diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 8a65240d4a..3c30f2defd 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -7727,6 +7727,20 @@ fi
 if have_backend "log"; then
   echo "CONFIG_TRACE_LOG=y" >> $config_host_mak
 fi
+if have_backend "recorder"; then
+    recorder_minver="1.0.10"
+    if $pkg_config --atleast-version=$recorder_minver recorder ; then
+        recorder_cflags="$($pkg_config --cflags recorder)"
+        recorder_libs="$($pkg_config --libs recorder)"
+        LIBS="$recorder_libs $LIBS"
+        libs_qga="$recorder_libs $libs_qga"
+        QEMU_CFLAGS="$QEMU_CFLAGS $recorder_cflags"
+        zstd="yes"
+        echo "CONFIG_TRACE_RECORDER=y" >> $config_host_mak
+    else
+        feature_not_found "recorder" "Install recorder-devel package"
+    fi
+fi
 if have_backend "ust"; then
   echo "CONFIG_TRACE_UST=y" >> $config_host_mak
 fi
diff --git a/hmp-commands.hx b/hmp-commands.hx
index d548a3ab74..f164ff6d65 100644
--- a/hmp-commands.hx
+++ b/hmp-commands.hx
@@ -302,6 +302,28 @@ SRST
   Open, close, or flush the trace file.  If no argument is given, the
   status of the trace file is displayed.
 ERST
+#endif
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_TRACE_RECORDER)
+    {
+        .name       = "recorder",
+        .args_type  = "op:s?,arg:s?",
+        .params     = "trace|dump [arg]",
+        .help       = "trace selected recorders or print recorder dump",
+        .cmd        = hmp_recorder,
+    },
+
+SRST
+``trace`` *cmds*
+  Activate or deactivate tracing for individual recorder traces.
+  See recorder_trace_set(3) for the syntax of *cmds*
+  For example, to activate trace ``foo`` and disable alll traces
+  ending in ``_warning``, use ``foo:.*_warning=0``.
+  Using ``help`` will list available traces and their current setting.
+``dump`` [*name*]
+  Dump the recorder. If *name* is given, only the specific named recorder
+  will be dumped.
+ERST
 #endif
 
     {
@@ -1828,4 +1850,3 @@ ERST
         .sub_table  = hmp_info_cmds,
         .flags      = "p",
     },
-
diff --git a/monitor/misc.c b/monitor/misc.c
index 89bb970b00..0094b1860f 100644
--- a/monitor/misc.c
+++ b/monitor/misc.c
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_SIMPLE
 #include "trace/simple.h"
 #endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_RECORDER
+#include "trace/recorder.h"
+#endif
 #include "exec/memory.h"
 #include "exec/exec-all.h"
 #include "qemu/option.h"
@@ -227,6 +230,30 @@ static void hmp_trace_file(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
 }
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_RECORDER
+static void hmp_recorder(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
+{
+    const char *op = qdict_get_try_str(qdict, "op");
+    const char *arg = qdict_get_try_str(qdict, "arg");
+
+    if (!op) {
+        monitor_printf(mon, "missing recorder command\"%s\"\n", op);
+        help_cmd(mon, "recorder");
+    } else if (!strcmp(op, "trace")) {
+        recorder_trace_set(arg);
+    } else if (!strcmp(op, "dump")) {
+        if (!arg || !*arg) {
+            recorder_dump();
+        } else {
+            recorder_dump_for(arg);
+        }
+    } else {
+        monitor_printf(mon, "unexpected recorder command \"%s\"\n", op);
+        help_cmd(mon, "recorder");
+    }
+}
+#endif
+
 static void hmp_info_help(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
 {
     help_cmd(mon, "info");
diff --git a/scripts/tracetool/backend/recorder.py b/scripts/tracetool/backend/recorder.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..82d983ff31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/tracetool/backend/recorder.py
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+Trace back-end for recorder library
+"""
+
+__author__     = "Christophe de Dinechin <christophe@dinechin.org>"
+__copyright__  = "Copyright 2020, Christophe de Dinechin and Red Hat"
+__license__    = "GPL version 2 or (at your option) any later version"
+
+__maintainer__ = "Christophe de Dinechin"
+__email__      = "christophe@dinechin.org"
+
+
+from tracetool import out
+
+PUBLIC = True
+
+def generate_h_begin(events, group):
+    out('#include <recorder/recorder.h>', '')
+
+    for event in events:
+        out('RECORDER_DECLARE(%(name)s);', name=event.name)
+
+
+def generate_h(event, group):
+    argnames = ", ".join(event.args.names())
+    if len(event.args) > 0:
+        argnames = ", " + argnames
+
+    out('    record(%(event)s, %(fmt)s %(argnames)s);',
+        event=event.name,
+        fmt=event.fmt.rstrip("\n"),
+        argnames=argnames)
+
+
+def generate_h_backend_dstate(event, group):
+    out('    RECORDER_TWEAK(%(event_id)s) || \\', event_id=event.name)
+
+def generate_c_begin(events, group):
+    out('#include "qemu/osdep.h"',
+        '#include "trace/control.h"',
+        '#include "trace/simple.h"',
+        '#include <recorder/recorder.h>',
+        '')
+
+    for event in events:
+        out('RECORDER_DEFINE(%(name)s, 8,',
+            '                "Tracetool recorder for %(api)s(%(args)s)");',
+            name=event.name,
+            api=event.api(),
+            args=event.args)
diff --git a/trace/Makefile.objs b/trace/Makefile.objs
index c544509adf..13667e98d5 100644
--- a/trace/Makefile.objs
+++ b/trace/Makefile.objs
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ $(obj)/generated-tcg-tracers.h-timestamp: $(SRC_PATH)/trace-events $(BUILD_DIR)/
 
