diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index 80d8f40d1f12..a40a9a836fb1 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -6929,6 +6929,7 @@ nfsd4_delegreturn(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 	if (status)
 		goto put_stateid;
 
+	trace_nfsd_deleg_return(stateid);
 	wake_up_var(d_inode(cstate->current_fh.fh_dentry));
 	destroy_delegation(dp);
 put_stateid:
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/trace.h b/fs/nfsd/trace.h
index 03722414d6db..fe76d3b2c928 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/trace.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/trace.h
@@ -517,6 +517,7 @@ DEFINE_STATEID_EVENT(layout_recall_release);
 
 DEFINE_STATEID_EVENT(open);
 DEFINE_STATEID_EVENT(deleg_read);
+DEFINE_STATEID_EVENT(deleg_return);
 DEFINE_STATEID_EVENT(deleg_recall);
 
 DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(nfsd_stateseqid_class,