diff --git a/src/dsr/model/dsr-routing.cc b/src/dsr/model/dsr-routing.cc
--- a/src/dsr/model/dsr-routing.cc
+++ b/src/dsr/model/dsr-routing.cc
@@ -283,6 +283,8 @@ TypeId DsrRouting::GetTypeId ()
                      MakeTraceSourceAccessor (&DsrRouting::m_txPacketTrace))
     .AddTraceSource ("Drop", "Drop DSR packet",
                      MakeTraceSourceAccessor (&DsrRouting::m_dropTrace))
+    .AddTraceSource ("TxDsr", "Send DSR control packet.",
+                      MakeTraceSourceAccessor (&DsrRouting::m_txDsr))
   ;
   return tid;
 }
@@ -1093,6 +1095,8 @@ void DsrRouting::CheckSendBuffer ()
                   Ptr<dsr::DsrNetworkQueue> dsrNetworkQueue = i->second;
                   NS_LOG_LOGIC ("Will be inserting into priority queue number: " << priority);
 
+                  m_txDsr(newPacket);
+
                   m_downTarget (newPacket, m_mainAddress, nextHop, GetProtocolNumber (), m_ipv4Route);
 
                   /// \todo New DsrNetworkQueueEntry
@@ -1474,6 +1478,8 @@ DsrRouting::SendUnreachError (Ipv4Addres
       Ptr<dsr::DsrNetworkQueue> dsrNetworkQueue = i->second;
       NS_LOG_DEBUG ("Will be inserting into priority queue " << dsrNetworkQueue << " number: " << priority);
 
+      m_txDsr(newPacket);
+
       m_downTarget (newPacket, m_mainAddress, nextHop, GetProtocolNumber (), m_ipv4Route);
 
       /// \todo New DsrNetworkQueueEntry
@@ -1519,6 +1525,8 @@ DsrRouting::ForwardErrPacket (DsrOptionR
   Ptr<dsr::DsrNetworkQueue> dsrNetworkQueue = i->second;
   NS_LOG_DEBUG ("Will be inserting into priority queue " << dsrNetworkQueue << " number: " << priority);
 
+  m_txDsr(packet);
+
   m_downTarget (packet, m_mainAddress, nextHop, GetProtocolNumber (), route);
 
   /// \todo New DsrNetworkQueueEntry
@@ -2037,6 +2045,8 @@ DsrRouting::SendPacketFromBuffer (DsrOpt
                   Ptr<dsr::DsrNetworkQueue> dsrNetworkQueue = i->second;
                   NS_LOG_DEBUG ("Will be inserting into priority queue " << dsrNetworkQueue << " number: " << priority);
 
+                  m_txDsr(newPacket);
+
                   m_downTarget (newPacket, m_mainAddress, nextHop, GetProtocolNumber (), m_ipv4Route);
 
                   /// \todo New DsrNetworkQueueEntry
@@ -2389,6 +2399,8 @@ DsrRouting::SalvagePacket (Ptr<const Pac
       Ptr<dsr::DsrNetworkQueue> dsrNetworkQueue = i->second;
       NS_LOG_DEBUG ("Will be inserting into priority queue " << dsrNetworkQueue << " number: " << priority);
 
+      m_txPacketTrace (sourceRoute);
+
       m_downTarget (p, m_mainAddress, nextHop, GetProtocolNumber (), m_ipv4Route);
 
       /// \todo New DsrNetworkQueueEntry
@@ -3226,6 +3238,8 @@ DsrRouting::SendRequest (Ptr<Packet> pac
   Ptr<dsr::DsrNetworkQueue> dsrNetworkQueue = i->second;
   NS_LOG_LOGIC ("Inserting into priority queue number: " << priority);
 
+  m_txDsr(packet);
+
   m_downTarget (packet, source, m_broadcast, GetProtocolNumber (), 0);
 
   /// \todo New DsrNetworkQueueEntry
@@ -3332,6 +3346,8 @@ DsrRouting::SendReply (Ptr<Packet> packe
   Ptr<dsr::DsrNetworkQueue> dsrNetworkQueue = i->second;
   NS_LOG_INFO ("Inserting into priority queue number: " << priority);
 
+  m_txDsr(packet);
+
   m_downTarget (packet, source, nextHop, GetProtocolNumber (), route);
 
   /// \todo New DsrNetworkQueueEntry
@@ -3409,6 +3425,8 @@ DsrRouting::SendAck   (uint16_t ackId,
 
   NS_LOG_LOGIC ("Will be inserting into priority queue " << dsrNetworkQueue << " number: " << priority);
 
+  m_txDsr(packet);
+
   m_downTarget (packet, m_mainAddress, destination, GetProtocolNumber (), route);
 
   /// \todo New DsrNetworkQueueEntry
diff --git a/src/dsr/model/dsr-routing.h b/src/dsr/model/dsr-routing.h
--- a/src/dsr/model/dsr-routing.h
+++ b/src/dsr/model/dsr-routing.h
@@ -574,6 +574,7 @@ protected:
    */
   TracedCallback<Ptr<const Packet> > m_dropTrace;
   TracedCallback <const DsrOptionSRHeader &> m_txPacketTrace;
+  TracedCallback <Ptr<const Packet> > m_txDsr;
 
 private: