diff --git a/apps/emqx/include/emqx_trace.hrl b/apps/emqx/include/emqx_trace.hrl
index 5c50fa706..476794223 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/include/emqx_trace.hrl
+++ b/apps/emqx/include/emqx_trace.hrl
@@ -20,9 +20,14 @@
 
 -record(?TRACE, {
     name :: binary() | undefined | '_',
-    type :: clientid | topic | ip_address | undefined | '_',
+    type :: clientid | topic | ip_address | ruleid | undefined | '_',
     filter ::
-        emqx_types:topic() | emqx_types:clientid() | emqx_trace:ip_address() | undefined | '_',
+        emqx_types:topic()
+        | emqx_types:clientid()
+        | emqx_trace:ip_address()
+        | emqx_trace:ruleid()
+        | undefined
+        | '_',
     enable = true :: boolean() | '_',
     payload_encode = text :: hex | text | hidden | '_',
     extra = #{} :: map() | '_',
diff --git a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_trace/emqx_trace.erl b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_trace/emqx_trace.erl
index f3a5be084..8151c19b5 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_trace/emqx_trace.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_trace/emqx_trace.erl
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@
 -export_type([ip_address/0]).
 -type ip_address() :: string().
 
+-export_type([ruleid/0]).
+-type ruleid() :: binary().
+
 publish(#message{topic = <<"$SYS/", _/binary>>}) ->
     ignore;
 publish(#message{from = From, topic = Topic, payload = Payload}) when
@@ -517,6 +520,9 @@ to_trace(#{type := ip_address, ip_address := Filter} = Trace, Rec) ->
         Error ->
             Error
     end;
+to_trace(#{type := ruleid, ruleid := Filter} = Trace, Rec) ->
+    Trace0 = maps:without([type, ruleid], Trace),
+    to_trace(Trace0, Rec#?TRACE{type = ruleid, filter = Filter});
 to_trace(#{type := Type}, _Rec) ->
     {error, io_lib:format("required ~s field", [Type])};
 to_trace(#{payload_encode := PayloadEncode} = Trace, Rec) ->
diff --git a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_trace/emqx_trace_handler.erl b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_trace/emqx_trace_handler.erl
index 313826cde..3af543013 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_trace/emqx_trace_handler.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_trace/emqx_trace_handler.erl
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 %% For logger handler filters callbacks
 -export([
+    filter_ruleid/2,
     filter_clientid/2,
     filter_topic/2,
     filter_ip_address/2
@@ -133,6 +134,12 @@ uninstall(HandlerId) ->
 running() ->
     lists:foldl(fun filter_traces/2, [], emqx_logger:get_log_handlers(started)).
 
+-spec filter_ruleid(logger:log_event(), {binary(), atom()}) -> logger:log_event() | stop.
+filter_ruleid(#{meta := Meta = #{ruleid := RuleId}} = Log, {MatchId, _Name}) ->
+    filter_ret(RuleId =:= MatchId andalso is_trace(Meta), Log);
+filter_ruleid(_Log, _ExpectId) ->
+    stop.
+
 -spec filter_clientid(logger:log_event(), {binary(), atom()}) -> logger:log_event() | stop.
 filter_clientid(#{meta := Meta = #{clientid := ClientId}} = Log, {MatchId, _Name}) ->
     filter_ret(ClientId =:= MatchId andalso is_trace(Meta), Log);
@@ -164,7 +171,9 @@ filters(#{type := clientid, filter := Filter, name := Name}) ->
 filters(#{type := topic, filter := Filter, name := Name}) ->
     [{topic, {fun ?MODULE:filter_topic/2, {ensure_bin(Filter), Name}}}];
 filters(#{type := ip_address, filter := Filter, name := Name}) ->
-    [{ip_address, {fun ?MODULE:filter_ip_address/2, {ensure_list(Filter), Name}}}].
+    [{ip_address, {fun ?MODULE:filter_ip_address/2, {ensure_list(Filter), Name}}}];
+filters(#{type := ruleid, filter := Filter, name := Name}) ->
+    [{ruleid, {fun ?MODULE:filter_ruleid/2, {ensure_bin(Filter), Name}}}].
 
 formatter(#{type := _Type, payload_encode := PayloadEncode}) ->
     {emqx_trace_formatter, #{
@@ -184,7 +193,8 @@ filter_traces(#{id := Id, level := Level, dst := Dst, filters := Filters}, Acc)
         [{Type, {FilterFun, {Filter, Name}}}] when
             Type =:= topic orelse
                 Type =:= clientid orelse
-                Type =:= ip_address
+                Type =:= ip_address orelse
+                Type =:= ruleid
         ->
             [Init#{type => Type, filter => Filter, name => Name, filter_fun => FilterFun} | Acc];
         _ ->
diff --git a/apps/emqx/test/emqx_trace_handler_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx/test/emqx_trace_handler_SUITE.erl
index 59a472f3e..85a9c056b 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/test/emqx_trace_handler_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/test/emqx_trace_handler_SUITE.erl
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 -compile(nowarn_export_all).
 
 -include_lib("eunit/include/eunit.hrl").
+-include_lib("snabbkaffe/include/test_macros.hrl").
 
