diff --git a/zjit.rb b/zjit.rb
index 7d2fd3a10e3e00..42cfe1cb91bea4 100644
--- a/zjit.rb
+++ b/zjit.rb
@@ -39,12 +39,14 @@ def stats_string
     buf = +"***ZJIT: Printing ZJIT statistics on exit***\n"
     stats = self.stats
 
-    # Show exit reasons, ordered by the typical amount of exits for the prefix at the time
+    # Show non-exit counters
+    print_counters_with_prefix(prefix: 'dynamic_send_type_', prompt: 'dynamic send types', buf:, stats:, limit: 20)
+    print_counters_with_prefix(prefix: 'send_fallback_', prompt: 'send fallback def_types', buf:, stats:, limit: 20)
+
+    # Show exit counters, ordered by the typical amount of exits for the prefix at the time
     print_counters_with_prefix(prefix: 'unhandled_yarv_insn_', prompt: 'unhandled YARV insns', buf:, stats:, limit: 20)
     print_counters_with_prefix(prefix: 'compile_error_', prompt: 'compile error reasons', buf:, stats:, limit: 20)
     print_counters_with_prefix(prefix: 'exit_', prompt: 'side exit reasons', buf:, stats:, limit: 20)
-    print_counters_with_prefix(prefix: 'dynamic_send_type_', prompt: 'dynamic send types', buf:, stats:, limit: 20)
-    print_counters_with_prefix(prefix: 'send_fallback_', prompt: 'send fallback def_types', buf:, stats:, limit: 20)
 
     # Show the most important stats ratio_in_zjit at the end
     print_counters([
@@ -58,6 +60,11 @@ def stats_string
       :gc_time_ns,
       :invalidation_time_ns,
 
+      :vm_write_pc_count,
+      :vm_write_sp_count,
+      :vm_write_locals_count,
+      :vm_write_stack_count,
+
       :code_region_bytes,
       :side_exit_count,
       :total_insn_count,
diff --git a/zjit/src/codegen.rs b/zjit/src/codegen.rs
index 15c6d1a2ed70f4..165e68c791e190 100644
--- a/zjit/src/codegen.rs
+++ b/zjit/src/codegen.rs
@@ -1593,6 +1593,7 @@ fn gen_prepare_call_with_gc(asm: &mut Assembler, state: &FrameState, leaf: bool)
     let opcode: usize = state.get_opcode().try_into().unwrap();
     let next_pc: *const VALUE = unsafe { state.pc.offset(insn_len(opcode) as isize) };
 
+    gen_incr_counter(asm, Counter::vm_write_pc_count);
     asm_comment!(asm, "save PC to CFP");
     asm.mov(Opnd::mem(64, CFP, RUBY_OFFSET_CFP_PC), Opnd::const_ptr(next_pc));
 
@@ -1611,6 +1612,7 @@ fn gen_save_sp(asm: &mut Assembler, stack_size: usize) {
     // code, and ZJIT's codegen currently assumes the SP register doesn't move, e.g. gen_param().
     // So we don't update the SP register here. We could update the SP register to avoid using
     // an extra register for asm.lea(), but you'll need to manage the SP offset like YJIT does.
+    gen_incr_counter(asm, Counter::vm_write_sp_count);
     asm_comment!(asm, "save SP to CFP: {}", stack_size);
     let sp_addr = asm.lea(Opnd::mem(64, SP, stack_size as i32 * SIZEOF_VALUE_I32));
     let cfp_sp = Opnd::mem(64, CFP, RUBY_OFFSET_CFP_SP);
@@ -1620,6 +1622,7 @@ fn gen_save_sp(asm: &mut Assembler, stack_size: usize) {
 /// Spill locals onto the stack.
 fn gen_spill_locals(jit: &JITState, asm: &mut Assembler, state: &FrameState) {
     // TODO: Avoid spilling locals that have been spilled before and not changed.
+    gen_incr_counter(asm, Counter::vm_write_locals_count);
     asm_comment!(asm, "spill locals");
     for (idx, &insn_id) in state.locals().enumerate() {
         asm.mov(Opnd::mem(64, SP, (-local_idx_to_ep_offset(jit.iseq, idx) - 1) * SIZEOF_VALUE_I32), jit.get_opnd(insn_id));
@@ -1630,6 +1633,7 @@ fn gen_spill_locals(jit: &JITState, asm: &mut Assembler, state: &FrameState) {
 fn gen_spill_stack(jit: &JITState, asm: &mut Assembler, state: &FrameState) {
     // This function does not call gen_save_sp() at the moment because
     // gen_send_without_block_direct() spills stack slots above SP for arguments.
+    gen_incr_counter(asm, Counter::vm_write_stack_count);
     asm_comment!(asm, "spill stack");
     for (idx, &insn_id) in state.stack().enumerate() {
         asm.mov(Opnd::mem(64, SP, idx as i32 * SIZEOF_VALUE_I32), jit.get_opnd(insn_id));
diff --git a/zjit/src/stats.rs b/zjit/src/stats.rs
index a47e78939addb7..0a0daa5d9c54d6 100644
--- a/zjit/src/stats.rs
+++ b/zjit/src/stats.rs
@@ -150,6 +150,12 @@ make_counters! {
     send_fallback_optimized,
     send_fallback_missing,
     send_fallback_refined,
+
+    // Writes to the VM frame
+    vm_write_pc_count,
+    vm_write_sp_count,
+    vm_write_locals_count,
+    vm_write_stack_count,
 }
 
 /// Increase a counter by a specified amount