diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_trace.c b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_trace.c
index 6b1600758..840cab5a1 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_trace.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_trace.c
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ __rte_trace_mem_per_thread_alloc(void)
 	}
 
 	/* First attempt from huge page */
-	header = rte_malloc(NULL, trace_mem_sz(trace->buff_len), 8);
+	header = eal_malloc_no_trace(NULL, trace_mem_sz(trace->buff_len), 8);
 	if (header) {
 		trace->lcore_meta[count].area = TRACE_AREA_HUGEPAGE;
 		goto found;
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ trace_mem_per_thread_free(void)
 	for (count = 0; count < trace->nb_trace_mem_list; count++) {
 		mem = trace->lcore_meta[count].mem;
 		if (trace->lcore_meta[count].area == TRACE_AREA_HUGEPAGE)
-			rte_free(mem);
+			eal_free_no_trace(mem);
 		else if (trace->lcore_meta[count].area == TRACE_AREA_HEAP)
 			free(mem);
 	}
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_trace_points.c b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_trace_points.c
index 16261b1d6..dcae51bac 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_trace_points.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_trace_points.c
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ RTE_TRACE_POINT_DEFINE(rte_trace_lib_eal_generic_func);
 RTE_TRACE_POINT_DEFINE(rte_trace_lib_eal_alarm_set);
 RTE_TRACE_POINT_DEFINE(rte_trace_lib_eal_alarm_cancel);
 
+RTE_TRACE_POINT_DEFINE(rte_trace_lib_eal_mem_zmalloc);
+RTE_TRACE_POINT_DEFINE(rte_trace_lib_eal_mem_malloc);
+RTE_TRACE_POINT_DEFINE(rte_trace_lib_eal_mem_realloc);
+RTE_TRACE_POINT_DEFINE(rte_trace_lib_eal_mem_free);
+
 RTE_INIT(eal_trace_init)
 {
 	RTE_TRACE_POINT_REGISTER(rte_trace_lib_eal_generic_void,
@@ -66,4 +71,13 @@ RTE_INIT(eal_trace_init)
 	RTE_TRACE_POINT_REGISTER(rte_trace_lib_eal_alarm_cancel,
 				 lib.eal.alarm.cancel, INFO);
 
+	RTE_TRACE_POINT_REGISTER(rte_trace_lib_eal_mem_zmalloc,
+				 lib.eal.mem.zmalloc, INFO);
+	RTE_TRACE_POINT_REGISTER(rte_trace_lib_eal_mem_malloc,
+				 lib.eal.mem.malloc, INFO);
+	RTE_TRACE_POINT_REGISTER(rte_trace_lib_eal_mem_realloc,
+				 lib.eal.mem.realloc, INFO);
+	RTE_TRACE_POINT_REGISTER(rte_trace_lib_eal_mem_free,
+				 lib.eal.mem.free, INFO);
+
 }
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_private.h b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_private.h
index 81694616b..f61f52eff 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_private.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_private.h
@@ -446,4 +446,9 @@ eal_get_baseaddr(void);
 const char *
 eal_loglevel_to_string(uint32_t level);
 
+void *
+eal_malloc_no_trace(const char *type, size_t size, unsigned int align);
+
+void eal_free_no_trace(void *addr);
+
 #endif /* _EAL_PRIVATE_H_ */
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_trace_eal.h b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_trace_eal.h
index df1b3854b..597cf9ca3 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_trace_eal.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_trace_eal.h
@@ -133,6 +133,39 @@ RTE_TRACE_POINT(
 	rte_trace_ctf_int(count);
 )
 
+/* Memory */
+RTE_TRACE_POINT(
+	rte_trace_lib_eal_mem_zmalloc,
+	RTE_TRACE_POINT_ARGS(const char *type, size_t size, unsigned int align,
+			     int socket, void *ptr),
+	rte_trace_ctf_string(type); rte_trace_ctf_long(size);
+	rte_trace_ctf_u32(align); rte_trace_ctf_int(socket);
+	rte_trace_ctf_ptr(ptr);
+)
+
+RTE_TRACE_POINT(
+	rte_trace_lib_eal_mem_malloc,
+	RTE_TRACE_POINT_ARGS(const char *type, size_t size, unsigned int align,
+			     int socket, void *ptr),
+	rte_trace_ctf_string(type); rte_trace_ctf_long(size);
+	rte_trace_ctf_u32(align); rte_trace_ctf_int(socket);
+	rte_trace_ctf_ptr(ptr);
+)
+
+RTE_TRACE_POINT(
+	rte_trace_lib_eal_mem_realloc,
+	RTE_TRACE_POINT_ARGS(size_t size, unsigned int align,
+			     int socket, void *ptr),
+	rte_trace_ctf_long(size); rte_trace_ctf_u32(align);
+	rte_trace_ctf_int(socket); rte_trace_ctf_ptr(ptr);
+)
+
+RTE_TRACE_POINT(
+	rte_trace_lib_eal_mem_free,
+	RTE_TRACE_POINT_ARGS(void *ptr),
+	rte_trace_ctf_ptr(ptr);
+)
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/rte_malloc.c b/lib/librte_eal/common/rte_malloc.c
index d6026a2b1..9ad032aed 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/rte_malloc.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/rte_malloc.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_spinlock.h>
+#include <rte_trace_eal.h>
 