 -include_lib("common_test/include/ct.hrl").
 -define(CLIENT, [
@@ -29,11 +30,12 @@
     {password, <<"pass">>}
 ]).
 
-all() -> [t_trace_clientid, t_trace_topic, t_trace_ip_address, t_trace_clientid_utf8].
+all() ->
+    [t_trace_clientid, t_trace_topic, t_trace_ip_address, t_trace_clientid_utf8, t_trace_rule_id].
 
 init_per_suite(Config) ->
     Apps = emqx_cth_suite:start(
-        [emqx],
+        [emqx, emqx_rule_engine],
         #{work_dir => emqx_cth_suite:work_dir(Config)}
     ),
     [{apps, Apps} | Config].
@@ -205,6 +207,79 @@ t_trace_topic(_Config) ->
     ?assertEqual([], emqx_trace_handler:running()),
     emqtt:disconnect(T).
 
+create_rule(Name, SQL) ->
+    Rule = emqx_rule_engine_SUITE:make_simple_rule(Name, SQL),
+    {ok, _} = emqx_rule_engine:create_rule(Rule).
+
+t_trace_rule_id(_Config) ->
+    %% Start MQTT Client
+    {ok, T} = emqtt:start_link(?CLIENT),
+    emqtt:connect(T),
+    %% Create rules
+    create_rule(
+        <<"test_rule_id_1">>,
+        <<"select 1 as rule_number from \"rule_1_topic\"">>
+    ),
+    create_rule(
+        <<"test_rule_id_2">>,
+        <<"select 2 as rule_number from \"rule_2_topic\"">>
+    ),
+    %% Start tracing
+    ok = emqx_trace_handler:install(
+        "CLI-RULE-1", ruleid, <<"test_rule_id_1">>, all, "tmp/rule_trace_1.log"
+    ),
+    ok = emqx_trace_handler:install(
+        "CLI-RULE-2", ruleid, <<"test_rule_id_2">>, all, "tmp/rule_trace_2.log"
+    ),
+    emqx_trace:check(),
+    ok = filesync("CLI-RULE-1", ruleid),
+    ok = filesync("CLI-RULE-2", ruleid),
+
+    %% Verify the tracing file exits
+    ?assert(filelib:is_regular("tmp/rule_trace_1.log")),
+    ?assert(filelib:is_regular("tmp/rule_trace_2.log")),
+
+    %% Get current traces
+    ?assertMatch(
+        [
+            #{
+                type := ruleid,
+                filter := <<"test_rule_id_1">>,
+                level := debug,
+                dst := "tmp/rule_trace_1.log",
+                name := <<"CLI-RULE-1">>
+            },
+            #{
+                type := ruleid,
+                filter := <<"test_rule_id_2">>,
+                name := <<"CLI-RULE-2">>,
+                level := debug,
+                dst := "tmp/rule_trace_2.log"
+            }
+        ],
+        emqx_trace_handler:running()
+    ),
+
+    %% Trigger rule
+    emqtt:publish(T, <<"rule_1_topic">>, <<"my_traced_message">>),
+    ?retry(
+        100,
+        5,
+        begin
+            ok = filesync("CLI-RULE-1", ruleid),
+            {ok, Bin} = file:read_file("tmp/rule_trace_1.log"),
+            ?assertNotEqual(nomatch, binary:match(Bin, [<<"my_traced_message">>]))
+        end
+    ),
+    ok = filesync("CLI-RULE-2", ruleid),
+    ?assert(filelib:file_size("tmp/rule_trace_2.log") =:= 0),
+
+    %% Stop tracing
+    ok = emqx_trace_handler:uninstall(ruleid, <<"CLI-RULE-1">>),
+    ok = emqx_trace_handler:uninstall(ruleid, <<"CLI-RULE-2">>),
+    ?assertEqual([], emqx_trace_handler:running()),
+    emqtt:disconnect(T).
+
 t_trace_ip_address(_Config) ->
     {ok, T} = emqtt:start_link(?CLIENT),
     emqtt:connect(T),
@@ -272,11 +347,11 @@ t_trace_ip_address(_Config) ->
 
 filesync(Name, Type) ->
     ct:sleep(50),
-    filesync(Name, Type, 3).
+    filesync(Name, Type, 5).
 
 %% sometime the handler process is not started yet.
-filesync(_Name, _Type, 0) ->
-    ok;
+filesync(Name, Type, 0) ->
+    ct:fail("Handler process not started ~p ~p", [Name, Type]);
 filesync(Name0, Type, Retry) ->
     Name =
         case is_binary(Name0) of
diff --git a/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt_api_trace.erl b/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt_api_trace.erl
index 5cdbc65ff..19edc229d 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt_api_trace.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt_api_trace.erl
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ fields(trace) ->
             )},
         {type,
             hoconsc:mk(
-                hoconsc:enum([clientid, topic, ip_address]),
+                hoconsc:enum([clientid, topic, ip_address, ruleid]),
                 #{
                     description => ?DESC(filter_type),
                     required => true,
@@ -257,6 +257,15 @@ fields(trace) ->
                     example => <<"127.0.0.1">>
                 }
             )},
+        {ruleid,
+            hoconsc:mk(
+                binary(),
+                #{
+                    description => ?DESC(ruleid_field),
+                    required => false,
+                    example => <<"my_rule">>
+                }
+            )},
         {status,
             hoconsc:mk(
                 hoconsc:enum([running, stopped, waiting]),
diff --git a/apps/emqx_management/test/emqx_mgmt_api_trace_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_management/test/emqx_mgmt_api_trace_SUITE.erl
index cb93bc9d6..ef7b5a191 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_management/test/emqx_mgmt_api_trace_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_management/test/emqx_mgmt_api_trace_SUITE.erl
@@ -122,6 +122,56 @@ t_http_test(_Config) ->
     unload(),
     ok.
 
