diff --git a/python/core/auto_generated/qgsruntimeprofiler.sip.in b/python/core/auto_generated/qgsruntimeprofiler.sip.in
index eae2ef30ee5b..b87065c0a280 100644
--- a/python/core/auto_generated/qgsruntimeprofiler.sip.in
+++ b/python/core/auto_generated/qgsruntimeprofiler.sip.in
@@ -64,11 +64,14 @@ Returns a list of all child groups with the specified ``parent``.
 .. versionadded:: 3.14
 %End
 
-    void start( const QString &name, const QString &group = "startup" );
+    void start( const QString &name, const QString &group = "startup", const QString &id = QString() );
 %Docstring
 Start a profile event with the given name.
 The ``name`` of the profile event. Will have the name of
 the active ``group`` appended after ending.
+
+Since QGIS 3.34, the optional ``id`` argument can be used to provider a unique
+ID to disambiguate nodes with the same ``name``.
 %End
 
     void end( const QString &group = "startup" );
@@ -76,10 +79,13 @@ the active ``group`` appended after ending.
 End the current profile event.
 %End
 
-    void record( const QString &name, double time, const QString &group = "startup" );
+    void record( const QString &name, double time, const QString &group = "startup", const QString &id = QString() );
 %Docstring
 Manually adds a profile event with the given name and total ``time`` (in seconds).
 
+The optional ``id`` argument can be used to provider a unique
+ID to disambiguate nodes with the same ``name``.
+
 .. versionadded:: 3.34
 %End
 
@@ -176,12 +182,15 @@ Python scripts should not use :py:class:`QgsScopedRuntimeProfile` directly. Inst
 %End
   public:
 
-    QgsScopedRuntimeProfile( const QString &name, const QString &group = "startup" );
+    QgsScopedRuntimeProfile( const QString &name, const QString &group = "startup", const QString &id = QString() );
 %Docstring
 Constructor for QgsScopedRuntimeProfile.
 
 Automatically registers the operation in the :py:func:`QgsApplication.profiler()` instance
 and starts recording the run time of the operation.
+
+Since QGIS 3.34, the optional ``id`` argument can be used to provider a unique
+ID to disambiguate nodes with the same ``name``.
 %End
 
     ~QgsScopedRuntimeProfile();
diff --git a/src/core/mesh/qgsmeshlayerrenderer.cpp b/src/core/mesh/qgsmeshlayerrenderer.cpp
index a0f021fb6572..3e84998364d1 100644
--- a/src/core/mesh/qgsmeshlayerrenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/core/mesh/qgsmeshlayerrenderer.cpp
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ bool QgsMeshLayerRenderer::render()
   std::unique_ptr< QgsScopedRuntimeProfile > preparingProfile;
   if ( mEnableProfile )
   {
-    profile = std::make_unique< QgsScopedRuntimeProfile >( mLayerName, QStringLiteral( "rendering" ) );
+    profile = std::make_unique< QgsScopedRuntimeProfile >( mLayerName, QStringLiteral( "rendering" ), layerId() );
     if ( mPreparationTime > 0 )
       QgsApplication::profiler()->record( QObject::tr( "Create renderer" ), mPreparationTime / 1000.0, QStringLiteral( "rendering" ) );
     preparingProfile = std::make_unique< QgsScopedRuntimeProfile >( QObject::tr( "Preparing render" ), QStringLiteral( "rendering" ) );
diff --git a/src/core/pointcloud/qgspointcloudlayerrenderer.cpp b/src/core/pointcloud/qgspointcloudlayerrenderer.cpp
index e6ebcdf1104d..8f4bd0c29730 100644
--- a/src/core/pointcloud/qgspointcloudlayerrenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/core/pointcloud/qgspointcloudlayerrenderer.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ bool QgsPointCloudLayerRenderer::render()
   std::unique_ptr< QgsScopedRuntimeProfile > profile;
   if ( mEnableProfile )
   {
-    profile = std::make_unique< QgsScopedRuntimeProfile >( mLayerName, QStringLiteral( "rendering" ) );
+    profile = std::make_unique< QgsScopedRuntimeProfile >( mLayerName, QStringLiteral( "rendering" ), layerId() );
     if ( mPreparationTime > 0 )
       QgsApplication::profiler()->record( QObject::tr( "Create renderer" ), mPreparationTime / 1000.0, QStringLiteral( "rendering" ) );
   }
diff --git a/src/core/qgsruntimeprofiler.cpp b/src/core/qgsruntimeprofiler.cpp
index 6c766c786970..529126973773 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsruntimeprofiler.cpp
+++ b/src/core/qgsruntimeprofiler.cpp
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ QgsRuntimeProfiler *QgsRuntimeProfiler::sMainProfiler = nullptr;
 // QgsRuntimeProfilerNode
 //
 
