diff --git a/IGLU/imgui/Session.cpp b/IGLU/imgui/Session.cpp
index e1fb45a39d..ee69851450 100644
--- a/IGLU/imgui/Session.cpp
+++ b/IGLU/imgui/Session.cpp
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ Session::Renderer::Renderer(igl::IDevice& device) {
                                                     width,
                                                     height,
                                                     igl::TextureDesc::TextureUsageBits::Sampled);
+    desc.debugName = "IGLU/imgui/Session.cpp:Session::Renderer::_fontTexture";
     _fontTexture = device.createTexture(desc, nullptr);
     _fontTexture->upload(igl::TextureRangeDesc::new2D(0, 0, width, height), pixels);
 
diff --git a/shell/renderSessions/ColorSession.cpp b/shell/renderSessions/ColorSession.cpp
index e4ad9b5105..3c85ad3473 100644
--- a/shell/renderSessions/ColorSession.cpp
+++ b/shell/renderSessions/ColorSession.cpp
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ void ColorSession::initialize() noexcept {
   // Sampler & Texture
   SamplerStateDesc samplerDesc;
   samplerDesc.minFilter = samplerDesc.magFilter = SamplerMinMagFilter::Linear;
+  samplerDesc.debugName = "Sampler: linear";
   samp0_ = device.createSamplerState(samplerDesc, nullptr);
   IGL_ASSERT(samp0_ != nullptr);
 
diff --git a/shell/renderSessions/MRTSession.cpp b/shell/renderSessions/MRTSession.cpp
index 82c1b56957..90cec0f458 100644
--- a/shell/renderSessions/MRTSession.cpp
+++ b/shell/renderSessions/MRTSession.cpp
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ void MRTSession::initialize() noexcept {
   // Sampler & Texture
   SamplerStateDesc samplerDesc;
   samplerDesc.minFilter = samplerDesc.magFilter = SamplerMinMagFilter::Linear;
+  samplerDesc.debugName = "Sampler: linear";
   samp0_ = device.createSamplerState(samplerDesc, nullptr);
   tex0_ = getPlatform().loadTexture("igl.png");
 
@@ -452,6 +453,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<ITexture> MRTSession::createTexture2D(const std::shared_ptr<ITex
                                         dimensions.height,
                                         TextureDesc::TextureUsageBits::Attachment |
                                             TextureDesc::TextureUsageBits::Sampled);
+  desc.debugName = "shell/renderSessions/MRTSession.cpp:MRTSession::createTexture2D()";
 
   return getPlatform().getDevice().createTexture(desc, nullptr);
 }
diff --git a/shell/renderSessions/TQMultiRenderPassSession.cpp b/shell/renderSessions/TQMultiRenderPassSession.cpp
index 8176bf6fb3..1424bb9c69 100644
--- a/shell/renderSessions/TQMultiRenderPassSession.cpp
+++ b/shell/renderSessions/TQMultiRenderPassSession.cpp
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ void TQMultiRenderPassSession::initialize() noexcept {
   // Sampler & Texture
   SamplerStateDesc samplerDesc;
   samplerDesc.minFilter = samplerDesc.magFilter = SamplerMinMagFilter::Linear;
+  samplerDesc.debugName = "Sampler: linear";
   samplerState_ = device.createSamplerState(samplerDesc, nullptr);
   tex0_ = getPlatform().loadTexture("igl.png");
 
diff --git a/shell/renderSessions/TQSession.cpp b/shell/renderSessions/TQSession.cpp
index 262de6cfdd..20e4e06b12 100644
--- a/shell/renderSessions/TQSession.cpp
+++ b/shell/renderSessions/TQSession.cpp
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ void TQSession::initialize() noexcept {
   // Sampler & Texture
   SamplerStateDesc samplerDesc;
   samplerDesc.minFilter = samplerDesc.magFilter = SamplerMinMagFilter::Linear;
+  samplerDesc.debugName = "Sampler: linear";
   _samp0 = device.createSamplerState(samplerDesc, NULL);
   IGL_ASSERT(_samp0 != nullptr);
   _tex0 = getPlatform().loadTexture("igl.png");
diff --git a/shell/renderSessions/Textured3DCubeSession.cpp b/shell/renderSessions/Textured3DCubeSession.cpp
index a60a5065b1..8715697365 100644
--- a/shell/renderSessions/Textured3DCubeSession.cpp
+++ b/shell/renderSessions/Textured3DCubeSession.cpp
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ void Textured3DCubeSession::createSamplerAndTextures(const igl::IDevice& device)
   samplerDesc.addressModeU = SamplerAddressMode::MirrorRepeat;
   samplerDesc.addressModeV = SamplerAddressMode::MirrorRepeat;
   samplerDesc.addressModeW = SamplerAddressMode::MirrorRepeat;
+  samplerDesc.debugName = "Sampler: linear (MirrorRepeat)";
   samp0_ = device.createSamplerState(samplerDesc, nullptr);
 
