diff --git a/block/blk-merge.c b/block/blk-merge.c
index f0b0bae..9c9fb21 100644
--- a/block/blk-merge.c
+++ b/block/blk-merge.c
@@ -793,6 +793,8 @@ static struct request *attempt_merge(struct request_queue *q,
 	 */
 	blk_account_io_merge_request(next);
 
+	trace_block_rq_merge(q, next);
+
 	/*
 	 * ownership of bio passed from next to req, return 'next' for
 	 * the caller to free
diff --git a/include/trace/events/block.h b/include/trace/events/block.h
index 93b1142..34d64ca 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/block.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/block.h
@@ -212,6 +212,21 @@ DEFINE_EVENT(block_rq, block_rq_issue,
 );
 
 /**
+ * block_rq_merge - merge request with another one in the elevator
+ * @q: queue holding operation
+ * @rq: block IO operation operation request
+ *
+ * Called when block operation request @rq from queue @q is merged to another
+ * request queued in the elevator.
+ */
+DEFINE_EVENT(block_rq, block_rq_merge,
+
+	TP_PROTO(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq),
+
+	TP_ARGS(q, rq)
+);
+
+/**
  * block_bio_bounce - used bounce buffer when processing block operation
  * @q: queue holding the block operation
  * @bio: block operation
diff --git a/kernel/trace/blktrace.c b/kernel/trace/blktrace.c
index c086c38..7ba62d6 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/blktrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/blktrace.c
@@ -860,6 +860,13 @@ static void blk_add_trace_rq_issue(void *ignore,
 			 blk_trace_request_get_cgid(q, rq));
 }
 
+static void blk_add_trace_rq_merge(void *ignore,
+				   struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq)
+{
+	blk_add_trace_rq(rq, 0, blk_rq_bytes(rq), BLK_TA_BACKMERGE,
+			 blk_trace_request_get_cgid(q, rq));
+}
+
 static void blk_add_trace_rq_requeue(void *ignore,
 				     struct request_queue *q,
 				     struct request *rq)
@@ -1144,6 +1151,8 @@ static void blk_register_tracepoints(void)
 	WARN_ON(ret);
 	ret = register_trace_block_rq_issue(blk_add_trace_rq_issue, NULL);
 	WARN_ON(ret);
+	ret = register_trace_block_rq_merge(blk_add_trace_rq_merge, NULL);
+	WARN_ON(ret);
 	ret = register_trace_block_rq_requeue(blk_add_trace_rq_requeue, NULL);
 	WARN_ON(ret);
 	ret = register_trace_block_rq_complete(blk_add_trace_rq_complete, NULL);
@@ -1190,6 +1199,7 @@ static void blk_unregister_tracepoints(void)
 	unregister_trace_block_bio_bounce(blk_add_trace_bio_bounce, NULL);
 	unregister_trace_block_rq_complete(blk_add_trace_rq_complete, NULL);
 	unregister_trace_block_rq_requeue(blk_add_trace_rq_requeue, NULL);
+	unregister_trace_block_rq_merge(blk_add_trace_rq_merge, NULL);
 	unregister_trace_block_rq_issue(blk_add_trace_rq_issue, NULL);
 	unregister_trace_block_rq_insert(blk_add_trace_rq_insert, NULL);