diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/jsinspector-modern/TracingAgent.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/jsinspector-modern/TracingAgent.cpp
index dd84991722f..c6ef7037227 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/jsinspector-modern/TracingAgent.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/jsinspector-modern/TracingAgent.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ TracingAgent::TracingAgent(
       sessionState_(sessionState),
       hostTargetController_(hostTargetController) {
   if (traceRecordingToEmit.has_value()) {
+    frontendChannel_(
+        cdp::jsonNotification("ReactNativeApplication.traceRequested"));
     emitTraceRecording(std::move(traceRecordingToEmit.value()));
   }
 }