diff --git a/lib/internal/http.js b/lib/internal/http.js
index b20b3cd229efcd..abc24a4c4e0a35 100644
--- a/lib/internal/http.js
+++ b/lib/internal/http.js
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ const {
 } = primordials;
 
 const { setUnrefTimeout } = require('internal/timers');
-const { trace, isTraceCategoryEnabled } = internalBinding('trace_events');
+// The trace variable must not be destructured
+// because it might break node snapshot serialization
+// ref: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/48142#discussion_r1204128367
+const trace_events = internalBinding('trace_events');
 const {
   CHAR_LOWERCASE_B,
   CHAR_LOWERCASE_E,
@@ -38,17 +41,17 @@ function getNextTraceEventId() {
 }
 
 function isTraceHTTPEnabled() {
-  return isTraceCategoryEnabled('node.http');
+  return trace_events.tracingCategories[0] > 0;
 }
 
 const traceEventCategory = 'node,node.http';
 
 function traceBegin(...args) {
-  trace(CHAR_LOWERCASE_B, traceEventCategory, ...args);
+  trace_events.trace(CHAR_LOWERCASE_B, traceEventCategory, ...args);
 }
 
 function traceEnd(...args) {
-  trace(CHAR_LOWERCASE_E, traceEventCategory, ...args);
+  trace_events.trace(CHAR_LOWERCASE_E, traceEventCategory, ...args);
 }
 
 module.exports = {
diff --git a/src/base_object_types.h b/src/base_object_types.h
index bb7a0e064b0b72..8bb37d8d795f6d 100644
--- a/src/base_object_types.h
+++ b/src/base_object_types.h
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ namespace node {
   V(blob_binding_data, BlobBindingData)                                        \
   V(process_binding_data, process::BindingData)                                \
   V(timers_binding_data, timers::BindingData)                                  \
-  V(url_binding_data, url::BindingData)
+  V(url_binding_data, url::BindingData)                                        \
+  V(trace_events_binding_data, trace_events::BindingData)
 
 #define UNSERIALIZABLE_BINDING_TYPES(V)                                        \
   V(http2_binding_data, http2::BindingData)                                    \
diff --git a/src/node_snapshotable.cc b/src/node_snapshotable.cc
index 55933e3bbef2f3..089e389146b188 100644
--- a/src/node_snapshotable.cc
+++ b/src/node_snapshotable.cc
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "node_metadata.h"
 #include "node_process.h"
 #include "node_snapshot_builder.h"
+#include "node_trace_events.h"
 #include "node_url.h"
 #include "node_util.h"
 #include "node_v8.h"
diff --git a/src/node_trace_events.cc b/src/node_trace_events.cc
index bd2eefafb68cbc..2d38d553588f3a 100644
--- a/src/node_trace_events.cc
+++ b/src/node_trace_events.cc
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include "node_trace_events.h"
 #include "base_object-inl.h"
 #include "env-inl.h"
 #include "memory_tracker-inl.h"
@@ -20,11 +21,13 @@ using v8::Context;
 using v8::Function;
 using v8::FunctionCallbackInfo;
 using v8::FunctionTemplate;
+using v8::HandleScope;
 using v8::Isolate;
 using v8::Local;
 using v8::NewStringType;
 using v8::Object;
 using v8::String;
+using v8::Uint8Array;
 using v8::Value;
 
 class NodeCategorySet : public BaseObject {
@@ -165,9 +168,77 @@ void NodeCategorySet::RegisterExternalReferences(
   registry->Register(NodeCategorySet::Disable);
 }
 
