diff --git a/format.go b/format.go
index f31b42f..2758af3 100644
--- a/format.go
+++ b/format.go
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ func TerminalFormat() Format {
 			color = 32
 		case LvlDebug:
 			color = 36
+		case LvlTrace:
+			color = 34
 		}
 
 		b := &bytes.Buffer{}
diff --git a/logger.go b/logger.go
index 3163653..dd29cee 100644
--- a/logger.go
+++ b/logger.go
@@ -20,11 +20,14 @@ const (
 	LvlWarn
 	LvlInfo
 	LvlDebug
+	LvlTrace
 )
 
 // Returns the name of a Lvl
 func (l Lvl) String() string {
 	switch l {
+	case LvlTrace:
+		return "trce"
 	case LvlDebug:
 		return "dbug"
 	case LvlInfo:
@@ -44,6 +47,8 @@ func (l Lvl) String() string {
 // Useful for parsing command line args and configuration files.
 func LvlFromString(lvlString string) (Lvl, error) {
 	switch lvlString {
+	case "trace", "trce":
+		return LvlTrace, nil
 	case "debug", "dbug":
 		return LvlDebug, nil
 	case "info":
@@ -87,6 +92,7 @@ type Logger interface {
 	SetHandler(h Handler)
 
 	// Log a message at the given level with context key/value pairs
+	Trace(msg string, ctx ...interface{})
 	Debug(msg string, ctx ...interface{})
 	Info(msg string, ctx ...interface{})
 	Warn(msg string, ctx ...interface{})
@@ -128,6 +134,10 @@ func newContext(prefix []interface{}, suffix []interface{}) []interface{} {
 	return newCtx
 }
 
+func (l *logger) Trace(msg string, ctx ...interface{}) {
+	l.write(msg, LvlTrace, ctx)
+}
+
 func (l *logger) Debug(msg string, ctx ...interface{}) {
 	l.write(msg, LvlDebug, ctx)
 }
diff --git a/root.go b/root.go
index c5118d4..5203be5 100644
--- a/root.go
+++ b/root.go
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ func Root() Logger {
 // etc.) to keep the call depth the same for all paths to logger.write so
 // runtime.Caller(2) always refers to the call site in client code.
 
+// Trace is a convenient alias for Root().Trace
+func Trace(msg string, ctx ...interface{}) {
+	root.write(msg, LvlTrace, ctx)
+}
+
 // Debug is a convenient alias for Root().Debug
 func Debug(msg string, ctx ...interface{}) {
 	root.write(msg, LvlDebug, ctx)
diff --git a/syslog.go b/syslog.go
index 813481b..d27d2b1 100644
--- a/syslog.go
+++ b/syslog.go
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ func sharedSyslog(fmtr Format, sysWr *syslog.Writer, err error) (Handler, error)
 			syslogFn = sysWr.Info
 		case LvlDebug:
 			syslogFn = sysWr.Debug
+		case LvlTrace:
+			syslogFn = sysWr.Debug // use debug since syslog does not provide a trace level
 		}
 
 		s := strings.TrimSpace(string(fmtr.Format(r)))