diff --git a/Perf Testing pesterv5.ps1 b/Perf Testing pesterv5.ps1
index 51e1b5c6..b4561766 100644
--- a/Perf Testing pesterv5.ps1	
+++ b/Perf Testing pesterv5.ps1	
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ ipmo ./dbachecks.psd1
 
 # 
 
-$Checks = 'TwoDigitYearCutoff','MaxDopInstance','ErrorLogCount','ModelDbGrowth','DefaultBackupCompression','SaExist','SaDisabled','SaRenamed','DefaultFilePath','AdHocDistributedQueriesEnabled','AdHocWorkload',  'DefaultTrace', 'OleAutomationProceduresDisabled', 'CrossDBOwnershipChaining', 'ScanForStartupProceduresDisabled', 'RemoteAccessDisabled', 'SQLMailXPsDisabled', 'DAC', 'OLEAutomation'
-$Checks = 'TwoDigitYearCutoff'
+$Checks = 'TraceFlagsExpected','TwoDigitYearCutoff','MaxDopInstance','ErrorLogCount','ModelDbGrowth','DefaultBackupCompression','SaExist','SaDisabled','SaRenamed','DefaultFilePath','AdHocDistributedQueriesEnabled','AdHocWorkload',  'DefaultTrace', 'OleAutomationProceduresDisabled', 'CrossDBOwnershipChaining', 'ScanForStartupProceduresDisabled', 'RemoteAccessDisabled', 'SQLMailXPsDisabled', 'DAC', 'OLEAutomation'
+$Checks = 'TraceFlagsExpected'
 Compare-CheckRuns -Checks $checks
 
 <#
@@ -40,6 +40,15 @@ Set-DbcConfig policy.instancemaxdop.maxdop -Value 0
 Set-DbcConfig policy.instancemaxdop.excludeinstance -Value $null
 Set-DbcConfig policy.instancemaxdop.excludeinstance -Value 'localhost,7401'
 
+Get-DbcConfigValue policy.traceflags.expected
+Get-DbaTraceFlag -SqlInstance $Sqlinstances -SqlCredential $cred
+Set-DbcConfig policy.traceflags.expected -Value 1117,1118
+Set-DbcConfig policy.traceflags.expected -Value $null
+
+Enable-DbaTraceFlag -SqlInstance $Sqlinstances -SqlCredential $cred -TraceFlag 1117,1118
+Disable-DbaTraceFlag -SqlInstance $Sqlinstances -SqlCredential $cred -TraceFlag 1117,1118
+Disable-DbaTraceFlag -SqlInstance $Sqlinstances -SqlCredential $cred -TraceFlag 1118
+
 #>
 
 # Load the function below and then you can keep running the checks defined above in v4 and v5 and compare the performance
diff --git a/Validate v4 adn v5.ps1 b/Validate v4 adn v5.ps1
index 597e0165..54d034b4 100644
--- a/Validate v4 adn v5.ps1	
+++ b/Validate v4 adn v5.ps1	
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ ipmo ./dbachecks.psd1
 
 # 
 
-$Checks = 'TwoDigitYearCutoff','MaxDopInstance','ErrorLogCount','ModelDbGrowth','DefaultBackupCompression','SaExist','SaDisabled','SaRenamed','DefaultFilePath','AdHocDistributedQueriesEnabled','AdHocWorkload',  'DefaultTrace', 'OleAutomationProceduresDisabled', 'CrossDBOwnershipChaining', 'ScanForStartupProceduresDisabled', 'RemoteAccessDisabled', 'SQLMailXPsDisabled', 'DAC', 'OLEAutomation'
-$Checks = 'TwoDigitYearCutoff'
+$Checks = 'TraceFlagsExpected','TwoDigitYearCutoff','MaxDopInstance','ErrorLogCount','ModelDbGrowth','DefaultBackupCompression','SaExist','SaDisabled','SaRenamed','DefaultFilePath','AdHocDistributedQueriesEnabled','AdHocWorkload',  'DefaultTrace', 'OleAutomationProceduresDisabled', 'CrossDBOwnershipChaining', 'ScanForStartupProceduresDisabled', 'RemoteAccessDisabled', 'SQLMailXPsDisabled', 'DAC', 'OLEAutomation'
+$Checks = 'TraceFlagsExpected'
 Compare-v4andv5Results -Checks $Checks
 
 <#
@@ -40,6 +40,15 @@ Set-DbcConfig policy.instancemaxdop.maxdop -Value 0
 Set-DbcConfig policy.instancemaxdop.excludeinstance -Value $null
 Set-DbcConfig policy.instancemaxdop.excludeinstance -Value 'localhost,7402'
 
+Get-DbcConfigValue policy.traceflags.expected
+Get-DbaTraceFlag -SqlInstance $Sqlinstances -SqlCredential $cred
+Set-DbcConfig policy.traceflags.expected -Value 1117,1118
+Set-DbcConfig policy.traceflags.expected -Value $null
+
+Enable-DbaTraceFlag -SqlInstance $Sqlinstances -SqlCredential $cred -TraceFlag 1117,1118
+Disable-DbaTraceFlag -SqlInstance $Sqlinstances -SqlCredential $cred -TraceFlag 1117,1118
+Disable-DbaTraceFlag -SqlInstance $Sqlinstances -SqlCredential $cred -TraceFlag 1118
+
 #>
 
