diff --git a/hw/vfio/trace-events b/hw/vfio/trace-events
index 73dffe9..c27cec7 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/trace-events
+++ b/hw/vfio/trace-events
@@ -166,3 +166,18 @@ vfio_load_state_device_data(const char *name, uint64_t data_offset, uint64_t dat
 vfio_load_cleanup(const char *name) " (%s)"
 vfio_get_dirty_bitmap(int fd, uint64_t iova, uint64_t size, uint64_t bitmap_size, uint64_t start) "container fd=%d, iova=0x%"PRIx64" size= 0x%"PRIx64" bitmap_size=0x%"PRIx64" start=0x%"PRIx64
 vfio_iommu_map_dirty_notify(uint64_t iova_start, uint64_t iova_end) "iommu dirty @ 0x%"PRIx64" - 0x%"PRIx64
+
+# user.c
+vfio_user_recv_hdr(const char *name, uint16_t id, uint16_t cmd, uint32_t size, uint32_t flags) " (%s) id 0x%x cmd 0x%x size 0x%x flags 0x%x"
+vfio_user_recv_read(uint16_t id, int read) " id 0x%x read 0x%x"
+vfio_user_recv_request(uint16_t cmd) " command 0x%x"
+vfio_user_send_write(uint16_t id, int wrote) " id 0x%x wrote 0x%x"
+vfio_user_version(uint16_t major, uint16_t minor, const char *caps) " major %d minor %d caps: %s"
+vfio_user_dma_map(uint64_t iova, uint64_t size, uint64_t off, uint32_t flags, bool will_commit) " iova 0x%"PRIx64" size 0x%"PRIx64" off 0x%"PRIx64" flags 0x%x will_commit %d"
+vfio_user_dma_unmap(uint64_t iova, uint64_t size, uint32_t flags, bool dirty, bool will_commit) " iova 0x%"PRIx64" size 0x%"PRIx64" flags 0x%x dirty %d will_commit %d"
+vfio_user_get_info(uint32_t nregions, uint32_t nirqs) " #regions %d #irqs %d"
+vfio_user_get_region_info(uint32_t index, uint32_t flags, uint64_t size) " index %d flags 0x%x size 0x%"PRIx64
+vfio_user_get_irq_info(uint32_t index, uint32_t flags, uint32_t count) " index %d flags 0x%x count %d"
+vfio_user_set_irqs(uint32_t index, uint32_t start, uint32_t count, uint32_t flags) " index %d start %d count %d flags 0x%x"
+vfio_user_region_rw(uint32_t region, uint64_t off, uint32_t count) " region %d offset 0x%"PRIx64" count %d"
+vfio_user_wrmulti(const char *s, uint64_t wr_cnt) " %s count 0x%"PRIx64
diff --git a/hw/vfio/user.c b/hw/vfio/user.c
index 4ed305b..74e1714 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/user.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/user.c
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 #include "qapi/qmp/qnum.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qbool.h"
 #include "user.h"
+#include "trace.h"
+
 
 
 /*
@@ -108,6 +110,8 @@ static int vfio_user_send_qio(VFIOProxy *proxy, VFIOUserMsg *msg)
         vfio_user_shutdown(proxy);
         error_report_err(local_err);
     }
+    trace_vfio_user_send_write(msg->hdr->id, ret);
+
     return ret;
 }
 
@@ -225,6 +229,7 @@ static int vfio_user_complete(VFIOProxy *proxy, Error **errp)
             }
             return ret;
         }
+        trace_vfio_user_recv_read(msg->hdr->id, ret);
 
         msgleft -= ret;
         data += ret;
@@ -332,6 +337,8 @@ static int vfio_user_recv_one(VFIOProxy *proxy)
         error_setg(&local_err, "unknown message type");
         goto fatal;
     }
+    trace_vfio_user_recv_hdr(proxy->sockname, hdr.id, hdr.command, hdr.size,
+                             hdr.flags);
 
     /*
      * For replies, find the matching pending request.
@@ -408,6 +415,7 @@ static int vfio_user_recv_one(VFIOProxy *proxy)
         if (ret <= 0) {
             goto fatal;
         }
+        trace_vfio_user_recv_read(hdr.id, ret);
 
         msgleft -= ret;
         data += ret;
@@ -546,6 +554,7 @@ static void vfio_user_request(void *opaque)
     QTAILQ_INIT(&free);
     QTAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE(msg, &new, next, m1) {
         QTAILQ_REMOVE(&new, msg, next);
+        trace_vfio_user_recv_request(msg->hdr->command);
         proxy->request(proxy->req_arg, msg);
         QTAILQ_INSERT_HEAD(&free, msg, next);
     }
@@ -1265,6 +1274,7 @@ int vfio_user_validate_version(VFIOProxy *proxy, Error **errp)
     msgp->minor = VFIO_USER_MINOR_VER;
     memcpy(&msgp->capabilities, caps->str, caplen);
     g_string_free(caps, true);
+    trace_vfio_user_version(msgp->major, msgp->minor, msgp->capabilities);
 
     vfio_user_send_wait(proxy, &msgp->hdr, NULL, 0, false);
     if (msgp->hdr.flags & VFIO_USER_ERROR) {
@@ -1288,6 +1298,7 @@ int vfio_user_validate_version(VFIOProxy *proxy, Error **errp)
         return -1;
     }
 
