diff --git a/mozglue/baseprofiler/public/BaseProfilerMarkersDetail.h b/mozglue/baseprofiler/public/BaseProfilerMarkersDetail.h
index 69349b05ce5f..61773595c619 100644
--- a/mozglue/baseprofiler/public/BaseProfilerMarkersDetail.h
+++ b/mozglue/baseprofiler/public/BaseProfilerMarkersDetail.h
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ struct MarkerTypeSerialization {
       std::tuple_element_t<i, StreamFunctionUserParametersTuple>;
 };
 
+template <>
+struct MarkerTypeSerialization<::mozilla::baseprofiler::markers::NoPayload> {
+  // Nothing! NoPayload has special handling avoiding payload work.
+};
+
 }  // namespace mozilla::base_profiler_markers_detail
 
 namespace mozilla {
diff --git a/mozglue/baseprofiler/public/BaseProfilerMarkersPrerequisites.h b/mozglue/baseprofiler/public/BaseProfilerMarkersPrerequisites.h
index 420120601d3f..3b711a3e1c33 100644
--- a/mozglue/baseprofiler/public/BaseProfilerMarkersPrerequisites.h
+++ b/mozglue/baseprofiler/public/BaseProfilerMarkersPrerequisites.h
@@ -633,6 +633,14 @@ MarkerOptions MarkerCategory::WithOptions(Options&&... aOptions) const {
 
 }  // namespace mozilla
 
+namespace mozilla::baseprofiler::markers {
+
+// Default marker payload types, with no extra information, not even a marker
+// type and payload. This is intended for label-only markers.
+struct NoPayload final {};
+
+}  // namespace mozilla::baseprofiler::markers
+
 #endif  // MOZ_GECKO_PROFILER
 
 #endif  // BaseProfilerMarkersPrerequisites_h
diff --git a/tools/profiler/public/ProfilerMarkersPrerequisites.h b/tools/profiler/public/ProfilerMarkersPrerequisites.h
index 599a282b798d..ad300de8570d 100644
--- a/tools/profiler/public/ProfilerMarkersPrerequisites.h
+++ b/tools/profiler/public/ProfilerMarkersPrerequisites.h
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@
 
 #ifdef MOZ_GECKO_PROFILER
 
+namespace profilermarkers {
+
+// Default marker payload types, with no extra information, not even a marker
+// type and payload. This is intended for label-only markers.
+using NoPayload = ::mozilla::baseprofiler::markers::NoPayload;
+
+}  // namespace profilermarkers
+
 #endif  // MOZ_GECKO_PROFILER
 
 #endif  // ProfilerMarkersPrerequisites_h