diff --git a/include/trace/events/sunrpc.h b/include/trace/events/sunrpc.h
index fbc41b8142d3..627650800676 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/sunrpc.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/sunrpc.h
@@ -321,6 +321,65 @@ TRACE_EVENT(rpc_xdr_overflow,
 	)
 );
 
+TRACE_EVENT(rpc_xdr_alignment,
+	TP_PROTO(
+		const struct xdr_stream *xdr,
+		size_t offset,
+		unsigned int copied
+	),
+
+	TP_ARGS(xdr, offset, copied),
+
+	TP_STRUCT__entry(
+		__field(unsigned int, task_id)
+		__field(unsigned int, client_id)
+		__field(int, version)
+		__field(size_t, offset)
+		__field(unsigned int, copied)
+		__field(const void *, head_base)
+		__field(size_t, head_len)
+		__field(const void *, tail_base)
+		__field(size_t, tail_len)
+		__field(unsigned int, page_len)
+		__field(unsigned int, len)
+		__string(progname,
+			 xdr->rqst->rq_task->tk_client->cl_program->name)
+		__string(procedure,
+			 xdr->rqst->rq_task->tk_msg.rpc_proc->p_name)
+	),
+
+	TP_fast_assign(
+		const struct rpc_task *task = xdr->rqst->rq_task;
+
+		__entry->task_id = task->tk_pid;
+		__entry->client_id = task->tk_client->cl_clid;
+		__assign_str(progname,
+			     task->tk_client->cl_program->name)
+		__entry->version = task->tk_client->cl_vers;
+		__assign_str(procedure, task->tk_msg.rpc_proc->p_name)
+
+		__entry->offset = offset;
+		__entry->copied = copied;
+		__entry->head_base = xdr->buf->head[0].iov_base,
+		__entry->head_len = xdr->buf->head[0].iov_len,
+		__entry->page_len = xdr->buf->page_len,
+		__entry->tail_base = xdr->buf->tail[0].iov_base,
+		__entry->tail_len = xdr->buf->tail[0].iov_len,
+		__entry->len = xdr->buf->len;
+	),
+
+	TP_printk(
+		"task:%u@%u %sv%d %s offset=%zu copied=%u xdr=[%p,%zu]/%u/[%p,%zu]/%u\n",
+		__entry->task_id, __entry->client_id,
+		__get_str(progname), __entry->version, __get_str(procedure),
+		__entry->offset, __entry->copied,
+		__entry->head_base, __entry->head_len,
+		__entry->page_len,
+		__entry->tail_base, __entry->tail_len,
+		__entry->len
+	)
+);
+
 /*
  * First define the enums in the below macros to be exported to userspace
  * via TRACE_DEFINE_ENUM().
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xdr.c b/net/sunrpc/xdr.c
index 6d0b615a02ae..5f0aa53fa4ae 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xdr.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xdr.c
@@ -347,13 +347,15 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(_copy_from_pages);
  * 'len' bytes. The extra data is not lost, but is instead
  * moved into the inlined pages and/or the tail.
  */
-static void
+static unsigned int
 xdr_shrink_bufhead(struct xdr_buf *buf, size_t len)
 {
 	struct kvec *head, *tail;
 	size_t copy, offs;
 	unsigned int pglen = buf->page_len;
+	unsigned int result;
 
+	result = 0;
 	tail = buf->tail;
 	head = buf->head;
 
