diff --git a/client/Tracy.hpp b/client/Tracy.hpp
index b7a4dc55..2e6c6534 100755
--- a/client/Tracy.hpp
+++ b/client/Tracy.hpp
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 #define ZoneScoped static const tracy::SourceLocation __tracy_source_location { __FUNCTION__,  __FILE__, __LINE__, 0 }; tracy::ScopedZone ___tracy_scoped_zone( &__tracy_source_location );
 #define ZoneScopedC( color ) static const tracy::SourceLocation __tracy_source_location {  __FUNCTION__,  __FILE__, __LINE__, color }; tracy::ScopedZone ___tracy_scoped_zone( &__tracy_source_location );
 
+#define ZoneText( txt, size ) ___tracy_scoped_zone.Text( txt, size );
+
 #define FrameMark tracy::Profiler::FrameMark();
 
 #endif
diff --git a/client/TracyProfiler.cpp b/client/TracyProfiler.cpp
index efe670c6..60ec151f 100755
--- a/client/TracyProfiler.cpp
+++ b/client/TracyProfiler.cpp
@@ -103,6 +103,15 @@ void Profiler::ZoneEnd( uint64_t id, QueueZoneEnd&& data )
     ZoneEndImpl( s_token, id, std::move( data ) );
 }
 
+void Profiler::ZoneText( uint64_t id, QueueZoneText&& data )
+{
+    QueueItem item;
+    item.hdr.type = QueueType::ZoneText;
+    item.hdr.id = id;
+    item.zoneText = std::move( data );
+    s_queue.enqueue( s_token, std::move( item ) );
+}
+
 void Profiler::FrameMark()
 {
     QueueItem item;
@@ -199,7 +208,7 @@ bool Profiler::SendData( const char* data, size_t len )
 
 bool Profiler::SendString( uint64_t str, const char* ptr, QueueType type )
 {
-    assert( type == QueueType::StringData || type == QueueType::ThreadName );
+    assert( type == QueueType::StringData || type == QueueType::ThreadName || type == QueueType::CustomStringData );
 
     QueueHeader hdr;
     hdr.type = type;
@@ -261,6 +270,10 @@ bool Profiler::HandleServerQuery()
             SendString( ptr, GetThreadName( ptr ), QueueType::ThreadName );
         }
         break;
+    case ServerQueryCustomString:
+        SendString( ptr, (const char*)ptr, QueueType::CustomStringData );
+        delete[] (const char*)ptr;
+        break;
     case ServerQuerySourceLocation:
         SendSourceLocation( ptr );
         break;
diff --git a/client/TracyProfiler.hpp b/client/TracyProfiler.hpp
index 40358796..5dc38998 100755
--- a/client/TracyProfiler.hpp
+++ b/client/TracyProfiler.hpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ public:
 
     static uint64_t ZoneBegin( QueueZoneBegin&& data );
     static void ZoneEnd( uint64_t id, QueueZoneEnd&& data );
+    static void ZoneText( uint64_t id, QueueZoneText&& data );
     static void FrameMark();
 
     static bool ShouldExit();
diff --git a/client/TracyScoped.hpp b/client/TracyScoped.hpp
index e03f5228..3e6b74cd 100755
--- a/client/TracyScoped.hpp
+++ b/client/TracyScoped.hpp
@@ -22,6 +22,14 @@ public:
         Profiler::ZoneEnd( m_id, QueueZoneEnd { Profiler::GetTime() } );
     }
 
+    void Text( const char* txt, size_t size )
+    {
+        auto ptr = new char[size+1];
+        memcpy( ptr, txt, size );
+        ptr[size] = '\0';
+        Profiler::ZoneText( m_id, QueueZoneText { (uint64_t)ptr } );
+    }
+
 private:
     uint64_t m_id;
 };
diff --git a/common/TracyProtocol.hpp b/common/TracyProtocol.hpp
index 8f484dca..54d16ef4 100755
--- a/common/TracyProtocol.hpp
+++ b/common/TracyProtocol.hpp
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ enum ServerQuery : uint8_t
 {
     ServerQueryString,
     ServerQueryThreadString,
-    ServerQuerySourceLocation
+    ServerQueryCustomString,
+    ServerQuerySourceLocation,
 };
 
