diff --git a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3.c b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3.c
index a0a2dcbd805..2d2c7f591fc 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3.c
+++ b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3.c
@@ -922,6 +922,9 @@ void * ir3_assemble(struct ir3 *shader, struct ir3_info *info,
 			if (ret)
 				goto fail;
 			info->instrs_count += 1 + instr->repeat + instr->nop;
+			info->nops_count += instr->nop;
+			if (instr->opc == OPC_NOP)
+				info->nops_count += 1 + instr->repeat;
 			dwords += 2;
 
 			if (instr->flags & IR3_INSTR_SS)
diff --git a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3.h b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3.h
index 17c4178d963..e1ec7579341 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3.h
+++ b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ struct ir3_info {
 	uint32_t gpu_id;
 	uint16_t sizedwords;
 	uint16_t instrs_count;   /* expanded to account for rpt's */
+	uint16_t nops_count;     /* # of nop instructions, including nopN */
 	/* NOTE: max_reg, etc, does not include registers not touched
 	 * by the shader (ie. vertex fetched via VFD_DECODE but not
 	 * touched by shader)
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/ir3/ir3_gallium.c b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/ir3/ir3_gallium.c
index 8b329687978..8d77c7357c3 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/ir3/ir3_gallium.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/freedreno/ir3/ir3_gallium.c
@@ -51,11 +51,13 @@ dump_shader_info(struct ir3_shader_variant *v, bool binning_pass,
 		return;
 
 	pipe_debug_message(debug, SHADER_INFO,
-			"%s shader: %u inst, %u dwords, "
+			"%s shader: %u inst, %u nops, %u non-nops, %u dwords, "
 			"%u half, %u full, %u constlen, "
 			"%u (ss), %u (sy), %d max_sun, %d loops\n",
 			ir3_shader_stage(v),
 			v->info.instrs_count,
+			v->info.nops_count,
+			v->info.instrs_count - v->info.nops_count,
 			v->info.sizedwords,
 			v->info.max_half_reg + 1,
 			v->info.max_reg + 1,