diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/ReactBridge.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/ReactBridge.java
index 66123de02..a116d8781 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/ReactBridge.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/ReactBridge.java
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@
 
 package com.facebook.react.bridge;
 
+import static com.facebook.systrace.Systrace.TRACE_TAG_REACT_JAVA_BRIDGE;
+
 import com.facebook.soloader.SoLoader;
+import com.facebook.systrace.Systrace;
 
 public class ReactBridge {
   private static boolean sDidInit = false;
@@ -15,8 +18,10 @@ public class ReactBridge {
     // No locking required here, worst case we'll call into SoLoader twice
     // which will do its own locking internally
     if (!sDidInit) {
+      Systrace.beginSection(TRACE_TAG_REACT_JAVA_BRIDGE, "ReactBridge.staticInit::load:reactnativejni");
       SoLoader.loadLibrary("reactnativejni");
       sDidInit = true;
+      Systrace.endSection(TRACE_TAG_REACT_JAVA_BRIDGE);
     }
   }
 }