diff --git a/gfx/layers/d3d11/CompositorD3D11.cpp b/gfx/layers/d3d11/CompositorD3D11.cpp
index afe44efc7f8d..1cb4433da849 100644
--- a/gfx/layers/d3d11/CompositorD3D11.cpp
+++ b/gfx/layers/d3d11/CompositorD3D11.cpp
@@ -1252,7 +1252,7 @@ void CompositorD3D11::EndFrame() {
   // Block until the previous frame's work has been completed.
   if (mQuery) {
     BOOL result;
-    WaitForGPUQuery(mDevice, mContext, mQuery, &result);
+    WaitForFrameGPUQuery(mDevice, mContext, mQuery, &result);
   }
   // Store the query for this frame so we can flush it next time.
   mQuery = query;
diff --git a/gfx/layers/d3d11/HelpersD3D11.h b/gfx/layers/d3d11/HelpersD3D11.h
index c4b4dcaf6ee4..82dd716a52e9 100644
--- a/gfx/layers/d3d11/HelpersD3D11.h
+++ b/gfx/layers/d3d11/HelpersD3D11.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #define mozilla_gfx_layers_d3d11_HelpersD3D11_h
 
 #include <d3d11.h>
+#include "mozilla/Telemetry.h"
 #include "mozilla/TimeStamp.h"
 
 namespace mozilla {
@@ -30,6 +31,25 @@ static inline bool WaitForGPUQuery(ID3D11Device* aDevice,
   return true;
 }
 
+static inline bool WaitForFrameGPUQuery(ID3D11Device* aDevice,
+                                   ID3D11DeviceContext* aContext,
+                                   ID3D11Query* aQuery, bool* aOut) {
+  TimeStamp start = TimeStamp::Now();
+  bool success = true;
+  while (aContext->GetData(aQuery, aOut, sizeof(*aOut), 0) != S_OK) {
+    if (aDevice->GetDeviceRemovedReason() != S_OK) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    if (TimeStamp::Now() - start > TimeDuration::FromSeconds(2)) {
+      success = false;
+      break;
+    }
+    Sleep(0);
+  }
+  Telemetry::AccumulateTimeDelta(Telemetry::GPU_WAIT_TIME_MS, start);
+  return success;
+}
+
 }  // namespace layers
 }  // namespace mozilla
 
diff --git a/gfx/layers/d3d11/MLGDeviceD3D11.cpp b/gfx/layers/d3d11/MLGDeviceD3D11.cpp
index 52352019b284..aa1265d67fa4 100644
--- a/gfx/layers/d3d11/MLGDeviceD3D11.cpp
+++ b/gfx/layers/d3d11/MLGDeviceD3D11.cpp
@@ -1786,7 +1786,7 @@ void MLGDeviceD3D11::InsertPresentWaitQuery() {
 void MLGDeviceD3D11::WaitForPreviousPresentQuery() {
   if (mWaitForPresentQuery) {
     BOOL result;
-    WaitForGPUQuery(mDevice, mCtx, mWaitForPresentQuery, &result);
+    WaitForFrameGPUQuery(mDevice, mCtx, mWaitForPresentQuery, &result);
   }
   mWaitForPresentQuery = mNextWaitForPresentQuery.forget();
 }
diff --git a/gfx/webrender_bindings/RenderCompositorANGLE.cpp b/gfx/webrender_bindings/RenderCompositorANGLE.cpp
index 84d1672efe7c..d9f0cb92a8e7 100644
--- a/gfx/webrender_bindings/RenderCompositorANGLE.cpp
+++ b/gfx/webrender_bindings/RenderCompositorANGLE.cpp
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ void RenderCompositorANGLE::WaitForPreviousPresentQuery() {
   while (mWaitForPresentQueries.size() >= waitLatency) {
     RefPtr<ID3D11Query>& query = mWaitForPresentQueries.front();
     BOOL result;
-    layers::WaitForGPUQuery(mDevice, mCtx, query, &result);
+    layers::WaitForFrameGPUQuery(mDevice, mCtx, query, &result);
 
     // Recycle query for later use.
     mRecycledQuery = query;
diff --git a/toolkit/components/telemetry/Histograms.json b/toolkit/components/telemetry/Histograms.json
index 6369427c5b28..f677578a2ee8 100644
--- a/toolkit/components/telemetry/Histograms.json
+++ b/toolkit/components/telemetry/Histograms.json
@@ -13232,6 +13232,17 @@
     "n_buckets": 10,
     "description": "Percentages of times for phases in a normal content paint relative to the time spent in the entire normal paint. (\"dl\" = Display list, \"flb\" = Frame layer builder, \"fr\" = Flush rasterization, \"r\" = Rasterization)"
   },
+  "GPU_WAIT_TIME_MS": {
+    "record_in_processes": ["main", "gpu"],
+    "alert_emails": ["gfx-telemetry-alerts@mozilla.com", "jmuizelaar@mozilla.com"],
+    "bug_numbers": [1524090],
+    "expires_in_version": "82",
+    "releaseChannelCollection": "opt-out",
+    "kind": "exponential",
+    "high": 5000,
+    "n_buckets": 50,
+    "description": "The number of milliseconds we spend waiting for the GPU"
+  },
   "NARRATE_CONTENT_BY_LANGUAGE_2": {
     "record_in_processes": ["main", "content"],
     "alert_emails": ["eisaacson@mozilla.com"],