diff --git a/docs/instruction_tracing.md b/docs/instruction_tracing.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..45b9042a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/instruction_tracing.md
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+In x64_tracers.cc:
+
+Enable tracing:
+```
+#define ITRACE 1  <--- for only ppc instructions
+#define DTRACE 1  <--- add HIR data
+```
+
+If tracing data, run with the following flags:
+```
+--store_all_context_values
+```
+
+By default, tracing will start at the beginning and only for the specified
+thread.
+
+Change traced thread by thread creation ID:
+```
+#define TARGET_THREAD 4
+```
+
+To only trace at a certain point, change default trace flag to false:
+```
+bool trace_enabled = true;
+```
+Add a breakpoint:
+```
+--break_on_instruction=0x821009A4
+```
+On break, add the following to the Watch window and set it to true:
+```
+xe::cpu::backend::x64::trace_enabled
+```
+Continue, and watch stuff appear in the log.
diff --git a/src/xenia/cpu/backend/x64/x64_tracers.cc b/src/xenia/cpu/backend/x64/x64_tracers.cc
index e3da7a440..2f90fe09c 100644
--- a/src/xenia/cpu/backend/x64/x64_tracers.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/cpu/backend/x64/x64_tracers.cc
@@ -26,16 +26,25 @@ namespace x64 {
 #define ITRACE 0
 #define DTRACE 0
 
-#define TARGET_THREAD 1
+#define TARGET_THREAD 4
 
-#define IFLUSH() \
-  if (thread_state->thread_id() == TARGET_THREAD) fflush(stdout)
+bool trace_enabled = true;
+
+#if !DTRACE
+#define IFLUSH()                                                   \
+  if (trace_enabled && thread_state->thread_id() == TARGET_THREAD) \
+  fflush(stdout)
+#else
+#define IFLUSH()
+#endif
 #define IPRINT \
-  if (thread_state->thread_id() == TARGET_THREAD) printf
-#define DFLUSH() IFLUSH()
+  if (trace_enabled && thread_state->thread_id() == TARGET_THREAD) printf
+#define DFLUSH()                                                   \
+  if (trace_enabled && thread_state->thread_id() == TARGET_THREAD) \
+  fflush(stdout)
 #define DPRINT \
   DFLUSH();    \
-  if (thread_state->thread_id() == TARGET_THREAD) printf
+  if (trace_enabled && thread_state->thread_id() == TARGET_THREAD) printf
 
 uint32_t GetTracingMode() {
   uint32_t mode = 0;