diff --git a/src/CONST.js b/src/CONST.js
index daefbe0ec6be..60d444e65fe5 100644
--- a/src/CONST.js
+++ b/src/CONST.js
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ const CONST = {
         HOMEPAGE_REPORTS_LOADED: 'homepage_reports_loaded',
         SWITCH_REPORT: 'switch_report',
         COLD: 'cold',
+        REPORT_ACTION_ITEM_LAYOUT_DEBOUNCE_TIME: 1500,
     },
     MESSAGES: {
         // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
diff --git a/src/libs/actions/Timing.js b/src/libs/actions/Timing.js
index 4d1eae31a36f..9dd385750d3e 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/Timing.js
+++ b/src/libs/actions/Timing.js
@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@ function start(eventName) {
  *
  * @param {String} eventName - event name used as timestamp key
  * @param {String} [secondaryName] - optional secondary event name, passed to grafana
+ * @param {Number} [offset] - optional param to offset the time
  */
-function end(eventName, secondaryName = '') {
+function end(eventName, secondaryName = '', offset = 0) {
     if (eventName in timestampData) {
-        const eventTime = Date.now() - timestampData[eventName];
+        const eventTime = Date.now() - timestampData[eventName] - offset;
         const grafanaEventName = secondaryName
             ? `expensify.cash.${eventName}.${secondaryName}`
             : `expensify.cash.${eventName}`;
diff --git a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionItem.js b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionItem.js
index 7929fd272407..9ff91edb14ac 100644
--- a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionItem.js
+++ b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionItem.js
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ const propTypes = {
 
     // Should we display the new indicator on top of the comment?
     shouldDisplayNewIndicator: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+
+    // Runs when the view enclosing the chat message lays out indicating it has rendered
+    onLayout: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
 };
 
 const defaultProps = {
@@ -122,7 +125,7 @@ class ReportActionItem extends Component {
                             {this.props.shouldDisplayNewIndicator && (
                                 <UnreadActionIndicator />
                             )}
-                            <View style={getReportActionItemStyle(hovered)}>
+                            <View style={getReportActionItemStyle(hovered)} onLayout={this.props.onLayout}>
                                 {!this.props.displayAsGroup
                                     ? (
                                         <ReportActionItemSingle action={this.props.action}>
diff --git a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionsView.js b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionsView.js
index 4cb8af7c7071..ae9e4ef1e80e 100644
--- a/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionsView.js
+++ b/src/pages/home/report/ReportActionsView.js
@@ -89,6 +89,13 @@ class ReportActionsView extends React.Component {
         this.loadMoreChats = this.loadMoreChats.bind(this);
         this.sortedReportActions = [];
 
+        // We are debouncing this call with a specific delay so that when all items in the list layout we can measure
+        // the total time it took to complete.
+        this.recordTimeToMeasureItemLayout = _.debounce(
+            this.recordTimeToMeasureItemLayout.bind(this),
+            CONST.TIMING.REPORT_ACTION_ITEM_LAYOUT_DEBOUNCE_TIME,
+        );
+
         this.state = {
             isLoadingMoreChats: false,
         };
@@ -113,7 +120,6 @@ class ReportActionsView extends React.Component {
         setNewMarkerPosition(this.props.reportID, oldestUnreadSequenceNumber);
 
         fetchActions(this.props.reportID);
-        Timing.end(CONST.TIMING.SWITCH_REPORT, CONST.TIMING.COLD);
     }
 
     shouldComponentUpdate(nextProps, nextState) {
@@ -187,6 +193,10 @@ class ReportActionsView extends React.Component {
             this.keyboardEvent.remove();
         }
 
+        // We must cancel the debounce function so that we do not call the function when switching to a new chat before
+        // the previous one has finished loading completely.
+        this.recordTimeToMeasureItemLayout.cancel();
+
         AppState.removeEventListener('change', this.onVisibilityChange);
 
         unsubscribeFromReportChannel(this.props.reportID);
@@ -297,6 +307,16 @@ class ReportActionsView extends React.Component {
         updateLastReadActionID(this.props.reportID);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Runs each time a ReportActionItem is laid out. This method is debounced so we wait until the component has
+     * finished laying out items before recording the chat as switched.
+     */
+    recordTimeToMeasureItemLayout() {
+        // We are offsetting the time measurement here so that we can subtract our debounce time from the initial time
+        // and get the actual time it took to load the report
+        Timing.end(CONST.TIMING.SWITCH_REPORT, CONST.TIMING.COLD, CONST.TIMING.REPORT_ACTION_ITEM_LAYOUT_DEBOUNCE_TIME);
+    }
+
     /**
      * This function overrides the CellRendererComponent (defaults to a plain View), giving each ReportActionItem a
      * higher z-index than the one below it. This prevents issues where the ReportActionContextMenu overlapping between
@@ -343,6 +363,7 @@ class ReportActionsView extends React.Component {
                 isMostRecentIOUReportAction={item.action.sequenceNumber === this.mostRecentIOUReportSequenceNumber}
                 iouReportID={this.props.report.iouReportID}
                 hasOutstandingIOU={this.props.report.hasOutstandingIOU}
+                onLayout={this.recordTimeToMeasureItemLayout}
             />
         );
     }