diff --git a/src/lib/ecore/ecore.c b/src/lib/ecore/ecore.c
index 07a1304ed0..9d4270a228 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore/ecore.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore/ecore.c
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ ecore_init(void)
 #endif
    if (!eina_init())
      goto shutdown_evil;
+   eina_evlog(">RUN", NULL, 0.0, NULL);
    _ecore_log_dom = eina_log_domain_register("ecore", ECORE_DEFAULT_LOG_COLOR);
    if (_ecore_log_dom < 0)
      {
@@ -446,6 +447,7 @@ ecore_shutdown(void)
 
      efl_object_shutdown();
 
+     eina_evlog("<RUN", NULL, 0.0, NULL);
      eina_shutdown();
 #ifdef HAVE_EVIL
      evil_shutdown();
diff --git a/src/lib/ecore/ecore_main.c b/src/lib/ecore/ecore_main.c
index 4a2a8292f1..0ac83dfb1a 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore/ecore_main.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore/ecore_main.c
@@ -1772,10 +1772,12 @@ _ecore_main_select(double timeout)
        }
    if (_ecore_signal_count_get()) return -1;
 
+   eina_evlog("<RUN", NULL, 0.0, NULL);
    eina_evlog("!SLEEP", NULL, 0.0, t ? "timeout" : "forever");
    ret = main_loop_select(max_fd + 1, &rfds, &wfds, &exfds, t);
    err_no = errno;
    eina_evlog("!WAKE", NULL, 0.0, NULL);
+   eina_evlog(">RUN", NULL, 0.0, NULL);
 
    _ecore_time_loop_time = ecore_time_get();
    if (ret < 0)