diff --git a/src/photos/targets/browser/index.jsx b/src/photos/targets/browser/index.jsx
index 841fabaf..90013ff8 100755
--- a/src/photos/targets/browser/index.jsx
+++ b/src/photos/targets/browser/index.jsx
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ import 'cozy-sharing/dist/stylesheet.css'
 import 'cozy-viewer/dist/stylesheet.css'
 import 'photos/styles/main.styl'
 
+// Uncomment to activate why-did-you-render
+// https://github.com/welldone-software/why-did-you-render
+// import './wdyr'
+
 import React from 'react'
 import { render } from 'react-dom'
 import { Provider } from 'react-redux'
diff --git a/src/photos/targets/browser/wdyr.js b/src/photos/targets/browser/wdyr.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9c364d54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/photos/targets/browser/wdyr.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import React from 'react'
+
+if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
+  const whyDidYouRender = require('@welldone-software/why-did-you-render')
+  whyDidYouRender(React, {
+    trackAllPureComponents: true
+  })
+}