diff --git a/src/gt4py/next/metrics.py b/src/gt4py/next/metrics.py
index f6a48ca7f6..b6a4beaeef 100644
--- a/src/gt4py/next/metrics.py
+++ b/src/gt4py/next/metrics.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 # Metric collection levels
 DISABLED: Final[int] = 0
 MINIMAL: Final[int] = 1
+GPU_TX_MARKERS: Final[int] = 2
 PERFORMANCE: Final[int] = 10
 INFO: Final[int] = 30
 VERBOSE: Final[int] = 50
diff --git a/src/gt4py/next/program_processors/runners/dace/workflow/common.py b/src/gt4py/next/program_processors/runners/dace/workflow/common.py
index fa6ef492fa..5eb1b65af6 100644
--- a/src/gt4py/next/program_processors/runners/dace/workflow/common.py
+++ b/src/gt4py/next/program_processors/runners/dace/workflow/common.py
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ def set_dace_config(
         dace.Config.set("compiler.cuda.backend", value="cuda")
 
     # Instrumentation of SDFG timers
-    dace.Config.set("instrumentation", "report_each_invocation", value=True)
+    dace.Config.set("instrumentation", "report_each_invocation", value=False)
 
     # we are not interested in storing the history of SDFG transformations.
     dace.Config.set("store_history", value=False)
diff --git a/src/gt4py/next/program_processors/runners/dace/workflow/translation.py b/src/gt4py/next/program_processors/runners/dace/workflow/translation.py
index e5a556eb4f..41684ee5c2 100644
--- a/src/gt4py/next/program_processors/runners/dace/workflow/translation.py
+++ b/src/gt4py/next/program_processors/runners/dace/workflow/translation.py
@@ -265,6 +265,18 @@ def add_instrumentation(sdfg: dace.SDFG, gpu: bool) -> None:
         None,
         dace.Memlet(f"{output}[0]"),
     )
+
+    if (config.COLLECT_METRICS_LEVEL == metrics.GPU_TX_MARKERS) and gpu:
+        sdfg.instrument = dace.dtypes.InstrumentationType.GPU_TX_MARKERS
+        for node, _ in sdfg.all_nodes_recursive():
+            if isinstance(
+                node, dace.nodes.MapEntry
+            ):  # Add ranges to scopes and maps that are NOT scheduled to the GPU
+                node.instrument = dace.dtypes.InstrumentationType.GPU_TX_MARKERS
+            elif isinstance(node, dace.sdfg.state.SDFGState):
+                node.instrument = dace.dtypes.InstrumentationType.GPU_TX_MARKERS
+
+    # Check SDFG validity after applying the above changes.
     # Normally, we do not call `SDFGState.add_tasklet()` directly, instead we call
     #  the wrapper provided by `DataflowBuilder`, that modifies the tasklet connectors
     #  to avoid name conflicts with program symbols. However, this method is not