diff --git a/source/lib/core/config.cpp b/source/lib/core/config.cpp
index 1e4ff5b6..d3d13822 100644
--- a/source/lib/core/config.cpp
+++ b/source/lib/core/config.cpp
@@ -624,6 +624,10 @@ configure_settings(bool _init)
                              "HSA API type to collect", "", "roctracer", "rocm",
                              "advanced");
 
+    OMNITRACE_CONFIG_SETTING(bool, "OMNITRACE_ROCTRACER_DISCARD_BARRIERS",
+                             "Skip barrier marker events in traces", false, "roctracer",
+                             "rocm", "advanced");
+
     OMNITRACE_CONFIG_SETTING(
         std::string, "OMNITRACE_ROCM_EVENTS",
         "ROCm hardware counters. Use ':device=N' syntax to specify collection on device "
diff --git a/source/lib/omnitrace/library/roctracer.cpp b/source/lib/omnitrace/library/roctracer.cpp
index 7ce7bf14..bfa133b5 100644
--- a/source/lib/omnitrace/library/roctracer.cpp
+++ b/source/lib/omnitrace/library/roctracer.cpp
@@ -868,8 +868,11 @@ hip_activity_callback(const char* begin, const char* end, void* arg)
     using Phase  = critical_trace::Phase;
 
     if(!trait::runtime_enabled<comp::roctracer>::get()) return;
-    static auto _kernel_names        = std::unordered_map<const char*, std::string>{};
-    static auto _indexes             = std::unordered_map<uint64_t, int>{};
+    static auto _kernel_names = std::unordered_map<const char*, std::string>{};
+    static auto _indexes      = std::unordered_map<uint64_t, int>{};
+    static auto _skip_barrier_packets =
+        config::get_setting_value<bool>("OMNITRACE_ROCTRACER_DISCARD_BARRIERS")
+            .value_or(false);
     const roctracer_record_t* record = reinterpret_cast<const roctracer_record_t*>(begin);
     const roctracer_record_t* end_record =
         reinterpret_cast<const roctracer_record_t*>(end);
@@ -896,6 +899,7 @@ hip_activity_callback(const char* begin, const char* end, void* arg)
         }
         if(record->domain != ACTIVITY_DOMAIN_HIP_OPS) continue;
         if(record->op > HIP_OP_ID_BARRIER) continue;
+        if(_skip_barrier_packets && record->op == HIP_OP_ID_BARRIER) continue;
 
         const char* op_name =
             roctracer_op_string(record->domain, record->op, record->kind);