diff --git a/Assets/Mirror/Core/NetworkClient.cs b/Assets/Mirror/Core/NetworkClient.cs
index aa8883222..cf316d5b5 100644
--- a/Assets/Mirror/Core/NetworkClient.cs
+++ b/Assets/Mirror/Core/NetworkClient.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 using System.Linq;
 using Mirror.RemoteCalls;
 using UnityEngine;
+using UnityEngine.Profiling;
 
 namespace Mirror
 {
@@ -1500,8 +1501,11 @@ internal static void ChangeOwner(NetworkIdentity identity, ChangeOwnerMessage me
         internal static void NetworkEarlyUpdate()
         {
             // process all incoming messages first before updating the world
+            // profiling marker for shallow profiling to show more than "UpdateFunction.Invoke
+            Profiler.BeginSample("NetworkClient: Transport Processing");
             if (Transport.active != null)
                 Transport.active.ClientEarlyUpdate();
+            Profiler.EndSample();
 
             // time snapshot interpolation
             UpdateTimeInterpolation();
@@ -1532,7 +1536,10 @@ internal static void NetworkLateUpdate()
                 bool sendIntervalElapsed = AccurateInterval.Elapsed(NetworkTime.localTime, sendInterval, ref lastSendTime);
                 if (!Application.isPlaying || sendIntervalElapsed)
                 {
+                    // profiling marker for shallow profiling to show more than "UpdateFunction.Invoke
+                    Profiler.BeginSample("NetworkClient: Broadcast");
                     Broadcast();
+                    Profiler.EndSample();
                 }
 
                 UpdateConnectionQuality();
@@ -1589,8 +1596,11 @@ void UpdateConnectionQuality()
             }
 
             // process all outgoing messages after updating the world
+            // profiling marker for shallow profiling to show more than "UpdateFunction.Invoke
+            Profiler.BeginSample("NetworkClient: Transport Flush");
             if (Transport.active != null)
                 Transport.active.ClientLateUpdate();
+            Profiler.EndSample();
         }
 
         // broadcast ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -1628,7 +1638,11 @@ static void BroadcastToServer()
                     {
                         // get serialization for this entity viewed by this connection
                         // (if anything was serialized this time)
+                        // profiling marker for shallow profiling to show more than "UpdateFunction.Invoke
+                        Profiler.BeginSample("BroadcastToServer: SerializeClient");
                         identity.SerializeClient(writer);
+                        Profiler.EndSample();
+
                         if (writer.Position > 0)
                         {
                             // send state update message
@@ -1637,7 +1651,11 @@ static void BroadcastToServer()
                                 netId = identity.netId,
                                 payload = writer.ToArraySegment()
                             };
+
+                            // profiling marker for shallow profiling to show more than "UpdateFunction.Invoke
+                            Profiler.BeginSample("BroadcastToServer: Flush");
                             Send(message);
+                            Profiler.EndSample();
                         }
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/Assets/Mirror/Core/NetworkLoop.cs b/Assets/Mirror/Core/NetworkLoop.cs
index a9cd49038..98c6bb744 100644
--- a/Assets/Mirror/Core/NetworkLoop.cs
+++ b/Assets/Mirror/Core/NetworkLoop.cs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 using UnityEngine;
 using UnityEngine.LowLevel;
 using UnityEngine.PlayerLoop;
+using UnityEngine.Profiling;
 
 namespace Mirror
 {
@@ -187,12 +188,17 @@ static void NetworkEarlyUpdate()
             // however, we only want to call NetworkServer/Client in play mode.
             if (!Application.isPlaying) return;
 
+            // profiling marker for shallow profiling to show more than "UpdateFunction.Invoke"
+            Profiler.BeginSample("NetworkEarlyUpdate");
+
             NetworkTime.EarlyUpdate();
             //Debug.Log($"NetworkEarlyUpdate {Time.time}");
             NetworkServer.NetworkEarlyUpdate();
             NetworkClient.NetworkEarlyUpdate();
             // invoke event after mirror has done it's early updating.
             OnEarlyUpdate?.Invoke();
+
+            Profiler.EndSample();
         }
 
         static void NetworkLateUpdate()
@@ -201,11 +207,16 @@ static void NetworkLateUpdate()
             // however, we only want to call NetworkServer/Client in play mode.
             if (!Application.isPlaying) return;
 
