diff --git a/wt-status-serialize.c b/wt-status-serialize.c
index 6ab43b8127d917..f9ee02a2a7c6ff 100644
--- a/wt-status-serialize.c
+++ b/wt-status-serialize.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "read-cache-ll.h"
 #include "path.h"
+#include "trace2.h"
 
 static struct trace_key trace_serialize = TRACE_KEY_INIT(SERIALIZE);
 
@@ -305,6 +306,8 @@ void wt_status_serialize_v1(int fd, struct wt_status *s)
 	struct string_list_item *iter;
 	size_t k;
 
+	trace2_region_enter("status", "serialize", the_repository);
+
 	/*
 	 * version header must be first line.
 	 */
@@ -338,4 +341,6 @@ void wt_status_serialize_v1(int fd, struct wt_status *s)
 		}
 		packet_flush(fd);
 	}
+
+	trace2_region_leave("status", "serialize", the_repository);
 }