diff --git a/core/config/project_settings.cpp b/core/config/project_settings.cpp
index ee20aea35d3d..ccdbab059298 100644
--- a/core/config/project_settings.cpp
+++ b/core/config/project_settings.cpp
@@ -1514,6 +1514,7 @@ ProjectSettings::ProjectSettings() {
 	GLOBAL_DEF_BASIC(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "display/window/stretch/scale_mode", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "fractional,integer"), "fractional");
 
 	GLOBAL_DEF(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "debug/settings/profiler/max_functions", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "128,65535,1"), 16384);
+	GLOBAL_DEF_RST(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "debug/settings/profiler/max_timestamp_query_elements", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "256,65535,1"), 256);
 
 	GLOBAL_DEF(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "compression/formats/zstd/long_distance_matching"), Compression::zstd_long_distance_matching);
 	GLOBAL_DEF(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "compression/formats/zstd/compression_level", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "1,22,1"), Compression::zstd_level);
diff --git a/doc/classes/ProjectSettings.xml b/doc/classes/ProjectSettings.xml
index e8d7dfb91374..b04a3fb02750 100644
--- a/doc/classes/ProjectSettings.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/ProjectSettings.xml
@@ -620,6 +620,9 @@
 		<member name="debug/settings/profiler/max_functions" type="int" setter="" getter="" default="16384">
 			Maximum number of functions per frame allowed when profiling.
 		</member>
+		<member name="debug/settings/profiler/max_timestamp_query_elements" type="int" setter="" getter="" default="256">
+			Maximum number of timestamp query elements allowed per frame for visual profiling.
+		</member>
 		<member name="debug/settings/stdout/print_fps" type="bool" setter="" getter="" default="false">
 			Print frames per second to standard output every second.
 		</member>
diff --git a/servers/rendering/rendering_device.cpp b/servers/rendering/rendering_device.cpp
index 1ee5362f2ce0..93a9f194054e 100644
--- a/servers/rendering/rendering_device.cpp
+++ b/servers/rendering/rendering_device.cpp
@@ -4964,7 +4964,7 @@ Error RenderingDevice::initialize(RenderingContextDriver *p_context, DisplayServ
 
 	frame = 0;
 	frames.resize(frame_count);
-	max_timestamp_query_elements = 256;
+	max_timestamp_query_elements = GLOBAL_GET("debug/settings/profiler/max_timestamp_query_elements");
 
 	device = context->device_get(device_index);
 	err = driver->initialize(device_index, frame_count);
@@ -5212,7 +5212,7 @@ void RenderingDevice::_free_rids(T &p_owner, const char *p_type) {
 void RenderingDevice::capture_timestamp(const String &p_name) {
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_MSG(draw_list != nullptr && draw_list->state.draw_count > 0, "Capturing timestamps during draw list creation is not allowed. Offending timestamp was: " + p_name);
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_MSG(compute_list != nullptr && compute_list->state.dispatch_count > 0, "Capturing timestamps during compute list creation is not allowed. Offending timestamp was: " + p_name);
-	ERR_FAIL_COND(frames[frame].timestamp_count >= max_timestamp_query_elements);
+	ERR_FAIL_COND_MSG(frames[frame].timestamp_count >= max_timestamp_query_elements, vformat("Tried capturing more timestamps than the configured maximum (%d). You can increase this limit in the project settings under 'Debug/Settings' called 'Max Timestamp Query Elements'.", max_timestamp_query_elements));
 
 	draw_graph.add_capture_timestamp(frames[frame].timestamp_pool, frames[frame].timestamp_count);