 #pragma pack( 1 )
diff --git a/common/TracyQueue.hpp b/common/TracyQueue.hpp
index 2d84fbb6..1a474d3a 100755
--- a/common/TracyQueue.hpp
+++ b/common/TracyQueue.hpp
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ enum class QueueType : uint8_t
     ZoneEnd,
     StringData,
     ThreadName,
+    CustomStringData,
     FrameMark,
     SourceLocation,
+    ZoneText,
     NUM_TYPES
 };
 
@@ -39,6 +41,11 @@ struct QueueSourceLocation
     uint32_t color;
 };
 
+struct QueueZoneText
+{
+    uint64_t text;      // ptr
+};
+
 struct QueueHeader
 {
     union
@@ -57,6 +64,7 @@ struct QueueItem
         QueueZoneBegin zoneBegin;
         QueueZoneEnd zoneEnd;
         QueueSourceLocation srcloc;
+        QueueZoneText zoneText;
     };
 };
 
@@ -70,7 +78,9 @@ static const size_t QueueDataSize[] = {
     sizeof( QueueHeader ),
     sizeof( QueueHeader ),
     sizeof( QueueHeader ),
+    sizeof( QueueHeader ),
     sizeof( QueueHeader ) + sizeof( QueueSourceLocation ),
+    sizeof( QueueHeader ) + sizeof( QueueZoneText ),
 };
 
 static_assert( sizeof( QueueDataSize ) / sizeof( size_t ) == (uint8_t)QueueType::NUM_TYPES, "QueueDataSize mismatch" );
diff --git a/server/TracyEvent.hpp b/server/TracyEvent.hpp
index 87fa1cf2..d7579d8e 100755
--- a/server/TracyEvent.hpp
+++ b/server/TracyEvent.hpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ struct Event
     int64_t end;
     uint64_t srcloc;
 
+    const char* text;
     Event* parent;
     Vector<Event*> child;
 };
diff --git a/server/TracyView.cpp b/server/TracyView.cpp
index f5f74538..bbfb1da1 100755
--- a/server/TracyView.cpp
+++ b/server/TracyView.cpp
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ close:
 
 void View::DispatchProcess( const QueueItem& ev )
 {
-    if( ev.hdr.type == QueueType::StringData || ev.hdr.type == QueueType::ThreadName )
+    if( ev.hdr.type == QueueType::CustomStringData || ev.hdr.type == QueueType::StringData || ev.hdr.type == QueueType::ThreadName )
     {
         timeval tv;
         tv.tv_sec = 0;
@@ -167,7 +167,11 @@ void View::DispatchProcess( const QueueItem& ev )
         uint16_t sz;
         m_sock.Read( &sz, sizeof( sz ), &tv, ShouldExit );
         m_sock.Read( buf, sz, &tv, ShouldExit );
-        if( ev.hdr.type == QueueType::StringData )
+        if( ev.hdr.type == QueueType::CustomStringData )
+        {
+            AddCustomString( ev.hdr.id, std::string( buf, buf+sz ) );
+        }
+        else if( ev.hdr.type == QueueType::StringData )
         {
             AddString( ev.hdr.id, std::string( buf, buf+sz ) );
         }
@@ -185,12 +189,16 @@ void View::DispatchProcess( const QueueItem& ev )
 void View::DispatchProcess( const QueueItem& ev, const char*& ptr )
 {
     ptr += QueueDataSize[ev.hdr.idx];
-    if( ev.hdr.type == QueueType::StringData || ev.hdr.type == QueueType::ThreadName )
+    if( ev.hdr.type == QueueType::CustomStringData || ev.hdr.type == QueueType::StringData || ev.hdr.type == QueueType::ThreadName )
     {
         uint16_t sz;
         memcpy( &sz, ptr, sizeof( sz ) );
         ptr += sizeof( sz );
-        if( ev.hdr.type == QueueType::StringData )
+        if( ev.hdr.type == QueueType::CustomStringData )
+        {
+            AddCustomString( ev.hdr.id, std::string( ptr, ptr+sz ) );
+        }
+        else if( ev.hdr.type == QueueType::StringData )
         {
             AddString( ev.hdr.id, std::string( ptr, ptr+sz ) );
         }
@@ -222,6 +230,9 @@ void View::Process( const QueueItem& ev )
     case QueueType::SourceLocation:
         AddSourceLocation( ev.hdr.id, ev.srcloc );
         break;
+    case QueueType::ZoneText:
+        ProcessZoneText( ev.hdr.id, ev.zoneText );
+        break;
     default:
         assert( false );
         break;
@@ -238,6 +249,7 @@ void View::ProcessZoneBegin( uint64_t id, const QueueZoneBegin& ev )
 
     zone->start = ev.time * m_timerMul;
     zone->srcloc = ev.srcloc;
+    zone->text = nullptr;
 
     std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock( m_lock );
 
