diff --git a/panda/src/display/graphicsEngine.cxx b/panda/src/display/graphicsEngine.cxx
index 496a05e273..c79b470c28 100644
--- a/panda/src/display/graphicsEngine.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/display/graphicsEngine.cxx
@@ -1431,7 +1431,11 @@ cull_and_draw_together(GraphicsEngine::Windows wlist,
       }
 
       if (win->begin_frame(GraphicsOutput::FM_render, current_thread)) {
-        win->clear(current_thread);
+        if (win->is_any_clear_active()) {
+          GraphicsStateGuardian *gsg = win->get_gsg();
+          PStatGPUTimer timer(gsg, win->get_clear_window_pcollector(), current_thread);
+          win->clear(current_thread);
+        }
 
         int num_display_regions = win->get_num_active_display_regions();
         for (int i = 0; i < num_display_regions; i++) {
@@ -1476,6 +1480,7 @@ cull_and_draw_together(GraphicsOutput *win, DisplayRegion *dr,
     gsg->prepare_display_region(&dr_reader);
 
     if (dr_reader.is_any_clear_active()) {
+      PStatGPUTimer timer(gsg, win->get_clear_window_pcollector(), current_thread);
       gsg->clear(dr);
     }
 
@@ -1651,7 +1656,10 @@ draw_bins(const GraphicsEngine::Windows &wlist, Thread *current_thread) {
         // a current context for PStatGPUTimer to work.
         {
           PStatGPUTimer timer(gsg, win->get_draw_window_pcollector(), current_thread);
-          win->clear(current_thread);
+          if (win->is_any_clear_active()) {
+            PStatGPUTimer timer(gsg, win->get_clear_window_pcollector(), current_thread);
+            win->clear(current_thread);
+          }
 
           if (display_cat.is_spam()) {
             display_cat.spam()
@@ -2015,6 +2023,7 @@ do_draw(GraphicsOutput *win, GraphicsStateGuardian *gsg, DisplayRegion *dr, Thre
     win->change_scenes(&dr_reader);
     gsg->prepare_display_region(&dr_reader);
     if (dr_reader.is_any_clear_active()) {
+      PStatGPUTimer timer(gsg, win->get_clear_window_pcollector(), current_thread);
       gsg->clear(dr_reader.get_object());
     }
 
diff --git a/panda/src/display/graphicsOutput.I b/panda/src/display/graphicsOutput.I
index c94c83f54c..992f634dd9 100644
--- a/panda/src/display/graphicsOutput.I
+++ b/panda/src/display/graphicsOutput.I
@@ -703,6 +703,15 @@ get_draw_window_pcollector() {
   return _draw_window_pcollector;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns a PStatCollector for timing the clear operation for just this
+ * GraphicsOutput.
+ */
+INLINE PStatCollector &GraphicsOutput::
+get_clear_window_pcollector() {
+  return _clear_window_pcollector;
+}
+
 /**
  * Display the spam message associated with begin_frame
  */
diff --git a/panda/src/display/graphicsOutput.cxx b/panda/src/display/graphicsOutput.cxx
index c8237059b8..33bfddb79f 100644
--- a/panda/src/display/graphicsOutput.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/display/graphicsOutput.cxx
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ GraphicsOutput(GraphicsEngine *engine, GraphicsPipe *pipe,
   _lock("GraphicsOutput"),
   _cull_window_pcollector(_cull_pcollector, name),
   _draw_window_pcollector(_draw_pcollector, name),
+  _clear_window_pcollector(_draw_window_pcollector, "Clear"),
   _size(0, 0)
 {
 #ifdef DO_MEMORY_USAGE
diff --git a/panda/src/display/graphicsOutput.h b/panda/src/display/graphicsOutput.h
index f426b41bee..49c257e17e 100644
--- a/panda/src/display/graphicsOutput.h
+++ b/panda/src/display/graphicsOutput.h
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ public:
 
