diff --git a/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanContext.h b/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanContext.h
index d0edb2419a..5740dedfae 100644
--- a/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanContext.h
+++ b/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanContext.h
@@ -16,15 +16,8 @@
 // other things as well. We also have a nice integrated render pass profiler in the queue
 // runner, but this one is more convenient for transient events.
 
-// #define VULKAN_PROFILER_ENABLED
-
-#if defined(VULKAN_PROFILER_ENABLED)
 #define VK_PROFILE_BEGIN(vulkan, cmd, stage, ...) vulkan->GetProfiler()->Begin(cmd, stage, __VA_ARGS__);
 #define VK_PROFILE_END(vulkan, cmd, stage) vulkan->GetProfiler()->End(cmd, stage);
-#else
-#define VK_PROFILE_BEGIN(vulkan, cmd, stage, ...)
-#define VK_PROFILE_END(vulkan, cmd, stage)
-#endif
 
 enum {
 	VULKAN_FLAG_VALIDATE = 1,
@@ -321,6 +314,12 @@ public:
 		return swapchainFormat_;
 	}
 
+	void SetProfilerEnabledPtr(bool *enabled) {
+		for (auto &frame : frame_) {
+			frame.profiler.SetEnabledPtr(enabled);
+		}
+	}
+
 	// 1 for no frame overlap and thus minimal latency but worst performance.
 	// 2 is an OK compromise, while 3 performs best but risks slightly higher latency.
 	enum {
diff --git a/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanProfiler.cpp b/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanProfiler.cpp
index 47d78b1907..39914a1928 100644
--- a/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanProfiler.cpp
+++ b/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanProfiler.cpp
@@ -60,12 +60,14 @@ void VulkanProfiler::BeginFrame(VulkanContext *vulkan, VkCommandBuffer firstComm
 		numQueries_ = MAX_QUERY_COUNT;
 		firstFrame_ = false;
 	}
-	vkCmdResetQueryPool(firstCommandBuf, queryPool_, 0, numQueries_);
+	if (numQueries_ > 0) {
+		vkCmdResetQueryPool(firstCommandBuf, queryPool_, 0, numQueries_);
+	}
 	numQueries_ = 0;
 }
 
 void VulkanProfiler::Begin(VkCommandBuffer cmdBuf, VkPipelineStageFlagBits stageFlags, const char *fmt, ...) {
-	if (numQueries_ >= MAX_QUERY_COUNT - 1) {
+	if ((enabledPtr_ && !*enabledPtr_) || numQueries_ >= MAX_QUERY_COUNT - 1) {
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -89,7 +91,7 @@ void VulkanProfiler::Begin(VkCommandBuffer cmdBuf, VkPipelineStageFlagBits stage
 }
 
 void VulkanProfiler::End(VkCommandBuffer cmdBuf, VkPipelineStageFlagBits stageFlags) {
-	if (numQueries_ >= MAX_QUERY_COUNT - 1) {
+	if ((enabledPtr_ && !*enabledPtr_) || numQueries_ >= MAX_QUERY_COUNT - 1) {
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanProfiler.h b/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanProfiler.h
index bf0f41167e..bf653a47b3 100644
--- a/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanProfiler.h
+++ b/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanProfiler.h
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ public:
 		;
 	void End(VkCommandBuffer cmdBuf, VkPipelineStageFlagBits stage);
 
+	void SetEnabledPtr(bool *enabledPtr) {
+		enabledPtr_ = enabledPtr;
+	}
 private:
 	VulkanContext *vulkan_;
 
@@ -44,6 +47,7 @@ private:
 	std::vector<ProfilerScope> scopes_;
 	int numQueries_ = 0;
 	bool firstFrame_ = true;
+	bool *enabledPtr_ = nullptr;
 
 	std::vector<size_t> scopeStack_;
 
diff --git a/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanRenderManager.cpp b/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanRenderManager.cpp
index d950a306d2..4fa5301ad2 100644
--- a/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanRenderManager.cpp
+++ b/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanRenderManager.cpp
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ void VulkanRenderManager::ThreadFunc() {
 	VLOG("PULL: Quitting");
 }
 
-void VulkanRenderManager::BeginFrame(bool enableProfiling) {
+void VulkanRenderManager::BeginFrame(bool enableProfiling, bool enableLogProfiler) {
 	VLOG("BeginFrame");
 	VkDevice device = vulkan_->GetDevice();
 
@@ -584,11 +584,7 @@ void VulkanRenderManager::BeginFrame(bool enableProfiling) {
 		WARN_LOG(G3D, "BeginFrame while !run_!");
 	}
 