-QgsRuntimeProfilerNode::QgsRuntimeProfilerNode( const QString &group, const QString &name )
-  : mName( name )
+QgsRuntimeProfilerNode::QgsRuntimeProfilerNode( const QString &group, const QString &name, const QString &id )
+  : mId( id )
+  , mName( name )
   , mGroup( group )
 {
 
@@ -42,7 +43,10 @@ QStringList QgsRuntimeProfilerNode::fullParentPath() const
   {
     res = mParent->fullParentPath();
     const QString parentName = mParent->data( Name ).toString();
-    if ( !parentName.isEmpty() )
+    const QString parentId = mParent->data( Id ).toString();
+    if ( !parentId.isEmpty() )
+      res << parentId;
+    else if ( !parentName.isEmpty() )
       res << parentName;
   }
   return res;
@@ -60,6 +64,9 @@ QVariant QgsRuntimeProfilerNode::data( int role ) const
     case Group:
       return mGroup;
 
+    case Id:
+      return mId;
+
     case Elapsed:
       return mElapsed;
 
@@ -92,11 +99,13 @@ int QgsRuntimeProfilerNode::indexOf( QgsRuntimeProfilerNode *child ) const
   return -1;
 }
 
-QgsRuntimeProfilerNode *QgsRuntimeProfilerNode::child( const QString &group, const QString &name )
+QgsRuntimeProfilerNode *QgsRuntimeProfilerNode::child( const QString &group, const QString &name, const QString &id )
 {
   for ( auto &it : mChildren )
   {
-    if ( it->data( Group ).toString() == group &&  it->data( Name ).toString() == name )
+    if ( it->data( Group ).toString() == group
+         && ( ( !id.isEmpty() && it->data( Id ) == id )
+              || ( id.isEmpty() && !name.isEmpty() && it->data( Name ).toString() == name ) ) )
       return it.get();
   }
   return nullptr;
@@ -203,9 +212,9 @@ QStringList QgsRuntimeProfiler::childGroups( const QString &parent, const QStrin
   return res;
 }
 
-void QgsRuntimeProfiler::start( const QString &name, const QString &group )
+void QgsRuntimeProfiler::start( const QString &name, const QString &group, const QString &id )
 {
-  std::unique_ptr< QgsRuntimeProfilerNode > node = std::make_unique< QgsRuntimeProfilerNode >( group, name );
+  std::unique_ptr< QgsRuntimeProfilerNode > node = std::make_unique< QgsRuntimeProfilerNode >( group, name, id );
   node->start();
 
   QgsRuntimeProfilerNode *child = node.get();
@@ -226,7 +235,7 @@ void QgsRuntimeProfiler::start( const QString &name, const QString &group )
   }
 
   mCurrentStack[group].push( child );
-  emit started( group, child->fullParentPath(), name );
+  emit started( group, child->fullParentPath(), name, id );
 
   if ( !mGroups.contains( group ) )
   {
@@ -258,12 +267,12 @@ void QgsRuntimeProfiler::end( const QString &group )
     parentIndex = parentIndex.parent();
   }
 
