diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-vulkan/ggml-vulkan.cpp b/ggml/src/ggml-vulkan/ggml-vulkan.cpp
index 7b66614c1..8c89c4b4d 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-vulkan/ggml-vulkan.cpp
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-vulkan/ggml-vulkan.cpp
@@ -15554,6 +15554,16 @@ static void ggml_backend_vk_set_tensor_2d_async(ggml_backend_t backend, ggml_ten
     ggml_backend_vk_context * ctx = (ggml_backend_vk_context *)backend->context;
     GGML_ASSERT((tensor->buffer->buft == ggml_backend_vk_get_default_buffer_type(backend) || tensor->buffer->buft == ggml_backend_vk_host_buffer_type()) && "unsupported buffer type");
 
+    {
+        static uint64_t upload_bytes = 0;
+        static int upload_calls = 0;
+        upload_bytes += (uint64_t) size * n_copies;
+        upload_calls++;
+        if (upload_calls % 40 == 0 || upload_calls == 1) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "UPLOAD n=%d total=%.2f MiB\n", upload_calls, upload_bytes / 1048576.0);
+        }
+    }
+
     if (size == 0) {
         return;
     }