diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index cd9f709..2809a62 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ Marker API
    command line, this function performs no operation.
 -  ``pylikwid.markerreset(regiontag)``: Reset the values stored using the region
    name ``regiontag``. On success, 0 is returned.
+-  ``@pylikwid.profile``: Decorator that wraps a function in a LIKWID marker
+   region. By default, the function name is used as the region name. It can
+   also be called with a custom name: ``@pylikwid.profile(region_name="work")``.
 -  ``pylikwid.markerclose()``: Close the connection to the LIKWID Marker API
    and write out measurement data to file. This file will be evaluated
    by ``likwid-perfctr``.
diff --git a/src/pylikwid/__init__.py b/src/pylikwid/__init__.py
index 183e0ad..f2c4bed 100644
--- a/src/pylikwid/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pylikwid/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1,34 @@
+import functools
+
 from .pylikwid import *
+
+
+def profile(_func=None, *, region_name=None):
+    """Decorator that wraps a function in a LIKWID marker region.
+
+    Usage::
+
+        @profile
+        def my_func(): ...          # region name = "my_func"
+
+        @profile(region_name="work")
+        def my_func(): ...          # region name = "work"
+    """
+    def decorator(func):
+        name = region_name if region_name is not None else func.__name__
+
+        @functools.wraps(func)
+        def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
+            markerstartregion(name)
+            try:
+                return func(*args, **kwargs)
+            finally:
+                markerstopregion(name)
+
+        return wrapper
+
+    if _func is not None:
+        # Used as @profile without parentheses
+        return decorator(_func)
+    # Used as @profile(...) with parentheses
+    return decorator
diff --git a/tests/testmarker.py b/tests/testmarker.py
index ee6651e..abb3dcb 100755
--- a/tests/testmarker.py
+++ b/tests/testmarker.py
@@ -26,3 +26,40 @@ def test_marker_region():
     assert count >= 0
 
     pylikwid.markerclose()
+
+def test_profile_decorator():
+    pylikwid.markerinit()
+    pylikwid.markerthreadinit()
+
+    @pylikwid.profile
+    def my_work():
+        return list(range(100_000))
+
+    result = my_work()
+    assert len(result) == 100_000
+
+    nr_events, elist, time, count = pylikwid.markergetregion("my_work")
+    assert nr_events >= 0
+    assert time >= 0
+    assert count >= 0
+
+    pylikwid.markerclose()
+
+
+def test_profile_decorator_with_custom_region_name():
+    pylikwid.markerinit()
+    pylikwid.markerthreadinit()
+
+    @pylikwid.profile(region_name="custom")
+    def my_work():
+        return list(range(100_000))
+
+    result = my_work()
+    assert len(result) == 100_000
+
+    nr_events, elist, time, count = pylikwid.markergetregion("custom")
+    assert nr_events >= 0
+    assert time >= 0
+    assert count >= 0
+
+    pylikwid.markerclose()