-  emit ended( group, node->fullParentPath(), node->data( QgsRuntimeProfilerNode::Name ).toString(), node->data( QgsRuntimeProfilerNode::Elapsed ).toDouble() );
+  emit ended( group, node->fullParentPath(), node->data( QgsRuntimeProfilerNode::Name ).toString(), node->data( QgsRuntimeProfilerNode::Id ).toString(), node->data( QgsRuntimeProfilerNode::Elapsed ).toDouble() );
 }
 
-void QgsRuntimeProfiler::record( const QString &name, double time, const QString &group )
+void QgsRuntimeProfiler::record( const QString &name, double time, const QString &group, const QString &id )
 {
-  std::unique_ptr< QgsRuntimeProfilerNode > node = std::make_unique< QgsRuntimeProfilerNode >( group, name );
+  std::unique_ptr< QgsRuntimeProfilerNode > node = std::make_unique< QgsRuntimeProfilerNode >( group, name, id );
 
   QgsRuntimeProfilerNode *child = node.get();
   if ( !mCurrentStack[ group ].empty() )
@@ -282,9 +291,9 @@ void QgsRuntimeProfiler::record( const QString &name, double time, const QString
     endInsertRows();
   }
 
-  emit started( group, child->fullParentPath(), name );
+  emit started( group, child->fullParentPath(), name, id );
   child->setElapsed( time );
-  emit ended( group, child->fullParentPath(), child->data( QgsRuntimeProfilerNode::Name ).toString(), child->data( QgsRuntimeProfilerNode::Elapsed ).toDouble() );
+  emit ended( group, child->fullParentPath(), child->data( QgsRuntimeProfilerNode::Name ).toString(), child->data( QgsRuntimeProfilerNode::Id ).toString(), child->data( QgsRuntimeProfilerNode::Elapsed ).toDouble() );
 
   if ( !mGroups.contains( group ) )
   {
@@ -443,12 +452,16 @@ QVariant QgsRuntimeProfiler::headerData( int section, Qt::Orientation orientatio
   }
 }
 
-void QgsRuntimeProfiler::otherProfilerStarted( const QString &group, const QStringList &path, const QString &name )
+void QgsRuntimeProfiler::otherProfilerStarted( const QString &group, const QStringList &path, const QString &name, const QString &id )
 {
   QgsRuntimeProfilerNode *parentNode = mRootNode.get();
   for ( const QString &part : path )
   {
-    QgsRuntimeProfilerNode *child = parentNode->child( group, part );
+    // part may be name or id. Prefer checking it as id
+    QgsRuntimeProfilerNode *child = parentNode->child( group, QString(), part );
+    if ( !child )
+      child = parentNode->child( group, part );
+
     if ( !child )
     {
       std::unique_ptr< QgsRuntimeProfilerNode > newChild = std::make_unique< QgsRuntimeProfilerNode >( group, part );
@@ -466,12 +479,12 @@ void QgsRuntimeProfiler::otherProfilerStarted( const QString &group, const QStri
     }
   }
 
-  if ( parentNode->child( group, name ) )
+  if ( parentNode->child( group, name, id ) )
     return;
 
   const QModelIndex parentIndex = node2index( parentNode );
   beginInsertRows( parentIndex, parentNode->childCount(), parentNode->childCount() );
-  parentNode->addChild( std::make_unique< QgsRuntimeProfilerNode >( group, name ) );
+  parentNode->addChild( std::make_unique< QgsRuntimeProfilerNode >( group, name, id ) );
   endInsertRows();
 
   if ( !mGroups.contains( group ) )
@@ -481,12 +494,16 @@ void QgsRuntimeProfiler::otherProfilerStarted( const QString &group, const QStri
   }
 }
 
