diff --git a/include/trace/events/sched.h b/include/trace/events/sched.h
index 2b642a4c8813..947dbcae17a7 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/sched.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/sched.h
@@ -964,6 +964,27 @@ TRACE_EVENT(sched_boost_task,
 		__entry->margin)
 );
 
+/*
+ * Tracepoint for system overutilized flag
+*/
+TRACE_EVENT(sched_overutilized,
+
+	TP_PROTO(int overutilized),
+
+	TP_ARGS(overutilized),
+
+	TP_STRUCT__entry(
+		__field( int,  overutilized    )
+	),
+
+	TP_fast_assign(
+		__entry->overutilized   = overutilized;
+	),
+
+	TP_printk("overutilized=%d",
+		__entry->overutilized)
+);
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_SMP */
 #endif /* _TRACE_SCHED_H */
 
diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index 2cea88b3ea4f..36d2f3bde904 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -5134,8 +5134,10 @@ static inline bool cpu_overutilized(int cpu)
 
 static inline void update_overutilized_status(struct rq *rq)
 {
-	if (!READ_ONCE(rq->rd->overutilized) && cpu_overutilized(rq->cpu))
+	if (!READ_ONCE(rq->rd->overutilized) && cpu_overutilized(rq->cpu)) {
 		WRITE_ONCE(rq->rd->overutilized, SG_OVERUTILIZED);
+		trace_sched_overutilized(1);
+	}
 }
 #else
 static inline void update_overutilized_status(struct rq *rq) { }
@@ -8961,9 +8963,12 @@ next_group:
 
 		/* Update over-utilization (tipping point, U >= 0) indicator */
 		WRITE_ONCE(rd->overutilized, sg_status & SG_OVERUTILIZED);
+		trace_sched_overutilized(!!(sg_status & SG_OVERUTILIZED));
 	} else if (sg_status & SG_OVERUTILIZED) {
 		WRITE_ONCE(env->dst_rq->rd->overutilized, SG_OVERUTILIZED);
+		trace_sched_overutilized(1);
 	}
+
 }
 
 /**