diff --git a/tracing/trace_state.cc b/tracing/trace_state.cc
index 8d7894010e..09d8b3a092 100644
--- a/tracing/trace_state.cc
+++ b/tracing/trace_state.cc
@@ -135,6 +135,10 @@ void trace_state::add_query(sstring_view val) {
     _params_ptr->queries.emplace_back(std::move(val));
 }
 
+void trace_state::add_session_param(sstring_view key, sstring_view val) {
+    _records->session_rec.parameters.emplace(std::move(key), std::move(val));
+}
+
 void trace_state::set_user_timestamp(api::timestamp_type val) {
     _params_ptr->user_timestamp.emplace(val);
 }
diff --git a/tracing/trace_state.hh b/tracing/trace_state.hh
index c6af17414a..8ac9cf589f 100644
--- a/tracing/trace_state.hh
+++ b/tracing/trace_state.hh
@@ -357,6 +357,16 @@ private:
      */
     void add_query(sstring_view val);
 
+    /**
+     * Store a custom session parameter.
+     * 
+     * Thus value will be stored in the params<string, string> map of a tracing session
+     * 
+     * @param key the parameter key
+     * @param val the parameter value
+     */
+    void add_session_param(sstring_view key, sstring_view val);
+
     /**
      * Store a user provided timestamp.
      *
@@ -475,6 +485,7 @@ private:
     friend void set_consistency_level(const trace_state_ptr& p, db::consistency_level val);
     friend void set_optional_serial_consistency_level(const trace_state_ptr& p, const std::optional<db::consistency_level>&val);
     friend void add_query(const trace_state_ptr& p, sstring_view val);
+    friend void add_session_param(const trace_state_ptr& p, sstring_view key, sstring_view val);
     friend void set_user_timestamp(const trace_state_ptr& p, api::timestamp_type val);
     friend void add_prepared_statement(const trace_state_ptr& p, prepared_checked_weak_ptr& prepared);
     friend void set_username(const trace_state_ptr& p, const std::optional<auth::authenticated_user>& user);
@@ -616,6 +627,12 @@ inline void add_query(const trace_state_ptr& p, sstring_view val) {
     }
 }
 
+inline void add_session_param(const trace_state_ptr& p, sstring_view key, sstring_view val) {
+    if (p) {
+        p->add_session_param(std::move(key), std::move(val));
+    }
+}
+
 inline void set_user_timestamp(const trace_state_ptr& p, api::timestamp_type val) {
     if (p) {
         p->set_user_timestamp(val);