-void QgsRuntimeProfiler::otherProfilerEnded( const QString &group, const QStringList &path, const QString &name, double elapsed )
+void QgsRuntimeProfiler::otherProfilerEnded( const QString &group, const QStringList &path, const QString &name, const QString &id, double elapsed )
 {
   QgsRuntimeProfilerNode *parentNode = mRootNode.get();
   for ( const QString &part : path )
   {
-    QgsRuntimeProfilerNode *child = parentNode->child( group, part );
+    // part may be name or id. Prefer checking it as id
+    QgsRuntimeProfilerNode *child = parentNode->child( group, QString(), part );
+    if ( !child )
+      child = parentNode->child( group, part );
+
     if ( !child )
     {
       std::unique_ptr< QgsRuntimeProfilerNode > newChild = std::make_unique< QgsRuntimeProfilerNode >( group, part );
@@ -504,10 +521,10 @@ void QgsRuntimeProfiler::otherProfilerEnded( const QString &group, const QString
     }
   }
 
-  QgsRuntimeProfilerNode *destNode = parentNode->child( group, name );
+  QgsRuntimeProfilerNode *destNode = parentNode->child( group, name, id );
   if ( !destNode )
   {
-    std::unique_ptr< QgsRuntimeProfilerNode > node = std::make_unique< QgsRuntimeProfilerNode >( group, name );
+    std::unique_ptr< QgsRuntimeProfilerNode > node = std::make_unique< QgsRuntimeProfilerNode >( group, name, id );
     destNode = node.get();
     const QModelIndex parentIndex = node2index( parentNode );
     beginInsertRows( parentIndex, parentNode->childCount(), parentNode->childCount() );
@@ -554,7 +571,12 @@ QgsRuntimeProfilerNode *QgsRuntimeProfiler::pathToNode( const QString &group, co
     if ( part.isEmpty() )
       continue;
 
-    res = res->child( group, part );
+    // part may be name or id. Prefer checking it as id
+    QgsRuntimeProfilerNode *child = res->child( group, QString(), part );
+    if ( !child )
+      child = res->child( group, part );
+
+    res = child;
     if ( !res )
       break;
   }
@@ -566,7 +588,12 @@ QgsRuntimeProfilerNode *QgsRuntimeProfiler::pathToNode( const QString &group, co
   QgsRuntimeProfilerNode *res = mRootNode.get();
   for ( const QString &part : path )
   {
-    res = res->child( group, part );
+    // part may be name or id. Prefer checking it as id
+    QgsRuntimeProfilerNode *child = res->child( group, QString(), part );
+    if ( !child )
+      child = res->child( group, part );
+
+    res = child;
     if ( !res )
       break;
   }
@@ -648,10 +675,10 @@ QString QgsRuntimeProfiler::asText( const QString &group )
 // QgsScopedRuntimeProfile
 //
 
-QgsScopedRuntimeProfile::QgsScopedRuntimeProfile( const QString &name, const QString &group )
+QgsScopedRuntimeProfile::QgsScopedRuntimeProfile( const QString &name, const QString &group, const QString &id )
   : mGroup( group )
 {
-  QgsApplication::profiler()->start( name, mGroup );
+  QgsApplication::profiler()->start( name, mGroup, id );
 }
 
 QgsScopedRuntimeProfile::~QgsScopedRuntimeProfile()
diff --git a/src/core/qgsruntimeprofiler.h b/src/core/qgsruntimeprofiler.h
index 96d41b2fee8d..cc2578f2de7a 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsruntimeprofiler.h
+++ b/src/core/qgsruntimeprofiler.h
@@ -47,12 +47,15 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsRuntimeProfilerNode
       Group, //!< Node group
       Elapsed, //!< Node elapsed time
       ParentElapsed, //!< Total elapsed time for node's parent
+      Id, //!< Internal node ID (since QGIS 3.34)
     };
 
     /**
      * Constructor for QgsRuntimeProfilerNode, with the specified \a group and \a name.
+     *
+     * Since QGIS 3.34 an internal \a id can be specified to disambiguate entries with duplicate names.
      */
-    QgsRuntimeProfilerNode( const QString &group, const QString &name );
+    QgsRuntimeProfilerNode( const QString &group, const QString &name, const QString &id = QString() );
 
