diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_modifier.h b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_modifier.h
index ce2f9e878f8..4641cc47b14 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_modifier.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_modifier.h
@@ -612,3 +612,25 @@ void BKE_modifier_blend_read_lib(struct BlendLibReader *reader, struct Object *o
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+
+namespace blender::bke {
+
+/**
+ * A convenience class that can be used to set `ModifierData::execution_time` based on the lifetime
+ * of this class.
+ */
+class ScopedModifierTimer {
+ private:
+  ModifierData &md_;
+  double start_time_;
+
+ public:
+  ScopedModifierTimer(ModifierData &md);
+  ~ScopedModifierTimer();
+};
+
+}  // namespace blender::bke
+
+#endif
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/DerivedMesh.cc b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/DerivedMesh.cc
index 565009fe08f..c3d535a3e9d 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/DerivedMesh.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/DerivedMesh.cc
@@ -760,6 +760,7 @@ static void mesh_calc_modifiers(struct Depsgraph *depsgraph,
       }
 
       if (mti->type == eModifierTypeType_OnlyDeform && !sculpt_dyntopo) {
+        blender::bke::ScopedModifierTimer modifier_timer{*md};
         if (!deformed_verts) {
           deformed_verts = BKE_mesh_vert_coords_alloc(mesh_input, &num_deformed_verts);
         }
@@ -846,6 +847,8 @@ static void mesh_calc_modifiers(struct Depsgraph *depsgraph,
       continue;
     }
 
+    blender::bke::ScopedModifierTimer modifier_timer{*md};
+
     /* Add orco mesh as layer if needed by this modifier. */
     if (mesh_final && mesh_orco && mti->requiredDataMask) {
       CustomData_MeshMasks mask = {0};
@@ -1323,6 +1326,8 @@ static void editbmesh_calc_modifiers(struct Depsgraph *depsgraph,
       continue;
     }
 
+    blender::bke::ScopedModifierTimer modifier_timer{*md};
+
     /* Add an orco mesh as layer if needed by this modifier. */
     if (mesh_final && mesh_orco && mti->requiredDataMask) {
       CustomData_MeshMasks mask = {0};
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/curves.cc b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/curves.cc
index 1519c0addd2..3003d014b4f 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/curves.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/curves.cc
@@ -314,6 +314,8 @@ static void curves_evaluate_modifiers(struct Depsgraph *depsgraph,
       continue;
     }
 
+    blender::bke::ScopedModifierTimer modifier_timer{*md};
+
     if (mti->modifyGeometrySet != nullptr) {
       mti->modifyGeometrySet(md, &mectx, &geometry_set);
     }
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/displist.cc b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/displist.cc
index 8cdcb85a033..e51a2c3d85c 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/displist.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/displist.cc
@@ -613,6 +613,8 @@ void BKE_curve_calc_modifiers_pre(Depsgraph *depsgraph,
         continue;
       }
 
+      blender::bke::ScopedModifierTimer modifier_timer{*md};
+
       if (!deformedVerts) {
         deformedVerts = BKE_curve_nurbs_vert_coords_alloc(source_nurb, &numVerts);
       }
@@ -733,6 +735,8 @@ static GeometrySet curve_calc_modifiers_post(Depsgraph *depsgraph,
       continue;
     }
 
+    blender::bke::ScopedModifierTimer modifier_timer{*md};
+
     if (!geometry_set.has_mesh()) {
       geometry_set.replace_mesh(BKE_mesh_new_nomain(0, 0, 0, 0, 0));
     }
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/modifier.cc b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/modifier.cc
index 508c1fe2331..d0ccdedc136 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/modifier.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/modifier.cc
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #define DNA_DEPRECATED_ALLOW
 
 #include <cfloat>
+#include <chrono>
 #include <cmath>
 #include <cstdarg>
 #include <cstddef>
@@ -1514,3 +1515,28 @@ void BKE_modifier_blend_read_lib(BlendLibReader *reader, Object *ob)
     }
   }
 }
+
+namespace blender::bke {
+
+using Clock = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock;
+
+static double get_current_time_in_seconds()
+{
+  return std::chrono::duration<double, std::chrono::seconds::period>(
+             Clock::now().time_since_epoch())
+      .count();
+}
+
+ScopedModifierTimer::ScopedModifierTimer(ModifierData &md) : md_(md)
+{
+  start_time_ = get_current_time_in_seconds();
+}
+
+ScopedModifierTimer::~ScopedModifierTimer()
+{
+  const double end_time = get_current_time_in_seconds();
+  const double duration = end_time - start_time_;
+  md_.execution_time = duration;
+}
+
+}  // namespace blender::bke
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/pointcloud.cc b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/pointcloud.cc
index aa3c2593f34..2fee1f4f4d3 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/pointcloud.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/pointcloud.cc
@@ -380,6 +380,8 @@ static void pointcloud_evaluate_modifiers(struct Depsgraph *depsgraph,
       continue;
     }
 
+    blender::bke::ScopedModifierTimer modifier_timer{*md};
+
     if (mti->modifyGeometrySet) {
       mti->modifyGeometrySet(md, &mectx, &geometry_set);
     }
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/volume.cc b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/volume.cc
index bad2e844cc0..b2f62dd0d9d 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/volume.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/volume.cc
@@ -1108,6 +1108,8 @@ static void volume_evaluate_modifiers(struct Depsgraph *depsgraph,
       continue;
     }
 
+    blender::bke::ScopedModifierTimer modifier_timer{*md};
+
     if (mti->modifyGeometrySet) {
       mti->modifyGeometrySet(md, &mectx, &geometry_set);
     }
diff --git a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_modifier_types.h b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_modifier_types.h
index fe35fea77ed..7af83f8f888 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_modifier_types.h
+++ b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_modifier_types.h
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ typedef struct ModifierData {
   struct ModifierData *next, *prev;
 
   int type, mode;
-  char _pad0[4];
+  /** Time in seconds that the modifier took to evaluate. This is only set on evaluated objects. */
+  float execution_time;
   short flag;
   /** An "expand" bit for each of the modifier's (sub)panels (#uiPanelDataExpansion). */
   short ui_expand_flag;
diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_modifier.c b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_modifier.c
index aa7b1ae01dc..b86e202a791 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_modifier.c
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_modifier.c
@@ -7355,6 +7355,14 @@ void RNA_def_modifier(BlenderRNA *brna)
   RNA_def_property_ui_icon(prop, ICON_SURFACE_DATA, 0);
   RNA_def_property_update(prop, 0, "rna_Modifier_update");
 
+  prop = RNA_def_property(srna, "execution_time", PROP_FLOAT, PROP_TIME_ABSOLUTE);
+  RNA_def_property_clear_flag(prop, PROP_EDITABLE);
+  RNA_def_property_ui_text(
+      prop,
+      "Execution Time",
+      "Time in seconds that the modifier took to evaluate. This is only set on evaluated objects. "
+      "If multiple modifiers run in parallel, execution time is not a reliable metric");
+
   /* types */
   rna_def_modifier_subsurf(brna);
   rna_def_modifier_lattice(brna);