diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_lib.c b/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
index d82f1437667f..e73b6e4135f6 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #define trace_hwptr(substream, pos, in_interrupt)
 #define trace_xrun(substream)
 #define trace_hw_ptr_error(substream, reason)
+#define trace_applptr(substream, prev, curr)
 #endif
 
 static int fill_silence_frames(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
@@ -2119,6 +2120,9 @@ int pcm_lib_apply_appl_ptr(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 			return ret;
 		}
 	}
+
+	trace_applptr(substream, old_appl_ptr, appl_ptr);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_trace.h b/sound/core/pcm_trace.h
index b63b654da5ff..e672368ab878 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_trace.h
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_trace.h
@@ -102,6 +102,44 @@ TRACE_EVENT(hw_ptr_error,
 		  __entry->number, __entry->reason)
 );
 
+TRACE_EVENT(applptr,
+	TP_PROTO(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, snd_pcm_uframes_t prev, snd_pcm_uframes_t curr),
+	TP_ARGS(substream, prev, curr),
+	TP_STRUCT__entry(
+		__field( unsigned int, card )
+		__field( unsigned int, device )
+		__field( unsigned int, number )
+		__field( unsigned int, stream )
+		__field( snd_pcm_uframes_t, prev )
+		__field( snd_pcm_uframes_t, curr )
+		__field( snd_pcm_uframes_t, avail )
+		__field( snd_pcm_uframes_t, period_size )
+		__field( snd_pcm_uframes_t, buffer_size )
+	),
+	TP_fast_assign(
+		__entry->card = (substream)->pcm->card->number;
+		__entry->device = (substream)->pcm->device;
+		__entry->number = (substream)->number;
+		__entry->stream = (substream)->stream;
+		__entry->prev = (prev);
+		__entry->curr = (curr);
+		__entry->avail = (substream)->stream ? snd_pcm_capture_avail(substream->runtime) : snd_pcm_playback_avail(substream->runtime);
+		__entry->period_size = (substream)->runtime->period_size;
+		__entry->buffer_size = (substream)->runtime->buffer_size;
+	),
+	TP_printk("pcmC%dD%d%s/sub%d: prev=%lu, curr=%lu, avail=%lu, period=%lu, buf=%lu",
+		__entry->card,
+		__entry->device,
+		__entry->stream ? "c" : "p",
+		__entry->number,
+		__entry->prev,
+		__entry->curr,
+		__entry->avail,
+		__entry->period_size,
+		__entry->buffer_size
+	)
+);
+
 #endif /* _PCM_TRACE_H */
 
 /* This part must be outside protection */