+t_http_test_rule_trace(_Config) ->
+    emqx_trace:clear(),
+    load(),
+    %% create
+    Name = atom_to_binary(?FUNCTION_NAME),
+    Trace = [
+        {<<"name">>, Name},
+        {<<"type">>, <<"ruleid">>},
+        {<<"ruleid">>, Name}
+    ],
+
+    {ok, Create} = request_api(post, api_path("trace"), Trace),
+    ?assertMatch(#{<<"name">> := Name}, json(Create)),
+
+    {ok, List} = request_api(get, api_path("trace")),
+    [Data] = json(List),
+    ?assertEqual(Name, maps:get(<<"name">>, Data)),
+
+    %% update
+    {ok, Update} = request_api(put, api_path(iolist_to_binary(["trace/", Name, "/stop"])), #{}),
+    ?assertEqual(
+        #{
+            <<"enable">> => false,
+            <<"name">> => Name
+        },
+        json(Update)
+    ),
+    {ok, List1} = request_api(get, api_path("trace")),
+    [Data1] = json(List1),
+    Node = atom_to_binary(node()),
+    ?assertMatch(
+        #{
+            <<"status">> := <<"stopped">>,
+            <<"name">> := Name,
+            <<"log_size">> := #{Node := _},
+            <<"start_at">> := _,
+            <<"end_at">> := _,
+            <<"type">> := <<"ruleid">>,
+            <<"ruleid">> := Name
+        },
+        Data1
+    ),
+
+    %% delete
+    {ok, Delete} = request_api(delete, api_path(["trace/", Name])),
+    ?assertEqual(<<>>, Delete),
+
+    unload(),
+    ok.
+
 t_create_failed(_Config) ->
     load(),
     Trace = [{<<"type">>, <<"topic">>}, {<<"topic">>, <<"/x/y/z">>}],
@@ -252,13 +302,16 @@ t_log_file(_Config) ->
     ok.
 
 create_trace(Name, ClientId, Start) ->
+    create_trace(Name, clientid, ClientId, Start).
+
+create_trace(Name, Type, TypeValue, Start) ->
     ?check_trace(
         #{timetrap => 900},
         begin
             {ok, _} = emqx_trace:create([
                 {<<"name">>, Name},
-                {<<"type">>, clientid},
-                {<<"clientid">>, ClientId},
+                {<<"type">>, Type},
+                {atom_to_binary(Type), TypeValue},
                 {<<"start_at">>, Start}
             ]),
             ?block_until(#{?snk_kind := update_trace_done})
@@ -268,6 +321,16 @@ create_trace(Name, ClientId, Start) ->
         end
     ).
 
+create_rule_trace(RuleId) ->
+    Now = erlang:system_time(second),
+    emqx_mgmt_api_trace_SUITE:create_trace(atom_to_binary(?FUNCTION_NAME), ruleid, RuleId, Now - 2).
+
+t_create_rule_trace(_Config) ->
+    load(),
+    create_rule_trace(atom_to_binary(?FUNCTION_NAME)),
+    unload(),
+    ok.
+
 t_stream_log(_Config) ->
     emqx_trace:clear(),
     load(),
diff --git a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_runtime.erl b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_runtime.erl
index f51908772..9a307e2c3 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_runtime.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_runtime.erl
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ apply_rule_discard_result(Rule, Columns, Envs) ->
     ok.
 
 apply_rule(Rule = #{id := RuleID}, Columns, Envs) ->
+    ?TRACE("APPLY_RULE", "rule_activated", #{
+        ruleid => RuleID, input => Columns, environment => Envs
+    }),
     ok = emqx_metrics_worker:inc(rule_metrics, RuleID, 'matched'),
     clear_rule_payload(),
     try
diff --git a/rel/i18n/emqx_mgmt_api_trace.hocon b/rel/i18n/emqx_mgmt_api_trace.hocon
index 67462ab43..ba07d7d53 100644
--- a/rel/i18n/emqx_mgmt_api_trace.hocon
+++ b/rel/i18n/emqx_mgmt_api_trace.hocon
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ client_ip_addess.desc:
 client_ip_addess.label:
 """Client IP Address"""
 
+ruleid.desc:
+"""Specify the Rule ID if the trace type is 'ruleid'."""
+ruleid.label:
+"""Rule ID"""
+
 trace_status.desc:
 """trace status"""
 trace_status.label: