diff --git a/docs/tutorial.rst b/docs/tutorial.rst
index 64f4e090c..9d48ad614 100644
--- a/docs/tutorial.rst
+++ b/docs/tutorial.rst
@@ -2072,6 +2072,10 @@ Let's walk briefly through the most important parts of its configuration:
 
 Let's rerun our STREAM example using the new configuration:
 
+.. note::
+
+   After Reframe 4.9 ReFrame will add entries in the perflogs for all tests, not only performance tests.
+
 .. code-block:: bash
    :caption: Run with the Docker compose setup.
 
diff --git a/reframe/core/logging.py b/reframe/core/logging.py
index 5352451a7..2de712065 100644
--- a/reframe/core/logging.py
+++ b/reframe/core/logging.py
@@ -881,8 +881,10 @@ def _update_check_extras(self):
             '%FT%T%:z'
         )
 
-    def log_performance(self, level, task, msg=None, multiline=False):
-        if self.check is None or not self.check.is_performance_check():
+    def log_result(
+            self, level, task, msg=None, multiline=False
+    ):
+        if self.check is None:
             return
 
         _, part, env = task.testcase
@@ -911,6 +913,16 @@ def log_performance(self, level, task, msg=None, multiline=False):
                 self.extra['check_perf_unit'] = unit
                 self.extra['check_perf_result'] = result
                 self.log(level, msg)
+
+            if not self.check.perfvalues:
+                self.extra['check_perf_var'] = "$sanity_dummy"
+                self.extra['check_perf_value'] = None
+                self.extra['check_perf_ref'] = None
+                self.extra['check_perf_lower_thres'] = None
+                self.extra['check_perf_upper_thres'] = None
+                self.extra['check_perf_unit'] = None
+                self.extra['check_perf_result'] = None
+                self.log(level, msg)
         else:
             self.log(level, msg)
 
diff --git a/reframe/frontend/executors/__init__.py b/reframe/frontend/executors/__init__.py
index 9c7155e5f..10392240b 100644
--- a/reframe/frontend/executors/__init__.py
+++ b/reframe/frontend/executors/__init__.py
@@ -525,8 +525,8 @@ def finalize(self):
         self._current_stage = 'finalize'
         self._notify_listeners('on_task_success')
         try:
-            self._perflogger.log_performance(logging.INFO, self,
-                                             multiline=self._perflog_compat)
+            self._perflogger.log_result(logging.INFO, self,
+                                        multiline=self._perflog_compat)
         except LoggingError as e:
             getlogger().warning(
                 f'could not log performance data for {self.testcase}: {e}'
@@ -550,8 +550,8 @@ def _wait_job(job):
         self._exc_info = exc_info or sys.exc_info()
         self._notify_listeners(callback)
         try:
-            self._perflogger.log_performance(logging.INFO, self,
-                                             multiline=self._perflog_compat)
+            self._perflogger.log_result(logging.INFO, self,
+                                        multiline=self._perflog_compat)
         except LoggingError as e:
             getlogger().warning(
                 f'could not log performance data for {self.testcase}: {e}'