diff --git a/src/gpgmm/common/MemoryAllocation.cpp b/src/gpgmm/common/MemoryAllocation.cpp
index e8b8dde20..4a7c95a30 100644
--- a/src/gpgmm/common/MemoryAllocation.cpp
+++ b/src/gpgmm/common/MemoryAllocation.cpp
@@ -134,4 +134,8 @@ namespace gpgmm {
         return mBlock;
     }
 
+    const char* MemoryAllocation::GetTypename() const {
+        return "Allocation";
+    }
+
 }  // namespace gpgmm
diff --git a/src/gpgmm/common/MemoryAllocation.h b/src/gpgmm/common/MemoryAllocation.h
index 9cb9534ef..6c66084f5 100644
--- a/src/gpgmm/common/MemoryAllocation.h
+++ b/src/gpgmm/common/MemoryAllocation.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #ifndef GPGMM_COMMON_MEMORYALLOCATION_H_
 #define GPGMM_COMMON_MEMORYALLOCATION_H_
 
+#include "gpgmm/common/Object.h"
 #include "gpgmm/utils/Limits.h"
 
 #include <gpgmm.h>
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ namespace gpgmm {
     class MemoryAllocator;
 
     // Represents a location and range in memory.
-    class MemoryAllocation {
+    class MemoryAllocation : public ObjectBase {
       public:
         // Contructs an invalid memory allocation.
         MemoryAllocation();
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ namespace gpgmm {
         // Constructs a "standalone" memory allocation.
         MemoryAllocation(MemoryAllocator* allocator, MemoryBase* memory, uint64_t requestSize);
 
-        virtual ~MemoryAllocation() = default;
+        virtual ~MemoryAllocation() override = default;
 
         MemoryAllocation(const MemoryAllocation&) = default;
         MemoryAllocation& operator=(const MemoryAllocation&) = default;
@@ -65,6 +66,9 @@ namespace gpgmm {
         MemoryAllocator* mAllocator;
 
       private:
+        // ObjectBase interface
+        const char* GetTypename() const override;
+
         MemoryBase* mMemory;
         uint64_t mOffset;  // Offset always local to the memory.
         AllocationMethod mMethod;
diff --git a/src/gpgmm/common/Object.h b/src/gpgmm/common/Object.h
index e2798fbc0..fdfb2b394 100644
--- a/src/gpgmm/common/Object.h
+++ b/src/gpgmm/common/Object.h
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ namespace gpgmm {
       public:
         ObjectBase() = default;
         virtual ~ObjectBase() = default;
+
+        ObjectBase(const ObjectBase&) = default;
+        ObjectBase& operator=(const ObjectBase&) = default;
+
         virtual const char* GetTypename() const = 0;
     };
 
diff --git a/src/gpgmm/d3d12/ResourceAllocationD3D12.cpp b/src/gpgmm/d3d12/ResourceAllocationD3D12.cpp
index 5ee5e6f04..8e81ce185 100644
--- a/src/gpgmm/d3d12/ResourceAllocationD3D12.cpp
+++ b/src/gpgmm/d3d12/ResourceAllocationD3D12.cpp
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 
 #include "gpgmm/d3d12/ResourceAllocationD3D12.h"
 
+#include "gpgmm/common/EventMessage.h"
 #include "gpgmm/common/MemoryAllocator.h"
-#include "gpgmm/common/TraceEvent.h"
 #include "gpgmm/d3d12/BackendD3D12.h"
 #include "gpgmm/d3d12/ErrorD3D12.h"
 #include "gpgmm/d3d12/HeapD3D12.h"
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ namespace gpgmm::d3d12 {
         // Allocation coordinates relative to the resource cannot be used when specifying
         // subresource-relative coordinates.
         if (subresource > 0 && GetMethod() == AllocationMethod::kSubAllocatedWithin) {
-            gpgmm::ErrorLog(MessageId::kBadOperation)
+            gpgmm::ErrorEvent(this, MessageId::kBadOperation)
                 << "Map() on resource sub-allocation within cannot use "
                    "non-zero subresource-relative coordinates.";
             return E_INVALIDARG;
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ namespace gpgmm::d3d12 {
         // Allocation coordinates relative to the resource cannot be used when specifying
         // subresource-relative coordinates.
         if (subresource > 0 && GetMethod() == AllocationMethod::kSubAllocatedWithin) {
-            gpgmm::ErrorLog(MessageId::kBadOperation)
+            gpgmm::ErrorEvent(this, MessageId::kBadOperation)
                 << "Unmap() on resource sub-allocation within cannot use "
                    "non-zero subresource-relative coordinates.";
             return;
diff --git a/src/gpgmm/d3d12/ResourceAllocationD3D12.h b/src/gpgmm/d3d12/ResourceAllocationD3D12.h
index 4c6d439f3..8dfac2a65 100644
--- a/src/gpgmm/d3d12/ResourceAllocationD3D12.h
+++ b/src/gpgmm/d3d12/ResourceAllocationD3D12.h
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ namespace gpgmm::d3d12 {
 
         void DeleteThis() override;
 
-        const char* GetTypename() const;
+        // ObjectBase interface
+        const char* GetTypename() const override;
 
         ResidencyManager* const mResidencyManager;
         ComPtr<ID3D12Resource> mResource;