diff --git a/include/haproxy/trace-t.h b/include/haproxy/trace-t.h
index 2d32d99f2..85cdf41b3 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/trace-t.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/trace-t.h
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ struct trace_ctx {
 struct trace_source {
 	/* source definition */
 	const struct ist name;
+	const struct ist alias;
 	const char *desc;
 	const struct trace_event *known_events;
 	struct list source_link; // element in list of known trace sources
diff --git a/src/trace.c b/src/trace.c
index 68e98bbc4..6060d4df2 100644
--- a/src/trace.c
+++ b/src/trace.c
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ struct trace_source *trace_find_source(const char *name)
 	const struct ist iname = ist(name);
 
 	list_for_each_entry(src, &trace_sources, source_link)
-		if (isteq(src->name, iname))
+		if (isteq(src->name, iname) || isteq(src->alias, iname))
 			return src;
 	return NULL;
 }