diff --git a/SYNTAX-REFERENCE.md b/SYNTAX-REFERENCE.md
index ed19bd9c..7c26f350 100755
--- a/SYNTAX-REFERENCE.md
+++ b/SYNTAX-REFERENCE.md
@@ -2125,6 +2125,43 @@ retries: 5
 ```
 
 
+</div>
+
+<hr />
+
+<div class="dd">
+
+<code>trace</code>  <i>bool</i>
+
+</div>
+<div class="dt">
+
+Trace performs a trace operation for the target.
+
+</div>
+
+<hr />
+
+<div class="dd">
+
+<code>trace-max-recursion</code>  <i>int</i>
+
+</div>
+<div class="dt">
+
+TraceMaxRecursion is the number of max recursion allowed for trace operations
+
+
+
+Examples:
+
+
+```yaml
+# Use a retry of 100 to 150 generally
+trace-max-recursion: 100
+```
+
+
 </div>
 
 <hr />
diff --git a/nuclei-jsonschema.json b/nuclei-jsonschema.json
index 9ace729a..47714a35 100755
--- a/nuclei-jsonschema.json
+++ b/nuclei-jsonschema.json
@@ -395,6 +395,16 @@
           "title": "retries for dns request",
           "description": "Retries is the number of retries for the DNS request"
         },
+        "trace": {
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "title": "trace operation",
+          "description": "Trace performs a trace operation for the target."
+        },
+        "trace-max-recursion": {
+          "type": "integer",
+          "title": "trace-max-recursion level for dns request",
+          "description": "TraceMaxRecursion is the number of max recursion allowed for trace operations"
+        },
         "recursion": {
           "type": "boolean",
           "title": "recurse all servers",
diff --git a/v2/pkg/templates/templates_doc.go b/v2/pkg/templates/templates_doc.go
index 52c5da75..f6410282 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/templates/templates_doc.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/templates/templates_doc.go
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ func init() {
 			FieldName: "dns",
 		},
 	}
-	DNSRequestDoc.Fields = make([]encoder.Doc, 10)
+	DNSRequestDoc.Fields = make([]encoder.Doc, 12)
 	DNSRequestDoc.Fields[0].Name = "matchers"
 	DNSRequestDoc.Fields[0].Type = "[]matchers.Matcher"
 	DNSRequestDoc.Fields[0].Note = ""
@@ -825,16 +825,28 @@ func init() {
 	DNSRequestDoc.Fields[7].Comments[encoder.LineComment] = "Retries is the number of retries for the DNS request"
 
 	DNSRequestDoc.Fields[7].AddExample("Use a retry of 3 to 5 generally", 5)
-	DNSRequestDoc.Fields[8].Name = "recursion"
+	DNSRequestDoc.Fields[8].Name = "trace"
 	DNSRequestDoc.Fields[8].Type = "bool"
 	DNSRequestDoc.Fields[8].Note = ""
-	DNSRequestDoc.Fields[8].Description = "Recursion determines if resolver should recurse all records to get fresh results."
-	DNSRequestDoc.Fields[8].Comments[encoder.LineComment] = "Recursion determines if resolver should recurse all records to get fresh results."
-	DNSRequestDoc.Fields[9].Name = "resolvers"
-	DNSRequestDoc.Fields[9].Type = "[]string"
+	DNSRequestDoc.Fields[8].Description = "Trace performs a trace operation for the target."
+	DNSRequestDoc.Fields[8].Comments[encoder.LineComment] = "Trace performs a trace operation for the target."
+	DNSRequestDoc.Fields[9].Name = "trace-max-recursion"
+	DNSRequestDoc.Fields[9].Type = "int"
 	DNSRequestDoc.Fields[9].Note = ""
-	DNSRequestDoc.Fields[9].Description = "Resolvers to use for the dns requests"
-	DNSRequestDoc.Fields[9].Comments[encoder.LineComment] = " Resolvers to use for the dns requests"
+	DNSRequestDoc.Fields[9].Description = "TraceMaxRecursion is the number of max recursion allowed for trace operations"
+	DNSRequestDoc.Fields[9].Comments[encoder.LineComment] = "TraceMaxRecursion is the number of max recursion allowed for trace operations"
+
+	DNSRequestDoc.Fields[9].AddExample("Use a retry of 100 to 150 generally", 100)
+	DNSRequestDoc.Fields[10].Name = "recursion"
+	DNSRequestDoc.Fields[10].Type = "bool"
+	DNSRequestDoc.Fields[10].Note = ""
+	DNSRequestDoc.Fields[10].Description = "Recursion determines if resolver should recurse all records to get fresh results."
+	DNSRequestDoc.Fields[10].Comments[encoder.LineComment] = "Recursion determines if resolver should recurse all records to get fresh results."
+	DNSRequestDoc.Fields[11].Name = "resolvers"
+	DNSRequestDoc.Fields[11].Type = "[]string"
+	DNSRequestDoc.Fields[11].Note = ""
+	DNSRequestDoc.Fields[11].Description = "Resolvers to use for the dns requests"
+	DNSRequestDoc.Fields[11].Comments[encoder.LineComment] = " Resolvers to use for the dns requests"
 
 	FILERequestDoc.Type = "file.Request"
 	FILERequestDoc.Comments[encoder.LineComment] = " Request contains a File matching mechanism for local disk operations."