diff --git a/trace-events b/trace-events
index a533414..cb5ef00 100644
--- a/trace-events
+++ b/trace-events
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 # Example: qemu_malloc(size_t size) "size %zu"
 #
 # The "disable" keyword will build without the trace event.
+# In case of 'simple' trace backend, it will allow the trace event to be
+# compiled, but this would be turned off by default. It can be toggled on via 
+# the monitor.
 #
 # The <name> must be a valid as a C function name.
 #
diff --git a/tracetool b/tracetool
index b7a0499..98d23fb 100755
--- a/tracetool
+++ b/tracetool
@@ -73,6 +73,20 @@ get_fmt()
     echo "$fmt"
 }
 
+# Get the state of a trace event
+get_state()
+{
+    local str disable state
+    str=$(get_name "$1")
+    disable=${str##disable }
+    if [ "$disable" = "$str" ] ; then
+        state=1
+    else
+        state=0
+    fi
+    echo "$state"
+}
+
 linetoh_begin_nop()
 {
     return
@@ -155,12 +169,16 @@ cast_args_to_ulong()
 
 linetoh_simple()
 {
-    local name args argc ulong_args
+    local name args argc ulong_args state
     name=$(get_name "$1")
     args=$(get_args "$1")
     argc=$(get_argc "$1")
     ulong_args=$(cast_args_to_ulong "$1")
 
+    state=$(get_state "$1")
+    if [ "$state" = "0" ]; then
+        name=${name##disable }
+    fi
     cat <<EOF
 static inline void trace_$name($args) {
     trace$argc($simple_event_num, $ulong_args);
@@ -191,10 +209,14 @@ EOF
 
 linetoc_simple()
 {
-    local name
+    local name state
     name=$(get_name "$1")
+    state=$(get_state "$1")
+    if [ "$state" = "0" ] ; then
+        name=${name##disable }
+    fi
     cat <<EOF
-{.tp_name = "$name", .state=0},
+{.tp_name = "$name", .state=$state},
 EOF
     simple_event_num=$((simple_event_num + 1))
 }
@@ -305,7 +327,13 @@ convert()
         disable=${str%%disable *}
         echo
         if test -z "$disable"; then
-            "lineto$1_nop" "${str##disable }"
+            # Pass the disabled state as an arg to lineto$1_simple().
+            # For all other cases, call lineto$1_nop()
+            if [ $backend = "simple" ]; then
+                "$process_line" "$str"
+            else
+                "lineto$1_nop" "${str##disable }"
+            fi
         else
             "$process_line" "$str"
         fi