diff --git a/source/renderer/backend/IDevice.h b/source/renderer/backend/IDevice.h
index 9b97558576..3697a3362e 100644
--- a/source/renderer/backend/IDevice.h
+++ b/source/renderer/backend/IDevice.h
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ public:
 		uint32_t maxTextureSize;
 		bool instancing;
 		bool storage;
+		bool timestamps;
+		double timestampMultiplier;
 	};
 
 	virtual ~IDevice() {}
@@ -177,6 +179,32 @@ public:
 	virtual Format GetPreferredDepthStencilFormat(
 		const uint32_t usage, const bool depth, const bool stencil) const = 0;
 
+	virtual uint32_t AllocateQuery() = 0;
+
+	virtual void FreeQuery(const uint32_t handle) = 0;
+
+	/**
+	 * @see GetQueryResult
+	 *
+	 * It must be called only if the query was submitted via
+	 * IDeviceCommandContext::Flush.
+	 *
+	 * @param handle Must be a valid handle of a query.
+	 *
+	 * @return True if a result for the query is available.
+	 */
+	virtual bool IsQueryResultAvailable(const uint32_t handle) const = 0;
+
+	/**
+	 * After a call of the function the query result becomes invalid.
+	 *
+	 * @param handle Must be a valid handle of a query.
+	 *
+	 * @return A result for the query. The result is undefined if the query isn't
+	 * ready.
+	 */
+	virtual uint64_t GetQueryResult(const uint32_t handle) = 0;
+
 	virtual const Capabilities& GetCapabilities() const = 0;
 };
 
diff --git a/source/renderer/backend/IDeviceCommandContext.h b/source/renderer/backend/IDeviceCommandContext.h
index 57f606b8af..334564f16b 100644
--- a/source/renderer/backend/IDeviceCommandContext.h
+++ b/source/renderer/backend/IDeviceCommandContext.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2024 Wildfire Games.
+/* Copyright (C) 2025 Wildfire Games.
  * This file is part of 0 A.D.
  *
  * 0 A.D. is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -222,6 +222,17 @@ public:
 	virtual void SetUniform(
 		const int32_t bindingSlot, PS::span<const float> values) = 0;
 
+	/**
+	 * Insert a timestamp query which can be later requested via IDevice.
+	 * @see IDevice::IsQueryResultAvailable
+	 * It can be used only outside of a framebuffer pass. The query must
+	 * not be used till Flush.
+	 *
+	 * @param handle Must be a valid handle to a query.
+	 * @param isScopeBegin True if it's a scope start.
+	 */
+	virtual void InsertTimestampQuery(const uint32_t handle, const bool isScopeBegin) = 0;
+
 	virtual void BeginScopedLabel(const char* name) = 0;
 	virtual void EndScopedLabel() = 0;