GrowOre(p => IsCellBuildable(p, UnitMovementType.Wheel), SharedRandom);
+						var oresw = new Stopwatch();
+						map.GrowOre(p => IsCellBuildable(p, UnitMovementType.Wheel), SharedRandom);
+						OreTime = oresw.ElapsedTime();
 						oreTicks = oreFrequency;
 					}
 					world.Tick();
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Graphics/WorldRenderer.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Graphics/WorldRenderer.cs
index 137d4dc758..df699158c5 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Graphics/WorldRenderer.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Graphics/WorldRenderer.cs
@@ -99,10 +99,11 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game.Graphics
             
             lineRenderer.Flush();
 
-			renderer.DrawText(string.Format("RenderFrame {0} ({2:F1} ms) Tick {1} ({3:F1} ms)", 
+			renderer.DrawText(string.Format("RenderFrame {0} ({2:F1} ms) Tick {1} ({3:F1} ms) Ore ({4:F1} ms)", 
 				Game.RenderFrame, Game.orderManager.FrameNumber,
 				Game.RenderTime * 1000, 
-				Game.TickTime * 1000), new int2(5, 5), Color.White);
+				Game.TickTime * 1000,
+				Game.OreTime * 1000), new int2(5, 5), Color.White);
 		}
 
 		const float conditionYellow = 0.5f;		/* todo: get these from gamerules */