 util-obj-$(CONFIG_TRACE_SIMPLE) += simple.o
 util-obj-$(CONFIG_TRACE_FTRACE) += ftrace.o
+util-obj-$(CONFIG_TRACE_RECORDER) += recorder.o
 util-obj-y += control.o
 obj-y += control-target.o
 util-obj-y += qmp.o
diff --git a/trace/control.c b/trace/control.c
index 2ffe000818..15e5293eec 100644
--- a/trace/control.c
+++ b/trace/control.c
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_SYSLOG
 #include <syslog.h>
 #endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_RECORDER
+#include "trace/recorder.h"
+#endif
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qemu/config-file.h"
@@ -282,6 +285,10 @@ bool trace_init_backends(void)
     openlog(NULL, LOG_PID, LOG_DAEMON);
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_RECORDER
+    recorder_trace_init();
+#endif
+
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/trace/recorder.c b/trace/recorder.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e1859c2cf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/trace/recorder.c
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * Recorder-based trace backend
+ *
+ * Copyright Red Hat 2020
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2.  See
+ * the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "trace/recorder.h"
+
+RECORDER_CONSTRUCTOR
+void recorder_trace_init(void)
+{
+    const char *traces = getenv("RECORDER_TRACES");
+    recorder_trace_set(traces);
+
+    /* Allow a dump in case we receive some unhandled signal
+       For example, send USR2 to a hung process to get a dump */
+    if (traces) {
+        recorder_dump_on_common_signals(0, 0);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/trace/recorder.h b/trace/recorder.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a531dc284a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/trace/recorder.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * Recorder-based trace backend
+ *
+ * Copyright Red Hat 2020
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2.  See
+ * the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef TRACE_RECORDER_H
+#define TRACE_RECORDER_H
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_RECORDER
+
+#include <recorder/recorder.h>
+
+extern void recorder_trace_init(void);
+
+#else
+
+/* Disable recorder macros */
+#define RECORDER(Name, Size, Description)
+#define RECORDER_DEFINE(Name, Size, Description)
+#define RECORDER_DECLARE(Name)
+#define RECORD(Name, ...)
+#define record(Name, ...)
+#define recorder_trace_init()
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_TRACE_RECORDER */
+
+#endif // TRACE_RECORDER_H
diff --git a/util/module.c b/util/module.c
index e48d9aacc0..2fa93561fe 100644
--- a/util/module.c
+++ b/util/module.c
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULE_UPGRADES
 #include "qemu-version.h"
 #endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_RECORDER
+#include "trace/recorder.h"
+#endif
+
 
 typedef struct ModuleEntry
 {
@@ -150,6 +154,10 @@ static int module_load_file(const char *fname)
         g_module_close(g_module);
         ret = -EINVAL;
     } else {
+#ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_RECORDER
+        // New recorders may have been pulled in, activate them if necessary
+        recorder_trace_init();
+#endif
         QTAILQ_FOREACH(e, &dso_init_list, node) {
             e->init();
             register_module_init(e->init, e->type);
