diff --git a/connect.c b/connect.c
index 4813f005ab..2778481264 100644
--- a/connect.c
+++ b/connect.c
@@ -1248,6 +1248,7 @@ struct child_process *git_connect(int fd[2], const char *url,
 		conn = NULL;
 	} else if (protocol == PROTO_GIT) {
 		conn = git_connect_git(fd, hostandport, path, prog, version, flags);
+		conn->trace2_child_class = "transport/git";
 	} else {
 		struct strbuf cmd = STRBUF_INIT;
 		const char *const *var;
@@ -1290,9 +1291,11 @@ struct child_process *git_connect(int fd[2], const char *url,
 				strbuf_release(&cmd);
 				return NULL;
 			}
+			conn->trace2_child_class = "transport/ssh";
 			fill_ssh_args(conn, ssh_host, port, version, flags);
 		} else {
 			transport_check_allowed("file");
+			conn->trace2_child_class = "transport/file";
 			if (version > 0) {
 				argv_array_pushf(&conn->env_array, GIT_PROTOCOL_ENVIRONMENT "=version=%d",
 						 version);
diff --git a/transport-helper.c b/transport-helper.c
index 1f52c95fd8..cec83bd663 100644
--- a/transport-helper.c
+++ b/transport-helper.c
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ static struct child_process *get_helper(struct transport *transport)
 		argv_array_pushf(&helper->env_array, "%s=%s",
 				 GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT, get_git_dir());
 
+	helper->trace2_child_class = helper->args.argv[0]; /* "remote-<name>" */
+
 	code = start_command(helper);
 	if (code < 0 && errno == ENOENT)
 		die(_("unable to find remote helper for '%s'"), data->name);