diff --git a/hw/char/parallel.c b/hw/char/parallel.c
index 35748e6c1b57..a80da47ecf56 100644
--- a/hw/char/parallel.c
+++ b/hw/char/parallel.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "hw/isa/isa.h"
 #include "hw/char/parallel.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
+#include "trace.h"
 
 //#define DEBUG_PARALLEL
 
@@ -110,9 +111,8 @@ parallel_ioport_write_sw(void *opaque, uint32_t addr, uint32_t val)
 {
     ParallelState *s = opaque;
 
-    pdebug("write addr=0x%02x val=0x%02x\n", addr, val);
-
     addr &= 7;
+    trace_parallel_ioport_write("SW", addr, val);
     switch(addr) {
     case PARA_REG_DATA:
         s->dataw = val;
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ static void parallel_ioport_write_hw(void *opaque, uint32_t addr, uint32_t val)
     s->last_read_offset = ~0U;
 
     addr &= 7;
+    trace_parallel_ioport_write("HW", addr, val);
     switch(addr) {
     case PARA_REG_DATA:
         if (s->dataw == val)
@@ -230,6 +231,8 @@ parallel_ioport_eppdata_write_hw2(void *opaque, uint32_t addr, uint32_t val)
     struct ParallelIOArg ioarg = {
         .buffer = &eppdata, .count = sizeof(eppdata)
     };
+
+    trace_parallel_ioport_write("EPP", addr, val);
     if ((s->control & (PARA_CTR_DIR|PARA_CTR_SIGNAL)) != PARA_CTR_INIT) {
         /* Controls not correct for EPP data cycle, so do nothing */
         pdebug("we%04x s\n", val);
@@ -253,6 +256,8 @@ parallel_ioport_eppdata_write_hw4(void *opaque, uint32_t addr, uint32_t val)
     struct ParallelIOArg ioarg = {
         .buffer = &eppdata, .count = sizeof(eppdata)
     };
+
+    trace_parallel_ioport_write("EPP", addr, val);
     if ((s->control & (PARA_CTR_DIR|PARA_CTR_SIGNAL)) != PARA_CTR_INIT) {
         /* Controls not correct for EPP data cycle, so do nothing */
         pdebug("we%08x s\n", val);
@@ -299,7 +304,7 @@ static uint32_t parallel_ioport_read_sw(void *opaque, uint32_t addr)
         ret = s->control;
         break;
     }
-    pdebug("read addr=0x%02x val=0x%02x\n", addr, ret);
+    trace_parallel_ioport_read("SW", addr, ret);
     return ret;
 }
 
@@ -371,6 +376,7 @@ static uint32_t parallel_ioport_read_hw(void *opaque, uint32_t addr)
         }
         break;
     }
+    trace_parallel_ioport_read("HW", addr, ret);
     s->last_read_offset = addr;
     return ret;
 }
@@ -399,6 +405,7 @@ parallel_ioport_eppdata_read_hw2(void *opaque, uint32_t addr)
     }
     else
         pdebug("re%04x\n", ret);
+    trace_parallel_ioport_read("EPP", addr, ret);
     return ret;
 }
 
@@ -426,11 +433,13 @@ parallel_ioport_eppdata_read_hw4(void *opaque, uint32_t addr)
     }
     else
         pdebug("re%08x\n", ret);
+    trace_parallel_ioport_read("EPP", addr, ret);
     return ret;
 }
 
 static void parallel_ioport_ecp_write(void *opaque, uint32_t addr, uint32_t val)
 {
+    trace_parallel_ioport_write("ECP", addr & 7, val);
     pdebug("wecp%d=%02x\n", addr & 7, val);
 }
 
@@ -438,6 +447,7 @@ static uint32_t parallel_ioport_ecp_read(void *opaque, uint32_t addr)
 {
     uint8_t ret = 0xff;
 
+    trace_parallel_ioport_read("ECP", addr & 7, ret);
     pdebug("recp%d:%02x\n", addr & 7, ret);
     return ret;
 }
diff --git a/hw/char/trace-events b/hw/char/trace-events
index 158957627ebf..b64213d4dd11 100644
--- a/hw/char/trace-events
+++ b/hw/char/trace-events
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # See docs/devel/tracing.txt for syntax documentation.
 
+# hw/char/parallel.c
+parallel_ioport_read(const char *desc, uint16_t addr, uint8_t value) "read [%s] addr 0x%02x val 0x%02x"
+parallel_ioport_write(const char *desc, uint16_t addr, uint8_t value) "write [%s] addr 0x%02x val 0x%02x"
+
 # hw/char/serial.c
 serial_ioport_read(uint16_t addr, uint8_t value) "read addr 0x%02x val 0x%02x"
 serial_ioport_write(uint16_t addr, uint8_t value) "write addr 0x%02x val 0x%02x"