diff --git a/src/ariane.sv b/src/ariane.sv
index 2d76b1a83..a7131cc45 100644
--- a/src/ariane.sv
+++ b/src/ariane.sv
@@ -553,6 +553,8 @@ module ariane
     assign tracer_if.ld_paddr          = ex_stage_i.lsu_i.load_unit_i.paddr_i;
     // exceptions
     assign tracer_if.exception         = commit_stage_i.exception_o;
+    // assign current privilege level
+    assign tracer_if.priv_lvl          = priv_lvl;
 
     program instr_tracer (instruction_tracer_if tracer_if);
         instruction_tracer it = new (tracer_if, 1'b0);
diff --git a/src/util/instruction_trace_item.svh b/src/util/instruction_trace_item.svh
index 8505819cc..acae4119c 100755
--- a/src/util/instruction_trace_item.svh
+++ b/src/util/instruction_trace_item.svh
@@ -29,9 +29,10 @@ class instruction_trace_item;
     logic [63:0]       imm;
     logic [63:0]       result;
     logic [63:0]       paddr;
+    string             priv_lvl;
 
     // constructor creating a new instruction trace item, e.g.: a single instruction with all relevant information
-    function new (time simtime, longint unsigned cycle, scoreboard_entry sbe, logic [31:0] instr, logic [63:0] reg_file [32], logic [63:0] result, logic [63:0] paddr);
+    function new (time simtime, longint unsigned cycle, scoreboard_entry sbe, logic [31:0] instr, logic [63:0] reg_file [32], logic [63:0] result, logic [63:0] paddr, priv_lvl_t priv_lvl);
         this.simtime  = simtime;
         this.cycle    = cycle;
         this.pc       = sbe.pc;
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ class instruction_trace_item;
         this.reg_file = reg_file;
         this.result   = result;
         this.paddr    = paddr;
+        this.priv_lvl = getPrivLevel(priv_lvl);
     endfunction
     // convert register address to ABI compatible form
     function string regAddrToStr(logic [5:0] addr);
@@ -183,8 +185,9 @@ class instruction_trace_item;
         endcase
 
 
-        s = $sformatf("%10t %10d %h %h %-36s", simtime,
+        s = $sformatf("%10t %10d %s %h %h %-36s", simtime,
                                              cycle,
+                                             priv_lvl,
                                              sbe.pc,
                                              instr,
                                              s);
@@ -211,7 +214,16 @@ class instruction_trace_item;
             end
         endcase
         return s;
-    endfunction
+    endfunction : printInstr
+
+    // Return the current privilege level as a string
+    function string getPrivLevel(input priv_lvl_t priv_lvl);
+        case (priv_lvl)
+            PRIV_LVL_M: return "M";
+            PRIV_LVL_S: return "S";
+            PRIV_LVL_U: return "U";
+        endcase
+    endfunction : getPrivLevel
 
     function string printMnemonic(input string mnemonic);
         return mnemonic;
diff --git a/src/util/instruction_tracer.svh b/src/util/instruction_tracer.svh
index fc9792e15..b08679eae 100755
--- a/src/util/instruction_tracer.svh
+++ b/src/util/instruction_tracer.svh
@@ -117,9 +117,9 @@ class instruction_tracer;
                 // check if the write back is valid, if not we need to source the result from the register file
                 // as the most recent version of this register will be there.
                 if (tracer_if.pck.we) begin
-                    printInstr(issue_sbe, issue_commit_instruction, tracer_if.pck.wdata, address_mapping);
+                    printInstr(issue_sbe, issue_commit_instruction, tracer_if.pck.wdata, address_mapping, tracer_if.priv_lvl);
                 end else
-                    printInstr(issue_sbe, issue_commit_instruction, reg_file[commit_instruction.rd], address_mapping);
+                    printInstr(issue_sbe, issue_commit_instruction, reg_file[commit_instruction.rd], address_mapping, tracer_if.priv_lvl);
             end
 
             // --------------
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ class instruction_tracer;
         load_mapping    = {};
     endfunction;
 
-    function void printInstr(scoreboard_entry sbe, logic [31:0] instr, logic [63:0] result, logic [63:0] paddr);
-        instruction_trace_item iti = new ($time, clk_ticks, sbe, instr, this.reg_file, result, paddr);
+    function void printInstr(scoreboard_entry sbe, logic [31:0] instr, logic [63:0] result, logic [63:0] paddr, priv_lvl_t priv_lvl);
+        instruction_trace_item iti = new ($time, clk_ticks, sbe, instr, this.reg_file, result, paddr, priv_lvl);
         // print instruction to console
         string print_instr = iti.printInstr();
         uvm_report_info( "Tracer",  print_instr, UVM_HIGH);
diff --git a/src/util/instruction_tracer_if.sv b/src/util/instruction_tracer_if.sv
index 3b0209301..16dc58c03 100755
--- a/src/util/instruction_tracer_if.sv
+++ b/src/util/instruction_tracer_if.sv
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ interface instruction_tracer_if (
 
     // exceptions
     exception        exception;
+    // current privilege level
+    priv_lvl_t      priv_lvl;
     // the tracer just has a passive interface we do not drive anything with it
     clocking pck @(posedge clk);
         input rstn, flush_unissued, flush, instruction, fetch_valid, fetch_ack, issue_ack, issue_sbe, waddr,
@@ -59,4 +61,4 @@ interface instruction_tracer_if (
     endclocking
 
 endinterface
-`endif
\ No newline at end of file
+`endif
diff --git a/tb b/tb
index be85974f7..af427ba56 160000
--- a/tb
+++ b/tb
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit be85974f7894a7c44c6002cbd8529507e22f525a
+Subproject commit af427ba569cd9695e19d17e94c3f627381a9dded