diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 81aae183..9de2bb5a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ $ node-lambda deploy --help
     -b, --vpcSubnets []                        VPC Subnet ID(s, comma separated list) for your Lambda Function, when using this, the below param is also required
     -g, --vpcSecurityGroups []                 VPC Security Group ID(s, comma separated list) for your Lambda Function, when using this, the above param is also required
     -Q, --deadLetterConfigTargetArn []         Lambda DLQ resource
+    -T, --tracingConfig []                     Lambda tracing settings
     -A, --packageDirectory []                  Local package directory
     -S, --eventSourceFile [event_sources.json] Path to file holding event source mapping variables (e.g. "event_sources.json")
     -x, --excludeGlobs []                      Add a space separated list of file(type)s to ignore (e.g. "*.json .env")
diff --git a/bin/node-lambda b/bin/node-lambda
index 7b8aed8b..3b113219 100755
--- a/bin/node-lambda
+++ b/bin/node-lambda
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ var AWS_PUBLISH = process.env.AWS_PUBLISH || false;
 var AWS_FUNCTION_VERSION = process.env.AWS_FUNCTION_VERSION || '';
 var AWS_VPC_SUBNETS = process.env.AWS_VPC_SUBNETS || '';
 var AWS_VPC_SECURITY_GROUPS = process.env.AWS_VPC_SECURITY_GROUPS || '';
+var AWS_TRACING_CONFIG = process.env.AWS_TRACING_CONFIG || '';
 var EVENT_FILE = process.env.EVENT_FILE || 'event.json';
 var PACKAGE_DIRECTORY = process.env.PACKAGE_DIRECTORY;
 var CONTEXT_FILE = process.env.CONTEXT_FILE || 'context.json';
@@ -69,6 +70,8 @@ program
     AWS_VPC_SECURITY_GROUPS)
   .option('-Q, --deadLetterConfigTargetArn [' + AWS_DLQ_TARGET_ARN + ']', 'Lambda DLQ resource',
     AWS_DLQ_TARGET_ARN)
+  .option('-T, --tracingConfig [' + AWS_TRACING_CONFIG + ']', 'Lambda tracing settings',
+    AWS_TRACING_CONFIG)
   .option('-A, --packageDirectory [' + PACKAGE_DIRECTORY + ']', 'Local Package Directory', PACKAGE_DIRECTORY)
   .option('-f, --configFile [' + CONFIG_FILE + ']',
     'Path to file holding secret environment variables (e.g. "deploy.env")', CONFIG_FILE)
diff --git a/lib/.env.example b/lib/.env.example
index 65305a4f..55db5b82 100644
--- a/lib/.env.example
+++ b/lib/.env.example
@@ -13,5 +13,6 @@ AWS_DESCRIPTION=
 AWS_RUNTIME=nodejs6.10
 AWS_VPC_SUBNETS=
 AWS_VPC_SECURITY_GROUPS=
+AWS_TRACING_CONFIG=
 EXCLUDE_GLOBS="event.json"
 PACKAGE_DIRECTORY=build
diff --git a/lib/main.js b/lib/main.js
index 9dd517dd..7580f95f 100644
--- a/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/main.js
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ Lambda.prototype._params = function (program, buffer) {
     },
     DeadLetterConfig: {
       TargetArn: null
+    },
+    TracingConfig: {
+      Mode: null
     }
   };
   if (program.lambdaVersion) {
@@ -133,6 +136,9 @@ Lambda.prototype._params = function (program, buffer) {
       TargetArn: program.deadLetterConfigTargetArn
     };
   }
+  if (program.tracingConfig) {
+    params.TracingConfig.Mode = program.tracingConfig;
+  }
 
   return params;
 };
@@ -390,7 +396,8 @@ Lambda.prototype._uploadExisting = function (lambda, params, cb) {
       'Runtime': params.Runtime,
       'VpcConfig': params.VpcConfig,
       'Environment': params.Environment,
-      'DeadLetterConfig': params.DeadLetterConfig
+      'DeadLetterConfig': params.DeadLetterConfig,
+      'TracingConfig': params.TracingConfig,
     }, function (err, data) {
       return cb(err, data);
     });
diff --git a/test/main.js b/test/main.js
index c2371c24..51a7c0a9 100644
--- a/test/main.js
+++ b/test/main.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ var originalProgram = {
   description: '',
   runtime: 'nodejs6.10',
   deadLetterConfigTargetArn: '',
+  tracingConfig: '',
   region: 'us-east-1,us-west-2,eu-west-1',
   eventFile: 'event.json',
   eventSourceFile: '',
@@ -97,6 +98,18 @@ describe('node-lambda', function () {
       assert.isNull(params.DeadLetterConfig.TargetArn);
     });
 
+    it('appends TracingConfig to params when params set', function() {
+      program.tracingConfig = 'Active';
+      const params = lambda._params(program);
+      assert.equal(params.TracingConfig.Mode, 'Active');
+    });
+
+    it('does not append TracingConfig when params are not set', function() {
+      program.tracingConfig = '';
+      const params = lambda._params(program);
+      assert.isNull(params.TracingConfig.Mode);
+    });
+
     describe('configFile', function () {
       beforeEach(function () {
         // Prep...