diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/mdt.c b/fs/nilfs2/mdt.c
index dee34d990281..1125f40233ff 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/mdt.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/mdt.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include "page.h"
 #include "mdt.h"
 
+#include <trace/events/nilfs2.h>
 
 #define NILFS_MDT_MAX_RA_BLOCKS		(16 - 1)
 
@@ -68,6 +69,9 @@ nilfs_mdt_insert_new_block(struct inode *inode, unsigned long block,
 	set_buffer_uptodate(bh);
 	mark_buffer_dirty(bh);
 	nilfs_mdt_mark_dirty(inode);
+
+	trace_nilfs2_mdt_insert_new_block(inode, inode->i_ino, block);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -158,6 +162,8 @@ nilfs_mdt_submit_block(struct inode *inode, unsigned long blkoff,
 	get_bh(bh);
 	submit_bh(mode, bh);
 	ret = 0;
+
+	trace_nilfs2_mdt_submit_block(inode, inode->i_ino, blkoff, mode);
  out:
 	get_bh(bh);
 	*out_bh = bh;
diff --git a/include/trace/events/nilfs2.h b/include/trace/events/nilfs2.h
index 1b65ba687925..c7805818fcc6 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/nilfs2.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/nilfs2.h
@@ -162,6 +162,60 @@ TRACE_EVENT(nilfs2_segment_usage_freed,
 		      __entry->segnum)
 );
 
+TRACE_EVENT(nilfs2_mdt_insert_new_block,
+	    TP_PROTO(struct inode *inode,
+		     unsigned long ino,
+		     unsigned long block),
+
+	    TP_ARGS(inode, ino, block),
+
+	    TP_STRUCT__entry(
+		    __field(struct inode *, inode)
+		    __field(unsigned long, ino)
+		    __field(unsigned long, block)
+	    ),
+
+	    TP_fast_assign(
+		    __entry->inode = inode;
+		    __entry->ino = ino;
+		    __entry->block = block;
+		    ),
+
+	    TP_printk("inode = %p ino = %lu block = %lu",
+		      __entry->inode,
+		      __entry->ino,
+		      __entry->block)
+);
+
+TRACE_EVENT(nilfs2_mdt_submit_block,
+	    TP_PROTO(struct inode *inode,
+		     unsigned long ino,
+		     unsigned long blkoff,
+		     int mode),
+
+	    TP_ARGS(inode, ino, blkoff, mode),
+
+	    TP_STRUCT__entry(
+		    __field(struct inode *, inode)
+		    __field(unsigned long, ino)
+		    __field(unsigned long, blkoff)
+		    __field(int, mode)
+	    ),
+
+	    TP_fast_assign(
+		    __entry->inode = inode;
+		    __entry->ino = ino;
+		    __entry->blkoff = blkoff;
+		    __entry->mode = mode;
+		    ),
+
+	    TP_printk("inode = %p ino = %lu blkoff = %lu mode = %x",
+		      __entry->inode,
+		      __entry->ino,
+		      __entry->blkoff,
+		      __entry->mode)
+);
+
 #endif /* _TRACE_NILFS2_H */
 
 /* This part must be outside protection */