diff --git a/include/tracefs.h b/include/tracefs.h
index eceb1f5..dfd9b51 100644
--- a/include/tracefs.h
+++ b/include/tracefs.h
@@ -267,6 +267,11 @@ enum tracefs_kprobe_type {
 	TRACEFS_KRETPROBE,
 };
 
+struct tracefs_dynevent *
+tracefs_kprobe_alloc(const char *system, const char *event, const char *addr, const char *format);
+struct tracefs_dynevent *
+tracefs_kretprobe_alloc(const char *system, const char *event,
+			const char *addr, const char *format, unsigned int max);
 int tracefs_kprobe_raw(const char *system, const char *event,
 		       const char *addr, const char *format);
 int tracefs_kretprobe_raw(const char *system, const char *event,
diff --git a/src/tracefs-kprobes.c b/src/tracefs-kprobes.c
index 6fdd8f9..b9aeb9d 100644
--- a/src/tracefs-kprobes.c
+++ b/src/tracefs-kprobes.c
@@ -20,6 +20,115 @@
 #define KPROBE_EVENTS "kprobe_events"
 #define KPROBE_DEFAULT_GROUP "kprobes"
 
+static struct tracefs_dynevent *
+kprobe_alloc(enum tracefs_dynevent_type type, const char *system, const char *event,
+	     const char *addr, const char *format)
+{
+	struct tracefs_dynevent *kp;
+	const char *sys = system;
+	const char *ename = event;
+	char *tmp;
+
+	if (!addr) {
+		errno = EBADMSG;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	if (!sys)
+		sys = KPROBE_DEFAULT_GROUP;
+
+	if (!event) {
+		ename = strdup(addr);
+		if (!ename)
+			return NULL;
+		tmp = strchr(ename, ':');
+		if (tmp)
+			*tmp = '\0';
+	}
+
+	kp = dynevent_alloc(type, sys, ename, addr, format);
+	if (!event)
+		free((char *)ename);
+
+	return kp;
+}
+
+/**
+ * tracefs_kprobe_alloc - Allocate new kprobe
+ * @system: The system name (NULL for the default kprobes)
+ * @event: The event to create (NULL to use @addr for the event)
+ * @addr: The function and offset (or address) to insert the probe
+ * @format: The format string to define the probe.
+ *
+ * Allocate a kprobe context that will be in the @system group (or kprobes if
+ * @system is NULL). Have the name of @event (or @addr if @event is NULL). Will
+ * be inserted to @addr (function name, with or without offset, or a address).
+ * And the @format will define the format of the kprobe.
+ *
+ * See the Linux documentation file under:
+ *  Documentation/trace/kprobetrace.rst
+ *
+ * The kprobe is not created in the system.
+ *
+ * Return a pointer to a kprobe context on success, or NULL on error.
+ * The returned pointer must be freed with tracefs_dynevent_free()
+ *
+ * errno will be set to EBADMSG if addr is NULL.
+ */
+struct tracefs_dynevent *
+tracefs_kprobe_alloc(const char *system, const char *event, const char *addr, const char *format)
+
+{
+	return kprobe_alloc(TRACEFS_DYNEVENT_KPROBE, system, event, addr, format);
+}
+
+/**
+ * tracefs_kretprobe_alloc - Allocate new kretprobe
+ * @system: The system name (NULL for the default kprobes)
+ * @event: The event to create (NULL to use @addr for the event)
+ * @addr: The function and offset (or address) to insert the retprobe
+ * @format: The format string to define the retprobe.
+ * @max: Maximum number of instances of the specified function that
+ *	 can be probed simultaneously, or 0 for the default value.
+ *
+ * Allocate a kretprobe that will be in the @system group (or kprobes if
+ * @system is NULL). Have the name of @event (or @addr if @event is
+ * NULL). Will be inserted to @addr (function name, with or without
+ * offset, or a address). And the @format will define the raw format
+ * of the kprobe. See the Linux documentation file under:
+ * Documentation/trace/kprobetrace.rst
+ * The kretprobe is not created in the system.
+ *
+ * Return a pointer to a kprobe context on success, or NULL on error.
+ * The returned pointer must be freed with tracefs_dynevent_free()
+ *
+ * errno will be set to EBADMSG if addr is NULL.
+ */
+struct tracefs_dynevent *
+tracefs_kretprobe_alloc(const char *system, const char *event,
+			const char *addr, const char *format, unsigned int max)
+{
+	struct tracefs_dynevent *kp;
+	int ret;
+
+	kp = kprobe_alloc(TRACEFS_DYNEVENT_KRETPROBE, system, event, addr, format);
+	if (!kp)
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (!max)
+		return kp;
+
+	free(kp->prefix);
+	kp->prefix = NULL;
+	ret = asprintf(&kp->prefix, "r%d:", max);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto error;
+
+	return kp;
+error:
+	tracefs_dynevent_free(kp);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 static int insert_kprobe(const char *type, const char *system,
 			 const char *event, const char *addr,
 			 const char *format)
