diff --git a/src/kokkos/Framework/PluginFactory.cc b/src/kokkos/Framework/PluginFactory.cc
index 6e8a33eb6..67b3698bc 100644
--- a/src/kokkos/Framework/PluginFactory.cc
+++ b/src/kokkos/Framework/PluginFactory.cc
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ namespace edm {
     };  // namespace impl
 
     std::unique_ptr<Worker> create(std::string const& name, ProductRegistry& reg) {
-      return impl::getGlobalRegistry().get(name)->create(reg);
+      return impl::getGlobalRegistry().get(name)->create(reg, name);
     }
   }  // namespace PluginFactory
 }  // namespace edm
diff --git a/src/kokkos/Framework/PluginFactory.h b/src/kokkos/Framework/PluginFactory.h
index dce323fd6..80d7cd21f 100644
--- a/src/kokkos/Framework/PluginFactory.h
+++ b/src/kokkos/Framework/PluginFactory.h
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ namespace edm {
       public:
         virtual ~MakerBase() = default;
 
-        virtual std::unique_ptr<Worker> create(ProductRegistry& reg) const = 0;
+        virtual std::unique_ptr<Worker> create(ProductRegistry& reg, const std::string& name) const = 0;
       };
 
       template <typename T>
       class Maker : public MakerBase {
       public:
-        virtual std::unique_ptr<Worker> create(ProductRegistry& reg) const override {
-          return std::make_unique<WorkerT<T>>(reg);
+        virtual std::unique_ptr<Worker> create(ProductRegistry& reg, const std::string& name) const override {
+          return std::make_unique<WorkerT<T>>(reg, name);
         };
       };
 
diff --git a/src/kokkos/Framework/Profile.cc b/src/kokkos/Framework/Profile.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2a9602d13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kokkos/Framework/Profile.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+
+#include "Framework/Profile.h"
+#include "Framework/Event.h"
+
+void beginProduce(const std::string& name, const edm::Event& event) {}
+
+void endProduce(const std::string& name, const edm::Event& event) {}
+
+void beginAcquire(const std::string& name, const edm::Event& event) {}
+
+void endAcquire(const std::string& name, const edm::Event& event) {}
diff --git a/src/kokkos/Framework/Profile.h b/src/kokkos/Framework/Profile.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0c8ed45c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kokkos/Framework/Profile.h
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+
+#ifndef Profile_h
+#define Profile_h
+
+#include <string>
+
+// Functions that get called before and after the produce and acquire functions
+// get called for each module.
+// Intended to be a place to put profiling, instrumentation points, and/or task annotations.
+//
+//  The 'name' parameter is the name of the module being called.
+
+namespace edm {
+  class Event;
+};
+
+void beginProduce(const std::string& name, const edm::Event& event);
+
+void endProduce(const std::string& name, const edm::Event& event);
+
+void beginAcquire(const std::string& name, const edm::Event& event);
+
+void endAcquire(const std::string& name, const edm::Event& event);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/kokkos/Framework/Worker.h b/src/kokkos/Framework/Worker.h
index 222f4a064..cf6461ca6 100644
--- a/src/kokkos/Framework/Worker.h
+++ b/src/kokkos/Framework/Worker.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "Framework/WaitingTaskHolder.h"
 #include "Framework/WaitingTaskList.h"
 #include "Framework/WaitingTaskWithArenaHolder.h"
+#include "Framework/Profile.h"
 
 namespace edm {
   class Event;
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ namespace edm {
 
   class Worker {
   public:
-    Worker() : prefetchRequested_{false} {}
+    Worker(const std::string& name) : name_(name), prefetchRequested_{false} {}
     virtual ~Worker() = default;
 
     // not thread safe
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ namespace edm {
 
   protected:
     virtual void doReset() = 0;
+    std::string name_;
 
   private:
     std::vector<Worker*> itemsToGet_;
@@ -52,7 +54,8 @@ namespace edm {
   template <typename T>
   class WorkerT : public Worker {
   public:
-    explicit WorkerT(ProductRegistry& reg) : producer_(reg), workStarted_{false} {}
+    explicit WorkerT(ProductRegistry& reg, const std::string& name)
+        : Worker(name), producer_(reg), workStarted_{false} {}
 
     void doWorkAsync(Event& event, EventSetup const& eventSetup, WaitingTaskHolder task) override {
       waitingTasksWork_.add(task);
@@ -69,7 +72,9 @@ namespace edm {
                 std::exception_ptr exceptionPtr;
                 try {
                   //std::cout << "calling doProduce " << this << std::endl;
+                  beginProduce(name_, event);
                   producer_.doProduce(event, eventSetup);
+                  endProduce(name_, event);
                 } catch (...) {
                   exceptionPtr = std::current_exception();
                 }
@@ -87,7 +92,9 @@ namespace edm {
             } else {
               std::exception_ptr exceptionPtr;
               try {
+                beginAcquire(name_, event);
                 producer_.doAcquire(event, eventSetup, runProduceHolder);
+                endAcquire(name_, event);
               } catch (...) {
                 exceptionPtr = std::current_exception();
               }
@@ -106,7 +113,9 @@ namespace edm {
         tbb::task_group group;
         {
           WaitingTaskWithArenaHolder runProducerHolder{group, &waitTask};
+          beginAcquire(name_, event);
           producer_.doAcquire(event, eventSetup, runProducerHolder);
+          endAcquire(name_, event);
         }
         do {
           group.wait();
@@ -115,7 +124,9 @@ namespace edm {
           std::rethrow_exception(*(waitTask.exceptionPtr()));
         }
       }
+      beginProduce(name_, event);
       producer_.doProduce(event, eventSetup);
+      endProduce(name_, event);
     }
 
     void doEndJob() override { producer_.doEndJob(); }