diff --git a/fs/nfsd/filecache.c b/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
index 8ade3699664c..37373b012276 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
@@ -267,6 +267,18 @@ nfsd_file_flush(struct nfsd_file *nf)
 		nfsd_reset_write_verifier(net_generic(nf->nf_net, nfsd_net_id));
 }
 
+static void nfsd_file_lru_add(struct nfsd_file *nf)
+{
+	if (list_lru_add(&nfsd_file_lru, &nf->nf_lru))
+		trace_nfsd_file_lru_add(nf);
+}
+
+static void nfsd_file_lru_remove(struct nfsd_file *nf)
+{
+	if (list_lru_del(&nfsd_file_lru, &nf->nf_lru))
+		trace_nfsd_file_lru_del(nf);
+}
+
 static void
 nfsd_file_do_unhash(struct nfsd_file *nf)
 {
@@ -286,8 +298,7 @@ nfsd_file_unhash(struct nfsd_file *nf)
 {
 	if (test_and_clear_bit(NFSD_FILE_HASHED, &nf->nf_flags)) {
 		nfsd_file_do_unhash(nf);
-		if (!list_empty(&nf->nf_lru))
-			list_lru_del(&nfsd_file_lru, &nf->nf_lru);
+		nfsd_file_lru_remove(nf);
 		return true;
 	}
 	return false;
@@ -450,27 +461,34 @@ nfsd_file_lru_cb(struct list_head *item, struct list_lru_one *lru,
 	 * counter. Here we check the counter and then test and clear the flag.
 	 * That order is deliberate to ensure that we can do this locklessly.
 	 */
-	if (refcount_read(&nf->nf_ref) > 1)
-		goto out_skip;
+	if (refcount_read(&nf->nf_ref) > 1) {
+		trace_nfsd_file_gc_in_use(nf);
+		return LRU_SKIP;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Don't throw out files that are still undergoing I/O or
 	 * that have uncleared errors pending.
 	 */
-	if (nfsd_file_check_writeback(nf))
-		goto out_skip;
+	if (nfsd_file_check_writeback(nf)) {
+		trace_nfsd_file_gc_writeback(nf);
+		return LRU_SKIP;
+	}
 
-	if (test_and_clear_bit(NFSD_FILE_REFERENCED, &nf->nf_flags))
-		goto out_skip;
+	if (test_and_clear_bit(NFSD_FILE_REFERENCED, &nf->nf_flags)) {
+		trace_nfsd_file_gc_referenced(nf);
+		return LRU_SKIP;
+	}
 
-	if (!test_and_clear_bit(NFSD_FILE_HASHED, &nf->nf_flags))
-		goto out_skip;
+	if (!test_and_clear_bit(NFSD_FILE_HASHED, &nf->nf_flags)) {
+		trace_nfsd_file_gc_hashed(nf);
+		return LRU_SKIP;
+	}
 
 	list_lru_isolate_move(lru, &nf->nf_lru, head);
 	this_cpu_inc(nfsd_file_evictions);
+	trace_nfsd_file_gc_disposed(nf);
 	return LRU_REMOVED;
-out_skip:
-	return LRU_SKIP;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1037,7 +1055,7 @@ nfsd_do_file_acquire(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 	refcount_inc(&nf->nf_ref);
 	__set_bit(NFSD_FILE_HASHED, &nf->nf_flags);
 	__set_bit(NFSD_FILE_PENDING, &nf->nf_flags);
-	list_lru_add(&nfsd_file_lru, &nf->nf_lru);
+	nfsd_file_lru_add(nf);
 	hlist_add_head_rcu(&nf->nf_node, &nfsd_file_hashtbl[hashval].nfb_head);
 	++nfsd_file_hashtbl[hashval].nfb_count;
 	nfsd_file_hashtbl[hashval].nfb_maxcount = max(nfsd_file_hashtbl[hashval].nfb_maxcount,
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/trace.h b/fs/nfsd/trace.h
index 5eb2643f5fcd..16094ddbf35a 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/trace.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/trace.h
@@ -851,6 +851,45 @@ TRACE_EVENT(nfsd_file_fsnotify_handle_event,
 			__entry->nlink, __entry->mode, __entry->mask)
 );
 
+DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(nfsd_file_gc_class,
+	TP_PROTO(
+		const struct nfsd_file *nf
+	),
+	TP_ARGS(nf),
+	TP_STRUCT__entry(
+		__field(void *, nf_inode)
+		__field(void *, nf_file)
+		__field(int, nf_ref)
+		__field(unsigned long, nf_flags)
+	),
+	TP_fast_assign(
+		__entry->nf_inode = nf->nf_inode;
+		__entry->nf_file = nf->nf_file;
+		__entry->nf_ref = refcount_read(&nf->nf_ref);
+		__entry->nf_flags = nf->nf_flags;
+	),
+	TP_printk("inode=%p ref=%d nf_flags=%s nf_file=%p",
+		__entry->nf_inode, __entry->nf_ref,
+		show_nf_flags(__entry->nf_flags),
+		__entry->nf_file
+	)
+);
+
+#define DEFINE_NFSD_FILE_GC_EVENT(name)					\
+DEFINE_EVENT(nfsd_file_gc_class, name,					\
+	TP_PROTO(							\
+		const struct nfsd_file *nf				\
+	),								\
+	TP_ARGS(nf))
+
+DEFINE_NFSD_FILE_GC_EVENT(nfsd_file_lru_add);
+DEFINE_NFSD_FILE_GC_EVENT(nfsd_file_lru_del);
+DEFINE_NFSD_FILE_GC_EVENT(nfsd_file_gc_in_use);
+DEFINE_NFSD_FILE_GC_EVENT(nfsd_file_gc_writeback);
+DEFINE_NFSD_FILE_GC_EVENT(nfsd_file_gc_referenced);
+DEFINE_NFSD_FILE_GC_EVENT(nfsd_file_gc_hashed);
+DEFINE_NFSD_FILE_GC_EVENT(nfsd_file_gc_disposed);
+
 DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(nfsd_file_lruwalk_class,
 	TP_PROTO(
 		unsigned long removed,