   uint32_t width = 256;
@@ -260,6 +261,7 @@ void Textured3DCubeSession::createSamplerAndTextures(const igl::IDevice& device)
                                                      height,
                                                      depth,
                                                      igl::TextureDesc::TextureUsageBits::Sampled);
+  texDesc.debugName = "shell/renderSessions/Textured3DCubeSession.cpp:tex0_";
   tex0_ = getPlatform().getDevice().createTexture(texDesc, nullptr);
   const auto range = igl::TextureRangeDesc::new3D(0, 0, 0, width, height, depth);
   tex0_->upload(range, textureData.data());
diff --git a/shell/shared/platform/Platform.cpp b/shell/shared/platform/Platform.cpp
index 300438f243..e10dd04bda 100644
--- a/shell/shared/platform/Platform.cpp
+++ b/shell/shared/platform/Platform.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<ITexture> Platform::loadTexture(const char* filename,
       igl::TextureDesc::new2D(format, imageData.desc.width, imageData.desc.height, usage);
   texDesc.numMipLevels =
       calculateMipmapLevels ? igl::TextureDesc::calcNumMipLevels(texDesc.width, texDesc.height) : 1;
+  texDesc.debugName = filename;
 
   Result res;
   auto tex = getDevice().createTexture(texDesc, &res);
diff --git a/src/igl/SamplerState.h b/src/igl/SamplerState.h
index fee76370ce..3a5e350832 100644
--- a/src/igl/SamplerState.h
+++ b/src/igl/SamplerState.h
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ struct SamplerStateDesc {
     SamplerStateDesc desc;
     desc.minFilter = desc.magFilter = SamplerMinMagFilter::Linear;
     desc.mipFilter = SamplerMipFilter::Disabled;
+    desc.debugName = "newLinear()";
     return desc;
   }
 
@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@ struct SamplerStateDesc {
     SamplerStateDesc desc;
     desc.minFilter = desc.magFilter = SamplerMinMagFilter::Linear;
     desc.mipFilter = SamplerMipFilter::Linear;
+    desc.debugName = "newLinearMipmapped()";
     return desc;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/igl/ShaderCreator.cpp b/src/igl/ShaderCreator.cpp
index ec37042f05..e0cd6f47c3 100644
--- a/src/igl/ShaderCreator.cpp
+++ b/src/igl/ShaderCreator.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ std::shared_ptr<IShaderModule> ShaderModuleCreator::fromBinaryInput(const IDevic
                                                                     std::string debugName,
                                                                     Result* IGL_NULLABLE
                                                                         outResult) {
+  IGL_PROFILER_FUNCTION_COLOR(IGL_PROFILER_COLOR_CREATE);
+
   Result localResult;
   Result* result = outResult ? outResult : &localResult;
   IGL_ASSERT(result);
@@ -66,6 +68,8 @@ std::unique_ptr<IShaderLibrary> ShaderLibraryCreator::fromStringInput(
     std::string fragmentEntryPoint,
     std::string libraryDebugName,
     Result* IGL_NULLABLE outResult) {
+  IGL_PROFILER_FUNCTION_COLOR(IGL_PROFILER_COLOR_CREATE);
+
   Result localResult;
   Result* result = outResult ? outResult : &localResult;
   IGL_ASSERT(result);
diff --git a/src/igl/vulkan/Texture.cpp b/src/igl/vulkan/Texture.cpp
index 66d7e7be0d..7c26155303 100644
--- a/src/igl/vulkan/Texture.cpp
+++ b/src/igl/vulkan/Texture.cpp
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ Result Texture::create(const TextureDesc& desc) {
     return Result(Result::Code::InvalidOperation, "Cannot create VulkanImageView");
   }
 
