diff --git a/app/soapbox/main.js b/app/soapbox/main.js
index 9480a1ea4..8ba4b044e 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/main.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/main.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
+import './wdyr';
 import * as registerPushNotifications from './actions/push_notifications';
 import { default as Soapbox, store } from './containers/soapbox';
 import React from 'react';
diff --git a/app/soapbox/wdyr.js b/app/soapbox/wdyr.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..978e5f116
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/soapbox/wdyr.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import React from 'react';
+
+if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
+  const whyDidYouRender = require('@welldone-software/why-did-you-render');
+  whyDidYouRender(React);
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6d5053cf0..55749e31d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
     "@babel/preset-react": "^7.0.0",
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.3.4",
     "@popperjs/core": "^2.4.4",
+    "@welldone-software/why-did-you-render": "^6.2.0",
     "array-includes": "^3.0.3",
     "autoprefixer": "^10.0.0",
     "axios": "^0.21.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 64ed758b1..967d0bc3b 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2135,6 +2135,13 @@
     "@webassemblyjs/wast-parser" "1.8.5"
     "@xtuc/long" "4.2.2"
 
+"@welldone-software/why-did-you-render@^6.2.0":
+  version "6.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@welldone-software/why-did-you-render/-/why-did-you-render-6.2.0.tgz#a053e63f45adb57161c723dee4b005769ea1b64f"
+  integrity sha512-ViwaE09Vgb0yXzyZuGTWCmWy/nBRAEGyztMdFYuxIgmL8yoXX5TVMCfieiJGdRQQPiDUznlYmcu0lu8kN1lwtQ==
+  dependencies:
+    lodash "^4"
+
 "@xtuc/ieee754@^1.2.0":
   version "1.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@xtuc/ieee754/-/ieee754-1.2.0.tgz#eef014a3145ae477a1cbc00cd1e552336dceb790"
@@ -7768,6 +7775,11 @@ lodash.uniq@^4.5.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.uniq/-/lodash.uniq-4.5.0.tgz#d0225373aeb652adc1bc82e4945339a842754773"
   integrity sha1-0CJTc662Uq3BvILklFM5qEJ1R3M=
 
+lodash@^4:
+  version "4.17.21"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.21.tgz#679591c564c3bffaae8454cf0b3df370c3d6911c"
+  integrity sha512-v2kDEe57lecTulaDIuNTPy3Ry4gLGJ6Z1O3vE1krgXZNrsQ+LFTGHVxVjcXPs17LhbZVGedAJv8XZ1tvj5FvSg==
+
 lodash@^4.0.1:
   version "4.17.19"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.19.tgz#e48ddedbe30b3321783c5b4301fbd353bc1e4a4b"