diff --git a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/Args.kt b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/Args.kt
index b8742a71..cf29ea55 100644
--- a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/Args.kt
+++ b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/Args.kt
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ class Args {
     @Parameter(names = arrayOf("--profiles"), description = "Comma-separated list of profiles to run")
     var profiles: String? = null
 
+    @Parameter(names = arrayOf("--profiling"), description = "Display task timings at the end of the build")
+    var profiling: Boolean = false
+
     @Parameter(names = arrayOf("--resolve"),
             description = "Resolve the given comma-separated dependencies and display their dependency tree")
     var dependencies: String? = null
diff --git a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/TaskManager.kt b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/TaskManager.kt
index 718bd15d..26f39a0c 100644
--- a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/TaskManager.kt
+++ b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/internal/TaskManager.kt
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class TaskManager @Inject constructor(val args: Args,
         override fun toString() = id
     }
 
-    class RunTargetResult(val taskResult: TaskResult, val messages: List<String>)
+    class RunTargetResult(val taskResult: TaskResult, val timings: List<ProfilerInfo>)
 
     /**
      * @return the list of tasks available for the given project.
@@ -124,10 +124,12 @@ class TaskManager @Inject constructor(val args: Args,
         return if (result.any()) result.toList() else projects
     }
 
+    class ProfilerInfo(val taskName: String, val durationMillis: Long)
+
     private fun runProjects(taskInfos: List<TaskInfo>, projects: List<Project>) : RunTargetResult {
         var result = TaskResult()
         val failedProjects = hashSetOf<String>()
-        val messages = Collections.synchronizedList(arrayListOf<String>())
+        val messages = Collections.synchronizedList(arrayListOf<ProfilerInfo>())
         projects.forEach { project ->
             AsciiArt.logBox("Building ${project.name}")
 
@@ -532,7 +534,7 @@ class TaskManager @Inject constructor(val args: Args,
     /////
 }
 
-class TaskWorker(val tasks: List<ITask>, val dryRun: Boolean, val messages: MutableList<String>)
+class TaskWorker(val tasks: List<ITask>, val dryRun: Boolean, val timings: MutableList<TaskManager.ProfilerInfo>)
         : IWorker<ITask> {
 
     override fun call() : TaskResult2<ITask> {
@@ -550,7 +552,7 @@ class TaskWorker(val tasks: List<ITask>, val dryRun: Boolean, val messages: Muta
                 success = success and tr.success
                 if (tr.errorMessage != null) errorMessages.add(tr.errorMessage)
             }
-            messages.add("$name: $time ms")
+            timings.add(TaskManager.ProfilerInfo(name, time.first))
         }
         return TaskResult2(success, errorMessages.joinToString("\n"), tasks[0])
     }
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/Main.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/Main.kt
index b25f72cd..5e2bd2cc 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/Main.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/Main.kt
@@ -213,7 +213,14 @@ private class Main @Inject constructor(
                         // Shutdown all plug-ins
                         plugins.shutdownPlugins()
 
-                        log(3, "Timings:\n  " + runTargetResult.messages.joinToString("\n  "))
+                        if (args.profiling) {
+                            log(1, "\nTIMINGS (SECONDS)")
+                            log(1, "================\n")
+                            runTargetResult.timings.sortedByDescending { it.durationMillis }.forEach {
+                                log(1, String.format("%.2f", it.durationMillis.toDouble() / 1000) + " " + it.taskName)
+                            }
+                            log(1, "\n")
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }