diff --git a/player/lua/defaults.lua b/player/lua/defaults.lua
index 6669cf38a4..1320522b26 100644
--- a/player/lua/defaults.lua
+++ b/player/lua/defaults.lua
@@ -440,6 +440,7 @@ mp.msg = {
     info = function(...) return mp.log("info", ...) end,
     verbose = function(...) return mp.log("v", ...) end,
     debug = function(...) return mp.log("debug", ...) end,
+    trace = function(...) return mp.log("trace", ...) end,
 }
 
 _G.print = mp.msg.info