diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a68417f916f..c07a834e868 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -229,3 +229,6 @@ sweep.timestamp
 
 # CUDA
 *.ptx
+
+# Perfetto
+trace.json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bench-orchestrator/bench_orchestrator/cli.py b/bench-orchestrator/bench_orchestrator/cli.py
index a2974b9e809..eba7521fe9f 100644
--- a/bench-orchestrator/bench_orchestrator/cli.py
+++ b/bench-orchestrator/bench_orchestrator/cli.py
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ def run(
     track_memory: Annotated[bool, typer.Option("--track-memory", help="Track memory usage")] = False,
     samply: Annotated[bool, typer.Option("--samply", help="Record a profile using samply")] = False,
     sample_rate: Annotated[int, typer.Option("--sample-rate", help="Sample rate to run samply with")] = None,
+    tracing: Annotated[bool, typer.Option("--tracing", help="Record a trace for use with perfetto")] = False,
     build: Annotated[bool, typer.Option("--build/--no-build", help="Build binaries before running")] = True,
     verbose: Annotated[bool, typer.Option("--verbose", "-v", help="Log underlying commands")] = False,
     options: Annotated[list[str] | None, typer.Option("--opt", help="Engine or benchmark specific options")] = None,
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@ def run(
                     track_memory=track_memory,
                     samply=samply,
                     sample_rate=sample_rate,
+                    tracing=tracing,
                     on_result=ctx.write_raw_json,
                 )
                 console.print(f"[green]{eng.value}: {len(results)} results[/green]")
@@ -185,6 +187,42 @@ def run(
             # Not enough combinations to compare
             pass
 
+    # If tracing was enabled, start a localhost server to serve the trace file (./trace.json) and open the
+    # perfetto UI in the browser
+    if tracing:
+        import http.server
+        import socketserver
+        import threading
+        import webbrowser
+
+        # This is the only localhost port allowed by Perfetto's CSP.
+        HOST = "127.0.0.1"
+        PORT = 9001
+
+        class TraceRequestHandler(http.server.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler):
+            def do_GET(self):
+                if self.path == "/trace.json":
+                    self.path = "trace.json"
+                return super().do_GET()
+
+            def do_POST(self):
+                self.send_error(404, "File not found")
+
+            def end_headers(self):
+                self.send_header("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*")
+                super().end_headers()
+
+        def start_server():
+            socketserver.TCPServer.allow_reuse_address = True
+            with socketserver.TCPServer(("", PORT), TraceRequestHandler) as httpd:
+                console.print(f"[green]Serving trace on http://{HOST}:{PORT}/trace.json[/green]")
+                httpd.serve_forever()
+
+        server_thread = threading.Thread(target=start_server, daemon=True)
+        server_thread.start()
+        webbrowser.open_new_tab(f"http://ui.perfetto.dev/#!/?url=http://{HOST}:{PORT}/trace.json")
+        server_thread.join()
+
 
 @app.command()
 def compare(
diff --git a/bench-orchestrator/bench_orchestrator/runner/executor.py b/bench-orchestrator/bench_orchestrator/runner/executor.py
index 59fc58d55cf..40eced50b9a 100644
--- a/bench-orchestrator/bench_orchestrator/runner/executor.py
+++ b/bench-orchestrator/bench_orchestrator/runner/executor.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ def run(
         track_memory: bool = False,
         samply: bool = False,
         sample_rate: int | None = None,
+        tracing: bool = False,
         on_result: Callable[[str], None] | None = None,
     ) -> list[str]:
         """
@@ -72,6 +73,8 @@ def run(
             cmd.extend(["--exclude-queries", ",".join(map(str, exclude_queries))])
         if track_memory:
             cmd.append("--track-memory")
+        if tracing:
+            cmd.append("--tracing")
         if options:
             for k, v in options.items():
                 cmd.extend(["--opt", f"{k}={v}"])