Index: usr.bin/Makefile
===================================================================
--- usr.bin/Makefile
+++ usr.bin/Makefile
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 	backlight \
 	banner \
 	basename \
+	boottrace \
 	brandelf \
 	bsdcat \
 	bsdiff \
Index: usr.bin/boottrace/Makefile
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ usr.bin/boottrace/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+PROG=	boottrace
+MAN=
+
+.include <bsd.prog.mk>
Index: usr.bin/boottrace/boottrace.c
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ usr.bin/boottrace/boottrace.c
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/*-
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause-FreeBSD
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2021 NetApp, Inc.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
+ * OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
+ * IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
+ * INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
+ * NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
+ * THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/boottrace.h>
+#include <sys/sysctl.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+
+#include <err.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+static void
+usage(void)
+{
+	fprintf(stderr, "usage: boottrace utility [argument ...]\n");
+	exit(1);
+}
+
+int
+main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	pid_t pid;
+	int status;
+
+	if (argc < 2)
+		usage();
+	argv++;
+
+	RUNTRACE("%s start", *argv);
+	pid = fork();
+	if (pid == -1) {
+		exit(1);
+	} else if (pid == 0) {
+		execvp(*argv, argv);
+		err(1, "execvp %s", *argv);
+	}
+	waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
+	if (!WIFEXITED(status))
+		warnx("command terminated abnormally");
+	RUNTRACE("%s done", *argv);
+
+	return (0);
+}