diff --git a/inc/roctracer_roctx.h b/inc/roctracer_roctx.h
index 2ce749c2bc..c3acec9e92 100644
--- a/inc/roctracer_roctx.h
+++ b/inc/roctracer_roctx.h
@@ -32,12 +32,15 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 
 #ifndef INC_ROCTRACER_ROCTX_H_
 #define INC_ROCTRACER_ROCTX_H_
+#include <roctx.h>
 
 // ROC-TX API ID enumeration
 enum roctx_api_id_t {
   ROCTX_API_ID_roctxMarkA = 0,
   ROCTX_API_ID_roctxRangePushA = 1,
   ROCTX_API_ID_roctxRangePop = 2,
+  ROCTX_API_ID_roctxRangeStartA = 3,
+  ROCTX_API_ID_roctxRangeStop = 4,
 
   ROCTX_API_ID_NUMBER,
 };
@@ -45,7 +48,10 @@ enum roctx_api_id_t {
 // ROCTX callbacks data type
 typedef struct roctx_api_data_s {
   union {
-    const char* message;
+    struct {
+     const char* message;
+     roctx_range_id_t id;
+    };
     struct {
       const char* message;
     } roctxMarkA;
@@ -55,6 +61,14 @@ typedef struct roctx_api_data_s {
     struct {
       const char* message;
     } roctxRangePop;
+    struct {
+      const char* message;
+      roctx_range_id_t id;
+    } roctxRangeStartA;
+    struct {
+      const char* message;
+      roctx_range_id_t id;
+    } roctxRangeStop;
   } args;
 } roctx_api_data_t;
 
diff --git a/inc/roctx.h b/inc/roctx.h
index 9831c4bdee..fa390bc92a 100644
--- a/inc/roctx.h
+++ b/inc/roctx.h
@@ -70,6 +70,16 @@ int roctxRangePushA(const char* message);
 // A negative value is returned on the error.
 int roctxRangePop();
 
+// ROCTX range id type
+typedef uint64_t roctx_range_id_t;
+
+// Starts a process range
+roctx_range_id_t roctxRangeStartA(const char* message);
+#define roctxRangeStart(message) roctxRangeStartA(message)
+
+// Stop a process range
+void roctxRangeStop(roctx_range_id_t id);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }  // extern "C" block
 #endif  // __cplusplus
diff --git a/src/roctx/roctx.cpp b/src/roctx/roctx.cpp
index fcf379f0fe..e9a0815f16 100644
--- a/src/roctx/roctx.cpp
+++ b/src/roctx/roctx.cpp
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ extern cb_table_t cb_table;
 // Logger instantiation
 roctracer::util::Logger::mutex_t roctracer::util::Logger::mutex_;
 std::atomic<roctracer::util::Logger*> roctracer::util::Logger::instance_{};
+std::atomic<int> roctx_range_counter(0);
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Public library methods
@@ -165,6 +166,33 @@ PUBLIC_API int roctxRangePop() {
   API_METHOD_CATCH(-1)
 }
 
+PUBLIC_API roctx_range_id_t roctxRangeStartA(const char* message) {
+  API_METHOD_PREFIX
+  roctx_range_counter++;
+
+  roctx_api_data_t api_data{};
+  api_data.args.roctxRangeStartA.message = strdup(message);
+  api_data.args.roctxRangeStartA.id = roctx_range_counter;
+  activity_rtapi_callback_t api_callback_fun = NULL;
+  void* api_callback_arg = NULL;
+  roctx::cb_table.get(ROCTX_API_ID_roctxRangeStartA, &api_callback_fun, &api_callback_arg);
+  if (api_callback_fun) api_callback_fun(ACTIVITY_DOMAIN_ROCTX, ROCTX_API_ID_roctxRangeStartA, &api_data, api_callback_arg);
+
+  return roctx_range_counter;
+  API_METHOD_CATCH(-1);
+}
+
+PUBLIC_API void roctxRangeStop(roctx_range_id_t rangeId) {
+  API_METHOD_PREFIX
+  roctx_api_data_t api_data{};
+  api_data.args.roctxRangeStop.id = rangeId;
+  activity_rtapi_callback_t api_callback_fun = NULL;
+  void* api_callback_arg = NULL;
+  roctx::cb_table.get(ROCTX_API_ID_roctxRangeStop, &api_callback_fun, &api_callback_arg);
+  if (api_callback_fun) api_callback_fun(ACTIVITY_DOMAIN_ROCTX, ROCTX_API_ID_roctxRangeStop, &api_data, api_callback_arg);
+  API_METHOD_SUFFIX_NRET
+}
+
 PUBLIC_API void RangeStackIterate(roctx_range_iterate_cb_t callback, void* arg) {
   for (const auto& entry : *roctx::thread_map) {
     const auto tid = entry.first;
diff --git a/test/MatrixTranspose/MatrixTranspose.cpp b/test/MatrixTranspose/MatrixTranspose.cpp
index cb7430b8b2..404e25e505 100644
--- a/test/MatrixTranspose/MatrixTranspose.cpp
+++ b/test/MatrixTranspose/MatrixTranspose.cpp
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ int main() {
 
