diff --git a/sw/source/core/layout/layact.cxx b/sw/source/core/layout/layact.cxx
index 3923725ee9a2..7b970fd42e69 100644
--- a/sw/source/core/layout/layact.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/core/layout/layact.cxx
@@ -2271,6 +2271,7 @@ SwLayIdle::SwLayIdle( SwRootFrame *pRt, SwViewShellImp *pI ) :
             pRoot->ResetIdleFormat();
             SfxObjectShell* pDocShell = pImp->GetShell()->GetDoc()->GetDocShell();
             pDocShell->Broadcast( SfxEventHint( SfxEventHintId::SwEventLayoutFinished, SwDocShell::GetEventName(STR_SW_EVENT_LAYOUT_FINISHED), pDocShell ) );
+            SAL_DEBUG("SwLayIdle::SwLayIdle: layout finished at " << osl_getGlobalTimer());
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/sw/source/uibase/shells/tabsh.cxx b/sw/source/uibase/shells/tabsh.cxx
index a849013d9dbb..ff7273c1bf08 100644
--- a/sw/source/uibase/shells/tabsh.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/uibase/shells/tabsh.cxx
@@ -440,6 +440,7 @@ void ItemSetToTableParam( const SfxItemSet& rSet,
     }
 
     rSh.EndUndo( SwUndoId::TABLE_ATTR );
+    SAL_DEBUG("ItemSetToTableParam: layout starts at " << osl_getGlobalTimer());
     rSh.EndAllAction();
 }