diff --git a/src/util/perf/u_trace.c b/src/util/perf/u_trace.c
index c57631e3d0f..fb2ac0ddadb 100644
--- a/src/util/perf/u_trace.c
+++ b/src/util/perf/u_trace.c
@@ -394,12 +394,24 @@ u_trace_state_init_once(void)
    }
 }
 
-static void
+void
 u_trace_state_init(void)
 {
    util_call_once(&u_trace_state.once, u_trace_state_init_once);
 }
 
+bool
+u_trace_is_enabled(enum u_trace_type type)
+{
+   /* Active is only tracked in a given u_trace context, so if you're asking us
+    * if U_TRACE_TYPE_PERFETTO (_ENV | _ACTIVE) is enabled, then just check
+    * _ENV ("perfetto tracing is desired, but perfetto might not be running").
+    */
+   type &= ~U_TRACE_TYPE_PERFETTO_ACTIVE;
+
+   return (u_trace_state.enabled_traces & type) == type;
+}
+
 static void
 queue_init(struct u_trace_context *utctx)
 {
diff --git a/src/util/perf/u_trace.h b/src/util/perf/u_trace.h
index 7b2e9049025..5db696fc8bc 100644
--- a/src/util/perf/u_trace.h
+++ b/src/util/perf/u_trace.h
@@ -234,6 +234,9 @@ void u_trace_context_process(struct u_trace_context *utctx, bool eof);
 void u_trace_init(struct u_trace *ut, struct u_trace_context *utctx);
 void u_trace_fini(struct u_trace *ut);
 
+void u_trace_state_init(void);
+bool u_trace_is_enabled(enum u_trace_type type);
+
 bool u_trace_has_points(struct u_trace *ut);
 
 struct u_trace_iterator