     roctracer_mark("before HIP LaunchKernel");
     roctxMark("before hipLaunchKernel");
+    int rangeId = roctxRangeStart("hipLaunchKernel range");
     roctxRangePush("hipLaunchKernel");
     // Lauching kernel from host
     hipLaunchKernelGGL(matrixTranspose, dim3(WIDTH / THREADS_PER_BLOCK_X, WIDTH / THREADS_PER_BLOCK_Y),
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ int main() {
 
     roctxRangePop(); // for "hipMemcpy"
     roctxRangePop(); // for "hipLaunchKernel"
+    roctxRangeStop(rangeId);
 
     // CPU MatrixTranspose computation
     matrixTransposeCPUReference(cpuTransposeMatrix, Matrix, WIDTH);
diff --git a/test/tool/tracer_tool.cpp b/test/tool/tracer_tool.cpp
index ec12e75866..df2530a510 100644
--- a/test/tool/tracer_tool.cpp
+++ b/test/tool/tracer_tool.cpp
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ struct roctx_trace_entry_t {
   timestamp_t time;
   uint32_t pid;
   uint32_t tid;
+  roctx_range_id_t rid;
   const char* message;
 };
 
@@ -215,6 +216,7 @@ static inline void roctx_callback_fun(
     uint32_t domain,
     uint32_t cid,
     uint32_t tid,
+    roctx_range_id_t rid,
     const char* message)
 {
 #if ROCTX_CLOCK_TIME
@@ -229,6 +231,7 @@ static inline void roctx_callback_fun(
   entry->time = time;
   entry->pid = GetPid();
   entry->tid = tid;
+  entry->rid = rid;
   entry->message = (message != NULL) ? strdup(message) : NULL;
 }
 
@@ -240,15 +243,15 @@ void roctx_api_callback(
 {
   (void)arg;
   const roctx_api_data_t* data = reinterpret_cast<const roctx_api_data_t*>(callback_data);
-  roctx_callback_fun(domain, cid, GetTid(), data->args.message);
+  roctx_callback_fun(domain, cid, GetTid(), data->args.id, data->args.message);
 }
 
 // rocTX Start/Stop callbacks
 void roctx_range_start_callback(const roctx_range_data_t* data, void* arg) {
-  roctx_callback_fun(ACTIVITY_DOMAIN_ROCTX, ROCTX_API_ID_roctxRangePushA, data->tid, data->message);
+  roctx_callback_fun(ACTIVITY_DOMAIN_ROCTX, ROCTX_API_ID_roctxRangePushA, data->tid, 0, data->message);
 }
 void roctx_range_stop_callback(const roctx_range_data_t* data, void* arg) {
-  roctx_callback_fun(ACTIVITY_DOMAIN_ROCTX, ROCTX_API_ID_roctxRangePop, data->tid, NULL);
+  roctx_callback_fun(ACTIVITY_DOMAIN_ROCTX, ROCTX_API_ID_roctxRangePop, data->tid, 0, NULL);
 }
 void start_callback() { roctracer::RocTxLoader::Instance().RangeStackIterate(roctx_range_start_callback, NULL); }
 void stop_callback() { roctracer::RocTxLoader::Instance().RangeStackIterate(roctx_range_stop_callback, NULL); }
@@ -262,7 +265,7 @@ void roctx_flush_cb(roctx_trace_entry_t* entry) {
   const timestamp_t timestamp = entry->time;
 #endif
   std::ostringstream os;
-  os << timestamp << " " << entry->pid << ":" << entry->tid << " " << entry->cid;
+  os << timestamp << " " << entry->pid << ":" << entry->tid << " " << entry->cid << ":" << entry->rid;
   if (entry->message != NULL) os << ":\"" << entry->message << "\"";
   else os << ":\"\"";
   fprintf(roctx_file_handle, "%s\n", os.str().c_str()); fflush(roctx_file_handle);