diff --git a/src/runtime_src/xdp/profile/plugin/aie_trace/aie_trace_metadata.h b/src/runtime_src/xdp/profile/plugin/aie_trace/aie_trace_metadata.h
index ac11d2a79cc..c63ced0a7e9 100644
--- a/src/runtime_src/xdp/profile/plugin/aie_trace/aie_trace_metadata.h
+++ b/src/runtime_src/xdp/profile/plugin/aie_trace/aie_trace_metadata.h
@@ -151,7 +151,8 @@ class AieTraceMetadata {
                                 "all_stalls", "all_dma", "all_stalls_dma",
                                 "all_stalls_s2mm", "all_stalls_mm2s",
                                 "s2mm_channels", "mm2s_channels",
-                                "s2mm_channels_stalls", "mm2s_channels_stalls"} },
+                                "s2mm_channels_stalls", "mm2s_channels_stalls",
+                                "execution"} },
       { module_type::mem_tile, {"input_channels", "input_channels_stalls", 
                                 "output_channels", "output_channels_stalls",
                                 "s2mm_channels", "s2mm_channels_stalls", 
diff --git a/src/runtime_src/xdp/profile/plugin/aie_trace/client/aie_trace.cpp b/src/runtime_src/xdp/profile/plugin/aie_trace/client/aie_trace.cpp
index af3fb581f4f..9fb3e155a38 100644
--- a/src/runtime_src/xdp/profile/plugin/aie_trace/client/aie_trace.cpp
+++ b/src/runtime_src/xdp/profile/plugin/aie_trace/client/aie_trace.cpp
@@ -930,6 +930,23 @@ namespace xdp {
       cfgTile->active_core = tile.active_core;
       cfgTile->active_memory = tile.active_memory;
 
+      // Catch core execution trace
+      if ((type == module_type::core) && (metricSet == "execution")) {
+        // Set start/end events, use execution packets, and start trace module 
+        XAie_TraceStopEvent(&aieDevInst, loc, XAIE_CORE_MOD, coreTraceEndEvent);
+
+        // Driver requires at least one, non-zero trace event
+        XAie_TraceEvent(&aieDevInst, loc, XAIE_CORE_MOD, XAIE_EVENT_TRUE_CORE, 0);
+        
+        XAie_Packet pkt = {0, 0};
+        XAie_TraceModeConfig(&aieDevInst, loc, XAIE_CORE_MOD, XAIE_TRACE_INST_EXEC);
+        XAie_TracePktConfig(&aieDevInst, loc, XAIE_CORE_MOD, pkt);
+
+        XAie_TraceStartEvent(&aieDevInst, loc, XAIE_CORE_MOD, coreTraceStartEvent);
+        (db->getStaticInfo()).addAIECfgTile(deviceId, cfgTile);
+        continue;
+      }
+
       // Get vector of pre-defined metrics for this set
       // NOTE: These are local copies to add tile-specific events
       EventVector coreEvents;
diff --git a/src/runtime_src/xdp/profile/plugin/aie_trace/edge/aie_trace.cpp b/src/runtime_src/xdp/profile/plugin/aie_trace/edge/aie_trace.cpp
index 20194ffc317..de7468fa166 100755
--- a/src/runtime_src/xdp/profile/plugin/aie_trace/edge/aie_trace.cpp
+++ b/src/runtime_src/xdp/profile/plugin/aie_trace/edge/aie_trace.cpp
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ namespace xdp {
       auto typeInt    = static_cast<int>(type);
       auto& xaieTile  = aieDevice->tile(col, row);
       auto loc        = XAie_TileLoc(col, row);
-      
+
       if ((type == module_type::core) && !aie::trace::isDmaSet(metricSet)) {
         // If we're not looking at DMA events, then don't display the DMA
         // If core is not active (i.e., DMA-only tile), then ignore this tile
@@ -341,6 +341,12 @@ namespace xdp {
                            : ((type == module_type::shim) ? "interface" : "AIE");
       tileName.append(" tile (" + std::to_string(col) + "," + std::to_string(row) + ")");
 
+      if (aie::isInfoVerbosity()) {
+        std::stringstream infoMsg;
+        infoMsg << "Configuring " << tileName << " for trace using metric set " << metricSet;
+        xrt_core::message::send(severity_level::info, "XRT", infoMsg.str());
+      }
+
       xaiefal::XAieMod core;
       xaiefal::XAieMod memory;
       xaiefal::XAieMod shim;
@@ -369,6 +375,28 @@ namespace xdp {
       cfgTile->active_core = tile.active_core;
       cfgTile->active_memory = tile.active_memory;
 
+      // Catch core execution trace
+      if ((type == module_type::core) && (metricSet == "execution")) {
+        // Set start/end events, use execution packets, and start trace module 
+        auto coreTrace = core.traceControl();
+        if (coreTrace->setCntrEvent(coreTraceStartEvent, coreTraceEndEvent) != XAIE_OK)
+          continue;
+        coreTrace->reserve();
+
+        // Driver requires at least one, non-zero trace event
+        uint8_t slot;
+        coreTrace->reserveTraceSlot(slot);
+        coreTrace->setTraceEvent(slot, XAIE_EVENT_TRUE_CORE);
+
+        coreTrace->setMode(XAIE_TRACE_INST_EXEC);
+        XAie_Packet pkt = {0, 0};
+        coreTrace->setPkt(pkt);
+        coreTrace->start();
+
+        (db->getStaticInfo()).addAIECfgTile(deviceId, cfgTile);
+        continue;
+      }
+
       // Get vector of pre-defined metrics for this set
       // NOTE: these are local copies as we are adding tile/counter-specific events
       EventVector coreEvents;
@@ -385,12 +413,6 @@ namespace xdp {
         interfaceEvents = interfaceTileEventSets[metricSet];
       }
 
-      if (aie::isInfoVerbosity()) {
-        std::stringstream infoMsg;
-        infoMsg << "Configuring " << tileName << " for trace using metric set " << metricSet;
-        xrt_core::message::send(severity_level::info, "XRT", infoMsg.str());
-      }
-
       // Check Resource Availability
       if (!tileHasFreeRsc(aieDevice, loc, type, metricSet)) {
         xrt_core::message::send(severity_level::warning, "XRT",