diff --git a/git_trace2_event_log.py b/git_trace2_event_log.py
index 8c33d80..8f12d1a 100644
--- a/git_trace2_event_log.py
+++ b/git_trace2_event_log.py
@@ -132,6 +132,18 @@
     exit_event['code'] = result
     self._log.append(exit_event)
 
+  def CommandEvent(self, name, subcommands):
+    """Append a 'command' event to the current log.
+
+    Args:
+      name: Name of the primary command (ex: repo, git)
+      subcommands: List of the sub-commands (ex: version, init, sync)
+    """
+    command_event = self._CreateEventDict('command')
+    command_event['name'] = name
+    command_event['subcommands'] = subcommands
+    self._log.append(command_event)
+
   def DefParamRepoEvents(self, config):
     """Append a 'def_param' event for each repo.* config key to the current log.
 
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index ba5d9d2..9abda6a 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@
     cmd_event = cmd.event_log.Add(name, event_log.TASK_COMMAND, start)
     cmd.event_log.SetParent(cmd_event)
     git_trace2_event_log.StartEvent()
+    git_trace2_event_log.CommandEvent(name='repo', subcommands=[name])
 
     try:
       cmd.ValidateOptions(copts, cargs)
diff --git a/tests/test_git_trace2_event_log.py b/tests/test_git_trace2_event_log.py
index 3c5cb15..4a3a4c4 100644
--- a/tests/test_git_trace2_event_log.py
+++ b/tests/test_git_trace2_event_log.py
@@ -161,6 +161,30 @@
     self.assertIn('code', exit_event)
     self.assertEqual(exit_event['code'], 2)
 
+  def test_command_event(self):
+    """Test and validate 'command' event data is valid.
+
+    Expected event log:
+    <version event>
+    <command event>
+    """
+    name = 'repo'
+    subcommands = ['init' 'this']
+    self._event_log_module.CommandEvent(name='repo', subcommands=subcommands)
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix='event_log_tests') as tempdir:
+      log_path = self._event_log_module.Write(path=tempdir)
+      self._log_data = self.readLog(log_path)
+
+    self.assertEqual(len(self._log_data), 2)
+    command_event = self._log_data[1]
+    self.verifyCommonKeys(self._log_data[0], expected_event_name='version')
+    self.verifyCommonKeys(command_event, expected_event_name='command')
+    # Check for 'command' event specific fields.
+    self.assertIn('name', command_event)
+    self.assertIn('subcommands', command_event)
+    self.assertEqual(command_event['name'], name)
+    self.assertEqual(command_event['subcommands'], subcommands)
+
   def test_def_params_event_repo_config(self):
     """Test 'def_params' event data outputs only repo config keys.