diff --git a/requirements/dev.in b/requirements/dev.in
index ef7ce677e4..77c129ca70 100644
--- a/requirements/dev.in
+++ b/requirements/dev.in
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ sphinx_rtd_theme
 
 # performance testing
 locust
+django-silk
diff --git a/requirements/dev.txt b/requirements/dev.txt
index d167d03cbb..59a1d65a01 100644
--- a/requirements/dev.txt
+++ b/requirements/dev.txt
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ attrs==21.2.0
     #   -r requirements/ci.txt
     #   glom
     #   jsonschema
+autopep8==2.0.4
+    # via django-silk
 babel==2.9.1
     # via sphinx
 bandit==1.7.4
@@ -201,6 +203,7 @@ django==3.2.23
     #   django-rosetta
     #   django-sekizai
     #   django-sendfile2
+    #   django-silk
     #   django-simple-certmanager
     #   django-sniplates
     #   django-timeline-logger
@@ -414,6 +417,8 @@ django-sessionprofile==1.0
     #   -c requirements/ci.txt
     #   -r requirements/ci.txt
     #   django-digid-eherkenning
+django-silk==5.0.4
+    # via -r requirements/dev.in
 django-simple-certmanager==1.3.0
     # via
     #   -c requirements/ci.txt
@@ -603,6 +608,8 @@ glom==20.11.0
     #   -c requirements/ci.txt
     #   -r requirements/ci.txt
     #   mozilla-django-oidc-db
+gprof2dot==2022.7.29
+    # via django-silk
 greenlet==2.0.2
     # via
     #   -c requirements/ci.txt
@@ -825,7 +832,9 @@ psycopg2==2.9.1
     #   -c requirements/ci.txt
     #   -r requirements/ci.txt
 pycodestyle==2.11.1
-    # via flake8
+    # via
+    #   autopep8
+    #   flake8
 pycparser==2.20
     # via
     #   -c requirements/ci.txt
@@ -1020,6 +1029,7 @@ sqlparse==0.4.4
     #   -r requirements/ci.txt
     #   django
     #   django-debug-toolbar
+    #   django-silk
 stevedore==3.5.0
     # via bandit
 svglib==1.5.1
@@ -1052,6 +1062,7 @@ tomli==2.0.1
     # via
     #   -c requirements/ci.txt
     #   -r requirements/ci.txt
+    #   autopep8
     #   black
     #   build
     #   pep517