diff --git a/front_end/entrypoints/main/MainImpl.ts b/front_end/entrypoints/main/MainImpl.ts
index 3a66e26580a..d43fba9555a 100644
--- a/front_end/entrypoints/main/MainImpl.ts
+++ b/front_end/entrypoints/main/MainImpl.ts
@@ -569,6 +569,12 @@ export class MainImpl {
       // would request and evaluate the Timeline panel dep tree, slowing down the UI's load.
       const Timeline = await import('../../panels/timeline/timeline.js');
       Timeline.TimelinePanel.LoadTimelineHandler.instance().handleQueryParam(value);
+    } else {
+      const panel = Root.Runtime.Runtime.queryParam('panel');
+      if (panel === 'timeline') {
+        // [RN] If panel is specified, we need Timeline to be ready and be subscribed to the events that will be emitted.
+        await import('../../panels/timeline/timeline.js');
+      }
     }
 
     // Initialize ARIAUtils.alert Element
diff --git a/front_end/panels/timeline/TimelineController.ts b/front_end/panels/timeline/TimelineController.ts
index 98140d3124d..9977531ac54 100644
--- a/front_end/panels/timeline/TimelineController.ts
+++ b/front_end/panels/timeline/TimelineController.ts
@@ -203,12 +203,11 @@ export class TimelineController implements Trace.TracingManager.TracingManagerCl
   }
 
   async rnPrepareForTraceCapturedInBackground(): Promise<void> {
-    await LiveMetrics.LiveMetrics.instance().disable();
-
     if (this.tracingManager) {
       this.tracingManager.rnPrepareForTraceCapturedInBackground(this);
     }
 
+    await LiveMetrics.LiveMetrics.instance().disable();
     this.client.loadingStarted();
     await this.allSourcesFinished();
     await LiveMetrics.LiveMetrics.instance().enable();