diff --git a/tinygrad/engine/schedule.py b/tinygrad/engine/schedule.py
index 7fec809e98..82b168248e 100644
--- a/tinygrad/engine/schedule.py
+++ b/tinygrad/engine/schedule.py
@@ -407,6 +407,9 @@ def create_schedule_with_vars(big_sink:UOp) -> tuple[list[ScheduleItem], dict[Va
   # remove_movement_ops + sym
   tensor_map = graph_rewrite_map(big_sink, remove_movement_ops+sym, ctx={})
 
+  # display the cleaned up tensor graph
+  if getenv("VIZ"): graph_rewrite(tensor_map[big_sink], PatternMatcher([]), name="View Tensor Graph")
+
   # do_realize + group_realizes
   buffer_map: dict[UOp, UOp] = {}
   sink = add_buffers(tensor_map[big_sink], buffer_map, cache={})
@@ -452,8 +455,9 @@ def create_schedule_with_vars(big_sink:UOp) -> tuple[list[ScheduleItem], dict[Va
         raise RuntimeError(f"cycle detected in graph, kernel must either depend on ASSIGN or BUFFER for {k}")
       assign_rep[a] = kernel_assign[s] = a.replace(src=a.src+(u,))
   if assign_rep: sched_sink = sched_sink.substitute(assign_rep)
+
   # display the final graph
-  if getenv("VIZ"): graph_rewrite(sched_sink, PatternMatcher([]))
+  if getenv("VIZ"): graph_rewrite(sched_sink, PatternMatcher([]), name="View Kernel Graph")
 
   # final toposort (bfs)
   children: dict[UOp, list[UOp]] = {}
diff --git a/tinygrad/ops.py b/tinygrad/ops.py
index c666b0e6bf..2b5eff88d4 100644
--- a/tinygrad/ops.py
+++ b/tinygrad/ops.py
@@ -853,6 +853,7 @@ class TrackedGraphRewrite:
   sink: UOp                                                                                  # the sink input to graph_rewrite
   bottom_up: bool
   matches: list[tuple[UOp, UOp, UPat]] = field(default_factory=list)                         # before+after of all the matches
+  name: Optional[str] = None
 tracked_keys:list[Any] = []
 tracked_ctxs:list[list[TrackedGraphRewrite]] = []
 _name_cnt:dict[str, int] = {}
@@ -935,14 +936,14 @@ class RewriteContext:
     self.replace[n] = ret = last_n if new_src == last_n.src else self.bottom_up_rewrite(UOp(last_n.op, last_n.dtype, new_src, last_n.arg))
     return ret
 
-def graph_rewrite(sink:UOp, pm:PatternMatcher, ctx=None, bottom_up=False) -> UOp:
+def graph_rewrite(sink:UOp, pm:PatternMatcher, ctx=None, bottom_up=False, name=None) -> UOp:
   if TRACK_MATCH_STATS >= 2 and len(tracked_ctxs) != 0:
-    tracked_ctxs[-1].append(TrackedGraphRewrite(((frm:=sys._getframe(1)).f_code.co_filename, frm.f_lineno), sink, bottom_up))
+    tracked_ctxs[-1].append(TrackedGraphRewrite(((frm:=sys._getframe(1)).f_code.co_filename, frm.f_lineno), sink, bottom_up, name=name))
   return RewriteContext(pm, ctx).bottom_up_rewrite(sink) if bottom_up else RewriteContext(pm, ctx).top_down_rewrite(sink)
 
-def graph_rewrite_map(sink:UOp, pm:PatternMatcher, ctx=None, bottom_up=False) -> dict[UOp, UOp]:
+def graph_rewrite_map(sink:UOp, pm:PatternMatcher, ctx=None, bottom_up=False, name=None) -> dict[UOp, UOp]:
   if TRACK_MATCH_STATS >= 2 and len(tracked_ctxs) != 0:
-    tracked_ctxs[-1].append(TrackedGraphRewrite(((frm:=sys._getframe(1)).f_code.co_filename, frm.f_lineno), sink, bottom_up))
+    tracked_ctxs[-1].append(TrackedGraphRewrite(((frm:=sys._getframe(1)).f_code.co_filename, frm.f_lineno), sink, bottom_up, name=name))
   rewrite_ctx = RewriteContext(pm, ctx)
   return {k:(rewrite_ctx.bottom_up_rewrite(k) if bottom_up else rewrite_ctx.top_down_rewrite(k)) for k in list(sink.toposort)[::-1]}
 
diff --git a/tinygrad/viz/index.html b/tinygrad/viz/index.html
index a80c89dc35..a6103c137e 100644
--- a/tinygrad/viz/index.html
+++ b/tinygrad/viz/index.html
@@ -327,7 +327,8 @@
       const p = Object.assign(document.createElement("p"), { id: `kernel-${key}`, innerHTML: coloredToHTML(key), style: "cursor: pointer;"});
       kernelUl.appendChild(p)
       items.forEach((u, j) => {
-        const rwUl = Object.assign(document.createElement("ul"), { innerText: `${toPath(u.loc)} - ${u.match_count}`, key: `uop-rewrite-${j}`,
+        const rwUl = Object.assign(document.createElement("ul"), {
+          innerText: u.name ? `${u.name} - ${u.match_count}` : `${toPath(u.loc)} - ${u.match_count}`, key: `uop-rewrite-${j}`,
           className: (j === currentUOp && i == currentKernel) ? "active" : "" })
         if (j === currentUOp) {
           requestAnimationFrame(() => rwUl.scrollIntoView({ behavior: "auto", block: "nearest" }));
diff --git a/tinygrad/viz/serve.py b/tinygrad/viz/serve.py
index 946d477a48..26893d8e84 100755
--- a/tinygrad/viz/serve.py
+++ b/tinygrad/viz/serve.py
@@ -30,12 +30,13 @@ class GraphRewriteMetadata(TypedDict):
   match_count: int                       # total match count in this context
   code_line: str                         # source code calling graph_rewrite
   kernel_code: str|None                  # optionally render the final kernel code
+  name: str|None                         # optional name of the rewrite
 
 @functools.lru_cache(None)
 def _prg(k:Kernel): return k.to_program().src
 def to_metadata(k:Any, v:TrackedGraphRewrite) -> GraphRewriteMetadata:
   return {"loc":v.loc, "match_count":len(v.matches), "code_line":lines(v.loc[0])[v.loc[1]-1].strip(),
-          "kernel_code":pcall(_prg, k) if isinstance(k, Kernel) else None}
+          "kernel_code":pcall(_prg, k) if isinstance(k, Kernel) else None, "name":v.name}
 def get_metadata(keys:list[Any], contexts:list[list[TrackedGraphRewrite]]) -> list[tuple[str, list[GraphRewriteMetadata]]]:
   return [(k.name if isinstance(k, Kernel) else str(k), [to_metadata(k, v) for v in vals]) for k,vals in zip(keys, contexts)]