diff --git a/qom/cpu.c b/qom/cpu.c
index f87fffabd1..484c49388d 100644
--- a/qom/cpu.c
+++ b/qom/cpu.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "trace.h"
 
 bool cpu_exists(int64_t id)
 {
@@ -245,6 +246,8 @@ void cpu_reset(CPUState *cpu)
     if (klass->reset != NULL) {
         (*klass->reset)(cpu);
     }
+
+    trace_guest_cpu_reset(cpu);
 }
 
 static void cpu_common_reset(CPUState *cpu)
diff --git a/trace-events b/trace-events
index 0492c960db..fb96f6c333 100644
--- a/trace-events
+++ b/trace-events
@@ -148,6 +148,11 @@ colo_filter_rewriter_conn_offset(uint32_t offset) ": offset=%u\n"
 # Targets: all
 vcpu guest_cpu_enter(void)
 
+# Reset the state of a virtual (guest) CPU
+#
+# Targets: all
+vcpu guest_cpu_reset(void)
+
 # @vaddr: Access' virtual address.
 # @info : Access' information (see below).
 #