diff --git a/editor.c b/editor.c
index c985eee1f9..71547674ab 100644
--- a/editor.c
+++ b/editor.c
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ static int launch_specified_editor(const char *editor, const char *path,
 		p.argv = args;
 		p.env = env;
 		p.use_shell = 1;
+		p.trace2_child_class = "editor";
 		if (start_command(&p) < 0)
 			return error("unable to start editor '%s'", editor);
 
diff --git a/pager.c b/pager.c
index a768797fcf..4168460ae9 100644
--- a/pager.c
+++ b/pager.c
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ void prepare_pager_args(struct child_process *pager_process, const char *pager)
 	argv_array_push(&pager_process->args, pager);
 	pager_process->use_shell = 1;
 	setup_pager_env(&pager_process->env_array);
+	pager_process->trace2_child_class = "pager";
 }
 
 void setup_pager(void)