diff --git a/include/shader-debug/debug_channel.h b/include/shader-debug/debug_channel.h
index 97e3b2ab..aa54fa76 100644
--- a/include/shader-debug/debug_channel.h
+++ b/include/shader-debug/debug_channel.h
@@ -97,6 +97,14 @@ void DEBUG_CHANNEL_INIT(uvec3 id)
 #endif
 }
 
+void DEBUG_CHANNEL_INIT_IMPLICIT_INSTANCE(uvec3 id, uint inst)
+{
+	if (!DEBUG_SHADER_RING_ACTIVE)
+		return;
+	DEBUG_CHANNEL_ID = id;
+	DEBUG_CHANNEL_INSTANCE_COUNTER = inst;
+}
+
 void DEBUG_CHANNEL_UNLOCK_MESSAGE(RingBuffer buf, uint offset, uint num_words)
 {
 	memoryBarrierBuffer();
diff --git a/libs/vkd3d/command.c b/libs/vkd3d/command.c
index e1404d17..15a21da6 100644
--- a/libs/vkd3d/command.c
+++ b/libs/vkd3d/command.c
@@ -9707,6 +9707,15 @@ static void d3d12_command_list_execute_indirect_state_template(
     patch_args.dst_indirect_count_va = count_buffer ? count_allocation.va : 0;
     patch_args.api_buffer_word_stride = signature->desc.ByteStride / sizeof(uint32_t);
     patch_args.device_generated_commands_word_stride = signature->state_template.stride / sizeof(uint32_t);
+    patch_args.debug_tag = 0; /* Modify to non-zero value as desired when debugging. */
+
+    if (patch_args.debug_tag != 0)
+    {
+        /* Makes log easier to understand since a sorted log will appear in-order. */
+        static uint32_t vkd3d_implicit_instance_count;
+        patch_args.implicit_instance = vkd3d_atomic_uint32_increment(
+                &vkd3d_implicit_instance_count, vkd3d_memory_order_relaxed) - 1;
+    }
 
     barrier.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_BARRIER;
     barrier.pNext = NULL;
diff --git a/libs/vkd3d/debug_ring.c b/libs/vkd3d/debug_ring.c
index 7d486f96..2d67ee88 100644
--- a/libs/vkd3d/debug_ring.c
+++ b/libs/vkd3d/debug_ring.c
@@ -130,9 +130,10 @@ static bool vkd3d_shader_debug_ring_print_message(struct vkd3d_shader_debug_ring
     if (shader_hash == 0)
     {
         /* We got this from our internal debug shaders. Pretty-print.
+         * Make sure the log is sortable for easier debug.
          * TODO: Might consider a callback system that listeners from different subsystems can listen to and print their own messages,
          * but that is overengineering at this time ... */
-        snprintf(message_buffer, sizeof(message_buffer), "ExecuteIndirect: Instance %010u, Debug tag %u, DrawID %u (ThreadID %u): ",
+        snprintf(message_buffer, sizeof(message_buffer), "ExecuteIndirect: GlobalCommandIndex %010u, Debug tag %010u, DrawID %04u (ThreadID %04u): ",
                 debug_instance, debug_thread_id[0], debug_thread_id[1], debug_thread_id[2]);
 
         if (message_word_count == 2)
diff --git a/libs/vkd3d/shaders/cs_execute_indirect_patch_debug_ring.comp b/libs/vkd3d/shaders/cs_execute_indirect_patch_debug_ring.comp
index 64615006..6a63a445 100644
--- a/libs/vkd3d/shaders/cs_execute_indirect_patch_debug_ring.comp
+++ b/libs/vkd3d/shaders/cs_execute_indirect_patch_debug_ring.comp
@@ -51,12 +51,13 @@ layout(push_constant) uniform Registers
 
 	// Debug metadata here
 	uint debug_tag;
+    uint implicit_instance;
 };
 
 void main()
 {
     if (debug_tag != 0u)
-        DEBUG_CHANNEL_INIT(uvec3(debug_tag, gl_WorkGroupID.x, gl_LocalInvocationIndex));
+        DEBUG_CHANNEL_INIT_IMPLICIT_INSTANCE(uvec3(debug_tag, gl_WorkGroupID.x, gl_LocalInvocationIndex), implicit_instance);
 
     Command cmd = commands_va.commands[gl_LocalInvocationIndex];
 
diff --git a/libs/vkd3d/vkd3d_private.h b/libs/vkd3d/vkd3d_private.h
index ea0dad3e..6b79aaab 100644
--- a/libs/vkd3d/vkd3d_private.h
+++ b/libs/vkd3d/vkd3d_private.h
@@ -3081,6 +3081,7 @@ struct vkd3d_execute_indirect_args
 
     /* Arbitrary tag used for debug version of state patcher. Debug messages from tag 0 are ignored. */
     uint32_t debug_tag;
+    uint32_t implicit_instance;
 };
 
 struct vkd3d_execute_indirect_pipeline