diff --git a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/__main__.py b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/__main__.py
index e6e6b34a2f4..1558a8266e9 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/__main__.py
+++ b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/__main__.py
@@ -4,16 +4,17 @@
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 import sys
-import uuid
 import timeit
+import uuid
 
+import azure.cli.core.telemetry as telemetry
+from azure.cli.core import get_default_cli
 from knack.completion import ARGCOMPLETE_ENV_NAME
 from knack.log import get_logger
 
-from azure.cli.core import get_default_cli
-
-import azure.cli.core.telemetry as telemetry
-
+# Log the start time
+# TODO: Disable E402 "Module level import not at top of file" so that imports can also be timed
+start_time = timeit.default_timer()
 
 # A workaround for https://bugs.python.org/issue32502 (https://github.com/Azure/azure-cli/issues/5184)
 # If uuid1 raises ValueError, use uuid4 instead.
@@ -34,9 +35,11 @@ def cli_main(cli, args):
 
 telemetry.set_application(az_cli, ARGCOMPLETE_ENV_NAME)
 
+# Log the init finish time
+init_finish_time = timeit.default_timer()
+
 try:
     telemetry.start()
-    start_time = timeit.default_timer()
 
     exit_code = cli_main(az_cli, sys.argv[1:])
 
@@ -47,8 +50,6 @@ def cli_main(cli, args):
     else:
         telemetry.set_success()
 
-    elapsed_time = timeit.default_timer() - start_time
-
     sys.exit(exit_code)
 
 except KeyboardInterrupt:
@@ -56,18 +57,17 @@ def cli_main(cli, args):
     sys.exit(1)
 except SystemExit as ex:  # some code directly call sys.exit, this is to make sure command metadata is logged
     exit_code = ex.code if ex.code is not None else 1
-
-    try:
-        elapsed_time = timeit.default_timer() - start_time
-    except NameError:
-        pass
-
     raise ex
 
 finally:
     telemetry.conclude()
 
     try:
-        logger.info("command ran in %.3f seconds.", elapsed_time)
+        # Log the invoke finish time
+        invoke_finish_time = timeit.default_timer()
+        logger.info("Command ran in %.3f seconds (init: %.3f, invoke: %.3f)",
+                    invoke_finish_time - start_time,
+                    init_finish_time - start_time,
+                    invoke_finish_time - init_finish_time)
     except NameError:
         pass