diff --git a/console.h b/console.h
index a95b5812eb..4334db5ca5 100644
--- a/console.h
+++ b/console.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "qdict.h"
 #include "notify.h"
 #include "monitor.h"
+#include "trace.h"
 
 /* keyboard/mouse support */
 
@@ -202,11 +203,13 @@ static inline DisplaySurface* qemu_create_displaysurface(DisplayState *ds, int w
 
 static inline DisplaySurface* qemu_resize_displaysurface(DisplayState *ds, int width, int height)
 {
+    trace_displaysurface_resize(ds, ds->surface, width, height);
     return ds->allocator->resize_displaysurface(ds->surface, width, height);
 }
 
 static inline void qemu_free_displaysurface(DisplayState *ds)
 {
+    trace_displaysurface_free(ds, ds->surface);
     ds->allocator->free_displaysurface(ds->surface);
 }
 
diff --git a/trace-events b/trace-events
index c5d0f0f547..94c4a6fb5c 100644
--- a/trace-events
+++ b/trace-events
@@ -658,3 +658,7 @@ dma_aio_cancel(void *dbs) "dbs=%p"
 dma_complete(void *dbs, int ret, void *cb) "dbs=%p ret=%d cb=%p"
 dma_bdrv_cb(void *dbs, int ret) "dbs=%p ret=%d"
 dma_map_wait(void *dbs) "dbs=%p"
+
+# console.h
+displaysurface_free(void *display_state, void *display_surface) "state=%p surface=%p"
+displaysurface_resize(void *display_state, void *display_surface, int width, int height) "state=%p surface=%p %dx%d"