-#if defined(VULKAN_PROFILER_ENABLED)
-	vulkan_->BeginFrame(GetInitCmd());
-#else
-	vulkan_->BeginFrame(VK_NULL_HANDLE);
-#endif
+	vulkan_->BeginFrame(enableLogProfiler ? GetInitCmd() : VK_NULL_HANDLE);
 
 	insideFrame_ = true;
 	renderStepOffset_ = 0;
diff --git a/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanRenderManager.h b/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanRenderManager.h
index 924398f81f..2103b29ab1 100644
--- a/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanRenderManager.h
+++ b/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanRenderManager.h
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ public:
 	void DrainCompileQueue();
 
 	// Makes sure that the GPU has caught up enough that we can start writing buffers of this frame again.
-	void BeginFrame(bool enableProfiling);
+	void BeginFrame(bool enableProfiling, bool enableLogProfiler);
 	// Can run on a different thread!
 	void Finish();
 	void Run(int frame);
diff --git a/Common/GPU/Vulkan/thin3d_vulkan.cpp b/Common/GPU/Vulkan/thin3d_vulkan.cpp
index 70cfde5a26..62669ec27d 100644
--- a/Common/GPU/Vulkan/thin3d_vulkan.cpp
+++ b/Common/GPU/Vulkan/thin3d_vulkan.cpp
@@ -906,7 +906,8 @@ VKContext::~VKContext() {
 }
 
 void VKContext::BeginFrame() {
-	renderManager_.BeginFrame(g_Config.bShowGpuProfile);
+	// TODO: Bad dependency on g_Config here!
+	renderManager_.BeginFrame(g_Config.bShowGpuProfile, g_Config.bGpuLogProfiler);
 
 	FrameData &frame = frame_[vulkan_->GetCurFrame()];
 	push_ = frame.pushBuffer;
diff --git a/Core/Config.cpp b/Core/Config.cpp
index b8f7b7432e..cae5f22b5d 100644
--- a/Core/Config.cpp
+++ b/Core/Config.cpp
@@ -916,6 +916,7 @@ static ConfigSetting graphicsSettings[] = {
 	ConfigSetting("RenderDuplicateFrames", &g_Config.bRenderDuplicateFrames, false, true, true),
 
 	ConfigSetting("ShaderCache", &g_Config.bShaderCache, true, false, false),  // Doesn't save. Ini-only.
+	ConfigSetting("GpuLogProfiler", &g_Config.bGpuLogProfiler, false, true, false),
 
 	ConfigSetting(false),
 };
diff --git a/Core/Config.h b/Core/Config.h
index f7e8c0170d..bed269cd63 100644
--- a/Core/Config.h
+++ b/Core/Config.h
@@ -495,6 +495,7 @@ public:
 
 	// Volatile development settings
 	bool bShowFrameProfiler;
+	bool bGpuLogProfiler; // Controls the Vulkan logging profiler (profiles textures uploads etc).
 
 	// Various directories. Autoconfigured, not read from ini.
 	Path currentDirectory;  // The directory selected in the game browsing window.
diff --git a/GPU/Vulkan/GPU_Vulkan.cpp b/GPU/Vulkan/GPU_Vulkan.cpp
index 55e78bada2..294cd9cb26 100644
--- a/GPU/Vulkan/GPU_Vulkan.cpp
+++ b/GPU/Vulkan/GPU_Vulkan.cpp
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ GPU_Vulkan::GPU_Vulkan(GraphicsContext *gfxCtx, Draw::DrawContext *draw)
 	CheckGPUFeatures();
 
 	VulkanContext *vulkan = (VulkanContext *)gfxCtx->GetAPIContext();
+
+	vulkan->SetProfilerEnabledPtr(&g_Config.bGpuLogProfiler);
+
 	shaderManagerVulkan_ = new ShaderManagerVulkan(draw);
 	pipelineManager_ = new PipelineManagerVulkan(vulkan);
 	framebufferManagerVulkan_ = new FramebufferManagerVulkan(draw);
diff --git a/UI/GameSettingsScreen.cpp b/UI/GameSettingsScreen.cpp
index 2ec06b3a1e..770e01b42b 100644
--- a/UI/GameSettingsScreen.cpp
+++ b/UI/GameSettingsScreen.cpp
@@ -1774,6 +1774,9 @@ void DeveloperToolsScreen::CreateViews() {
 
 	list->Add(new CheckBox(&g_Config.bShowOnScreenMessages, dev->T("Show on-screen messages")));
 	list->Add(new CheckBox(&g_Config.bEnableLogging, dev->T("Enable Logging")))->OnClick.Handle(this, &DeveloperToolsScreen::OnLoggingChanged);
+	if (GetGPUBackend() == GPUBackend::VULKAN) {
+		list->Add(new CheckBox(&g_Config.bGpuLogProfiler, gr->T("GPU log profiler")));
+	}
 	list->Add(new CheckBox(&g_Config.bLogFrameDrops, dev->T("Log Dropped Frame Statistics")));
 	list->Add(new Choice(dev->T("Logging Channels")))->OnClick.Handle(this, &DeveloperToolsScreen::OnLogConfig);
 	list->Add(new ItemHeader(dev->T("Language")));