diff --git a/block/blktrace.c b/block/blktrace.c
index 92925e7..b8c07027 100644
--- a/block/blktrace.c
+++ b/block/blktrace.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 /*
  * Bio action bits of interest
  */
-static u32 bio_act[3] __read_mostly = { 0, BLK_TC_ACT(BLK_TC_BARRIER), BLK_TC_ACT(BLK_TC_SYNC) };
+static u32 bio_act[5] __read_mostly = { 0, BLK_TC_ACT(BLK_TC_BARRIER), BLK_TC_ACT(BLK_TC_SYNC), 0, BLK_TC_ACT(BLK_TC_AHEAD) };
 
 /*
  * More could be added as needed, taking care to increment the decrementer
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@
 	(((rw) & (1 << BIO_RW_BARRIER)) >> (BIO_RW_BARRIER - 0))
 #define trace_sync_bit(rw)	\
 	(((rw) & (1 << BIO_RW_SYNC)) >> (BIO_RW_SYNC - 1))
+#define trace_ahead_bit(rw)	\
+	(((rw) & (1 << BIO_RW_AHEAD)) << (BIO_RW_AHEAD - 0))
 
 /*
  * The worker for the various blk_add_trace*() types. Fills out a
@@ -100,6 +102,7 @@
 	what |= ddir_act[rw & WRITE];
 	what |= bio_act[trace_barrier_bit(rw)];
 	what |= bio_act[trace_sync_bit(rw)];
+	what |= bio_act[trace_ahead_bit(rw)];
 
 	pid = tsk->pid;
 	if (unlikely(act_log_check(bt, what, sector, pid)))
diff --git a/include/linux/blktrace_api.h b/include/linux/blktrace_api.h
index d95615f..2346a1d 100644
--- a/include/linux/blktrace_api.h
+++ b/include/linux/blktrace_api.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 	BLK_TC_FS	= 1 << 8,	/* fs requests */
 	BLK_TC_PC	= 1 << 9,	/* pc requests */
 	BLK_TC_NOTIFY	= 1 << 10,	/* special message */
+	BLK_TC_AHEAD	= 1 << 11,	/* readahead */
 
 	BLK_TC_END	= 1 << 15,	/* only 16-bits, reminder */
 };