diff --git a/linker/linker.cpp b/linker/linker.cpp
index 7b16cc3..a05cd3b 100644
--- a/linker/linker.cpp
+++ b/linker/linker.cpp
@@ -1861,6 +1861,9 @@
 void* do_dlopen(const char* name, int flags,
                 const android_dlextinfo* extinfo,
                 const void* caller_addr) {
+  std::string trace_prefix = std::string("dlopen: ") + (name == nullptr ? "(nullptr)" : name);
+  ScopedTrace trace(trace_prefix.c_str());
+  ScopedTrace loading_trace((trace_prefix + " - loading and linking").c_str());
   soinfo* const caller = find_containing_library(caller_addr);
   android_namespace_t* ns = get_caller_namespace(caller);
 
@@ -1937,6 +1940,8 @@
 
   ProtectedDataGuard guard;
   soinfo* si = find_library(ns, translated_name, flags, extinfo, caller);
+  loading_trace.End();
+
   if (si != nullptr) {
     void* handle = si->to_handle();
     LD_LOG(kLogDlopen,
diff --git a/linker/linker_logger.h b/linker/linker_logger.h
index 502f872..f37b974 100644
--- a/linker/linker_logger.h
+++ b/linker/linker_logger.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 #include "private/bionic_macros.h"
+#include "private/bionic_systrace.h"
 
 #define LD_LOG(type, x...) \
   { \
diff --git a/linker/linker_soinfo.cpp b/linker/linker_soinfo.cpp
index fe3a6fb..15f2502 100644
--- a/linker/linker_soinfo.cpp
+++ b/linker/linker_soinfo.cpp
@@ -409,11 +409,17 @@
     si->call_constructors();
   });
 
-  TRACE("\"%s\": calling constructors", get_realpath());
+  if (!is_linker()) {
+    bionic_trace_begin((std::string("calling constructors: ") + get_realpath()).c_str());
+  }
 
   // DT_INIT should be called before DT_INIT_ARRAY if both are present.
   call_function("DT_INIT", init_func_, get_realpath());
   call_array("DT_INIT_ARRAY", init_array_, init_array_count_, false, get_realpath());
+
+  if (!is_linker()) {
+    bionic_trace_end();
+  }
 }
 
 void soinfo::call_destructors() {