diff --git a/include/trace/events/cpuhp.h b/include/trace/events/cpuhp.h
index ad16f77310c6..f302ab6dbfb8 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/cpuhp.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/cpuhp.h
@@ -89,6 +89,28 @@ TRACE_EVENT(cpuhp_exit,
 		  __entry->cpu, __entry->state, __entry->idx,  __entry->ret)
 );
 
+TRACE_EVENT(cpuhp_pause,
+	TP_PROTO(struct cpumask *cpus, u64 start_time, unsigned char pause),
+
+	TP_ARGS(cpus, start_time, pause),
+
+	TP_STRUCT__entry(
+		__field( unsigned int,	cpus		)
+		__field( unsigned int,	active_cpus	)
+		__field( unsigned int,	time		)
+		__field( unsigned char,	pause		)
+	),
+
+	TP_fast_assign(
+		__entry->cpus	     = cpumask_bits(cpus)[0];
+		__entry->active_cpus = cpumask_bits(cpu_active_mask)[0];
+		__entry->time        = div64_u64(sched_clock() - start_time, 1000);
+		__entry->pause	     = pause;
+	),
+
+	TP_printk("req_cpus=0x%x act_cpus=0x%x time=%u us paused=%d",
+		  __entry->cpus, __entry->active_cpus, __entry->time, __entry->pause)
+);
 #endif
 
 /* This part must be outside protection */
diff --git a/kernel/cpu.c b/kernel/cpu.c
index d7e6c5bac443..98087a6fd37f 100644
--- a/kernel/cpu.c
+++ b/kernel/cpu.c
@@ -1135,6 +1135,9 @@ int pause_cpus(struct cpumask *cpus)
 {
 	int err = 0;
 	int cpu;
+	u64 start_time = 0;
+
+	start_time = sched_clock();
 
 	cpu_maps_update_begin();
 
@@ -1232,6 +1235,8 @@ err_cpus_write_unlock:
 err_cpu_maps_update:
 	cpu_maps_update_done();
 
+	trace_cpuhp_pause(cpus, start_time, 1);
+
 	return err;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pause_cpus);
@@ -1240,6 +1245,9 @@ int resume_cpus(struct cpumask *cpus)
 {
 	unsigned int cpu;
 	int err = 0;
+	u64 start_time = 0;
+
+	start_time = sched_clock();
 
 	cpu_maps_update_begin();
 
@@ -1298,6 +1306,8 @@ err_cpus_write_unlock:
 err_cpu_maps_update:
 	cpu_maps_update_done();
 
+	trace_cpuhp_pause(cpus, start_time, 0);
+
 	return err;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(resume_cpus);