+    trace_vfio_user_version(msgp->major, msgp->minor, msgp->capabilities);
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1305,6 +1316,8 @@ static int vfio_user_dma_map(VFIOProxy *proxy,
     msgp->offset = map->vaddr;
     msgp->iova = map->iova;
     msgp->size = map->size;
+    trace_vfio_user_dma_map(msgp->iova, msgp->size, msgp->offset, msgp->flags,
+                        will_commit);
 
     /*
      * The will_commit case sends without blocking or dropping BQL.
@@ -1371,6 +1384,8 @@ static int vfio_user_dma_unmap(VFIOProxy *proxy,
     msgp->msg.flags = unmap->flags;
     msgp->msg.iova = unmap->iova;
     msgp->msg.size = unmap->size;
+    trace_vfio_user_dma_unmap(msgp->msg.iova, msgp->msg.size, msgp->msg.flags,
+                         bitmap != NULL, will_commit);
 
     if (blocking) {
         vfio_user_send_wait(proxy, &msgp->msg.hdr, NULL, rsize, will_commit);
@@ -1400,6 +1415,7 @@ static int vfio_user_get_info(VFIOProxy *proxy, struct vfio_device_info *info)
     if (msg.hdr.flags & VFIO_USER_ERROR) {
         return -msg.hdr.error_reply;
     }
+    trace_vfio_user_get_info(msg.num_regions, msg.num_irqs);
 
     memcpy(info, &msg.argsz, sizeof(*info));
     return 0;
@@ -1434,6 +1450,7 @@ static int vfio_user_get_region_info(VFIOProxy *proxy,
     if (msgp->hdr.flags & VFIO_USER_ERROR) {
         return -msgp->hdr.error_reply;
     }
+    trace_vfio_user_get_region_info(msgp->index, msgp->flags, msgp->size);
 
     memcpy(info, &msgp->argsz, info->argsz);
     return 0;
@@ -1454,6 +1471,7 @@ static int vfio_user_get_irq_info(VFIOProxy *proxy,
     if (msg.hdr.flags & VFIO_USER_ERROR) {
         return -msg.hdr.error_reply;
     }
+    trace_vfio_user_get_irq_info(msg.index, msg.flags, msg.count);
 
     memcpy(info, &msg.argsz, sizeof(*info));
     return 0;
@@ -1499,6 +1517,8 @@ static int vfio_user_set_irqs(VFIOProxy *proxy, struct vfio_irq_set *irq)
         msgp->index = irq->index;
         msgp->start = irq->start;
         msgp->count = irq->count;
+        trace_vfio_user_set_irqs(msgp->index, msgp->start, msgp->count,
+                                 msgp->flags);
 
         vfio_user_send_wait(proxy, &msgp->hdr, NULL, 0, false);
         if (msgp->hdr.flags & VFIO_USER_ERROR) {
@@ -1535,6 +1555,8 @@ static int vfio_user_set_irqs(VFIOProxy *proxy, struct vfio_irq_set *irq)
         msgp->index = irq->index;
         msgp->start = irq->start + sent_fds;
         msgp->count = send_fds;
+        trace_vfio_user_set_irqs(msgp->index, msgp->start, msgp->count,
+                                 msgp->flags);
 
         loop_fds.send_fds = send_fds;
         loop_fds.recv_fds = 0;
@@ -1565,6 +1587,7 @@ static int vfio_user_region_read(VFIOProxy *proxy, uint8_t index, off_t offset,
     msgp->offset = offset;
     msgp->region = index;
     msgp->count = count;
+    trace_vfio_user_region_rw(msgp->region, msgp->offset, msgp->count);
 
     vfio_user_send_wait(proxy, &msgp->hdr, NULL, size, false);
     if (msgp->hdr.flags & VFIO_USER_ERROR) {
@@ -1593,6 +1616,7 @@ static void vfio_user_flush_multi(VFIOProxy *proxy)
     msg->id = wm->hdr.id;
     msg->rsize = 0;
     msg->type = VFIO_MSG_ASYNC;
+    trace_vfio_user_wrmulti("flush", wm->wr_cnt);
 
     ret = vfio_user_send_queued(proxy, msg);
     if (ret < 0) {
@@ -1622,6 +1646,7 @@ static void vfio_user_add_multi(VFIOProxy *proxy, uint8_t index, off_t offset,
     memcpy(&w1->data, data, count);
 
     wm->wr_cnt++;
+    trace_vfio_user_wrmulti("add", wm->wr_cnt);
     if (wm->wr_cnt == VFIO_USER_MULTI_MAX ||
         proxy->num_outgoing < VFIO_USER_OUT_LOW) {
         vfio_user_flush_multi(proxy);
@@ -1689,6 +1714,7 @@ static int vfio_user_region_write(VFIOProxy *proxy, uint8_t index, off_t offset,
     msgp->region = index;
     msgp->count = count;
     memcpy(&msgp->data, data, count);
+    trace_vfio_user_region_rw(msgp->region, msgp->offset, msgp->count);
 
     /* async send will free msg after it's sent */
     if (post) {
