diff --git a/libs/utils/env.py b/libs/utils/env.py
index 8eb826d7e69444a498bc493d228a2ac6bd68a1f1..a357d711556803d8dbafcdd1e5d6c42ac7b149f9 100644
--- a/libs/utils/env.py
+++ b/libs/utils/env.py
@@ -109,9 +109,11 @@ class TestEnv(ShareState):
             Directory path containing kernels and DTB images for the
             target. LISA does *not* manage this TFTP server, it must be
             provided externally. Optional.
-
         **results_dir**
             location of results of the experiments.
+        **ftrace**
+            Ftrace configuration merged with test-specific configuration.
+            Currently, only additional events through "events" key is supported.
 
     :param test_conf: Configuration of software for target experiments. Takes
                       the same form as target_conf. Fields are:
@@ -265,9 +267,16 @@ class TestEnv(ShareState):
 
         # Initialize ftrace events
         # test configuration override target one
-        if 'ftrace' in self.test_conf:
-            self.conf['ftrace'] = self.test_conf['ftrace']
-        if self.conf.get('ftrace'):
+        test_ftrace = self.test_conf.get('ftrace', {})
+        target_ftrace = self.conf.get('ftrace', {})
+        ftrace = test_ftrace or target_ftrace
+        # Merge the events from target config and test config
+        ftrace['events'] = sorted(
+            set(test_ftrace.get('events', []))
+          | set(target_ftrace.get('events', []))
+        )
+        self.conf['ftrace'] = ftrace
+        if ftrace['events']:
             self.__tools.append('trace-cmd')
 
         # Initialize features
@@ -709,25 +718,17 @@ class TestEnv(ShareState):
         if not force and self.ftrace is not None:
             return self.ftrace
 
-        if conf is None and 'ftrace' not in self.conf:
-            return None
-
-        if conf is not None:
-            ftrace = conf
-        else:
-            ftrace = self.conf['ftrace']
-
-        events = FTRACE_EVENTS_DEFAULT
-        if 'events' in ftrace:
-            events = ftrace['events']
+        ftrace = conf or self.conf.get('ftrace')
+        if ftrace is None:
+            return
 
-        functions = None
-        if 'functions' in ftrace:
-            functions = ftrace['functions']
+        events = ftrace.get('events', FTRACE_EVENTS_DEFAULT)
+        functions = ftrace.get('functions', None)
+        buffsize = ftrace.get('buffsize', FTRACE_BUFSIZE_DEFAULT)
 
-        buffsize = FTRACE_BUFSIZE_DEFAULT
-        if 'buffsize' in ftrace:
-            buffsize = ftrace['buffsize']
+        # If no events are specified, do not create the FtraceCollector
+        if not events:
+            return
 
         self.ftrace = devlib.FtraceCollector(
             self.target,
diff --git a/target.config b/target.config
index b9ab29377aacb6b66797f72182ea94d16dab2622..770b15e49c7908a188ce85ef4a9f895157ce8df0 100644
--- a/target.config
+++ b/target.config
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@
      "rtapp-calib" :  {
 	  "0": 302, "1": 302, "2": 302, "3": 302, "4": 136, "5": 136, "6": 136, "7": 136
      },
+    
+    /* Additional ftrace events collected regardless of the test configuration */
+     "ftrace": {
+        "events": []
+     },
 
     /* FTFP Image server */
     /* This is the folder from where the target gets kernel/DTB   */
diff --git a/tests/lisa/test_executor.py b/tests/lisa/test_executor.py
index 0745d4b64061b9d2cdd9578d76ea1f44a149eb94..6502521e1bb10a5a3acc6c9f7bd9e9d4bc6de310 100644
--- a/tests/lisa/test_executor.py
+++ b/tests/lisa/test_executor.py
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ class SetUpTarget(TestCase):
             test_conf={
                 # Don't load cpufreq, it won't work when platform=host
                 'exclude_modules': ['cpufreq'],
+                # Empty list of events to avoid getting the default ones
+                'ftrace': {
+                    'events': []
+                }
             },
             force_new=True)