diff --git a/src-json/define.json b/src-json/define.json
index 28d13c75039..e21240a3ab5 100644
--- a/src-json/define.json
+++ b/src-json/define.json
@@ -261,6 +261,11 @@
 		"platforms": ["hl"],
 		"params": ["version"]
 	},
+	{
+		"name": "HxbTimes",
+		"define": "hxb-times",
+		"doc": "Display hxb timing when used with `--times`."
+	},
 	{
 		"name": "HxcppApiLevel",
 		"define": "hxcpp-api-level",
diff --git a/src/compiler/hxb/hxbLib.ml b/src/compiler/hxb/hxbLib.ml
index 4b52fb28d5b..0e22a81a44d 100644
--- a/src/compiler/hxb/hxbLib.ml
+++ b/src/compiler/hxb/hxbLib.ml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ open Globals
 open Common
 open ExtString
 
-class hxb_library file_path = object(self)
+class hxb_library file_path hxb_times = object(self)
 	inherit abstract_hxb_lib
 	val zip = lazy (Zip.open_in file_path)
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class hxb_library file_path = object(self)
 			let close = Timer.timer ["hxblib";"read"] in
 			List.iter (function
 				| ({ Zip.filename = "StringPool.hxb" | "StringPool.macro.hxb" as filename} as entry) ->
-					let reader = new HxbReader.hxb_reader (["hxb";"internal"],"StringPool") (HxbReader.create_hxb_reader_stats()) None in
+					let reader = new HxbReader.hxb_reader (["hxb";"internal"],"StringPool") (HxbReader.create_hxb_reader_stats()) None hxb_times in
 					let zip = Lazy.force zip in
 					let data = Bytes.unsafe_of_string (Zip.read_entry zip entry) in
 					ignore(reader#read (new HxbReaderApi.hxb_reader_api_null) data STR);
@@ -74,4 +74,4 @@ let create_hxb_lib com file_path =
 	with Not_found ->
 		failwith ("hxb lib " ^ file_path ^ " not found")
 	in
-	new hxb_library file
+	new hxb_library file (Common.defined com Define.HxbTimes)
diff --git a/src/compiler/hxb/hxbReader.ml b/src/compiler/hxb/hxbReader.ml
index 258e724237f..7286185fa71 100644
--- a/src/compiler/hxb/hxbReader.ml
+++ b/src/compiler/hxb/hxbReader.ml
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ class hxb_reader
 	(mpath : path)
 	(stats : hxb_reader_stats)
 	(string_pool : string array option)
+	(timers_enabled : bool)
 = object(self)
 	val mutable api = Obj.magic ""
 	val mutable current_module = null_module
@@ -2000,7 +2001,7 @@ class hxb_reader
 	method private read_chunk_data kind =
 		let path = String.concat "_" (ExtLib.String.nsplit (s_type_path mpath) ".") in
 		let id = ["hxb";"read";string_of_chunk_kind kind;path] in
-		let close = Timer.timer id in
+		let close = if timers_enabled then Timer.timer id else fun() -> () in
 		try
 			self#read_chunk_data' kind
 		with Invalid_argument msg -> begin
diff --git a/src/compiler/server.ml b/src/compiler/server.ml
index 8c03403ef8e..502582f920b 100644
--- a/src/compiler/server.ml
+++ b/src/compiler/server.ml
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ class hxb_reader_api_server
 		| GoodModule m ->
 			m
 		| BinaryModule mc ->
-			let reader = new HxbReader.hxb_reader path com.hxb_reader_stats (Some cc#get_string_pool_arr) in
+			let reader = new HxbReader.hxb_reader path com.hxb_reader_stats (Some cc#get_string_pool_arr) (Common.defined com Define.HxbTimes) in
 			let f_next chunks until =
 				let t_hxb = Timer.timer ["server";"module cache";"hxb read"] in
 				let r = reader#read_chunks_until (self :> HxbReaderApi.hxb_reader_api) chunks until in
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ and type_module sctx com delay mpath p =
 			   checking dependencies. This means that the actual decoding never has any reason to fail. *)
 			begin match check_module sctx mpath mc.mc_extra p with
 				| None ->
-					let reader = new HxbReader.hxb_reader mpath com.hxb_reader_stats (Some cc#get_string_pool_arr) in
+					let reader = new HxbReader.hxb_reader mpath com.hxb_reader_stats (Some cc#get_string_pool_arr) (Common.defined com Define.HxbTimes) in
 					let api = match com.hxb_reader_api with
 						| Some api ->
 							api
diff --git a/src/context/display/displayJson.ml b/src/context/display/displayJson.ml
index 7818c4ff03b..8c85e6aa722 100644
--- a/src/context/display/displayJson.ml
+++ b/src/context/display/displayJson.ml
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class hxb_reader_api_com
 			cc#find_module m_path
 		with Not_found ->
 			let mc = cc#get_hxb_module m_path in
-			let reader = new HxbReader.hxb_reader mc.mc_path com.hxb_reader_stats (Some cc#get_string_pool_arr) in
+			let reader = new HxbReader.hxb_reader mc.mc_path com.hxb_reader_stats (Some cc#get_string_pool_arr) (Common.defined com Define.HxbTimes) in
 			fst (reader#read_chunks_until (self :> HxbReaderApi.hxb_reader_api) mc.mc_chunks (if headers_only then MTF else EOM))
 
 	method basic_types =
diff --git a/src/context/display/displayTexpr.ml b/src/context/display/displayTexpr.ml
index 35197e67233..4ed9021e977 100644
--- a/src/context/display/displayTexpr.ml
+++ b/src/context/display/displayTexpr.ml
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ let check_display_file ctx cs =
 				| NoModule | BadModule _ -> raise Not_found
 				| BinaryModule mc ->
 					let api = (new TypeloadModule.hxb_reader_api_typeload ctx.com ctx.g TypeloadModule.load_module' p :> HxbReaderApi.hxb_reader_api) in
-					let reader = new HxbReader.hxb_reader path ctx.com.hxb_reader_stats (Some cc#get_string_pool_arr) in
+					let reader = new HxbReader.hxb_reader path ctx.com.hxb_reader_stats (Some cc#get_string_pool_arr) (Common.defined ctx.com Define.HxbTimes) in
 					let m = reader#read_chunks api mc.mc_chunks in
 					m
 				| GoodModule m ->
diff --git a/src/typing/typeloadModule.ml b/src/typing/typeloadModule.ml
index f7e7db517be..99618e9e3b4 100644
--- a/src/typing/typeloadModule.ml
+++ b/src/typing/typeloadModule.ml
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ let rec load_hxb_module com g path p =
 	let read file bytes string_pool =
 		try
 			let api = (new hxb_reader_api_typeload com g load_module' p :> HxbReaderApi.hxb_reader_api) in
-			let reader = new HxbReader.hxb_reader path com.hxb_reader_stats string_pool in
+			let reader = new HxbReader.hxb_reader path com.hxb_reader_stats string_pool (Common.defined com Define.HxbTimes) in
 			let read = reader#read api bytes in
 			let m = read EOT in
 			delay g PConnectField (fun () ->