diff --git a/hmp-commands.hx b/hmp-commands.hx
index d3b7932ff6..94d2c391a9 100644
--- a/hmp-commands.hx
+++ b/hmp-commands.hx
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ ETEXI
         .params     = "name on|off",
         .help       = "changes status of a specific trace event",
         .mhandler.cmd = hmp_trace_event,
+        .command_completion = trace_event_completion,
     },
 
 STEXI
diff --git a/hmp.h b/hmp.h
index 0cf4f2a3d1..b8f5d33642 100644
--- a/hmp.h
+++ b/hmp.h
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ void set_link_completion(ReadLineState *rs, int nb_args, const char *str);
 void netdev_add_completion(ReadLineState *rs, int nb_args, const char *str);
 void netdev_del_completion(ReadLineState *rs, int nb_args, const char *str);
 void ringbuf_write_completion(ReadLineState *rs, int nb_args, const char *str);
+void trace_event_completion(ReadLineState *rs, int nb_args, const char *str);
 void watchdog_action_completion(ReadLineState *rs, int nb_args,
                                 const char *str);
 void migrate_set_capability_completion(ReadLineState *rs, int nb_args,
diff --git a/monitor.c b/monitor.c
index fc32f12eef..b432447868 100644
--- a/monitor.c
+++ b/monitor.c
@@ -4429,6 +4429,26 @@ void netdev_del_completion(ReadLineState *rs, int nb_args, const char *str)
     }
 }
 
+void trace_event_completion(ReadLineState *rs, int nb_args, const char *str)
+{
+    size_t len;
+
+    len = strlen(str);
+    readline_set_completion_index(rs, len);
+    if (nb_args == 2) {
+        TraceEventID id;
+        for (id = 0; id < trace_event_count(); id++) {
+            const char *event_name = trace_event_get_name(trace_event_id(id));
+            if (!strncmp(str, event_name, len)) {
+                readline_add_completion(rs, event_name);
+            }
+        }
+    } else if (nb_args == 3) {
+        add_completion_option(rs, str, "on");
+        add_completion_option(rs, str, "off");
+    }
+}
+
 void watchdog_action_completion(ReadLineState *rs, int nb_args, const char *str)
 {
     int i;