     //! QgsRuntimeProfilerNode cannot be copied
     QgsRuntimeProfilerNode( const QgsRuntimeProfilerNode &other ) = delete;
@@ -70,6 +73,8 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsRuntimeProfilerNode
 
     /**
      * Returns the full path to the node's parent.
+     *
+     * This will contain node IDs if set, otherwise node names.
      */
     QStringList fullParentPath() const;
 
@@ -96,10 +101,10 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsRuntimeProfilerNode
     int indexOf( QgsRuntimeProfilerNode *child ) const;
 
     /**
-     * Finds the child with matching \a group and \a name. Returns NULLPTR if
+     * Finds the child with matching \a group, \a name and \a id (since QGIS 3.34). Returns NULLPTR if
      * a matching child was not found.
      */
-    QgsRuntimeProfilerNode *child( const QString &group, const QString &name );
+    QgsRuntimeProfilerNode *child( const QString &group, const QString &name, const QString &id = QString() );
 
     /**
      * Returns the child at the specified \a index.
@@ -151,6 +156,7 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsRuntimeProfilerNode
     QElapsedTimer mProfileTime;
     double mElapsed = 0;
 
+    QString mId;
     QString mName;
     QString mGroup;
 
@@ -211,8 +217,11 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsRuntimeProfiler : public QAbstractItemModel
      * \brief Start a profile event with the given name.
      * The \a name of the profile event. Will have the name of
      * the active \a group appended after ending.
+     *
+     * Since QGIS 3.34, the optional \a id argument can be used to provider a unique
+     * ID to disambiguate nodes with the same \a name.
      */
-    void start( const QString &name, const QString &group = "startup" );
+    void start( const QString &name, const QString &group = "startup", const QString &id = QString() );
 
     /**
      * \brief End the current profile event.
@@ -222,9 +231,12 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsRuntimeProfiler : public QAbstractItemModel
     /**
      * Manually adds a profile event with the given name and total \a time (in seconds).
      *
+     * The optional \a id argument can be used to provider a unique
+     * ID to disambiguate nodes with the same \a name.
+     *
      * \since QGIS 3.34
      */
-    void record( const QString &name, double time, const QString &group = "startup" );
+    void record( const QString &name, double time, const QString &group = "startup", const QString &id = QString() );
 
     /**
      * Returns the profile time for the specified \a name.
@@ -281,8 +293,8 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsRuntimeProfiler : public QAbstractItemModel
     ///@cond PRIVATE
   signals:
 
-    void started( const QString &group, const QStringList &path, const QString &name );
-    void ended( const QString &group, const QStringList &path, const QString &name, double elapsed );
+    void started( const QString &group, const QStringList &path, const QString &name, const QString &id );
+    void ended( const QString &group, const QStringList &path, const QString &name, const QString &id, double elapsed );
 ///@endcond
 #endif
 
@@ -293,8 +305,8 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsRuntimeProfiler : public QAbstractItemModel
 
   private slots:
 
-    void otherProfilerStarted( const QString &group, const QStringList &path, const QString &name );
-    void otherProfilerEnded( const QString &group, const QStringList &path, const QString &name, double elapsed );
+    void otherProfilerStarted( const QString &group, const QStringList &path, const QString &name, const QString &id );
+    void otherProfilerEnded( const QString &group, const QStringList &path, const QString &name, const QString &id, double elapsed );
 
   private:
 
@@ -348,8 +360,11 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsScopedRuntimeProfile
      *
      * Automatically registers the operation in the QgsApplication::profiler() instance
      * and starts recording the run time of the operation.
+     *
+     * Since QGIS 3.34, the optional \a id argument can be used to provider a unique
+     * ID to disambiguate nodes with the same \a name.
      */
-    QgsScopedRuntimeProfile( const QString &name, const QString &group = "startup" );
+    QgsScopedRuntimeProfile( const QString &name, const QString &group = "startup", const QString &id = QString() );
 
