diff --git a/src/ssb.db.c b/src/ssb.db.c
index f51e9db4..4a767596 100644
--- a/src/ssb.db.c
+++ b/src/ssb.db.c
@@ -461,12 +461,17 @@ typedef struct _blob_store_work_t
 static void _tf_ssb_db_blob_store_work(uv_work_t* work)
 {
 	blob_store_work_t* blob_work = work->data;
+	tf_trace_t* trace = tf_ssb_get_trace(blob_work->ssb);
+	tf_trace_begin(trace, "blob_store_work");
 	tf_ssb_db_blob_store(blob_work->ssb, blob_work->blob, blob_work->size, blob_work->id, sizeof(blob_work->id), &blob_work->is_new);
+	tf_trace_end(trace);
 }
 
 static void _tf_ssb_db_blob_store_after_work(uv_work_t* work, int status)
 {
 	blob_store_work_t* blob_work = work->data;
+	tf_trace_t* trace = tf_ssb_get_trace(blob_work->ssb);
+	tf_trace_begin(trace, "blob_store_after_work");
 	if (status != 0)
 	{
 		tf_printf("tf_ssb_db_blob_store_async -> uv_queue_work failed asynchronously: %s\n", uv_strerror(status));
@@ -475,6 +480,7 @@ static void _tf_ssb_db_blob_store_after_work(uv_work_t* work, int status)
 	{
 		blob_work->callback(status == 0 ? blob_work->id : NULL, blob_work->is_new, blob_work->user_data);
 	}
+	tf_trace_end(trace);
 	tf_free(blob_work);
 }