diff --git a/plugins/xpay/xpay.c b/plugins/xpay/xpay.c
index 6a0ff3093876..102a7bc604ce 100644
--- a/plugins/xpay/xpay.c
+++ b/plugins/xpay/xpay.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <common/pseudorand.h>
 #include <common/randbytes.h>
 #include <common/route.h>
+#include <common/trace.h>
 #include <common/wireaddr.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
@@ -2427,6 +2428,9 @@ static struct payment *new_payment(const tal_t *ctx,
 {
 	struct xpay *xpay = xpay_of(cmd->plugin);
 	struct payment *payment = tal(ctx, struct payment);
+	/* Start tracing the payment until it is destroyed. */
+	trace_span_start("xpay/payment", payment);
+	trace_span_suspend_may_free(payment);
 
 	payment->plugin = cmd->plugin;
 	payment->deadline = timemono_add(time_mono(), time_from_sec(retryfor));