diff --git a/qdf/inc/qdf_types.h b/qdf/inc/qdf_types.h
index 1c3893d9b7e3..ab1fc4b412b6 100644
--- a/qdf/inc/qdf_types.h
+++ b/qdf/inc/qdf_types.h
@@ -484,6 +484,10 @@ typedef enum {
  * @QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_INFO_LOW: Low level operational messages that require
  *			      no action
  * @QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_DEBUG: Information useful to developers for debugging
+ * @QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_TRACE: Indicates trace level for automation scripts,
+ *			whenever there is a context switch in driver, one
+ *			print using this trace level will be added with
+ *			the help of qdf_trace api.
  * @QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_ALL: All trace levels
  * @QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_MAX: Max trace level
  */
@@ -497,6 +501,7 @@ typedef enum {
 	QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_INFO_MED,
 	QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_INFO_LOW,
 	QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_DEBUG,
+	QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_TRACE,
 	QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_ALL,
 	QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_MAX
 } QDF_TRACE_LEVEL;
diff --git a/qdf/linux/src/qdf_trace.c b/qdf/linux/src/qdf_trace.c
index b2e77697be62..8cc840195b06 100644
--- a/qdf/linux/src/qdf_trace.c
+++ b/qdf/linux/src/qdf_trace.c
@@ -2913,11 +2913,12 @@ void qdf_trace_msg_cmn(unsigned int idx,
 			[QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_INFO_MED] = "IM",
 			[QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_INFO_LOW] = "IL",
 			[QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_DEBUG] = "D",
+			[QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_TRACE] = "T",
 			[QDF_TRACE_LEVEL_ALL] = "" };
 
 		/* print the prefix string into the string buffer... */
 		n = scnprintf(str_buffer, QDF_TRACE_BUFFER_SIZE,
-			     "%s: [%d:%2s:%s] ", qdf_trace_wlan_modname(),
+			     "%s: [%d:%s:%s] ", qdf_trace_wlan_modname(),
 			     in_interrupt() ? 0 : current->pid,
 			     VERBOSE_STR[verbose],
 			     g_qdf_category_name[category].category_name_str);