diff --git a/include/proto/trace.h b/include/proto/trace.h
index 7673892e8..7875d1491 100644
--- a/include/proto/trace.h
+++ b/include/proto/trace.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 extern struct list trace_sources;
 extern THREAD_LOCAL struct buffer trace_buf;
 
-void __trace(uint64_t mask, struct trace_source *src, const struct ist where, const struct ist msg);
+void __trace(enum trace_level level, uint64_t mask, struct trace_source *src, const struct ist where, const struct ist msg);
 
 /* return a single char to describe a trace state */
 static inline char trace_state_char(enum trace_state st)
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ static inline void trace_register_source(struct trace_source *source)
 }
 
 /* sends a trace for the given source */
-static inline void trace(uint64_t mask, struct trace_source *src, const struct ist where, const struct ist msg)
+static inline void trace(enum trace_level level, uint64_t mask, struct trace_source *src, const struct ist where, const struct ist msg)
 {
 	if (unlikely(src->state != TRACE_STATE_STOPPED))
-		__trace(mask, src, where, msg);
+		__trace(level, mask, src, where, msg);
 }
 
 #endif /* _PROTO_TRACE_H */
diff --git a/src/trace.c b/src/trace.c
index f68ff1058..03656ff19 100644
--- a/src/trace.c
+++ b/src/trace.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ REGISTER_PER_THREAD_ALLOC(alloc_trace_buffers_per_thread);
 REGISTER_PER_THREAD_FREE(free_trace_buffers_per_thread);
 
 /* write a message for the given trace source */
-void __trace(uint64_t mask, struct trace_source *src, const struct ist where, const struct ist msg)
+void __trace(enum trace_level level, uint64_t mask, struct trace_source *src, const struct ist where, const struct ist msg)
 {
 	struct ist line[8];
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ void __trace(uint64_t mask, struct trace_source *src, const struct ist where, co
 	/* TODO: add check of lockon+lockon_ptr here, return if no match */
 	/* here the trace is running and is tracking a desired item */
 
-	if ((src->report_events & mask) == 0)
+	if ((src->report_events & mask) == 0 || level > src->level)
 		goto end;
 
 	/* log the logging location truncated to 10 chars from the right so that