diff --git a/c_emulator/riscv_config.h b/c_emulator/riscv_config.h
index f8f3eb30d..0f662310d 100644
--- a/c_emulator/riscv_config.h
+++ b/c_emulator/riscv_config.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
 extern bool config_print_instr;
+extern bool config_print_step;
 extern bool config_print_reg;
 extern bool config_print_mem_access;
 extern bool config_print_platform;
diff --git a/c_emulator/riscv_prelude.c b/c_emulator/riscv_prelude.c
index 143a1521b..b43421f5f 100644
--- a/c_emulator/riscv_prelude.c
+++ b/c_emulator/riscv_prelude.c
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@ unit print_instr(sail_string s)
   return UNIT;
 }
 
+unit print_step(unit u)
+{
+  if (config_print_step)
+    fprintf(trace_log, "\n");
+  return UNIT;
+}
+
 unit print_reg(sail_string s)
 {
   if (config_print_reg)
diff --git a/c_emulator/riscv_prelude.h b/c_emulator/riscv_prelude.h
index 9ac33aaf3..f6692b414 100644
--- a/c_emulator/riscv_prelude.h
+++ b/c_emulator/riscv_prelude.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 unit print_string(sail_string prefix, sail_string msg);
 
 unit print_instr(sail_string s);
+unit print_step(unit u);
 unit print_reg(sail_string s);
 unit print_mem_access(sail_string s);
 unit print_platform(sail_string s);
diff --git a/c_emulator/riscv_sim.c b/c_emulator/riscv_sim.c
index 9b4964bb1..b5b7b08d4 100644
--- a/c_emulator/riscv_sim.c
+++ b/c_emulator/riscv_sim.c
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ bool config_print_reg = true;
 bool config_print_mem_access = true;
 bool config_print_platform = true;
 bool config_print_rvfi = false;
+bool config_print_step = false;
 
 void set_config_print(char *var, bool val)
 {
@@ -111,9 +112,11 @@ void set_config_print(char *var, bool val)
     config_print_rvfi = val;
   } else if (strcmp("platform", var) == 0) {
     config_print_platform = val;
+  } else if (strcmp("step", var) == 0) {
+    config_print_step = val;
   } else {
-    fprintf(stderr, "Unknown trace category: '%s' (should be %s)\n",
-            "instr|reg|mem|platform|all", var);
+    fprintf(stderr, "Unknown trace category: '%s' (should be %s)\n", var,
+            "instr|reg|mem|rvfi|platform|step|all");
     exit(1);
   }
 }
@@ -1027,6 +1030,9 @@ void run_sail(void)
       KILL(sail_int)(&sail_step);
     }
     if (stepped) {
+      if (config_print_step) {
+        fprintf(trace_log, "\n");
+      }
       step_no++;
       insn_cnt++;
       total_insns++;
diff --git a/model/prelude.sail b/model/prelude.sail
index 45d49c0ed..3a5b08a20 100644
--- a/model/prelude.sail
+++ b/model/prelude.sail
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ val print_reg      = {ocaml: "Platform.print_reg", interpreter: "print_endline",
 val print_mem      = {ocaml: "Platform.print_mem_access", interpreter: "print_endline", c: "print_mem_access", lem: "print_dbg", _: "print_endline"} : string -> unit
 val print_platform = {ocaml: "Platform.print_platform", interpreter: "print_endline", c: "print_platform", lem: "print_dbg", _: "print_endline"} : string -> unit
 
+val print_step = {ocaml: "Platform.print_step", c: "print_step"} : unit -> unit
+
+function print_step() = ()
+
 val get_config_print_instr = {ocaml: "Platform.get_config_print_instr", c:"get_config_print_instr"} : unit -> bool
 val get_config_print_reg = {ocaml: "Platform.get_config_print_reg", c:"get_config_print_reg"} : unit -> bool
 val get_config_print_mem = {ocaml: "Platform.get_config_print_mem", c:"get_config_print_mem"} : unit -> bool
diff --git a/model/riscv_step.sail b/model/riscv_step.sail
index cd858c305..8e8e47816 100644
--- a/model/riscv_step.sail
+++ b/model/riscv_step.sail
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ function loop () : unit -> unit = {
     let stepped = step(step_no);
     if stepped then {
       step_no = step_no + 1;
+      if get_config_print_instr() then {
+        print_step()
+      };
       sail_end_cycle()
     };
 
diff --git a/ocaml_emulator/platform.ml b/ocaml_emulator/platform.ml
index 3528390e5..b9921a0c3 100644
--- a/ocaml_emulator/platform.ml
+++ b/ocaml_emulator/platform.ml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ let platform_arch = ref P.RV64
 (* logging *)
 
 let config_print_instr       = ref true
+let config_print_step        = ref false
 let config_print_reg         = ref true
 let config_print_mem_access  = ref true
 let config_print_platform    = ref true
@@ -37,6 +38,11 @@ let print_instr s =
   then print_endline s
   else ()
 
+let print_step () =
+  if !config_print_step
+  then print_endline ""
+  else ()
+
 let print_reg s =
   if !config_print_reg
   then print_endline s
diff --git a/ocaml_emulator/riscv_ocaml_sim.ml b/ocaml_emulator/riscv_ocaml_sim.ml
index 6f72993bf..20eaef66f 100644
--- a/ocaml_emulator/riscv_ocaml_sim.ml
+++ b/ocaml_emulator/riscv_ocaml_sim.ml
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ let options = Arg.align ([("-dump-dts",
                           ("-signature-granularity",
                            Arg.Int set_signature_granularity,
                            " test signature granularity (in bytes)");
+                          ("-trace-delimit-step",
+                           Arg.Set P.config_print_step,
+                           " delimit instructions in the trace output");
                           ("-isa",
                            Arg.String (fun s -> opt_isa := Some s),
                            " requested isa");