diff --git a/include/trace/events/net.h b/include/trace/events/net.h
index 1efd7d9b25fe..2399073c3afc 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/net.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/net.h
@@ -95,6 +95,29 @@ TRACE_EVENT(net_dev_xmit,
 		__get_str(name), __entry->skbaddr, __entry->len, __entry->rc)
 );
 
+TRACE_EVENT(net_dev_xmit_timeout,
+
+	TP_PROTO(struct net_device *dev,
+		 int queue_index),
+
+	TP_ARGS(dev, queue_index),
+
+	TP_STRUCT__entry(
+		__string(	name,		dev->name	)
+		__string(	driver,		netdev_drivername(dev))
+		__field(	int,		queue_index	)
+	),
+
+	TP_fast_assign(
+		__assign_str(name, dev->name);
+		__assign_str(driver, netdev_drivername(dev));
+		__entry->queue_index = queue_index;
+	),
+
+	TP_printk("dev=%s driver=%s queue=%d",
+		__get_str(name), __get_str(driver), __entry->queue_index)
+);
+
 DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(net_dev_template,
 
 	TP_PROTO(struct sk_buff *skb),
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_generic.c b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
index 848aab3693bd..cce1e9ee85af 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_generic.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <net/pkt_sched.h>
 #include <net/dst.h>
 #include <trace/events/qdisc.h>
+#include <trace/events/net.h>
 #include <net/xfrm.h>
 
 /* Qdisc to use by default */
@@ -441,6 +442,7 @@ static void dev_watchdog(struct timer_list *t)
 			}
 
 			if (some_queue_timedout) {
+				trace_net_dev_xmit_timeout(dev, i);
 				WARN_ONCE(1, KERN_INFO "NETDEV WATCHDOG: %s (%s): transmit queue %u timed out\n",
 				       dev->name, netdev_drivername(dev), i);
 				dev->netdev_ops->ndo_tx_timeout(dev);