-  texture_ = ctx.createTexture(std::move(image), std::move(imageView));
+  texture_ = ctx.createTexture(std::move(image), std::move(imageView), desc.debugName.c_str());
 
   return Result();
 }
diff --git a/src/igl/vulkan/VulkanContext.cpp b/src/igl/vulkan/VulkanContext.cpp
index 9fa9e9ba55..6012279469 100644
--- a/src/igl/vulkan/VulkanContext.cpp
+++ b/src/igl/vulkan/VulkanContext.cpp
@@ -370,6 +370,24 @@ VulkanContext::~VulkanContext() {
 
   dummyStorageBuffer_.reset();
   dummyUniformBuffer_.reset();
+#if IGL_DEBUG
+  for (const auto& t : textures_) {
+    if (t.use_count() > 1) {
+      IGL_ASSERT_MSG(false,
+                     "Leaked texture detected! %u %s",
+                     t->getTextureId(),
+                     debugNamesTextures_[t->getTextureId()].c_str());
+    }
+  }
+  for (const auto& s : samplers_) {
+    if (s.use_count() > 1) {
+      IGL_ASSERT_MSG(false,
+                     "Leaked sampler detected! %u %s",
+                     s->getSamplerId(),
+                     debugNamesSamplers_[s->getSamplerId()].c_str());
+    }
+  }
+#endif // IGL_DEBUG
   textures_.clear();
   samplers_.clear();
 
@@ -1266,7 +1284,8 @@ void VulkanContext::checkAndUpdateDescriptorSets() {
 
 std::shared_ptr<VulkanTexture> VulkanContext::createTexture(
     std::shared_ptr<VulkanImage> image,
-    std::shared_ptr<VulkanImageView> imageView) const {
+    std::shared_ptr<VulkanImageView> imageView,
+    [[maybe_unused]] const char* debugName) const {
   IGL_PROFILER_FUNCTION();
 
   auto texture = std::make_shared<VulkanTexture>(*this, std::move(image), std::move(imageView));
@@ -1283,6 +1302,14 @@ std::shared_ptr<VulkanTexture> VulkanContext::createTexture(
     textures_.emplace_back(texture);
   }
 
+#if IGL_DEBUG
+  const uint32_t id = texture->getTextureId();
+  if (debugNamesTextures_.size() <= id) {
+    debugNamesTextures_.resize(id + 1);
+  }
+  debugNamesTextures_[id] = debugName;
+#endif // IGL_DEBUG
+
   awaitingCreation_ = true;
 
   return texture;
@@ -1308,6 +1335,14 @@ std::shared_ptr<VulkanSampler> VulkanContext::createSampler(const VkSamplerCreat
     samplers_.emplace_back(sampler);
   }
 
+#if IGL_DEBUG
+  const uint32_t id = sampler->getSamplerId();
+  if (debugNamesSamplers_.size() <= id) {
+    debugNamesSamplers_.resize(id + 1);
+  }
+  debugNamesSamplers_[id] = debugName;
+#endif // IGL_DEBUG
+
   awaitingCreation_ = true;
 
   return sampler;
diff --git a/src/igl/vulkan/VulkanContext.h b/src/igl/vulkan/VulkanContext.h
index 2c3d54c951..fbf2270e17 100644
--- a/src/igl/vulkan/VulkanContext.h
+++ b/src/igl/vulkan/VulkanContext.h
@@ -136,7 +136,8 @@ class VulkanContext final {
                                              igl::Result* outResult,
                                              const char* debugName = nullptr) const;
   std::shared_ptr<VulkanTexture> createTexture(std::shared_ptr<VulkanImage> image,
-                                               std::shared_ptr<VulkanImageView> imageView) const;
+                                               std::shared_ptr<VulkanImageView> imageView,
+                                               const char* debugName) const;
   std::shared_ptr<VulkanSampler> createSampler(const VkSamplerCreateInfo& ci,
                                                igl::Result* outResult,
                                                const char* debugName = nullptr) const;
@@ -275,6 +276,11 @@ class VulkanContext final {
 
   VkPipelineCache pipelineCache_ = VK_NULL_HANDLE;
 
+#if IGL_DEBUG
+  mutable std::vector<std::string> debugNamesTextures_;
+  mutable std::vector<std::string> debugNamesSamplers_;
+#endif // IGL_DEBUG
+
   // 1. Textures can be safely deleted once they are not in use by GPU, hence our Vulkan context
   // owns all allocated textures (images+image views). The IGL interface vulkan::Texture does not
   // delete the underylying VulkanTexture but instead informs the context that it should be
diff --git a/src/igl/vulkan/VulkanSampler.h b/src/igl/vulkan/VulkanSampler.h
index 1569d56c46..f5b5953611 100644
--- a/src/igl/vulkan/VulkanSampler.h
+++ b/src/igl/vulkan/VulkanSampler.h
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ class VulkanSampler final {
     return vkSampler_;
   }
 
+  uint32_t getSamplerId() const {
+    return samplerId_;
+  }
+
  public:
   const VulkanContext& ctx_;
   VkDevice device_ = VK_NULL_HANDLE;