diff --git a/src/bin/debug/strace/Jamfile b/src/bin/debug/strace/Jamfile
index 1ceb3765a4..320bbc37c2 100644
--- a/src/bin/debug/strace/Jamfile
+++ b/src/bin/debug/strace/Jamfile
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ local straceSources =
 
 	fcntl.cpp
 	ioctl.cpp
+	area.cpp
 ;
 
 # Our compiler badly chokes when compiling the generated file. So will
diff --git a/src/bin/debug/strace/area.cpp b/src/bin/debug/strace/area.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8c714fba2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bin/debug/strace/area.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023, Haiku Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ */
+
+
+#include <OS.h>
+#include <vm_defs.h>
+
+#include "strace.h"
+#include "Syscall.h"
+#include "TypeHandler.h"
+
+
+#define FLAG_INFO_ENTRY(name) \
+	{ name, #name }
+
+static const FlagsTypeHandler::FlagInfo kAreaProtectionFlagInfos[] = {
+	FLAG_INFO_ENTRY(B_READ_AREA),
+	FLAG_INFO_ENTRY(B_WRITE_AREA),
+	FLAG_INFO_ENTRY(B_EXECUTE_AREA),
+	FLAG_INFO_ENTRY(B_STACK_AREA),
+
+	FLAG_INFO_ENTRY(B_CLONEABLE_AREA),
+	FLAG_INFO_ENTRY(B_OVERCOMMITTING_AREA),
+
+	{ 0, NULL }
+};
+
+
+static FlagsTypeHandler::FlagsList kAreaProtectionFlags;
+
+void
+patch_area()
+{
+	for (int i = 0; kAreaProtectionFlagInfos[i].name != NULL; i++) {
+		kAreaProtectionFlags.push_back(kAreaProtectionFlagInfos[i]);
+	}
+
+	Syscall *open = get_syscall("_kern_create_area");
+	open->GetParameter("protection")->SetHandler(
+		new FlagsTypeHandler(kAreaProtectionFlags));
+
+	Syscall *clone = get_syscall("_kern_clone_area");
+	clone->GetParameter("protection")->SetHandler(
+		new FlagsTypeHandler(kAreaProtectionFlags));
+
+	Syscall *set_area_protection = get_syscall("_kern_set_area_protection");
+	set_area_protection->GetParameter("newProtection")->SetHandler(
+		new FlagsTypeHandler(kAreaProtectionFlags));
+
+	Syscall *map_file = get_syscall("_kern_map_file");
+	map_file->GetParameter("protection")->SetHandler(
+		new FlagsTypeHandler(kAreaProtectionFlags));
+}
diff --git a/src/bin/debug/strace/strace.cpp b/src/bin/debug/strace/strace.cpp
index 8d9dcd49a6..528cbd23ab 100644
--- a/src/bin/debug/strace/strace.cpp
+++ b/src/bin/debug/strace/strace.cpp
@@ -267,9 +267,11 @@ patch_syscalls()
 	// kernel/syscalls.h and have it parsed automatically
 	extern void patch_fcntl();
 	extern void patch_ioctl();
+	extern void patch_area();
 
 	patch_fcntl();
 	patch_ioctl();
+	patch_area();
 
 	Syscall *poll = get_syscall("_kern_poll");
 	poll->ParameterAt(0)->SetInOut(true);