+            // profiling marker for shallow profiling to show more than "UpdateFunction.Invoke"
+            Profiler.BeginSample("NetworkLateUpdate");
+
             //Debug.Log($"NetworkLateUpdate {Time.time}");
             // invoke event before mirror does its final late updating.
             OnLateUpdate?.Invoke();
             NetworkServer.NetworkLateUpdate();
             NetworkClient.NetworkLateUpdate();
+
+            Profiler.EndSample();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Assets/Mirror/Core/NetworkServer.cs b/Assets/Mirror/Core/NetworkServer.cs
index 5d545e15f..0a065289f 100644
--- a/Assets/Mirror/Core/NetworkServer.cs
+++ b/Assets/Mirror/Core/NetworkServer.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 using System.Linq;
 using Mirror.RemoteCalls;
 using UnityEngine;
+using UnityEngine.Profiling;
 
 namespace Mirror
 {
@@ -1928,7 +1929,11 @@ static void BroadcastToConnection(NetworkConnectionToClient connection)
                 {
                     // get serialization for this entity viewed by this connection
                     // (if anything was serialized this time)
+                    // profiling marker for shallow profiling to show more than "UpdateFunction.Invoke
+                    Profiler.BeginSample("BroadcastToConnection: SerializeForConnection");
                     NetworkWriter serialization = SerializeForConnection(identity, connection);
+                    Profiler.EndSample();
+
                     if (serialization != null)
                     {
                         EntityStateMessage message = new EntityStateMessage
@@ -1936,7 +1941,11 @@ static void BroadcastToConnection(NetworkConnectionToClient connection)
                             netId = identity.netId,
                             payload = serialization.ToArraySegment()
                         };
+
+                        // profiling marker for shallow profiling to show more than "UpdateFunction.Invoke
+                        Profiler.BeginSample("BroadcastToConnection: Send");
                         connection.Send(message);
+                        Profiler.EndSample();
                     }
                 }
                 // spawned list should have no null entries because we
@@ -2017,7 +2026,10 @@ static void Broadcast()
                 }
 
                 // update connection to flush out batched messages
+                // profiling marker for shallow profiling to show more than "UpdateFunction.Invoke
+                Profiler.BeginSample("Broadcast: Flush");
                 connection.Update();
+                Profiler.EndSample();
             }
         }
 
@@ -2034,12 +2046,19 @@ internal static void NetworkEarlyUpdate()
             }
 
             // process all incoming messages first before updating the world
+            // profiling marker for shallow profiling to show more than "UpdateFunction.Invoke
+            Profiler.BeginSample("NetworkServer: Transport Processing");
             if (Transport.active != null)
                 Transport.active.ServerEarlyUpdate();
+            Profiler.EndSample();
+
 
             // step each connection's local time interpolation in early update.
+            // profiling marker for shallow profiling to show more than "UpdateFunction.Invoke
+            Profiler.BeginSample("NetworkServer: Connections Time Update");
             foreach (NetworkConnectionToClient connection in connections.Values)
                 connection.UpdateTimeInterpolation();
+            Profiler.EndSample();
 
             if (active) earlyUpdateDuration.End();
         }
@@ -2068,13 +2087,21 @@ internal static void NetworkLateUpdate()
                 // Unity 2019 doesn't have Time.timeAsDouble yet
                 bool sendIntervalElapsed = AccurateInterval.Elapsed(NetworkTime.localTime, sendInterval, ref lastSendTime);
                 if (!Application.isPlaying || sendIntervalElapsed)
+                {
+                    // profiling marker for shallow profiling to show more than "UpdateFunction.Invoke
+                    Profiler.BeginSample("NetworkServer: Broadcast");
                     Broadcast();
+                    Profiler.EndSample();
+                }
             }
 
             // process all outgoing messages after updating the world
             // (even if not active. still want to process disconnects etc.)
+            // profiling marker for shallow profiling to show more than "UpdateFunction.Invoke
+            Profiler.BeginSample("NetworkServer: Transport Flush");
             if (Transport.active != null)
                 Transport.active.ServerLateUpdate();
+            Profiler.EndSample();
 
             // measure actual tick rate every second.
             if (active)