diff --git a/block/sheepdog.c b/block/sheepdog.c
index 0125df9d49..8b95cde01a 100644
--- a/block/sheepdog.c
+++ b/block/sheepdog.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "sysemu/block-backend.h"
 #include "qemu/bitops.h"
 #include "qemu/cutils.h"
+#include "trace.h"
 
 #define SD_PROTO_VER 0x01
 
@@ -299,19 +300,6 @@ static inline size_t count_data_objs(const struct SheepdogInode *inode)
                         (1UL << inode->block_size_shift));
 }
 
-#undef DPRINTF
-#ifdef DEBUG_SDOG
-#define DEBUG_SDOG_PRINT 1
-#else
-#define DEBUG_SDOG_PRINT 0
-#endif
-#define DPRINTF(fmt, args...)                                           \
-    do {                                                                \
-        if (DEBUG_SDOG_PRINT) {                                         \
-            fprintf(stderr, "%s %d: " fmt, __func__, __LINE__, ##args); \
-        }                                                               \
-    } while (0)
-
 typedef struct SheepdogAIOCB SheepdogAIOCB;
 typedef struct BDRVSheepdogState BDRVSheepdogState;
 
@@ -750,7 +738,7 @@ static coroutine_fn void reconnect_to_sdog(void *opaque)
         Error *local_err = NULL;
         s->fd = get_sheep_fd(s, &local_err);
         if (s->fd < 0) {
-            DPRINTF("Wait for connection to be established\n");
+            trace_sheepdog_reconnect_to_sdog();
             error_report_err(local_err);
             qemu_co_sleep_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_REALTIME, 1000000000ULL);
         }
@@ -847,7 +835,7 @@ static void coroutine_fn aio_read_response(void *opaque)
         break;
     case AIOCB_FLUSH_CACHE:
         if (rsp.result == SD_RES_INVALID_PARMS) {
-            DPRINTF("disable cache since the server doesn't support it\n");
+            trace_sheepdog_aio_read_response();
             s->cache_flags = SD_FLAG_CMD_DIRECT;
             rsp.result = SD_RES_SUCCESS;
         }
@@ -1639,7 +1627,7 @@ static int sd_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
     s->discard_supported = true;
 
     if (snap_id || tag[0]) {
-        DPRINTF("%" PRIx32 " snapshot inode was open.\n", vid);
+        trace_sheepdog_open(vid);
         s->is_snapshot = true;
     }
 
@@ -2252,7 +2240,7 @@ static void sd_close(BlockDriverState *bs)
     unsigned int wlen, rlen = 0;
     int fd, ret;
 
-    DPRINTF("%s\n", s->name);
+    trace_sheepdog_close(s->name);
 
     fd = connect_to_sdog(s, &local_err);
     if (fd < 0) {
@@ -2429,7 +2417,7 @@ static int sd_create_branch(BDRVSheepdogState *s)
     char *buf;
     bool deleted;
 
-    DPRINTF("%" PRIx32 " is snapshot.\n", s->inode.vdi_id);
+    trace_sheepdog_create_branch_snapshot(s->inode.vdi_id);
 
     buf = g_malloc(SD_INODE_SIZE);
 
@@ -2445,7 +2433,7 @@ static int sd_create_branch(BDRVSheepdogState *s)
         goto out;
     }
 
-    DPRINTF("%" PRIx32 " is created.\n", vid);
+    trace_sheepdog_create_branch_created(vid);
 
     fd = connect_to_sdog(s, &local_err);
     if (fd < 0) {
@@ -2467,7 +2455,7 @@ static int sd_create_branch(BDRVSheepdogState *s)
 
     s->is_snapshot = false;
     ret = 0;
-    DPRINTF("%" PRIx32 " was newly created.\n", s->inode.vdi_id);
+    trace_sheepdog_create_branch_new(s->inode.vdi_id);
 
 out:
     g_free(buf);
@@ -2561,11 +2549,11 @@ static void coroutine_fn sd_co_rw_vector(SheepdogAIOCB *acb)
         }
 
