diff --git a/deps/v8/include/libplatform/v8-tracing.h b/deps/v8/include/libplatform/v8-tracing.h
index 9dcf3d7bca760a..e430e7c3502741 100644
--- a/deps/v8/include/libplatform/v8-tracing.h
+++ b/deps/v8/include/libplatform/v8-tracing.h
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ class V8_PLATFORM_EXPORT TraceWriter {
   virtual void Flush() = 0;
 
   static TraceWriter* CreateJSONTraceWriter(std::ostream& stream);
+  static TraceWriter* CreateJSONTraceWriter(std::ostream& stream,
+                                            const std::string& tag);
 
  private:
   // Disallow copy and assign
diff --git a/deps/v8/src/libplatform/tracing/trace-writer.cc b/deps/v8/src/libplatform/tracing/trace-writer.cc
index 36a8783499d140..7bfc7664694f8d 100644
--- a/deps/v8/src/libplatform/tracing/trace-writer.cc
+++ b/deps/v8/src/libplatform/tracing/trace-writer.cc
@@ -119,8 +119,12 @@ void JSONTraceWriter::AppendArgValue(ConvertableToTraceFormat* value) {
   stream_ << arg_stringified;
 }
 
-JSONTraceWriter::JSONTraceWriter(std::ostream& stream) : stream_(stream) {
-  stream_ << "{\"traceEvents\":[";
+JSONTraceWriter::JSONTraceWriter(std::ostream& stream)
+    : JSONTraceWriter(stream, "traceEvents") {}
+
+JSONTraceWriter::JSONTraceWriter(std::ostream& stream, const std::string& tag)
+    : stream_(stream) {
+  stream_ << "{\"" << tag << "\":[";
 }
 
 JSONTraceWriter::~JSONTraceWriter() { stream_ << "]}"; }
@@ -171,6 +175,11 @@ TraceWriter* TraceWriter::CreateJSONTraceWriter(std::ostream& stream) {
   return new JSONTraceWriter(stream);
 }
 
+TraceWriter* TraceWriter::CreateJSONTraceWriter(std::ostream& stream,
+                                                const std::string& tag) {
+  return new JSONTraceWriter(stream, tag);
+}
+
 }  // namespace tracing
 }  // namespace platform
 }  // namespace v8
diff --git a/deps/v8/src/libplatform/tracing/trace-writer.h b/deps/v8/src/libplatform/tracing/trace-writer.h
index 7e1bdc24d687ae..d81135138992f7 100644
--- a/deps/v8/src/libplatform/tracing/trace-writer.h
+++ b/deps/v8/src/libplatform/tracing/trace-writer.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ namespace tracing {
 class JSONTraceWriter : public TraceWriter {
  public:
   explicit JSONTraceWriter(std::ostream& stream);
+  JSONTraceWriter(std::ostream& stream, const std::string& tag);
   ~JSONTraceWriter();
   void AppendTraceEvent(TraceObject* trace_event) override;
   void Flush() override;
diff --git a/deps/v8/test/cctest/libplatform/test-tracing.cc b/deps/v8/test/cctest/libplatform/test-tracing.cc
index da202057de312c..b949785bcfacbe 100644
--- a/deps/v8/test/cctest/libplatform/test-tracing.cc
+++ b/deps/v8/test/cctest/libplatform/test-tracing.cc
@@ -128,44 +128,42 @@ TEST(TestTraceBufferRingBuffer) {
   delete ring_buffer;
 }
 
-TEST(TestJSONTraceWriter) {
-  std::ostringstream stream;
-  // Create a scope for the tracing controller to terminate the trace writer.
-  {
-    v8::Platform* old_platform = i::V8::GetCurrentPlatform();
-    std::unique_ptr<v8::Platform> default_platform(
-        v8::platform::NewDefaultPlatform());
-    i::V8::SetPlatformForTesting(default_platform.get());
-    auto tracing =
-        base::make_unique<v8::platform::tracing::TracingController>();
-    v8::platform::tracing::TracingController* tracing_controller =
-        tracing.get();
-    static_cast<v8::platform::DefaultPlatform*>(default_platform.get())
-        ->SetTracingController(std::move(tracing));
-    TraceWriter* writer = TraceWriter::CreateJSONTraceWriter(stream);
+void PopulateJSONWriter(TraceWriter* writer) {
+  v8::Platform* old_platform = i::V8::GetCurrentPlatform();
+  std::unique_ptr<v8::Platform> default_platform(
+      v8::platform::NewDefaultPlatform());
+  i::V8::SetPlatformForTesting(default_platform.get());
+  auto tracing = base::make_unique<v8::platform::tracing::TracingController>();
+  v8::platform::tracing::TracingController* tracing_controller = tracing.get();
+  static_cast<v8::platform::DefaultPlatform*>(default_platform.get())
+      ->SetTracingController(std::move(tracing));
 