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include "malloc_elem.h"
@@ -30,20 +31,35 @@
 
 
 /* Free the memory space back to heap */
-void rte_free(void *addr)
+static void
+mem_free(void *addr, const bool trace_ena)
 {
+	if (trace_ena == true)
+		rte_trace_lib_eal_mem_free(addr);
+
 	if (addr == NULL) return;
 	if (malloc_heap_free(malloc_elem_from_data(addr)) < 0)
 		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Error: Invalid memory\n");
 }
 
-/*
- * Allocate memory on specified heap.
- */
-void *
-rte_malloc_socket(const char *type, size_t size, unsigned int align,
-		int socket_arg)
+void
+rte_free(void *addr)
 {
+	return mem_free(addr, true);
+}
+
+void
+eal_free_no_trace(void *addr)
+{
+	return mem_free(addr, false);
+}
+
+static void *
+malloc_socket(const char *type, size_t size, unsigned int align,
+		int socket_arg, const bool trace_ena)
+{
+	void *ptr;
+
 	/* return NULL if size is 0 or alignment is not power-of-2 */
 	if (size == 0 || (align && !rte_is_power_of_2(align)))
 		return NULL;
@@ -57,8 +73,29 @@ rte_malloc_socket(const char *type, size_t size, unsigned int align,
 				!rte_eal_has_hugepages())
 		socket_arg = SOCKET_ID_ANY;
 
-	return malloc_heap_alloc(type, size, socket_arg, 0,
+	ptr = malloc_heap_alloc(type, size, socket_arg, 0,
 			align == 0 ? 1 : align, 0, false);
+
+	if (trace_ena == true)
+		rte_trace_lib_eal_mem_malloc(type, size, align,
+					     socket_arg, ptr);
+	return ptr;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Allocate memory on specified heap.
+ */
+void *
+rte_malloc_socket(const char *type, size_t size, unsigned int align,
+		int socket_arg)
+{
+	return malloc_socket(type, size, align, socket_arg, true);
+}
+
+void *
+eal_malloc_no_trace(const char *type, size_t size, unsigned int align)
+{
+	return malloc_socket(type, size, align, SOCKET_ID_ANY, false);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -87,6 +124,8 @@ rte_zmalloc_socket(const char *type, size_t size, unsigned align, int socket)
 	if (ptr != NULL)
 		memset(ptr, 0, size);
 #endif
+
+	rte_trace_lib_eal_mem_zmalloc(type, size, align, socket, ptr);
 	return ptr;
 }
 
@@ -140,8 +179,10 @@ rte_realloc_socket(void *ptr, size_t size, unsigned int align, int socket)
 	if ((socket == SOCKET_ID_ANY ||
 	     (unsigned int)socket == elem->heap->socket_id) &&
 			RTE_PTR_ALIGN(ptr, align) == ptr &&
-			malloc_heap_resize(elem, size) == 0)
+			malloc_heap_resize(elem, size) == 0) {
+		rte_trace_lib_eal_mem_realloc(size, align, socket, ptr);
 		return ptr;
+	}
 
 	/* either requested socket id doesn't match, alignment is off
 	 * or we have no room to expand,
@@ -155,6 +196,7 @@ rte_realloc_socket(void *ptr, size_t size, unsigned int align, int socket)
 	rte_memcpy(new_ptr, ptr, old_size < size ? old_size : size);
 	rte_free(ptr);
 
+	rte_trace_lib_eal_mem_realloc(size, align, socket, new_ptr);
 	return new_ptr;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/rte_eal_version.map b/lib/librte_eal/rte_eal_version.map
index 67c8e0b51..96c8e9099 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/rte_eal_version.map
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/rte_eal_version.map
@@ -384,4 +384,8 @@ EXPERIMENTAL {
 	__rte_trace_lib_eal_generic_func;
 	__rte_trace_lib_eal_alarm_set;
 	__rte_trace_lib_eal_alarm_cancel;
+	__rte_trace_lib_eal_mem_zmalloc;
+	__rte_trace_lib_eal_mem_malloc;
+	__rte_trace_lib_eal_mem_realloc;
+	__rte_trace_lib_eal_mem_free;
 };
