diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2024-02-04-07-45-29.gh-issue-107674.q8mCmi.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2024-02-04-07-45-29.gh-issue-107674.q8mCmi.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..f9b96788bfad94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2024-02-04-07-45-29.gh-issue-107674.q8mCmi.rst	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Improved the performance of :func:`sys.settrace` significantly
diff --git a/Python/bytecodes.c b/Python/bytecodes.c
index e9e9425f826a2d..565379afc4b5a7 100644
--- a/Python/bytecodes.c
+++ b/Python/bytecodes.c
@@ -143,22 +143,23 @@ dummy_func(
 
         tier1 inst(RESUME, (--)) {
             assert(frame == tstate->current_frame);
-            uintptr_t global_version =
-                _Py_atomic_load_uintptr_relaxed(&tstate->eval_breaker) &
-                ~_PY_EVAL_EVENTS_MASK;
-            uintptr_t code_version = _PyFrame_GetCode(frame)->_co_instrumentation_version;
-            assert((code_version & 255) == 0);
-            if (code_version != global_version) {
-                int err = _Py_Instrument(_PyFrame_GetCode(frame), tstate->interp);
-                ERROR_IF(err, error);
-                next_instr = this_instr;
-            }
-            else {
-                if ((oparg & RESUME_OPARG_LOCATION_MASK) < RESUME_AFTER_YIELD_FROM) {
-                    CHECK_EVAL_BREAKER();
+            if (tstate->tracing == 0) {
+                uintptr_t global_version =
+                    _Py_atomic_load_uintptr_relaxed(&tstate->eval_breaker) &
+                    ~_PY_EVAL_EVENTS_MASK;
+                uintptr_t code_version = _PyFrame_GetCode(frame)->_co_instrumentation_version;
+                assert((code_version & 255) == 0);
+                if (code_version != global_version) {
+                    int err = _Py_Instrument(_PyFrame_GetCode(frame), tstate->interp);
+                    ERROR_IF(err, error);
+                    next_instr = this_instr;
+                    DISPATCH();
                 }
-                this_instr->op.code = RESUME_CHECK;
             }
+            if ((oparg & RESUME_OPARG_LOCATION_MASK) < RESUME_AFTER_YIELD_FROM) {
+                CHECK_EVAL_BREAKER();
+            }
+            this_instr->op.code = RESUME_CHECK;
         }
 
         inst(RESUME_CHECK, (--)) {
@@ -169,13 +170,13 @@ dummy_func(
             uintptr_t eval_breaker = _Py_atomic_load_uintptr_relaxed(&tstate->eval_breaker);
             uintptr_t version = _PyFrame_GetCode(frame)->_co_instrumentation_version;
             assert((version & _PY_EVAL_EVENTS_MASK) == 0);
-            DEOPT_IF(eval_breaker != version);
+            DEOPT_IF(eval_breaker != version && tstate->tracing == 0);
         }
 
         inst(INSTRUMENTED_RESUME, (--)) {
             uintptr_t global_version = _Py_atomic_load_uintptr_relaxed(&tstate->eval_breaker) & ~_PY_EVAL_EVENTS_MASK;
             uintptr_t code_version = _PyFrame_GetCode(frame)->_co_instrumentation_version;
-            if (code_version != global_version) {
+            if (code_version != global_version && tstate->tracing == 0) {
                 if (_Py_Instrument(_PyFrame_GetCode(frame), tstate->interp)) {
                     GOTO_ERROR(error);
                 }
diff --git a/Python/ceval.c b/Python/ceval.c
index 06c136aeb252c9..41e9310938d826 100644
--- a/Python/ceval.c
+++ b/Python/ceval.c
@@ -800,17 +800,23 @@ _PyEval_EvalFrameDefault(PyThreadState *tstate, _PyInterpreterFrame *frame, int
     {
         _Py_CODEUNIT *prev = frame->instr_ptr;
         _Py_CODEUNIT *here = frame->instr_ptr = next_instr;
-        _PyFrame_SetStackPointer(frame, stack_pointer);
-        int original_opcode = _Py_call_instrumentation_line(
-                tstate, frame, here, prev);
-        stack_pointer = _PyFrame_GetStackPointer(frame);
-        if (original_opcode < 0) {
-            next_instr = here+1;
-            goto error;
-        }
-        next_instr = frame->instr_ptr;
-        if (next_instr != here) {
-            DISPATCH();
+        int original_opcode = 0;
+        if (tstate->tracing) {
+            PyCodeObject *code = _PyFrame_GetCode(frame);
+            original_opcode = code->_co_monitoring->lines[(int)(here - _PyCode_CODE(code))].original_opcode;
+        } else {
+            _PyFrame_SetStackPointer(frame, stack_pointer);
+            original_opcode = _Py_call_instrumentation_line(
+                    tstate, frame, here, prev);
+            stack_pointer = _PyFrame_GetStackPointer(frame);
+            if (original_opcode < 0) {
+                next_instr = here+1;
+                goto error;
+            }
+            next_instr = frame->instr_ptr;
+            if (next_instr != here) {
+                DISPATCH();
+            }
         }
         if (_PyOpcode_Caches[original_opcode]) {
             _PyBinaryOpCache *cache = (_PyBinaryOpCache *)(next_instr+1);
diff --git a/Python/ceval_macros.h b/Python/ceval_macros.h
index 085199416c1523..6ad41950ea3b7e 100644
--- a/Python/ceval_macros.h
+++ b/Python/ceval_macros.h
@@ -339,12 +339,16 @@ do { \
 // for an exception handler, displaying the traceback, and so on
 #define INSTRUMENTED_JUMP(src, dest, event) \
 do { \
-    _PyFrame_SetStackPointer(frame, stack_pointer); \
-    next_instr = _Py_call_instrumentation_jump(tstate, event, frame, src, dest); \
-    stack_pointer = _PyFrame_GetStackPointer(frame); \
-    if (next_instr == NULL) { \
-        next_instr = (dest)+1; \
-        goto error; \
+    if (tstate->tracing) {\
+        next_instr = dest; \
+    } else { \
+        _PyFrame_SetStackPointer(frame, stack_pointer); \
+        next_instr = _Py_call_instrumentation_jump(tstate, event, frame, src, dest); \
+        stack_pointer = _PyFrame_GetStackPointer(frame); \
+        if (next_instr == NULL) { \
+            next_instr = (dest)+1; \
+            goto error; \
+        } \
     } \
 } while (0);
 
