diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/NES.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/NES.cs
index 26a6ac38f5..2b232501a2 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/NES.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/NES.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Consoles.Nintendo
 		public NES(GameInfo game, byte[] rom)
 		{
 			CoreOutputComm = new CoreOutputComm();
+			CoreOutputComm.CpuTraceAvailable = true;
 			BootGodDB.Initialize();
 			SetPalette(Palettes.FCEUX_Standard);
 			videoProvider = new MyVideoProvider(this);
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation/Interfaces/CoreComms.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation/Interfaces/CoreComms.cs
index ebc4732576..12856d6ee9 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation/Interfaces/CoreComms.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation/Interfaces/CoreComms.cs
@@ -35,5 +35,7 @@
 		public string RomStatusDetails;
 
 		public int ScreenLogicalOffsetX, ScreenLogicalOffsetY;
+
+		public bool CpuTraceAvailable = false;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.MenuItems.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.MenuItems.cs
index 75845f3d58..26154a4aa9 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.MenuItems.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.MenuItems.cs
@@ -626,13 +626,13 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			cheatsToolStripMenuItem.ShortcutKeyDisplayString = Global.Config.Cheats;
 			tAStudioToolStripMenuItem.ShortcutKeyDisplayString = Global.Config.TASTudio;
 
-			if (INTERIM)
+			if (INTERIM && Global.Emulator.CoreOutputComm.CpuTraceAvailable)
 			{
-				traceLoggerToolStripMenuItem.Visible = true;
+				traceLoggerToolStripMenuItem.Enabled = true;
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				traceLoggerToolStripMenuItem.Visible = false;
+				traceLoggerToolStripMenuItem.Enabled = false;
 			}
 		}