diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 5bec009..b971631 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-dist: xenial
+# Temporarily removing dist tag as not supported by power build
+# dist: xenial
 
 sudo: required
 language: go
diff --git a/cmd/runmqserver/main.go b/cmd/runmqserver/main.go
index a338346..7133ba1 100644
--- a/cmd/runmqserver/main.go
+++ b/cmd/runmqserver/main.go
@@ -176,11 +176,29 @@ func doMain() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	enableTraceStrmqm := os.Getenv("MQ_ENABLE_TRACE_STRMQM")
+	if enableTraceStrmqm == "true" || enableTraceStrmqm == "1" {
+		err = startMQTrace()
+		if err != nil {
+			logTermination(err)
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
 	err = startQueueManager(name)
 	if err != nil {
 		logTermination(err)
 		return err
 	}
+
+	if enableTraceStrmqm == "true" || enableTraceStrmqm == "1" {
+		err = endMQTrace()
+		if err != nil {
+			logTermination(err)
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
 	if standby, _ := ready.IsRunningAsStandbyQM(name); !standby {
 		err = configureQueueManager()
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/runmqserver/qmgr.go b/cmd/runmqserver/qmgr.go
index dabf753..d3faac3 100644
--- a/cmd/runmqserver/qmgr.go
+++ b/cmd/runmqserver/qmgr.go
@@ -199,6 +199,28 @@ func stopQueueManager(name string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func startMQTrace() error {
+	log.Println("Starting MQ trace")
+	out, rc, err := command.Run("strmqtrc")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Error %v starting trace: %v", rc, string(out))
+		return err
+	}
+	log.Println("Started MQ trace")
+	return nil
+}
+
+func endMQTrace() error {
+	log.Println("Ending MQ Trace")
+	out, rc, err := command.Run("endmqtrc")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Error %v ending trace: %v", rc, string(out))
+		return err
+	}
+	log.Println("Ended MQ trace")
+	return nil
+}
+
 func formatMQSCOutput(out string) string {
 	// redact sensitive information
 	out, _ = mqscredact.Redact(out)
diff --git a/test/docker/docker_api_test.go b/test/docker/docker_api_test.go
index b9a075d..4c48dca 100644
--- a/test/docker/docker_api_test.go
+++ b/test/docker/docker_api_test.go
@@ -1366,3 +1366,27 @@ func TestVersioning(t *testing.T) {
 
 	}
 }
+
+func TestTraceStrmqm(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	cli, err := client.NewEnvClient()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	containerConfig := container.Config{
+		Env: []string{
+			"LICENSE=accept",
+			"MQ_ENABLE_TRACE_STRMQM=1",
+		},
+	}
+	id := runContainer(t, cli, &containerConfig)
+	defer cleanContainer(t, cli, id)
+	waitForReady(t, cli, id)
+
+	rc, _ := execContainer(t, cli, id, "mqm", []string{"bash", "-c", "ls -A /var/mqm/trace | grep .TRC"})
+	if rc != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("No trace files found in trace directory /var/mqm/trace. RC=%d.", rc)
+	}
+}