+namespace trace_events {
+
+BindingData::BindingData(Realm* realm, v8::Local<v8::Object> object)
+    : SnapshotableObject(realm, object, type_int) {
+  // Get the pointer of the memory for the flag that
+  // store if trace is enabled for http the pointer will
+  // always be the same and if the category does not exist
+  // it creates:
+  // https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/6bbf2a57fcf33266c5859497f8cc32e1389a358a/deps/v8/src/libplatform/tracing/tracing-controller.cc#L322-L342
+  auto p = const_cast<uint8_t*>(
+      TRACE_EVENT_API_GET_CATEGORY_GROUP_ENABLED("node.http"));
+
+  // NO_OP deleter
+  // the idea of this chunk of code is to construct
+  auto nop = [](void*, size_t, void*) {};
+  auto bs = v8::ArrayBuffer::NewBackingStore(p, 1, nop, nullptr);
+  auto ab = v8::ArrayBuffer::New(realm->isolate(), std::move(bs));
+  v8::Local<Uint8Array> u8 = v8::Uint8Array::New(ab, 0, 1);
+
+  object
+      ->Set(realm->context(),
+            FIXED_ONE_BYTE_STRING(realm->isolate(), "tracingCategories"),
+            u8)
+      .Check();
+}
+
+bool BindingData::PrepareForSerialization(v8::Local<v8::Context> context,
+                                          v8::SnapshotCreator* creator) {
+  return true;
+}
+
+InternalFieldInfoBase* BindingData::Serialize(int index) {
+  DCHECK_EQ(index, BaseObject::kEmbedderType);
+  InternalFieldInfo* info =
+      InternalFieldInfoBase::New<InternalFieldInfo>(type());
+  return info;
+}
+
+void BindingData::Deserialize(v8::Local<v8::Context> context,
+                              v8::Local<v8::Object> holder,
+                              int index,
+                              InternalFieldInfoBase* info) {
+  DCHECK_EQ(index, BaseObject::kEmbedderType);
+  v8::HandleScope scope(context->GetIsolate());
+  Realm* realm = Realm::GetCurrent(context);
+  BindingData* binding = realm->AddBindingData<BindingData>(context, holder);
+  CHECK_NOT_NULL(binding);
+}
+
+void BindingData::CreatePerContextProperties(Local<Object> target,
+                                             Local<Value> unused,
+                                             Local<Context> context,
+                                             void* priv) {
+  Realm* realm = Realm::GetCurrent(context);
+  realm->AddBindingData<BindingData>(context, target);
+}
+
+static void CreatePerContextProperties(Local<Object> target,
+                                       Local<Value> unused,
+                                       Local<Context> context,
+                                       void* priv) {
+  BindingData::CreatePerContextProperties(target, unused, context, priv);
+
+  NodeCategorySet::Initialize(target, unused, context, priv);
+}
+
+}  // namespace trace_events
+
 }  // namespace node
 
-NODE_BINDING_CONTEXT_AWARE_INTERNAL(trace_events,
-                                    node::NodeCategorySet::Initialize)
+NODE_BINDING_CONTEXT_AWARE_INTERNAL(
+    trace_events, node::trace_events::CreatePerContextProperties)
 NODE_BINDING_EXTERNAL_REFERENCE(
     trace_events, node::NodeCategorySet::RegisterExternalReferences)
diff --git a/src/node_trace_events.h b/src/node_trace_events.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..a7af9815ed6917
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/node_trace_events.h
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#ifndef SRC_NODE_TRACE_EVENTS_H_
+#define SRC_NODE_TRACE_EVENTS_H_
+
+#include <cinttypes>
+#include "aliased_buffer.h"
+#include "node.h"
+#include "node_snapshotable.h"
+#include "util.h"
+#include "v8-fast-api-calls.h"
+#include "v8.h"
+
+#include <string>
+
+namespace node {
+class ExternalReferenceRegistry;
+
+namespace trace_events {
+
+class BindingData : public SnapshotableObject {
+ public:
+  BindingData(Realm* realm, v8::Local<v8::Object> obj);
+
+  using InternalFieldInfo = InternalFieldInfoBase;
+
+  SERIALIZABLE_OBJECT_METHODS()
+  SET_BINDING_ID(trace_events_binding_data)
+  SET_NO_MEMORY_INFO()
+  SET_SELF_SIZE(BindingData)
+  SET_MEMORY_INFO_NAME(BindingData)
+
+  static void CreatePerContextProperties(v8::Local<v8::Object> target,
+                                         v8::Local<v8::Value> unused,
+                                         v8::Local<v8::Context> context,
+                                         void* priv);
+};
+
+}  // namespace trace_events
+
+}  // namespace node
+
+#endif  // SRC_NODE_TRACE_EVENTS_H_