diff --git a/src/compiler/program.ts b/src/compiler/program.ts
index 984e3d45279..2572ed5f7e1 100644
--- a/src/compiler/program.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/program.ts
@@ -1060,12 +1060,14 @@ namespace ts {
 
         function resolveTypeReferenceDirectiveNamesWorker(typeDirectiveNames: string[], containingFile: string | SourceFile): readonly (ResolvedTypeReferenceDirective | undefined)[] {
             if (!typeDirectiveNames.length) return [];
-            performance.mark("beforeResolveTypeReference");
             const containingFileName = !isString(containingFile) ? getNormalizedAbsolutePath(containingFile.originalFileName, currentDirectory) : containingFile;
             const redirectedReference = !isString(containingFile) ? getRedirectReferenceForResolution(containingFile) : undefined;
+            tracing.begin(tracing.Phase.Program, "resolveTypeReferenceDirectiveNamesWorker", { containingFileName });
+            performance.mark("beforeResolveTypeReference");
             const result = actualResolveTypeReferenceDirectiveNamesWorker(typeDirectiveNames, containingFileName, redirectedReference);
             performance.mark("afterResolveTypeReference");
             performance.measure("ResolveTypeReference", "beforeResolveTypeReference", "afterResolveTypeReference");
+            tracing.end();
             return result;
         }