@@ -367,6 +369,7 @@ xdr_shrink_bufhead(struct xdr_buf *buf, size_t len)
 			copy = tail->iov_len - len;
 			memmove((char *)tail->iov_base + len,
 					tail->iov_base, copy);
+			result += copy;
 		}
 		/* Copy from the inlined pages into the tail */
 		copy = len;
@@ -377,11 +380,13 @@ xdr_shrink_bufhead(struct xdr_buf *buf, size_t len)
 			copy = 0;
 		else if (copy > tail->iov_len - offs)
 			copy = tail->iov_len - offs;
-		if (copy != 0)
+		if (copy != 0) {
 			_copy_from_pages((char *)tail->iov_base + offs,
 					buf->pages,
 					buf->page_base + pglen + offs - len,
 					copy);
+			result += copy;
+		}
 		/* Do we also need to copy data from the head into the tail ? */
 		if (len > pglen) {
 			offs = copy = len - pglen;
@@ -391,6 +396,7 @@ xdr_shrink_bufhead(struct xdr_buf *buf, size_t len)
 					(char *)head->iov_base +
 					head->iov_len - offs,
 					copy);
+			result += copy;
 		}
 	}
 	/* Now handle pages */
@@ -406,12 +412,15 @@ xdr_shrink_bufhead(struct xdr_buf *buf, size_t len)
 		_copy_to_pages(buf->pages, buf->page_base,
 				(char *)head->iov_base + head->iov_len - len,
 				copy);
+		result += copy;
 	}
 	head->iov_len -= len;
 	buf->buflen -= len;
 	/* Have we truncated the message? */
 	if (buf->len > buf->buflen)
 		buf->len = buf->buflen;
+
+	return result;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -423,14 +432,16 @@ xdr_shrink_bufhead(struct xdr_buf *buf, size_t len)
  * 'len' bytes. The extra data is not lost, but is instead
  * moved into the tail.
  */
-static void
+static unsigned int
 xdr_shrink_pagelen(struct xdr_buf *buf, size_t len)
 {
 	struct kvec *tail;
 	size_t copy;
 	unsigned int pglen = buf->page_len;
 	unsigned int tailbuf_len;
+	unsigned int result;
 
+	result = 0;
 	tail = buf->tail;
 	BUG_ON (len > pglen);
 
@@ -448,18 +459,22 @@ xdr_shrink_pagelen(struct xdr_buf *buf, size_t len)
 		if (tail->iov_len > len) {
 			char *p = (char *)tail->iov_base + len;
 			memmove(p, tail->iov_base, tail->iov_len - len);
+			result += tail->iov_len - len;
 		} else
 			copy = tail->iov_len;
 		/* Copy from the inlined pages into the tail */
 		_copy_from_pages((char *)tail->iov_base,
 				buf->pages, buf->page_base + pglen - len,
 				copy);
+		result += copy;
 	}
 	buf->page_len -= len;
 	buf->buflen -= len;
 	/* Have we truncated the message? */
 	if (buf->len > buf->buflen)
 		buf->len = buf->buflen;
+
+	return result;
 }
 
 void
@@ -959,13 +974,17 @@ static unsigned int xdr_align_pages(struct xdr_stream *xdr, unsigned int len)
 	struct kvec *iov;
 	unsigned int nwords = XDR_QUADLEN(len);
 	unsigned int cur = xdr_stream_pos(xdr);
+	unsigned int copied, offset;
 
 	if (xdr->nwords == 0)
 		return 0;
+
 	/* Realign pages to current pointer position */
-	iov  = buf->head;
+	iov = buf->head;
 	if (iov->iov_len > cur) {
-		xdr_shrink_bufhead(buf, iov->iov_len - cur);
+		offset = iov->iov_len - cur;
+		copied = xdr_shrink_bufhead(buf, offset);
+		trace_rpc_xdr_alignment(xdr, offset, copied);
 		xdr->nwords = XDR_QUADLEN(buf->len - cur);
 	}
 
@@ -977,7 +996,9 @@ static unsigned int xdr_align_pages(struct xdr_stream *xdr, unsigned int len)
 		len = buf->page_len;
 	else if (nwords < xdr->nwords) {
 		/* Truncate page data and move it into the tail */
-		xdr_shrink_pagelen(buf, buf->page_len - len);
+		offset = buf->page_len - len;
+		copied = xdr_shrink_pagelen(buf, offset);
+		trace_rpc_xdr_alignment(xdr, offset, copied);
 		xdr->nwords = XDR_QUADLEN(buf->len - cur);
 	}
 	return len;