diff --git a/internal/locate/region_request.go b/internal/locate/region_request.go
index 683dacd3bd..b952127f29 100644
--- a/internal/locate/region_request.go
+++ b/internal/locate/region_request.go
@@ -1015,6 +1015,17 @@ func (s *sendReqState) next() (done bool) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if len(req.Context.TraceId) == 0 {
+		if trace.IsCategoryEnabled(trace.CategoryDevDebug) {
+			trace.TraceEvent(bo.GetCtx(), trace.CategoryDevDebug, "send request with trace_id missing",
+				zap.Stack("stack"))
+
+			// If trace ID is not set, it may indicate the caller is not using client-go properly.
+			// Print the stack trace to capture all those cases.
+			trace.CheckFlightRecorderDumpTrigger(bo.GetCtx(), "dump_trigger.suspicious_event.dev_debug", "send_request_trace_id_missing")
+		}
+	}
+
 	if _, err := util.EvalFailpoint("beforeSendReqToRegion"); err == nil {
 		if hook := bo.GetCtx().Value("sendReqToRegionHook"); hook != nil {
 			h := hook.(func(*tikvrpc.Request))
@@ -1165,7 +1176,6 @@ func (s *sendReqState) send() (canceled bool) {
 			fields := []zap.Field{
 				zap.Stringer("cmd", req.Type),
 				zap.Duration("latency", rpcDuration),
-				zap.Bool("success", s.vars.err == nil && s.vars.resp != nil),
 			}
 			if s.vars.err != nil {
 				fields = append(fields, zap.Error(s.vars.err))
diff --git a/trace/trace.go b/trace/trace.go
index b69529d9fa..63c6be177b 100644
--- a/trace/trace.go
+++ b/trace/trace.go
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ const (
 	CategoryKVRequest
 	// CategoryRegionCache traces region cache operations and PD lookups.
 	CategoryRegionCache
+	// CategoryDevDebug is used for development and debugging purposes.
+	CategoryDevDebug
 )
 
 // TraceEventFunc is the function signature for recording trace events.
@@ -55,11 +57,17 @@ func noopTraceControlExtractor(context.Context) TraceControlFlags {
 	return FlagTiKVCategoryRequest
 }
 
+// CheckFlightRecorderDumpTriggerFunc is the function signature for checking whether flight recorder should trigger a dump.
+type CheckFlightRecorderDumpTriggerFunc func(ctx context.Context, triggerCanonicalName string, val any)
+
+func noopCheckFlightRecorderDumpTrigger(ctx context.Context, triggerCanonicalName string, val any) {}
+
 // Global function pointers stored independently
 var (
-	globalTraceEventFunc            atomic.Pointer[TraceEventFunc]
-	globalIsCategoryEnabledFunc     atomic.Pointer[IsCategoryEnabledFunc]
-	globalTraceControlExtractorFunc atomic.Pointer[TraceControlExtractorFunc]
+	globalTraceEventFunc                     atomic.Pointer[TraceEventFunc]
+	globalIsCategoryEnabledFunc              atomic.Pointer[IsCategoryEnabledFunc]
+	globalTraceControlExtractorFunc          atomic.Pointer[TraceControlExtractorFunc]
+	globalCheckFlightRecorderDumpTriggerFunc atomic.Pointer[CheckFlightRecorderDumpTriggerFunc]
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -67,9 +75,27 @@ func init() {
 	defaultTraceEvent := TraceEventFunc(noopTraceEvent)
 	defaultIsCategoryEnabled := IsCategoryEnabledFunc(noopIsCategoryEnabled)
 	defaultTraceControlExtractor := TraceControlExtractorFunc(noopTraceControlExtractor)
+	defaultCheckFlightRecorderDumpTrigger := CheckFlightRecorderDumpTriggerFunc(noopCheckFlightRecorderDumpTrigger)
 	globalTraceEventFunc.Store(&defaultTraceEvent)
 	globalIsCategoryEnabledFunc.Store(&defaultIsCategoryEnabled)
 	globalTraceControlExtractorFunc.Store(&defaultTraceControlExtractor)
+	globalCheckFlightRecorderDumpTriggerFunc.Store(&defaultCheckFlightRecorderDumpTrigger)
+}
+
+// CheckFlightRecorderDumpTrigger checks whether flight recorder should trigger a dump.
+func CheckFlightRecorderDumpTrigger(ctx context.Context, triggerCanonicalName string, val any) {
+	fn := *globalCheckFlightRecorderDumpTriggerFunc.Load()
+	fn(ctx, triggerCanonicalName, val)
+}
+
+// SetCheckFlightRecorderDumpTriggerFunc sets the flight recorder dump trigger function.
+// This is typically called once during application initialization (e.g., by TiDB).
+// Passing nil will use a no-op implementation.
+func SetCheckFlightRecorderDumpTriggerFunc(fn CheckFlightRecorderDumpTriggerFunc) {
+	if fn == nil {
+		fn = noopCheckFlightRecorderDumpTrigger
+	}
+	globalCheckFlightRecorderDumpTriggerFunc.Store(&fn)
 }
 
 // SetTraceEventFunc registers the trace event handler function.
diff --git a/trace/trace_test.go b/trace/trace_test.go
index 191a3bfe8e..a47fad4b67 100644
--- a/trace/trace_test.go
+++ b/trace/trace_test.go
@@ -142,3 +142,25 @@ func TestTraceIDContext(t *testing.T) {
 	extractedID2 := TraceIDFromContext(ctxWithTrace2)
 	require.Equal(t, traceID2, extractedID2)
 }
+
+func TestCheckFlightRecorderDumpTrigger(t *testing.T) {
+	original := globalCheckFlightRecorderDumpTriggerFunc.Load()
+	defer func() {
+		globalCheckFlightRecorderDumpTriggerFunc.Store(original)
+	}()
+
+	// Test default behavior (returns false)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	CheckFlightRecorderDumpTrigger(ctx, "just cover some code", 42)
+
+	// Test custom behavior
+	var covered bool
+	mock := func(ctx context.Context, triggerName string, val any) {
+		covered = true
+	}
+	SetCheckFlightRecorderDumpTriggerFunc(CheckFlightRecorderDumpTriggerFunc(mock))
+
+	require.False(t, covered)
+	CheckFlightRecorderDumpTrigger(ctx, "custom trigger", 123)
+	require.True(t, covered)
+}