diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 4a080ef1fbd..2bc345cf046 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ BITCOIN_CORE_H = \
   util/system.h \
   util/threadnames.h \
   util/time.h \
+  util/trace.h \
   util/translation.h \
   util/ui_change_type.h \
   util/url.h \
diff --git a/src/util/trace.h b/src/util/trace.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9c92cb10e7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/trace.h
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2020 The Bitcoin Core developers
+// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+
+#ifndef BITCOIN_UTIL_TRACE_H
+#define BITCOIN_UTIL_TRACE_H
+
+#ifdef ENABLE_TRACING
+
+#include <sys/sdt.h>
+
+#define TRACE(context, event) DTRACE_PROBE(context, event)
+#define TRACE1(context, event, a) DTRACE_PROBE1(context, event, a)
+#define TRACE2(context, event, a, b) DTRACE_PROBE2(context, event, a, b)
+#define TRACE3(context, event, a, b, c) DTRACE_PROBE3(context, event, a, b, c)
+#define TRACE4(context, event, a, b, c, d) DTRACE_PROBE4(context, event, a, b, c, d)
+#define TRACE5(context, event, a, b, c, d, e) DTRACE_PROBE5(context, event, a, b, c, d, e)
+#define TRACE6(context, event, a, b, c, d, e, f) DTRACE_PROBE6(context, event, a, b, c, d, e, f)
+#define TRACE7(context, event, a, b, c, d, e, f, g) DTRACE_PROBE7(context, event, a, b, c, d, e, f, g)
+#define TRACE8(context, event, a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h) DTRACE_PROBE8(context, event, a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h)
+#define TRACE9(context, event, a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i) DTRACE_PROBE9(context, event, a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i)
+#define TRACE10(context, event, a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j) DTRACE_PROBE10(context, event, a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j)
+#define TRACE11(context, event, a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k) DTRACE_PROBE11(context, event, a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k)
+#define TRACE12(context, event, a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l) DTRACE_PROBE12(context, event, a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l)
+
+#else
+
+#define TRACE(context, event)
+#define TRACE1(context, event, a)
+#define TRACE2(context, event, a, b)
+#define TRACE3(context, event, a, b, c)
+#define TRACE4(context, event, a, b, c, d)
+#define TRACE5(context, event, a, b, c, d, e)
+#define TRACE6(context, event, a, b, c, d, e, f)
+#define TRACE7(context, event, a, b, c, d, e, f, g)
+#define TRACE8(context, event, a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h)
+#define TRACE9(context, event, a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i)
+#define TRACE10(context, event, a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j)
+#define TRACE11(context, event, a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k)
+#define TRACE12(context, event, a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l)
+
+#endif
+
+
+#endif /* BITCOIN_UTIL_TRACE_H */