diff --git a/Python/executor_cases.c.h b/Python/executor_cases.c.h
index 0b1d75985e1195..20fab8f4c61eb5 100644
--- a/Python/executor_cases.c.h
+++ b/Python/executor_cases.c.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
             uintptr_t eval_breaker = _Py_atomic_load_uintptr_relaxed(&tstate->eval_breaker);
             uintptr_t version = _PyFrame_GetCode(frame)->_co_instrumentation_version;
             assert((version & _PY_EVAL_EVENTS_MASK) == 0);
-            if (eval_breaker != version) goto deoptimize;
+            if (eval_breaker != version && tstate->tracing == 0) goto deoptimize;
             break;
         }
 
diff --git a/Python/generated_cases.c.h b/Python/generated_cases.c.h
index 8b90e448a7b8fa..bb26dac0e2be20 100644
--- a/Python/generated_cases.c.h
+++ b/Python/generated_cases.c.h
@@ -3125,7 +3125,7 @@
             INSTRUCTION_STATS(INSTRUMENTED_RESUME);
             uintptr_t global_version = _Py_atomic_load_uintptr_relaxed(&tstate->eval_breaker) & ~_PY_EVAL_EVENTS_MASK;
             uintptr_t code_version = _PyFrame_GetCode(frame)->_co_instrumentation_version;
-            if (code_version != global_version) {
+            if (code_version != global_version && tstate->tracing == 0) {
                 if (_Py_Instrument(_PyFrame_GetCode(frame), tstate->interp)) {
                     GOTO_ERROR(error);
                 }
@@ -4780,22 +4780,23 @@
             PREDICTED(RESUME);
             _Py_CODEUNIT *this_instr = next_instr - 1;
             assert(frame == tstate->current_frame);
-            uintptr_t global_version =
-            _Py_atomic_load_uintptr_relaxed(&tstate->eval_breaker) &
-            ~_PY_EVAL_EVENTS_MASK;
-            uintptr_t code_version = _PyFrame_GetCode(frame)->_co_instrumentation_version;
-            assert((code_version & 255) == 0);
-            if (code_version != global_version) {
-                int err = _Py_Instrument(_PyFrame_GetCode(frame), tstate->interp);
-                if (err) goto error;
-                next_instr = this_instr;
-            }
-            else {
-                if ((oparg & RESUME_OPARG_LOCATION_MASK) < RESUME_AFTER_YIELD_FROM) {
-                    CHECK_EVAL_BREAKER();
+            if (tstate->tracing == 0) {
+                uintptr_t global_version =
+                _Py_atomic_load_uintptr_relaxed(&tstate->eval_breaker) &
+                ~_PY_EVAL_EVENTS_MASK;
+                uintptr_t code_version = _PyFrame_GetCode(frame)->_co_instrumentation_version;
+                assert((code_version & 255) == 0);
+                if (code_version != global_version) {
+                    int err = _Py_Instrument(_PyFrame_GetCode(frame), tstate->interp);
+                    if (err) goto error;
+                    next_instr = this_instr;
+                    DISPATCH();
                 }
-                this_instr->op.code = RESUME_CHECK;
             }
+            if ((oparg & RESUME_OPARG_LOCATION_MASK) < RESUME_AFTER_YIELD_FROM) {
+                CHECK_EVAL_BREAKER();
+            }
+            this_instr->op.code = RESUME_CHECK;
             DISPATCH();
         }
 
@@ -4811,7 +4812,7 @@
             uintptr_t eval_breaker = _Py_atomic_load_uintptr_relaxed(&tstate->eval_breaker);
             uintptr_t version = _PyFrame_GetCode(frame)->_co_instrumentation_version;
             assert((version & _PY_EVAL_EVENTS_MASK) == 0);
-            DEOPT_IF(eval_breaker != version, RESUME);
+            DEOPT_IF(eval_breaker != version && tstate->tracing == 0, RESUME);
             DISPATCH();
         }
 
diff --git a/Python/instrumentation.c b/Python/instrumentation.c
index 6f1bc2e0a107df..4b7d8b5a587504 100644
--- a/Python/instrumentation.c
+++ b/Python/instrumentation.c
@@ -1156,15 +1156,13 @@ int
 _Py_call_instrumentation_line(PyThreadState *tstate, _PyInterpreterFrame* frame, _Py_CODEUNIT *instr, _Py_CODEUNIT *prev)
 {
     PyCodeObject *code = _PyFrame_GetCode(frame);
+    assert(tstate->tracing == 0);
     assert(is_version_up_to_date(code, tstate->interp));
     assert(instrumentation_cross_checks(tstate->interp, code));
     int i = (int)(instr - _PyCode_CODE(code));
 
     _PyCoMonitoringData *monitoring = code->_co_monitoring;
     _PyCoLineInstrumentationData *line_data = &monitoring->lines[i];
-    if (tstate->tracing) {
-        goto done;
-    }
     PyInterpreterState *interp = tstate->interp;
     int8_t line_delta = line_data->line_delta;
     int line = compute_line(code, i, line_delta);