diff --git a/src/core/main.h b/src/core/main.h
index 60ccc116..311c0302 100644
--- a/src/core/main.h
+++ b/src/core/main.h
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#if defined(RW_OPENGL)
-#define PUSH_RENDERGROUP(str) glPushDebugGroup(GL_DEBUG_SOURCE_APPLICATION, 0, -1, str)
-#define POP_RENDERGROUP() glPopDebugGroup()
+#ifndef FINAL
+// defined in RwHelpder.cpp
+void PushRendergroup(const char *name);
+void PopRendergroup(void);
+#define PUSH_RENDERGROUP(str) PushRendergroup(str)
+#define POP_RENDERGROUP() PopRendergroup()
 #else
 #define PUSH_RENDERGROUP(str)
 #define POP_RENDERGROUP()
diff --git a/src/rw/RwHelper.cpp b/src/rw/RwHelper.cpp
index 609dd79b..35617808 100644
--- a/src/rw/RwHelper.cpp
+++ b/src/rw/RwHelper.cpp
@@ -102,6 +102,30 @@ SetCullMode(uint32 mode)
 		RwRenderStateSet(rwRENDERSTATECULLMODE, (void*)rwCULLMODECULLNONE);
 }
 
+#ifndef FINAL
+void
+PushRendergroup(const char *name)
+{
+#if defined(RW_OPENGL)
+	glPushDebugGroup(GL_DEBUG_SOURCE_APPLICATION, 0, -1, name);
+#elif defined(RW_D3D9)
+	static WCHAR tmp[256];
+	MultiByteToWideChar(CP_ACP, MB_PRECOMPOSED, name, -1, tmp, sizeof(tmp));
+	D3DPERF_BeginEvent(0xFFFFFFFF, tmp);
+#endif
+}
+
+void
+PopRendergroup(void)
+{
+#if defined(RW_OPENGL)
+	glPopDebugGroup();
+#elif defined(RW_D3D9)
+	D3DPERF_EndEvent();
+#endif
+}
+#endif
+
 RwFrame*
 GetFirstFrameCallback(RwFrame *child, void *data)
 {