diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_network.c b/bgpd/bgp_network.c
index 60d594f7f3e8..9b150f4aa19b 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_network.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_network.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 #include "bgpd/bgp_network.h"
 #include "bgpd/bgp_zebra.h"
 #include "bgpd/bgp_nht.h"
+#include "bgpd/bgp_trace.h"
 
 extern struct zebra_privs_t bgpd_privs;
 
@@ -431,6 +432,8 @@ static void bgp_accept(struct thread *thread)
 						"%s: Failure to set socket ttl for connection to %s, error received: %s(%d)",
 						__func__, peer1->host,
 						safe_strerror(errno), errno);
+				frrtrace(3, frr_bgp, bgp_err_str, peer1->host,
+					 peer1->flags, 1);
 				return;
 			}
 
@@ -719,6 +722,8 @@ int bgp_connect(struct peer *peer)
 			zlog_debug("%s: Failure to create socket for connection to %s, error received: %s(%d)",
 				   __func__, peer->host, safe_strerror(errno),
 				   errno);
+		frrtrace(3, frr_bgp, bgp_err_str, peer->host,
+		        peer->flags,2);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_trace.h b/bgpd/bgp_trace.h
index e07c0be3c0e6..3db9300cdc9c 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_trace.h
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_trace.h
@@ -1197,6 +1197,20 @@ TRACEPOINT_EVENT(
 )
 TRACEPOINT_LOGLEVEL(frr_bgp, gr_bgp_state, TRACE_INFO)
 
+TRACEPOINT_EVENT(
+	frr_bgp,
+	bgp_err_str,
+	TP_ARGS(char *, peer_host,
+	  uint64_t, peer_flags,
+	  uint8_t, location),
+	TP_FIELDS(
+		ctf_string(peer, peer_host)
+		ctf_integer(uint64_t, peer_flags, peer_flags)
+		ctf_integer(uint8_t, location, location)
+	)
+)
+TRACEPOINT_LOGLEVEL(frr_bgp, bgp_err_str, TRACE_INFO)
+
 /* clang-format on */
 
 #include <lttng/tracepoint-event.h>
diff --git a/tools/frr_babeltrace.py b/tools/frr_babeltrace.py
index c964615e4dfb..689fcbdce625 100755
--- a/tools/frr_babeltrace.py
+++ b/tools/frr_babeltrace.py
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ def location_zebra_err_string(field_val):
     elif field_val == 2:
         return ("IFLA_GRE_LOCAL missing from GRE IF message")
     elif field_val == 3:
-        return ("IFLA_GRE_REMOTE missing from GRE IF message") 
+        return ("IFLA_GRE_REMOTE missing from GRE IF message")
     elif field_val == 4:
-        return ("IFLA_GRE_LINK missing from GRE IF message") 
+        return ("IFLA_GRE_LINK missing from GRE IF message")
     elif field_val == 5:
-        return ("IFLA_VXLAN_ID missing from VXLAN IF message") 
+        return ("IFLA_VXLAN_ID missing from VXLAN IF message")
     elif field_val == 6:
         return ("IFLA_VXLAN_LOCAL missing from VXLAN IF message")
     elif field_val == 7:
@@ -262,6 +262,12 @@ def location_last_route_re(field_val):
     elif field_val == 2:
         return ("RE not installed")
 
+def location_bgp_err_str(field_val):
+    if field_val == 1:
+        return ("failed in bgp_accept")
+    elif field_val == 2:
+        return ("failed in bgp_connect")
+
 def print_prefix_addr(field_val):
     """
     pretty print "struct prefix"
@@ -756,20 +762,20 @@ def parse_frr_zebra_if_dplane_ifp_handling(event):
 def parse_frr_zebra_if_dplane_ifp_handling_new(event):
     field_parsers = {"location" : location_if_dplane_ifp_handling_new}
     parse_event(event, field_parsers)
-    
+
 def parse_frr_bgp_gr_deferral_timer_start(event):
     field_parsers = {"location": print_location_gr_deferral_timer_start,
                      "afi": print_afi_string,
                      "safi": print_safi_string}
 
     parse_event(event, field_parsers)
-    
+
 def parse_frr_bgp_gr_deferral_timer_expiry(event):
     field_parsers = {"afi": print_afi_string,
                      "safi": print_safi_string}
 
     parse_event(event, field_parsers)
-                    
+
 def parse_frr_bgp_gr_eors(event):
     field_parsers = {"location": print_location_gr_eors,
                      "afi": print_afi_string,
@@ -815,7 +821,7 @@ def parse_frr_update_prefix_filter(event):
 
 def parse_frr_bgp_attr_type_unsupported(event):
     field_parsers = {"attr" : location_attr_type_unsupported}
-    
+
     parse_event(event, field_parsers)
 
 def parse_frr_zebra_gr_last_route_re(event):
@@ -845,6 +851,12 @@ def parse_frr_zebra_netlink_msg_err(event):
 def parse_frr_zebra_netlink_intf_err(event):
     field_parsers = {"location" : location_netlink_intf_err}
     parse_event(event, field_parsers)
+
+def parse_frr_bgp_err_str(event):
+    field_parsers = {"location" : location_bgp_err_str}
+    parse_event(event, field_parsers)
+
+
 ############################ evpn parsers - end *#############################
 
 def main():
@@ -971,6 +983,8 @@ def main():
                      parse_frr_zebra_netlink_msg_err,
                      "frr_zebra:netlink_intf_err":
                      parse_frr_zebra_netlink_intf_err,
+                     "frr_bgp:bgp_err_str":
+                     parse_frr_bgp_err_str,
 }
 
     # get the trace path from the first command line argument