diff --git a/packages/kit/src/runtime/registry.ts b/packages/kit/src/runtime/registry.ts
index db42bc89b..95db07259 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/runtime/registry.ts
+++ b/packages/kit/src/runtime/registry.ts
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ function readAppName(app: object): string | undefined {
   return component ? readStringProperty(component, 'name') : undefined
 }
 
-function readComponentName(instance: object): string {
+export function readComponentName(instance: object): string {
   const type = readObjectProperty(instance, 'type')
   if (type) {
     const name =
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/runtime/timeline.ts b/packages/kit/src/runtime/timeline.ts
index 8d4a797b9..a0b521058 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/runtime/timeline.ts
+++ b/packages/kit/src/runtime/timeline.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import type { EncodedValue, ValueHandleRegistry } from '../codec'
 import type { AppId, InstanceRef } from './types'
 import type { DevtoolsRuntime } from './runtime'
 import { encodeValue } from '../codec'
+import { readComponentName } from './registry'
 
 interface PerformanceStartEvent {
   type: 'perf:start'
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ export function createRuntimeTimeline(
       const componentRecord = component
         ? runtime.registry.getComponent(component, event.appId)
         : undefined
-      const componentName = componentRecord?.name ?? 'Unknown Component'
+      const componentName = componentRecord?.name ?? readComponentName(event.instance)
 
       dispatchTimelineEvent(runtime, handles, state, {
         appId: event.appId,
@@ -236,7 +237,7 @@ function addPerformanceStart(
   const componentRecord = componentId
     ? runtime.registry.getComponent(componentId, event.appId)
     : undefined
-  const componentName = componentRecord?.name ?? 'Unknown Component'
+  const componentName = componentRecord?.name ?? readComponentName(event.instance)
   const groupId = state.groupSeed++
   // The registry ID can change from undefined to an ID between start and end.
   const groupKey = `${event.appId}:${event.phase}`
@@ -286,7 +287,7 @@ function addPerformanceEnd(
   const componentRecord = componentId
     ? runtime.registry.getComponent(componentId, event.appId)
     : undefined
-  const componentName = componentRecord?.name ?? 'Unknown Component'
+  const componentName = componentRecord?.name ?? readComponentName(event.instance)
   const duration = Math.max(0, event.timestamp - group.startTime)
   groups!.delete(groupKey)
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/runtime/timeline-rate-limit.test.ts b/tests/unit/runtime/timeline-rate-limit.test.ts
index a6ce06a33..596221ae4 100644
--- a/tests/unit/runtime/timeline-rate-limit.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/runtime/timeline-rate-limit.test.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,53 @@ import * as codec from '../../../packages/kit/src/codec'
 
 afterEach(() => vi.useRealTimers())
 
+it('names component events before component registration', async () => {
+  const runtime = createDevtoolsRuntime()
+  try {
+    const fixture = createComponentTreeFixture(2)
+    runtime.dispatch({
+      type: 'app:init',
+      app: fixture.app,
+      version: '3.5.0',
+      vueTypes: {},
+      time: 1,
+    })
+    const instance = fixture.instances[1]!
+    expect(runtime.registry.getComponentId(instance)).toBeUndefined()
+    const events = vi.fn()
+    runtime.subscribe('timeline:eventAdded', events)
+    runtime.dispatch({
+      type: 'component:emit',
+      appId: 'app:0',
+      instance,
+      event: 'update',
+      args: [],
+      time: 2,
+    })
+    await runtime.scheduler.flush()
+    expect(events).toHaveBeenCalledExactlyOnceWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        layerId: 'component-event',
+        title: 'update',
+        subtitle: 'by FixtureComponent1',
+        data: expect.objectContaining({
+          preview: expect.arrayContaining([
+            expect.objectContaining({
+              key: 'component',
+              value: expect.objectContaining({
+                kind: 'custom',
+                display: 'FixtureComponent1',
+              }),
+            }),
+          ]),
+        }),
+      }),
+    )
+  } finally {
+    runtime.dispose()
+  }
+})
+
 it('pairs performance events across component registration', async () => {
   const runtime = createDevtoolsRuntime()
   try {
@@ -17,6 +64,7 @@ it('pairs performance events across component registration', async () => {
       time: 1,
     })
     const instance = fixture.instances[1]!
+    expect(runtime.registry.getComponentId(instance)).toBeUndefined()
     const events = vi.fn()
     runtime.subscribe('timeline:eventAdded', events)
     runtime.dispatch({
@@ -39,6 +87,14 @@ it('pairs performance events across component registration', async () => {
     await runtime.scheduler.flush()
     expect(events).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
     expect(events.mock.calls[1]![0].groupId).toBe(events.mock.calls[0]![0].groupId)
+    for (const [event] of events.mock.calls) {
+      expect(event.title).toBe('FixtureComponent1')
+      expect(event.data).toMatchObject({
+        preview: expect.arrayContaining([
+          { key: 'component', value: { kind: 'string', value: 'FixtureComponent1' } },
+        ]),
+      })
+    }
   } finally {
     runtime.dispose()
   }