     /**
      * Records the final runtime of the operation in the profiler instance.
diff --git a/src/core/raster/qgsrasterlayerrenderer.cpp b/src/core/raster/qgsrasterlayerrenderer.cpp
index 0e6faf965356..944f77d76c26 100644
--- a/src/core/raster/qgsrasterlayerrenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/core/raster/qgsrasterlayerrenderer.cpp
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ bool QgsRasterLayerRenderer::render()
   std::unique_ptr< QgsScopedRuntimeProfile > profile;
   if ( mEnableProfile )
   {
-    profile = std::make_unique< QgsScopedRuntimeProfile >( mLayerName, QStringLiteral( "rendering" ) );
+    profile = std::make_unique< QgsScopedRuntimeProfile >( mLayerName, QStringLiteral( "rendering" ), layerId() );
     if ( mPreparationTime > 0 )
       QgsApplication::profiler()->record( QObject::tr( "Create renderer" ), mPreparationTime / 1000.0, QStringLiteral( "rendering" ) );
   }
diff --git a/src/core/tiledscene/qgstiledscenelayerrenderer.cpp b/src/core/tiledscene/qgstiledscenelayerrenderer.cpp
index 8d2d4dc80520..9b57fe960f46 100644
--- a/src/core/tiledscene/qgstiledscenelayerrenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/core/tiledscene/qgstiledscenelayerrenderer.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ bool QgsTiledSceneLayerRenderer::render()
   std::unique_ptr< QgsScopedRuntimeProfile > profile;
   if ( mEnableProfile )
   {
-    profile = std::make_unique< QgsScopedRuntimeProfile >( mLayerName, QStringLiteral( "rendering" ) );
+    profile = std::make_unique< QgsScopedRuntimeProfile >( mLayerName, QStringLiteral( "rendering" ), layerId() );
     if ( mPreparationTime > 0 )
       QgsApplication::profiler()->record( QObject::tr( "Create renderer" ), mPreparationTime / 1000.0, QStringLiteral( "rendering" ) );
   }
diff --git a/src/core/vector/qgsvectorlayerrenderer.cpp b/src/core/vector/qgsvectorlayerrenderer.cpp
index d4e9bc9da586..c9f082bf905f 100644
--- a/src/core/vector/qgsvectorlayerrenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/core/vector/qgsvectorlayerrenderer.cpp
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ bool QgsVectorLayerRenderer::render()
   std::unique_ptr< QgsScopedRuntimeProfile > profile;
   if ( mEnableProfile )
   {
-    profile = std::make_unique< QgsScopedRuntimeProfile >( mLayerName, QStringLiteral( "rendering" ) );
+    profile = std::make_unique< QgsScopedRuntimeProfile >( mLayerName, QStringLiteral( "rendering" ), layerId() );
     if ( mPreparationTime > 0 )
       QgsApplication::profiler()->record( QObject::tr( "Create renderer" ), mPreparationTime / 1000.0, QStringLiteral( "rendering" ) );
   }
diff --git a/src/core/vectortile/qgsvectortilelayerrenderer.cpp b/src/core/vectortile/qgsvectortilelayerrenderer.cpp
index 3102a195c095..708671ed7437 100644
--- a/src/core/vectortile/qgsvectortilelayerrenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/core/vectortile/qgsvectortilelayerrenderer.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ bool QgsVectorTileLayerRenderer::render()
   std::unique_ptr< QgsScopedRuntimeProfile > profile;
   if ( mEnableProfile )
   {
-    profile = std::make_unique< QgsScopedRuntimeProfile >( mLayerName, QStringLiteral( "rendering" ) );
+    profile = std::make_unique< QgsScopedRuntimeProfile >( mLayerName, QStringLiteral( "rendering" ), layerId() );
     if ( mPreparationTime > 0 )
       QgsApplication::profiler()->record( QObject::tr( "Create renderer" ), mPreparationTime / 1000.0, QStringLiteral( "rendering" ) );
   }