diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 5c4e6c01b..7473530d0 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Verilator 4.223 devel
 
 * Support compile time trace signal selection with tracing_on/off (#3323). [Shunyao CAD]
 * Add assert when VerilatedContext is mis-deleted (#3121). [Rupert Swarbrick]
+* Define VM_TRACE_VCD when tracing in VCD format. [Geza Lore, Shunyao CAD]
 * Fix hang with large case statement optimization (#3405). [Mike Urbach]
 * Fix 'with' operator with type casting (#3387). [xiak95]
 
diff --git a/include/verilated.mk.in b/include/verilated.mk.in
index 4e32df566..34e975bcc 100644
--- a/include/verilated.mk.in
+++ b/include/verilated.mk.in
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ VK_CPPFLAGS_ALWAYS += \
 		-DVM_SC=$(VM_SC) \
 		-DVM_TRACE=$(VM_TRACE) \
 		-DVM_TRACE_FST=$(VM_TRACE_FST) \
+		-DVM_TRACE_VCD=$(VM_TRACE_VCD) \
 		$(CFG_CXXFLAGS_NO_UNUSED) \
 
 ifeq ($(CFG_WITH_CCWARN),yes)	# Local... Else don't burden users
diff --git a/src/V3EmitCMake.cpp b/src/V3EmitCMake.cpp
index 926228c83..26f42e803 100644
--- a/src/V3EmitCMake.cpp
+++ b/src/V3EmitCMake.cpp
@@ -119,14 +119,10 @@ class CMakeEmitter final {
         cmake_set_raw(*of, name + "_TRACE_STRUCTS", cvtToStr(v3Global.opt.traceStructs()));
         *of << "# VCD Tracing output mode?  0/1 (from --trace)\n";
         cmake_set_raw(*of, name + "_TRACE_VCD",
-                      (v3Global.opt.trace() && (v3Global.opt.traceFormat() == TraceFormat::VCD))
-                          ? "1"
-                          : "0");
-        *of << "# FST Tracing output mode? 0/1 (from --fst-trace)\n";
+                      (v3Global.opt.trace() && v3Global.opt.traceFormat().vcd()) ? "1" : "0");
+        *of << "# FST Tracing output mode? 0/1 (from --trace-fst)\n";
         cmake_set_raw(*of, name + "_TRACE_FST",
-                      (v3Global.opt.trace() && (v3Global.opt.traceFormat() != TraceFormat::VCD))
-                          ? "1"
-                          : "0");
+                      (v3Global.opt.trace() && v3Global.opt.traceFormat().fst()) ? "1" : "0");
 
         *of << "\n### Sources...\n";
         std::vector<string> classes_fast;
diff --git a/src/V3EmitMk.cpp b/src/V3EmitMk.cpp
index 52aec9a54..429b78d33 100644
--- a/src/V3EmitMk.cpp
+++ b/src/V3EmitMk.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ public:
         of.puts("VM_TRACE = ");
         of.puts(v3Global.opt.trace() ? "1" : "0");
         of.puts("\n");
+        of.puts("# Tracing output mode in VCD format?  0/1 (from --trace)\n");
+        of.puts("VM_TRACE_VCD = ");
+        of.puts(v3Global.opt.trace() && v3Global.opt.traceFormat().vcd() ? "1" : "0");
+        of.puts("\n");
         of.puts("# Tracing output mode in FST format?  0/1 (from --trace-fst)\n");
         of.puts("VM_TRACE_FST = ");
         of.puts(v3Global.opt.trace() && v3Global.opt.traceFormat().fst() ? "1" : "0");
diff --git a/src/V3Options.h b/src/V3Options.h
index 8c185d4ea..35a71ed31 100644
--- a/src/V3Options.h
+++ b/src/V3Options.h
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ public:
         : m_e(static_cast<en>(_e)) {}  // Need () or GCC 4.8 false warning
     operator en() const { return m_e; }
     bool fst() const { return m_e == FST; }
+    bool vcd() const { return m_e == VCD; }
     string classBase() const {
         static const char* const names[] = {"VerilatedVcd", "VerilatedFst"};
         return names[m_e];