diff --git a/hw/core/qdev.c b/hw/core/qdev.c
index 00230eecb7..29e8c6b8df 100644
--- a/hw/core/qdev.c
+++ b/hw/core/qdev.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include "hw/boards.h"
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
+#include "trace.h"
 
 bool qdev_hotplug = false;
 static bool qdev_hot_added = false;
@@ -98,7 +99,11 @@ void qdev_set_parent_bus(DeviceState *dev, BusState *bus)
     bool replugging = dev->parent_bus != NULL;
 
     if (replugging) {
-        /* Keep a reference to the device while it's not plugged into
+        trace_qdev_update_parent_bus(dev, object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)),
+            dev->parent_bus, object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev->parent_bus)),
+            OBJECT(bus), object_get_typename(OBJECT(bus)));
+        /*
+         * Keep a reference to the device while it's not plugged into
          * any bus, to avoid it potentially evaporating when it is
          * dereffed in bus_remove_child().
          */
@@ -296,6 +301,18 @@ HotplugHandler *qdev_get_hotplug_handler(DeviceState *dev)
     return hotplug_ctrl;
 }
 
+static int qdev_prereset(DeviceState *dev, void *opaque)
+{
+    trace_qdev_reset_tree(dev, object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)));
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int qbus_prereset(BusState *bus, void *opaque)
+{
+    trace_qbus_reset_tree(bus, object_get_typename(OBJECT(bus)));
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static int qdev_reset_one(DeviceState *dev, void *opaque)
 {
     device_legacy_reset(dev);
@@ -306,6 +323,7 @@ static int qdev_reset_one(DeviceState *dev, void *opaque)
 static int qbus_reset_one(BusState *bus, void *opaque)
 {
     BusClass *bc = BUS_GET_CLASS(bus);
+    trace_qbus_reset(bus, object_get_typename(OBJECT(bus)));
     if (bc->reset) {
         bc->reset(bus);
     }
@@ -314,7 +332,9 @@ static int qbus_reset_one(BusState *bus, void *opaque)
 
 void qdev_reset_all(DeviceState *dev)
 {
-    qdev_walk_children(dev, NULL, NULL, qdev_reset_one, qbus_reset_one, NULL);
+    trace_qdev_reset_all(dev, object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)));
+    qdev_walk_children(dev, qdev_prereset, qbus_prereset,
+                       qdev_reset_one, qbus_reset_one, NULL);
 }
 
 void qdev_reset_all_fn(void *opaque)
@@ -324,7 +344,9 @@ void qdev_reset_all_fn(void *opaque)
 
 void qbus_reset_all(BusState *bus)
 {
-    qbus_walk_children(bus, NULL, NULL, qdev_reset_one, qbus_reset_one, NULL);
+    trace_qbus_reset_all(bus, object_get_typename(OBJECT(bus)));
+    qbus_walk_children(bus, qdev_prereset, qbus_prereset,
+                       qdev_reset_one, qbus_reset_one, NULL);
 }
 
 void qbus_reset_all_fn(void *opaque)
@@ -1105,6 +1127,7 @@ void device_legacy_reset(DeviceState *dev)
 {
     DeviceClass *klass = DEVICE_GET_CLASS(dev);
 
+    trace_qdev_reset(dev, object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)));
     if (klass->reset) {
         klass->reset(dev);
     }
diff --git a/hw/core/trace-events b/hw/core/trace-events
index fe47a9c8cb..a375aa88a4 100644
--- a/hw/core/trace-events
+++ b/hw/core/trace-events
@@ -1,2 +1,11 @@
 # loader.c
 loader_write_rom(const char *name, uint64_t gpa, uint64_t size, bool isrom) "%s: @0x%"PRIx64" size=0x%"PRIx64" ROM=%d"
+
+# qdev.c
+qdev_reset(void *obj, const char *objtype) "obj=%p(%s)"
+qdev_reset_all(void *obj, const char *objtype) "obj=%p(%s)"
+qdev_reset_tree(void *obj, const char *objtype) "obj=%p(%s)"
+qbus_reset(void *obj, const char *objtype) "obj=%p(%s)"
+qbus_reset_all(void *obj, const char *objtype) "obj=%p(%s)"
+qbus_reset_tree(void *obj, const char *objtype) "obj=%p(%s)"
+qdev_update_parent_bus(void *obj, const char *objtype, void *oldp, const char *oldptype, void *newp, const char *newptype) "obj=%p(%s) old_parent=%p(%s) new_parent=%p(%s)"