diff --git a/ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.ctf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/tmf/ctf/core/trace/CtfTmfTrace.java b/ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.ctf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/tmf/ctf/core/trace/CtfTmfTrace.java
index 6714285f0d..daca1ddc29 100644
--- a/ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.ctf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/tmf/ctf/core/trace/CtfTmfTrace.java
+++ b/ctf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.ctf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/tmf/ctf/core/trace/CtfTmfTrace.java
@@ -218,19 +218,13 @@ public void initTrace(final IResource resource, final String path, final Class<?
 
         try {
             this.fTrace = new CTFTrace(path);
-            CtfTmfContext ctx;
             /* Set the start and (current) end times for this trace */
-            ctx = (CtfTmfContext) seekEvent(0L);
-            CtfTmfEvent event = getNext(ctx);
-            if ((ctx.getLocation().equals(CtfIterator.NULL_LOCATION)) || (ctx.getCurrentEvent() == null)) {
-                /* Handle the case where the trace is empty */
-                this.setStartTime(TmfTimestamp.BIG_BANG);
-            } else {
-                final ITmfTimestamp curTime = event.getTimestamp();
-                this.setStartTime(curTime);
-                long endTime = Math.max(curTime.getValue(), fTrace.getCurrentEndTime());
-                this.setEndTime(TmfTimestamp.fromNanos(endTime));
+            CtfTmfContext ctx = setStartAndEndTime(false);
+
+            if (ctx == null) {
+                return;
             }
+
             /*
              * Register every event type. When you call getType, it will register a trace to
              * that type in the TmfEventTypeManager
@@ -913,4 +907,37 @@ public Path trim(@NonNull TmfTimeRange range, @NonNull Path destinationPath, @No
         return null;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public synchronized void resetIndexer() {
+        super.resetIndexer();
+        setStartAndEndTime(true);
+    }
+
+    private @Nullable CtfTmfContext setStartAndEndTime(boolean reset) {
+        /* Set the start and (current) end times for this trace */
+        CtfTmfContext ctx = (CtfTmfContext) seekEvent(0L);
+
+        /* Verify context is valid. It's only invalid trace if trace.init() hasn't been called) */
+        if ((ctx != null) && (ctx.getLocation() != null)) {
+            if (reset == true) {
+                /* Reset to uninitialized */
+                setStartTime(TmfTimestamp.BIG_BANG);
+                setEndTime(TmfTimestamp.BIG_BANG);
+            }
+
+            CtfTmfEvent event = getNext(ctx);
+            if ((ctx.getLocation().equals(CtfIterator.NULL_LOCATION)) || (ctx.getCurrentEvent() == null)) {
+                /* Handle the case where the trace is empty */
+                this.setStartTime(TmfTimestamp.BIG_BANG);
+            } else {
+                final ITmfTimestamp curTime = event.getTimestamp();
+                this.setStartTime(curTime);
+                long endTime = createTimestamp(fTrace.getCurrentEndTime()).getValue();
+                endTime = Math.max(curTime.getValue(), endTime);
+                this.setEndTime(TmfTimestamp.fromNanos(endTime));
+            }
+            return ctx;
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tmf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/tmf/core/trace/TmfTrace.java b/tmf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/tmf/core/trace/TmfTrace.java
index be1bbd4370..d7b5d157b2 100644
--- a/tmf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/tmf/core/trace/TmfTrace.java
+++ b/tmf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/tmf/core/trace/TmfTrace.java
@@ -222,6 +222,24 @@ protected ITmfTraceIndexer createIndexer(int interval) {
         return new TmfCheckpointIndexer(this, interval);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Reset indexer. It dispose the old indexer and creates a new one.
+     *
+     * Subclasses might want to reset the start and end time of the trace if
+     * needed.
+     *
+     * Note: Only call this when there is no trace reading is ongoing. Caller
+     * needs to ensure that trace indexing is restarted.
+     *
+     * @since 10.2
+     */
+    public synchronized void resetIndexer() {
+        if (fIndexer != null) {
+            fIndexer.dispose();
+        }
+        fIndexer = createIndexer(fCacheSize);
+    }
+
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // ITmfTrace - Initializers
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/tmf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/tmf/core/trace/experiment/TmfExperiment.java b/tmf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/tmf/core/trace/experiment/TmfExperiment.java
index c3d92d4b84..772d3d87c8 100644
--- a/tmf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/tmf/core/trace/experiment/TmfExperiment.java
+++ b/tmf/org.eclipse.tracecompass.tmf.core/src/org/eclipse/tracecompass/tmf/core/trace/experiment/TmfExperiment.java
@@ -367,6 +367,9 @@ public void initExperiment(final Class<? extends ITmfEvent> type,
                 if (!newTransform.equals(currentTransform)) {
                     TmfTraceManager.deleteSupplementaryFiles(trace);
                     trace.setTimestampTransform(newTransform);
+                    if (trace instanceof TmfTrace tmfTrace) {
+                        tmfTrace.resetIndexer();
+                    }
                 }
             });
         }