diff --git a/private/compat/26.0/26.0.ignore.cil b/private/compat/26.0/26.0.ignore.cil
index d45596ab982b97674faf2f33653adcb19731982e..0064bc02651087be3135325447bc267d470ccd6f 100644
--- a/private/compat/26.0/26.0.ignore.cil
+++ b/private/compat/26.0/26.0.ignore.cil
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@
     traceur_app_tmpfs
     traced
     traced_consumer_socket
+    traced_enabled_prop
     traced_exec
     traced_probes
     traced_probes_exec
diff --git a/private/compat/27.0/27.0.ignore.cil b/private/compat/27.0/27.0.ignore.cil
index aa322418f657488fc55424ee7383de5a5ca9cdd0..11bd8b58da5d7f40aa91c4b26ab349a89fac3c79 100644
--- a/private/compat/27.0/27.0.ignore.cil
+++ b/private/compat/27.0/27.0.ignore.cil
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
     trace_data_file
     traced
     traced_consumer_socket
+    traced_enabled_prop
     traced_exec
     traced_probes
     traced_probes_exec
diff --git a/private/property_contexts b/private/property_contexts
index ecde9d3ea43f9e0babbb2547d7d6c46edfa2c03a..4433bdf7dea1ef6ca05244b2b0082dabc4791ea0 100644
--- a/private/property_contexts
+++ b/private/property_contexts
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ persist.sys.audit_safemode      u:object_r:safemode_prop:s0
 persist.service.        u:object_r:system_prop:s0
 persist.service.bdroid. u:object_r:bluetooth_prop:s0
 persist.security.       u:object_r:system_prop:s0
+persist.traced.enable   u:object_r:traced_enabled_prop:s0
 persist.vendor.overlay.  u:object_r:overlay_prop:s0
 ro.boot.vendor.overlay.  u:object_r:overlay_prop:s0
 ro.boottime.             u:object_r:boottime_prop:s0
diff --git a/public/property.te b/public/property.te
index 0e298098885945e466c5130a7a3977d20b4a6059..42fce04c38cc355ac08f11bc32f7db4088b43119 100644
--- a/public/property.te
+++ b/public/property.te
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ type shell_prop, property_type, core_property_type;
 type system_boot_reason_prop, property_type;
 type system_prop, property_type, core_property_type;
 type system_radio_prop, property_type, core_property_type;
+type traced_enabled_prop, property_type;
 type vold_prop, property_type, core_property_type;
 type wifi_log_prop, property_type, log_property_type;
 type wifi_prop, property_type;
diff --git a/public/shell.te b/public/shell.te
index 5e2745be4fecc556cead8337fad006378e17ef75..7b676770e0d0488faade160d242d68f5a0d25bc5 100644
--- a/public/shell.te
+++ b/public/shell.te
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ set_prop(shell, debug_prop)
 set_prop(shell, powerctl_prop)
 set_prop(shell, log_tag_prop)
 set_prop(shell, wifi_log_prop)
+# Allow shell to start/stop traced via the persist.traced.enable
+# property (which also takes care of /data/misc initialization).
+set_prop(shell, traced_enabled_prop)
 # adjust is_loggable properties
 userdebug_or_eng(`set_prop(shell, log_prop)')
 # logpersist script