 # Load the function below and then you can keep running the checks defined above in v4 and v5 and compare the performance
diff --git a/checks/Instancev5.Tests.ps1 b/checks/Instancev5.Tests.ps1
index fef4805f..8938f58a 100644
--- a/checks/Instancev5.Tests.ps1
+++ b/checks/Instancev5.Tests.ps1
@@ -212,8 +212,21 @@ Describe "Instance MaxDop" -Tag MaxDopInstance, MaxDop, Medium, Instance -ForEac
 Describe "Two Digit Year Cutoff" -Tag TwoDigitYearCutoff, Low, Instance -ForEach $InstancesToTest {
     $skip = Get-DbcConfigValue skip.instance.TwoDigitYearCutoff
     Context "Testing Two Digit Year Cutoff on <_.Name>" {
-        It "Two Digit Year Cutoff is set to <_.ConfigValues.TwoDigitYearCutoff> on <_.Name>"  -Skip:$skip {
+        It "Two Digit Year Cutoff is set to <_.ConfigValues.TwoDigitYearCutoff> on <_.Name>" -Skip:$skip {
             $PSItem.Configuration.TwoDigitYearCutoff.ConfigValue | Should -Be $psitem.ConfigValues.TwoDigitYearCutoff -Because 'This is the value that you have chosen for Two Digit Year Cutoff configuration'
         }
     }
 }
+
+Describe "Trace Flags Expected" -Tag TraceFlagsExpected, TraceFlag, High, Instance -ForEach $InstancesToTest {
+    $skip = Get-DbcConfigValue skip.instance.TraceFlagsExpected
+    Context "Testing Expected Trace Flags on <_.Name>" {
+        It "Expected No Trace Flags to exist on <_.Name>" -Skip:$skip -ForEach ($Psitem | Where-Object { $null -eq $psitem.ConfigValues.TraceFlagsExpected }) {
+            $PsItem.ExpectedTraceFlags.ActualTraceFlags.TraceFlag | Should -BeNullOrEmpty -Because "We expect that there will be no Trace Flags set on $($Psitem.Name) "
+        }
+        It "Expected Trace Flags <_.ExpectedTraceFlag> to exist on <_.InstanceName>" -Skip:$skip -ForEach ($PsItem.ExpectedTraceFlags | Where-Object { $psitem.ExpectedTraceFlag -ne 'null' }) {
+            $PsItem.ActualTraceFlags.TraceFlag | Should -Contain $PsItem.ExpectedTraceFlag -Because "We expect that Trace Flag $($PsItem.ExpectedTraceFlag)  will be set on $($Psitem.InstanceName) "
+        }
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/internal/functions/NewGet-AllInstanceInfo.ps1 b/internal/functions/NewGet-AllInstanceInfo.ps1
index 9714a2ec..3391f41c 100644
--- a/internal/functions/NewGet-AllInstanceInfo.ps1
+++ b/internal/functions/NewGet-AllInstanceInfo.ps1
@@ -147,24 +147,41 @@ function NewGet-AllInstanceInfo {
             $ConfigValues | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name 'TwoDigitYearCutoff' -Value (Get-DbcConfigValue policy.twodigityearcutoff)
 
         }
-       
+        'TraceFlagsExpected' {
+            $TraceFlagsExpected = Get-DbcConfigValue policy.traceflags.expected
+            $TraceFlagsActual = $Instance.EnumActiveGlobalTraceFlags()
+            $ConfigValues | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name 'TraceFlagsExpected' -Value $TraceFlagsExpected
+            $ExpectedTraceFlags = $TraceFlagsExpected.Foreach{
+                [PSCustomObject]@{
+                    InstanceName       = $Instance.Name
+                    ExpectedTraceFlag = $PSItem
+                    ActualTraceFlags   = $TraceFlagsActual
+                }
+            }
+            $ExpectedTraceFlags += [PSCustomObject]@{
+                InstanceName       = $Instance.Name
+                ExpectedTraceFlag = 'null'
+                ActualTraceFlags   = $TraceFlagsActual
+            }
+        }
         Default { }
     }
 
     #build the object
 
     $testInstanceObject = [PSCustomObject]@{
-        ComputerName     = $Instance.ComputerName
-        InstanceName     = $Instance.DbaInstanceName
-        Name             = $Instance.Name
-        ConfigValues     = $ConfigValues
-        VersionMajor     = $Instance.VersionMajor
-        Configuration    = if ($configurations) { $Instance.Configuration } else { $null }
-        Settings         = $Instance.Settings
-        Logins           = $Instance.Logins
-        Databases        = $Instance.Databases
-        NumberOfLogFiles = $Instance.NumberOfLogFiles
-        MaxDopSettings   = $MaxDopSettings 
+        ComputerName       = $Instance.ComputerName
+        InstanceName       = $Instance.DbaInstanceName
+        Name               = $Instance.Name
+        ConfigValues       = $ConfigValues
+        VersionMajor       = $Instance.VersionMajor
+        Configuration      = if ($configurations) { $Instance.Configuration } else { $null }
+        Settings           = $Instance.Settings
+        Logins             = $Instance.Logins
+        Databases          = $Instance.Databases
+        NumberOfLogFiles   = $Instance.NumberOfLogFiles
+        MaxDopSettings     = $MaxDopSettings 
+        ExpectedTraceFlags = $ExpectedTraceFlags
     }
     if ($ScanForStartupProceduresDisabled) {
         $StartUpSPs = $Instance.Databases['master'].StoredProcedures.Where{ $_. Name -ne 'sp_MSrepl_startup' -and $_.StartUp -eq $true }.count