diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6ec39d1..c47ae21 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ Fixes
 - Fixed children of Panel scroll bars also being scrolled
 - Fixed RootElement.CanSelectContent and Element.IsSelected returning incorrect results when CanBeSelected changes
 - Fixed dropdowns with some non-selectable children failing to navigate when using gamepad controls
+- Fixed UiMetrics.ForceAreaUpdateTime being inaccurate for nested elements
 
 Removals
 - Marked StyleProp equality members as obsolete
diff --git a/MLEM.Ui/Elements/Element.cs b/MLEM.Ui/Elements/Element.cs
index 7a57448..8afe267 100644
--- a/MLEM.Ui/Elements/Element.cs
+++ b/MLEM.Ui/Elements/Element.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Linq;
 using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
 using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics;
@@ -409,6 +410,7 @@ namespace MLEM.Ui.Elements {
         protected RectangleF ParentArea => this.Parent?.ChildPaddedArea ?? (RectangleF) this.system.Viewport;
 
         private readonly List<Element> children = new List<Element>();
+        private readonly Stopwatch stopwatch = new Stopwatch();
         private bool sortedChildrenDirty;
         private IList<Element> sortedChildren;
         private UiSystem system;
@@ -559,7 +561,7 @@ namespace MLEM.Ui.Elements {
             // which would cause our ForceUpdateArea code to be run twice, so we only update our parent instead
             if (this.Parent != null && this.Parent.UpdateAreaIfDirty())
                 return;
-            this.System.Stopwatch.Restart();
+            this.stopwatch.Restart();
 
             var parentArea = this.ParentArea;
             var parentCenterX = parentArea.X + parentArea.Width / 2;
@@ -569,8 +571,8 @@ namespace MLEM.Ui.Elements {
             var recursion = 0;
             UpdateDisplayArea(actualSize);
 
-            this.System.Stopwatch.Stop();
-            this.System.Metrics.ForceAreaUpdateTime += this.System.Stopwatch.Elapsed;
+            this.stopwatch.Stop();
+            this.System.Metrics.ForceAreaUpdateTime += this.stopwatch.Elapsed;
             this.System.Metrics.ForceAreaUpdates++;
 
             void UpdateDisplayArea(Vector2 newSize) {
diff --git a/MLEM.Ui/UiSystem.cs b/MLEM.Ui/UiSystem.cs
index d494dac..e93b68c 100644
--- a/MLEM.Ui/UiSystem.cs
+++ b/MLEM.Ui/UiSystem.cs
@@ -182,9 +182,8 @@ namespace MLEM.Ui {
         /// </summary>
         public event RootCallback OnRootRemoved;
 
-        internal readonly Stopwatch Stopwatch = new Stopwatch();
-
         private readonly List<RootElement> rootElements = new List<RootElement>();
+        private readonly Stopwatch stopwatch = new Stopwatch();
         private float globalScale = 1;
         private bool drewEarly;
         private UiStyle style;
@@ -253,14 +252,14 @@ namespace MLEM.Ui {
         /// <param name="time">The game's time</param>
         public override void Update(GameTime time) {
             this.Metrics.ResetUpdates();
-            this.Stopwatch.Restart();
+            this.stopwatch.Restart();
 
             this.Controls.Update();
             for (var i = this.rootElements.Count - 1; i >= 0; i--)
                 this.rootElements[i].Element.Update(time);
 
-            this.Stopwatch.Stop();
-            this.Metrics.UpdateTime += this.Stopwatch.Elapsed;
+            this.stopwatch.Stop();
+            this.Metrics.UpdateTime += this.stopwatch.Elapsed;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -271,15 +270,15 @@ namespace MLEM.Ui {
         /// <param name="batch">The sprite batch to use for drawing</param>
         public void DrawEarly(GameTime time, SpriteBatch batch) {
             this.Metrics.ResetDraws();
-            this.Stopwatch.Restart();
+            this.stopwatch.Restart();
 
             foreach (var root in this.rootElements) {
                 if (!root.Element.IsHidden)
                     root.Element.DrawEarly(time, batch, this.DrawAlpha * root.Element.DrawAlpha, this.BlendState, this.SamplerState, this.DepthStencilState, this.Effect, root.Transform);
             }
 
-            this.Stopwatch.Stop();
-            this.Metrics.DrawTime += this.Stopwatch.Elapsed;
+            this.stopwatch.Stop();
+            this.Metrics.DrawTime += this.stopwatch.Elapsed;
             this.drewEarly = true;
         }
 
@@ -292,7 +291,7 @@ namespace MLEM.Ui {
         public void Draw(GameTime time, SpriteBatch batch) {
             if (!this.drewEarly)
                 this.Metrics.ResetDraws();
-            this.Stopwatch.Restart();
+            this.stopwatch.Restart();
 
             foreach (var root in this.rootElements) {
                 if (root.Element.IsHidden)
@@ -303,8 +302,8 @@ namespace MLEM.Ui {
                 batch.End();
             }
 
-            this.Stopwatch.Stop();
-            this.Metrics.DrawTime += this.Stopwatch.Elapsed;
+            this.stopwatch.Stop();
+            this.Metrics.DrawTime += this.stopwatch.Elapsed;
             this.drewEarly = false;
         }