diff --git a/t/helper/test-trace2.c b/t/helper/test-trace2.c
index 823f33ceff..f93633f895 100644
--- a/t/helper/test-trace2.c
+++ b/t/helper/test-trace2.c
@@ -198,6 +198,14 @@ static int ut_006data(int argc, const char **argv)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int ut_007bug(int argc, const char **argv)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Exercise BUG() to ensure that the message is printed to trace2.
+	 */
+	BUG("the bug message");
+}
+
 /*
  * Usage:
  *     test-tool trace2 <ut_name_1> <ut_usage_1>
@@ -214,6 +222,7 @@ static struct unit_test ut_table[] = {
 	{ ut_004child,    "004child",  "[<child_command_line>]" },
 	{ ut_005exec,     "005exec",   "<git_command_args>" },
 	{ ut_006data,     "006data",   "[<category> <key> <value>]+" },
+	{ ut_007bug,      "007bug",    "" },
 };
 /* clang-format on */
 
diff --git a/t/t0210-trace2-normal.sh b/t/t0210-trace2-normal.sh
index ce7574edb1..0cf3a63b75 100755
--- a/t/t0210-trace2-normal.sh
+++ b/t/t0210-trace2-normal.sh
@@ -147,6 +147,25 @@ test_expect_success 'normal stream, error event' '
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
+# Verb 007bug
+#
+# Check that BUG writes to trace2
+
+test_expect_success 'BUG messages are written to trace2' '
+	test_when_finished "rm trace.normal actual expect" &&
+	test_must_fail env GIT_TRACE2="$(pwd)/trace.normal" test-tool trace2 007bug &&
+	perl "$TEST_DIRECTORY/t0210/scrub_normal.perl" <trace.normal >actual &&
+	cat >expect <<-EOF &&
+		version $V
+		start _EXE_ trace2 007bug
+		cmd_name trace2 (trace2)
+		error the bug message
+		exit elapsed:_TIME_ code:99
+		atexit elapsed:_TIME_ code:99
+	EOF
+	test_cmp expect actual
+'
+
 sane_unset GIT_TRACE2_BRIEF
 
 # Now test without environment variables and get all Trace2 settings
diff --git a/usage.c b/usage.c
index 1868a24f7a..1b206de36d 100644
--- a/usage.c
+++ b/usage.c
@@ -266,6 +266,10 @@ int BUG_exit_code;
 static NORETURN void BUG_vfl(const char *file, int line, const char *fmt, va_list params)
 {
 	char prefix[256];
+	va_list params_copy;
+	static int in_bug;
+
+	va_copy(params_copy, params);
 
 	/* truncation via snprintf is OK here */
 	if (file)
@@ -274,6 +278,13 @@ static NORETURN void BUG_vfl(const char *file, int line, const char *fmt, va_lis
 		snprintf(prefix, sizeof(prefix), "BUG: ");
 
 	vreportf(prefix, fmt, params);
+
+	if (in_bug)
+		abort();
+	in_bug = 1;
+
+	trace2_cmd_error_va(fmt, params_copy);
+
 	if (BUG_exit_code)
 		exit(BUG_exit_code);
 	abort();