diff --git a/cmds/screenrecord/screenrecord.cpp b/cmds/screenrecord/screenrecord.cpp
index b73951faf6..9cfbbf9a8b 100644
--- a/cmds/screenrecord/screenrecord.cpp
+++ b/cmds/screenrecord/screenrecord.cpp
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ static status_t runEncoder(const sp<MediaCodec>& encoder,
     int64_t startWhenNsec = systemTime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC);
     int64_t endWhenNsec = startWhenNsec + seconds_to_nanoseconds(gTimeLimitSec);
     DisplayInfo mainDpyInfo;
+    bool firstFrame = true;
 
     assert((rawFp == NULL && muxer != NULL) || (rawFp != NULL && muxer == NULL));
 
@@ -394,6 +395,11 @@ static status_t runEncoder(const sp<MediaCodec>& encoder,
         int64_t ptsUsec;
         uint32_t flags;
 
+        if (firstFrame) {
+            ATRACE_NAME("first_frame");
+            firstFrame = false;
+        }
+
         if (systemTime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC) > endWhenNsec) {
             if (gVerbose) {
                 printf("Time limit reached\n");