diff --git a/crates/egui-wgpu/src/lib.rs b/crates/egui-wgpu/src/lib.rs
index e2c22a5cffc..8628bd06652 100644
--- a/crates/egui-wgpu/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/egui-wgpu/src/lib.rs
@@ -159,10 +159,11 @@ impl RenderState {
                     );
                 }
 
+                let trace_path = std::env::var("WGPU_TRACE");
                 let (device, queue) = {
                     crate::profile_scope!("request_device");
                     adapter
-                        .request_device(&(*device_descriptor)(&adapter), None)
+                        .request_device(&(*device_descriptor)(&adapter), trace_path.ok().as_ref().map(std::path::Path::new))
                         .await?
                 };