diff --git a/basic_filters.c b/basic_filters.c
index 54b52fed..da3bb80d 100644
--- a/basic_filters.c
+++ b/basic_filters.c
@@ -375,3 +375,33 @@ free_fd_filter(void *priv_data)
 	free_number_set_array(set, 1);
 	return;
 }
+
+void *
+parse_path_filter(const char *path)
+{
+	struct path_set *set = xcalloc(1, sizeof(struct path_set));
+
+	pathtrace_select_set(path, set);
+	return set;
+}
+
+bool
+run_path_filter(struct tcb *tcp, void *priv_data)
+{
+	struct path_set *set = priv_data;
+
+	return pathtrace_match_set(tcp, set);
+}
+
+void
+free_path_filter(void *priv_data)
+{
+	struct path_set *set = priv_data;
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < set->num_selected; ++i)
+		free((char *) set->paths_selected[i]);
+	free(set->paths_selected);
+	free(set);
+	return;
+}
diff --git a/filter.c b/filter.c
index a7d93de7..9b996cf5 100644
--- a/filter.c
+++ b/filter.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ static const struct filter_type {
 } filter_types[] = {
 	FILTER_TYPE(syscall),
 	FILTER_TYPE(fd),
+	FILTER_TYPE(path),
 };
 #undef FILTER_TYPE
 
@@ -120,3 +121,10 @@ set_filters_qualify_mode(struct filter **filters, unsigned int *nfilters,
 	*filters = xreallocarray(*filters, filters_left, sizeof(struct filter));
 	*nfilters = filters_left;
 }
+
+void
+set_filter_priv_data(struct filter *filter, void *priv_data)
+{
+	if (filter)
+		filter->priv_data = priv_data;
+}
diff --git a/filter.h b/filter.h
index 886da1b4..47ac5503 100644
--- a/filter.h
+++ b/filter.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ void run_filters(struct tcb *, struct filter *, unsigned int, bool *);
 void free_filter(struct filter *);
 void set_filters_qualify_mode(struct filter **, unsigned int *nfilters,
 			      unsigned int filters_left);
+void set_filter_priv_data(struct filter *, void *);
 
 /* filter action api */
 struct filter *create_filter(struct filter_action *, const char *name);
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ void set_filter_action_priv_data(struct filter_action *, void *);
 struct bool_expression *create_expression();
 bool run_expression(struct bool_expression *, bool *, unsigned int);
 void set_expression_qualify_mode(struct bool_expression *, unsigned int);
+void expression_add_filter_and(struct bool_expression *, unsigned int);
 
 #define DECL_FILTER(name)						\
 extern void *								\
@@ -79,6 +81,7 @@ free_ ## name ## _filter(void *)					\
 
 DECL_FILTER(syscall);
 DECL_FILTER(fd);
+DECL_FILTER(path);
 #undef DECL_FILTER
 
 #define DECL_FILTER_ACTION(name)					\
diff --git a/filter_action.c b/filter_action.c
index b403ca3a..fb8c3c1d 100644
--- a/filter_action.c
+++ b/filter_action.c
@@ -86,12 +86,30 @@ compare_action_priority(const void *a, const void *b)
 	}
 }
 
+static void
+inject_path_tracing(void)
+{
+	struct filter_action *action = find_or_add_action("trace");
+	struct filter *path_filter;
+
+	if (!action->nfilters)
+		qualify("trace=all");
+	path_filter = add_filter_to_array(&action->filters, &action->nfilters,
+					  "path");
+	set_filter_priv_data(path_filter, &global_path_set);
+	expression_add_filter_and(action->expr, action->nfilters - 1);
+}
+
 void
 filtering_parsing_finish(void)
 {
 	unsigned int maxfilters = 0;
 	unsigned int i;
 
+	/* Inject path filter into trace action. */
+	if (tracing_paths)
+		inject_path_tracing();
+
 	/* Sort actions by priority */
 	if (nfilter_actions == 0)
 		return;
diff --git a/filter_expression.c b/filter_expression.c
index 4c1ff466..73aaae3a 100644
--- a/filter_expression.c
+++ b/filter_expression.c
@@ -69,6 +69,32 @@ reallocate_expression(struct bool_expression *const expr,
 	expr->ntokens = new_ntokens;
 }
 
+static void
+add_variable_token(struct bool_expression *expr, unsigned int id)
+{
+	struct expression_token token;
+	token.type = TOK_VARIABLE;
+	token.data.variable_id = id;
+	reallocate_expression(expr, expr->ntokens + 1);
+	expr->tokens[expr->ntokens - 1] = token;
+}
+
+static void
+add_operator_token(struct bool_expression *expr, int op) {
+	struct expression_token token;
+	token.type = TOK_OPERATOR;
+	token.data.operator_id = op;
+	reallocate_expression(expr, expr->ntokens + 1);
+	expr->tokens[expr->ntokens - 1] = token;
+}
+
+void
+expression_add_filter_and(struct bool_expression *expr, unsigned int filter_id)
+{
+	add_variable_token(expr, filter_id);
+	add_operator_token(expr, OP_AND);
+}
+
 void
 set_expression_qualify_mode(struct bool_expression *expr,
 			    unsigned int filters_left)
diff --git a/pathtrace.c b/pathtrace.c
index 3e4f5f8e..d0788797 100644
--- a/pathtrace.c
+++ b/pathtrace.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ storepath(const char *path, struct path_set *set)
 			xgrowarray(set->paths_selected, &set->size,
 				   sizeof(set->paths_selected[0]));
 
-	set->paths_selected[set->num_selected++] = path;
+	set->paths_selected[set->num_selected++] = xstrdup(path);
 }
 
 /*