diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index e3fe97f275..1ae22d5d2a 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -475,6 +475,8 @@ static int bdrv_open_common(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *filename,
 
     assert(drv != NULL);
 
+    trace_bdrv_open_common(bs, filename, flags, drv->format_name);
+
     bs->file = NULL;
     bs->total_sectors = 0;
     bs->encrypted = 0;
diff --git a/trace-events b/trace-events
index b7ddf14bd8..f408564775 100644
--- a/trace-events
+++ b/trace-events
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ virtio_console_chr_read(unsigned int port, int size) "port %u, size %d"
 virtio_console_chr_event(unsigned int port, int event) "port %u, event %d"
 
 # block.c
+bdrv_open_common(void *bs, const char *filename, int flags, const char *format_name) "bs %p filename \"%s\" flags %#x format_name \"%s\""
 multiwrite_cb(void *mcb, int ret) "mcb %p ret %d"
 bdrv_aio_multiwrite(void *mcb, int num_callbacks, int num_reqs) "mcb %p num_callbacks %d num_reqs %d"
 bdrv_aio_multiwrite_earlyfail(void *mcb) "mcb %p"