@@ -296,6 +308,13 @@ void View::ProcessFrameMark( uint64_t id )
     }
 }
 
+void View::ProcessZoneText( uint64_t id, const QueueZoneText& ev )
+{
+    auto it = m_openZones.find( id );
+    assert( it != m_openZones.end() );
+    CheckCustomString( ev.text, it->second );
+}
+
 void View::CheckString( uint64_t ptr )
 {
     if( m_strings.find( ptr ) != m_strings.end() ) return;
@@ -320,6 +339,16 @@ void View::CheckThreadString( uint64_t id )
     m_sock.Send( &id, sizeof( id ) );
 }
 
+void View::CheckCustomString( uint64_t ptr, Event* dst )
+{
+    assert( m_pendingCustomStrings.find( ptr ) == m_pendingCustomStrings.end() );
+    m_pendingCustomStrings.emplace( ptr, dst );
+
+    uint8_t type = ServerQueryCustomString;
+    m_sock.Send( &type, sizeof( type ) );
+    m_sock.Send( &ptr, sizeof( ptr ) );
+}
+
 void View::CheckSourceLocation( uint64_t ptr )
 {
     if( m_sourceLocation.find( ptr ) != m_sourceLocation.end() ) return;
@@ -352,6 +381,23 @@ void View::AddThreadString( uint64_t id, std::string&& str )
     m_threadNames.emplace( id, std::move( str ) );
 }
 
+void View::AddCustomString( uint64_t ptr, std::string&& str )
+{
+    auto pit = m_pendingCustomStrings.find( ptr );
+    assert( pit != m_pendingCustomStrings.end() );
+    auto sit = m_customStrings.find( str );
+    if( sit == m_customStrings.end() )
+    {
+        pit->second->text = str.c_str();
+        m_customStrings.emplace( std::move( str ) );
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        pit->second->text = sit->c_str();
+    }
+    m_pendingCustomStrings.erase( pit );
+}
+
 void View::AddSourceLocation( uint64_t ptr, const QueueSourceLocation& srcloc )
 {
     assert( m_sourceLocation.find( ptr ) == m_sourceLocation.end() );
diff --git a/server/TracyView.hpp b/server/TracyView.hpp
index e3d66f6d..92ec1cd8 100755
--- a/server/TracyView.hpp
+++ b/server/TracyView.hpp
@@ -49,13 +49,16 @@ private:
     void ProcessZoneBegin( uint64_t id, const QueueZoneBegin& ev );
     void ProcessZoneEnd( uint64_t id, const QueueZoneEnd& ev );
     void ProcessFrameMark( uint64_t id );
+    void ProcessZoneText( uint64_t id, const QueueZoneText& ev );
 
     void CheckString( uint64_t ptr );
     void CheckThreadString( uint64_t id );
+    void CheckCustomString( uint64_t ptr, Event* dst );
     void CheckSourceLocation( uint64_t ptr );
 
     void AddString( uint64_t ptr, std::string&& str );
     void AddThreadString( uint64_t id, std::string&& str );
+    void AddCustomString( uint64_t ptr, std::string&& str );
     void AddSourceLocation( uint64_t id, const QueueSourceLocation& srcloc );
 
     void NewZone( Event* zone, uint64_t thread );
@@ -93,6 +96,7 @@ private:
     Vector<ThreadData> m_threads;
     std::unordered_map<uint64_t, std::string> m_strings;
     std::unordered_map<uint64_t, std::string> m_threadNames;
+    std::unordered_set<std::string> m_customStrings;
     std::unordered_map<uint64_t, QueueSourceLocation> m_sourceLocation;
     uint64_t m_zonesCnt;
 
@@ -105,6 +109,7 @@ private:
     std::unordered_set<uint64_t> m_pendingStrings;
     std::unordered_set<uint64_t> m_pendingThreads;
     std::unordered_set<uint64_t> m_pendingSourceLocation;
+    std::unordered_map<uint64_t, Event*> m_pendingCustomStrings;
     std::unordered_map<uint64_t, uint32_t> m_threadMap;
 
     Slab<EventSize*1024*1024> m_slab;