diff --git a/hw/misc/led.c b/hw/misc/led.c
index c5fa09a613..5266d026d0 100644
--- a/hw/misc/led.c
+++ b/hw/misc/led.c
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ void led_set_intensity(LEDState *s, unsigned intensity_percent)
         intensity_percent = LED_INTENSITY_PERCENT_MAX;
     }
     trace_led_set_intensity(s->description, s->color, intensity_percent);
+    if (intensity_percent != s->intensity_percent) {
+        trace_led_change_intensity(s->description, s->color,
+                                   s->intensity_percent, intensity_percent);
+    }
     s->intensity_percent = intensity_percent;
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/misc/trace-events b/hw/misc/trace-events
index 2b6310dbe4..6bf7ce863f 100644
--- a/hw/misc/trace-events
+++ b/hw/misc/trace-events
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ grlib_apb_pnp_read(uint64_t addr, uint32_t value) "APB PnP read addr:0x%03"PRIx6
 
 # led.c
 led_set_intensity(const char *color, const char *desc, uint8_t intensity_percent) "LED desc:'%s' color:%s intensity: %u%%"
+led_change_intensity(const char *color, const char *desc, uint8_t old_intensity_percent, uint8_t new_intensity_percent) "LED desc:'%s' color:%s intensity %u%% -> %u%%"
 
 # pca9552.c
 pca955x_gpio_status(const char *description, const char *buf) "%s GPIOs 0-15 [%s]"