   INLINE PStatCollector &get_cull_window_pcollector();
   INLINE PStatCollector &get_draw_window_pcollector();
+  INLINE PStatCollector &get_clear_window_pcollector();
 
 protected:
   virtual void pixel_factor_changed();
@@ -409,6 +410,7 @@ protected:
   static PStatCollector _draw_pcollector;
   PStatCollector _cull_window_pcollector;
   PStatCollector _draw_window_pcollector;
+  PStatCollector _clear_window_pcollector;
 
 public:
   static TypeHandle get_class_type() {
diff --git a/panda/src/display/graphicsStateGuardian.cxx b/panda/src/display/graphicsStateGuardian.cxx
index 0e82a23f88..93c732e5d7 100644
--- a/panda/src/display/graphicsStateGuardian.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/display/graphicsStateGuardian.cxx
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ PStatCollector GraphicsStateGuardian::_transform_state_pcollector("State changes
 PStatCollector GraphicsStateGuardian::_texture_state_pcollector("State changes:Textures");
 PStatCollector GraphicsStateGuardian::_draw_primitive_pcollector("Draw:Primitive:Draw");
 PStatCollector GraphicsStateGuardian::_draw_set_state_pcollector("Draw:Set State");
-PStatCollector GraphicsStateGuardian::_clear_pcollector("Draw:Clear");
 PStatCollector GraphicsStateGuardian::_flush_pcollector("Draw:Flush");
 PStatCollector GraphicsStateGuardian::_compute_dispatch_pcollector("Draw:Compute dispatch");
 
diff --git a/panda/src/display/graphicsStateGuardian.h b/panda/src/display/graphicsStateGuardian.h
index c64bbe692a..e1c9435fef 100644
--- a/panda/src/display/graphicsStateGuardian.h
+++ b/panda/src/display/graphicsStateGuardian.h
@@ -685,7 +685,6 @@ public:
   static PStatCollector _texture_state_pcollector;
   static PStatCollector _draw_primitive_pcollector;
   static PStatCollector _draw_set_state_pcollector;
-  static PStatCollector _clear_pcollector;
   static PStatCollector _flush_pcollector;
   static PStatCollector _compute_dispatch_pcollector;
   static PStatCollector _wait_occlusion_pcollector;
diff --git a/panda/src/glstuff/glGraphicsBuffer_src.cxx b/panda/src/glstuff/glGraphicsBuffer_src.cxx
index d5a8763fc8..3a65317c5e 100644
--- a/panda/src/glstuff/glGraphicsBuffer_src.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/glstuff/glGraphicsBuffer_src.cxx
@@ -113,8 +113,6 @@ clear(Thread *current_thread) {
       << get_name() << " " << (void *)this << "\n";
   }
 
-  PStatGPUTimer timer(glgsg, glgsg->_clear_pcollector);
-
   // Disable the scissor test, so we can clear the whole buffer.
   glDisable(GL_SCISSOR_TEST);
   glgsg->_scissor_enabled = false;
diff --git a/panda/src/glstuff/glGraphicsStateGuardian_src.cxx b/panda/src/glstuff/glGraphicsStateGuardian_src.cxx
index 6ce88525f5..efa5592539 100644
--- a/panda/src/glstuff/glGraphicsStateGuardian_src.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/glstuff/glGraphicsStateGuardian_src.cxx
@@ -3405,7 +3405,6 @@ finish() {
  */
 void CLP(GraphicsStateGuardian)::
 clear(DrawableRegion *clearable) {
-  PStatGPUTimer timer(this, _clear_pcollector);
   report_my_gl_errors();
 
   if (!clearable->is_any_clear_active()) {
diff --git a/panda/src/tinydisplay/tinyGraphicsStateGuardian.cxx b/panda/src/tinydisplay/tinyGraphicsStateGuardian.cxx
index fd3c44c917..4adc287cb4 100644
--- a/panda/src/tinydisplay/tinyGraphicsStateGuardian.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/tinydisplay/tinyGraphicsStateGuardian.cxx
@@ -202,8 +202,6 @@ make_geom_munger(const RenderState *state, Thread *current_thread) {
  */
 void TinyGraphicsStateGuardian::
 clear(DrawableRegion *clearable) {
-  PStatTimer timer(_clear_pcollector);
-
   if ((!clearable->get_clear_color_active())&&
       (!clearable->get_clear_depth_active())&&
       (!clearable->get_clear_stencil_active())) {