-    TraceBuffer* ring_buffer =
-        TraceBuffer::CreateTraceBufferRingBuffer(1, writer);
-    tracing_controller->Initialize(ring_buffer);
-    TraceConfig* trace_config = new TraceConfig();
-    trace_config->AddIncludedCategory("v8-cat");
-    tracing_controller->StartTracing(trace_config);
+  TraceBuffer* ring_buffer =
+      TraceBuffer::CreateTraceBufferRingBuffer(1, writer);
+  tracing_controller->Initialize(ring_buffer);
+  TraceConfig* trace_config = new TraceConfig();
+  trace_config->AddIncludedCategory("v8-cat");
+  tracing_controller->StartTracing(trace_config);
 
-    TraceObject trace_object;
-    trace_object.InitializeForTesting(
-        'X', tracing_controller->GetCategoryGroupEnabled("v8-cat"), "Test0",
-        v8::internal::tracing::kGlobalScope, 42, 123, 0, nullptr, nullptr,
-        nullptr, nullptr, TRACE_EVENT_FLAG_HAS_ID, 11, 22, 100, 50, 33, 44);
-    writer->AppendTraceEvent(&trace_object);
-    trace_object.InitializeForTesting(
-        'Y', tracing_controller->GetCategoryGroupEnabled("v8-cat"), "Test1",
-        v8::internal::tracing::kGlobalScope, 43, 456, 0, nullptr, nullptr,
-        nullptr, nullptr, 0, 55, 66, 110, 55, 77, 88);
-    writer->AppendTraceEvent(&trace_object);
-    tracing_controller->StopTracing();
-    i::V8::SetPlatformForTesting(old_platform);
-  }
+  TraceObject trace_object;
+  trace_object.InitializeForTesting(
+      'X', tracing_controller->GetCategoryGroupEnabled("v8-cat"), "Test0",
+      v8::internal::tracing::kGlobalScope, 42, 123, 0, nullptr, nullptr,
+      nullptr, nullptr, TRACE_EVENT_FLAG_HAS_ID, 11, 22, 100, 50, 33, 44);
+  writer->AppendTraceEvent(&trace_object);
+  trace_object.InitializeForTesting(
+      'Y', tracing_controller->GetCategoryGroupEnabled("v8-cat"), "Test1",
+      v8::internal::tracing::kGlobalScope, 43, 456, 0, nullptr, nullptr,
+      nullptr, nullptr, 0, 55, 66, 110, 55, 77, 88);
+  writer->AppendTraceEvent(&trace_object);
+  tracing_controller->StopTracing();
+  i::V8::SetPlatformForTesting(old_platform);
+}
 
+TEST(TestJSONTraceWriter) {
+  std::ostringstream stream;
+  TraceWriter* writer = TraceWriter::CreateJSONTraceWriter(stream);
+  PopulateJSONWriter(writer);
   std::string trace_str = stream.str();
   std::string expected_trace_str =
       "{\"traceEvents\":[{\"pid\":11,\"tid\":22,\"ts\":100,\"tts\":50,"
@@ -177,6 +175,21 @@ TEST(TestJSONTraceWriter) {
   CHECK_EQ(expected_trace_str, trace_str);
 }
 
+TEST(TestJSONTraceWriterWithCustomtag) {
+  std::ostringstream stream;
+  TraceWriter* writer = TraceWriter::CreateJSONTraceWriter(stream, "customTag");
+  PopulateJSONWriter(writer);
+  std::string trace_str = stream.str();
+  std::string expected_trace_str =
+      "{\"customTag\":[{\"pid\":11,\"tid\":22,\"ts\":100,\"tts\":50,"
+      "\"ph\":\"X\",\"cat\":\"v8-cat\",\"name\":\"Test0\",\"dur\":33,"
+      "\"tdur\":44,\"id\":\"0x2a\",\"args\":{}},{\"pid\":55,\"tid\":66,"
+      "\"ts\":110,\"tts\":55,\"ph\":\"Y\",\"cat\":\"v8-cat\",\"name\":"
+      "\"Test1\",\"dur\":77,\"tdur\":88,\"args\":{}}]}";
+
+  CHECK_EQ(expected_trace_str, trace_str);
+}
+
 TEST(TestTracingController) {
   v8::Platform* old_platform = i::V8::GetCurrentPlatform();
   std::unique_ptr<v8::Platform> default_platform(