diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c
index a9d292c106c2..5660268e103f 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c
@@ -863,6 +863,14 @@ int bpf_link_create(int prog_fd, int target_fd,
 		if (!OPTS_ZEROED(opts, kprobe_multi))
 			return libbpf_err(-EINVAL);
 		break;
+	case BPF_TRACE_FENTRY:
+	case BPF_TRACE_FEXIT:
+	case BPF_MODIFY_RETURN:
+	case BPF_LSM_MAC:
+		attr.link_create.tracing.cookie = OPTS_GET(opts, tracing.cookie, 0);
+		if (!OPTS_ZEROED(opts, tracing))
+			return libbpf_err(-EINVAL);
+		break;
 	default:
 		if (!OPTS_ZEROED(opts, flags))
 			return libbpf_err(-EINVAL);
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h
index f4b4afb6d4ba..34af2232928c 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.h
@@ -420,6 +420,9 @@ struct bpf_link_create_opts {
 			const unsigned long *addrs;
 			const __u64 *cookies;
 		} kprobe_multi;
+		struct {
+			__u64 cookie;
+		} tracing;
 	};
 	size_t :0;
 };
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
index 15117b9a4d1e..208bea907063 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
@@ -11568,11 +11568,13 @@ static int attach_raw_tp(const struct bpf_program *prog, long cookie, struct bpf
 }
 
 /* Common logic for all BPF program types that attach to a btf_id */
-static struct bpf_link *bpf_program__attach_btf_id(const struct bpf_program *prog)
+static struct bpf_link *bpf_program__attach_btf_id(const struct bpf_program *prog,
+						   const struct bpf_trace_opts *opts)
 {
 	char errmsg[STRERR_BUFSIZE];
 	struct bpf_link *link;
 	int prog_fd, pfd;
+	LIBBPF_OPTS(bpf_link_create_opts, link_opts);
 
 	prog_fd = bpf_program__fd(prog);
 	if (prog_fd < 0) {
@@ -11585,8 +11587,11 @@ static struct bpf_link *bpf_program__attach_btf_id(const struct bpf_program *pro
 		return libbpf_err_ptr(-ENOMEM);
 	link->detach = &bpf_link__detach_fd;
 
+	if (opts)
+		link_opts.tracing.cookie = OPTS_GET(opts, cookie, 0);
+
 	/* libbpf is smart enough to redirect to BPF_RAW_TRACEPOINT_OPEN on old kernels */
-	pfd = bpf_link_create(prog_fd, 0, bpf_program__expected_attach_type(prog), NULL);
+	pfd = bpf_link_create(prog_fd, 0, bpf_program__expected_attach_type(prog), &link_opts);
 	if (pfd < 0) {
 		pfd = -errno;
 		free(link);
@@ -11600,12 +11605,18 @@ static struct bpf_link *bpf_program__attach_btf_id(const struct bpf_program *pro
 
 struct bpf_link *bpf_program__attach_trace(const struct bpf_program *prog)
 {
-	return bpf_program__attach_btf_id(prog);
+	return bpf_program__attach_btf_id(prog, NULL);
+}
+
+struct bpf_link *bpf_program__attach_trace_opts(const struct bpf_program *prog,
+						const struct bpf_trace_opts *opts)
+{
+	return bpf_program__attach_btf_id(prog, opts);
 }
 
 struct bpf_link *bpf_program__attach_lsm(const struct bpf_program *prog)
 {
-	return bpf_program__attach_btf_id(prog);
+	return bpf_program__attach_btf_id(prog, NULL);
 }
 
 static int attach_trace(const struct bpf_program *prog, long cookie, struct bpf_link **link)
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
index 114b1f6f73a5..a1fb91810378 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
@@ -603,8 +603,20 @@ bpf_program__attach_tracepoint_opts(const struct bpf_program *prog,
 LIBBPF_API struct bpf_link *
 bpf_program__attach_raw_tracepoint(const struct bpf_program *prog,
 				   const char *tp_name);
+
+struct bpf_trace_opts {
+	/* size of this struct, for forward/backward compatibility */
+	size_t sz;
+	/* custom user-provided value fetchable through bpf_get_attach_cookie() */
+	__u64 cookie;
+};
+#define bpf_trace_opts__last_field cookie
+
 LIBBPF_API struct bpf_link *
 bpf_program__attach_trace(const struct bpf_program *prog);
+LIBBPF_API struct bpf_link *
+bpf_program__attach_trace_opts(const struct bpf_program *prog, const struct bpf_trace_opts *opts);
+
 LIBBPF_API struct bpf_link *
 bpf_program__attach_lsm(const struct bpf_program *prog);
 LIBBPF_API struct bpf_link *
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map
index b5bc84039407..80819e26a976 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.map
@@ -447,6 +447,7 @@ LIBBPF_0.8.0 {
 		bpf_object__destroy_subskeleton;
 		bpf_object__open_subskeleton;
 		bpf_program__attach_kprobe_multi_opts;
+		bpf_program__attach_trace_opts;
 		bpf_program__attach_usdt;
 		libbpf_register_prog_handler;
 		libbpf_unregister_prog_handler;
