diff --git a/zebra/if_netlink.c b/zebra/if_netlink.c
index 9810ede192..9facf48e80 100644
--- a/zebra/if_netlink.c
+++ b/zebra/if_netlink.c
@@ -1122,6 +1122,9 @@ static int netlink_request_intf_addr(struct nlsock *netlink_cmd, int family,
 		char buf[256];
 	} req;
 
+	frrtrace(4, frr_zebra, netlink_request_intf_addr, netlink_cmd, family,
+		 type, filter_mask);
+
 	/* Form the request, specifying filter (rtattr) if needed. */
 	memset(&req, 0, sizeof(req));
 	req.n.nlmsg_type = type;
diff --git a/zebra/zebra_trace.h b/zebra/zebra_trace.h
index 14be95dca4..3175c1a124 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_trace.h
+++ b/zebra/zebra_trace.h
@@ -36,6 +36,23 @@
 #include <lib/ns.h>
 #include <lib/table.h>
 
+#include <zebra/zebra_ns.h>
+
+TRACEPOINT_EVENT(
+	frr_zebra,
+	netlink_request_intf_addr,
+	TP_ARGS(struct nlsock *, netlink_cmd,
+		int, family,
+		int, type,
+		uint32_t, filter_mask),
+	TP_FIELDS(
+		ctf_integer_hex(intptr_t, netlink_cmd, netlink_cmd)
+		ctf_integer(int, family, family)
+		ctf_integer(int, type, type)
+		ctf_integer(uint32_t, filter_mask, filter_mask)
+		)
+	)
+
 TRACEPOINT_EVENT(
 	frr_zebra,
 	netlink_interface,