         if (create) {
-            DPRINTF("update ino (%" PRIu32 ") %" PRIu64 " %" PRIu64 " %ld\n",
-                    inode->vdi_id, oid,
-                    vid_to_data_oid(inode->data_vdi_id[idx], idx), idx);
+            trace_sheepdog_co_rw_vector_update(inode->vdi_id, oid,
+                                  vid_to_data_oid(inode->data_vdi_id[idx], idx),
+                                  idx);
             oid = vid_to_data_oid(inode->vdi_id, idx);
-            DPRINTF("new oid %" PRIx64 "\n", oid);
+            trace_sheepdog_co_rw_vector_new(oid);
         }
 
         aio_req = alloc_aio_req(s, acb, oid, len, offset, flags, create,
@@ -2670,9 +2658,8 @@ static int sd_snapshot_create(BlockDriverState *bs, QEMUSnapshotInfo *sn_info)
     SheepdogInode *inode;
     unsigned int datalen;
 
-    DPRINTF("sn_info: name %s id_str %s s: name %s vm_state_size %" PRId64 " "
-            "is_snapshot %d\n", sn_info->name, sn_info->id_str,
-            s->name, sn_info->vm_state_size, s->is_snapshot);
+    trace_sheepdog_snapshot_create_info(sn_info->name, sn_info->id_str, s->name,
+                                        sn_info->vm_state_size, s->is_snapshot);
 
     if (s->is_snapshot) {
         error_report("You can't create a snapshot of a snapshot VDI, "
@@ -2681,7 +2668,7 @@ static int sd_snapshot_create(BlockDriverState *bs, QEMUSnapshotInfo *sn_info)
         return -EINVAL;
     }
 
-    DPRINTF("%s %s\n", sn_info->name, sn_info->id_str);
+    trace_sheepdog_snapshot_create(sn_info->name, sn_info->id_str);
 
     s->inode.vm_state_size = sn_info->vm_state_size;
     s->inode.vm_clock_nsec = sn_info->vm_clock_nsec;
@@ -2726,8 +2713,8 @@ static int sd_snapshot_create(BlockDriverState *bs, QEMUSnapshotInfo *sn_info)
     }
 
     memcpy(&s->inode, inode, datalen);
-    DPRINTF("s->inode: name %s snap_id %x oid %x\n",
-            s->inode.name, s->inode.snap_id, s->inode.vdi_id);
+    trace_sheepdog_snapshot_create_inode(s->inode.name, s->inode.snap_id,
+                                         s->inode.vdi_id);
 
 cleanup:
     g_free(inode);
diff --git a/block/trace-events b/block/trace-events
index 06dbe65080..358c0e3c11 100644
--- a/block/trace-events
+++ b/block/trace-events
@@ -189,3 +189,17 @@ file_xfs_discard(const char* error) "cannot punch hole (%s)"
 file_FindEjectableOpticalMedia(const char *media) "Matching using %s"
 file_setup_cdrom(const char *partition) "Using %s as optical disc"
 file_hdev_is_sg(int type, int version) "SG device found: type=%d, version=%d"
+
+# block/sheepdog.c
+sheepdog_reconnect_to_sdog(void) "Wait for connection to be established"
+sheepdog_aio_read_response(void) "disable cache since the server doesn't support it"
+sheepdog_open(uint32_t vid) "0x%" PRIx32 " snapshot inode was open"
+sheepdog_close(const char *name) "%s"
+sheepdog_create_branch_snapshot(uint32_t vdi) "0x%" PRIx32 " is snapshot"
+sheepdog_create_branch_created(uint32_t vdi) "0x%" PRIx32 " is created"
+sheepdog_create_branch_new(uint32_t vdi) "0x%" PRIx32 " was newly created"
+sheepdog_co_rw_vector_update(uint32_t vdi, uint64_t oid, uint64_t data, long idx) "update ino (%" PRIu32 ") %" PRIu64 " %" PRIu64 " %ld"
+sheepdog_co_rw_vector_new(uint64_t oid) "new oid 0x%" PRIx64
+sheepdog_snapshot_create_info(const char *sn_name, const char *id, const char *name, int64_t size, int is_snapshot) "sn_info: name %s id_str %s s: name %s vm_state_size %" PRId64 " " "is_snapshot %d"
+sheepdog_snapshot_create(const char *sn_name, const char *id) "%s %s"
+sheepdog_snapshot_create_inode(const char *name, uint32_t snap, uint32_t vdi) "s->inode: name %s snap_id 0x%x vdi 0x%x"
