diff --git a/internal/etw/source_test.go b/internal/etw/source_test.go
index 9da72ff39..67d589169 100644
--- a/internal/etw/source_test.go
+++ b/internal/etw/source_test.go
@@ -1089,6 +1089,27 @@ func testCallstackEnrichment(t *testing.T, hsnap handle.Snapshotter, psnap ps.Sn
 			},
 			false,
 		},
+		{
+			"virtual alloc callstack",
+			func() error {
+				_, err := windows.VirtualAlloc(0, 1024, windows.MEM_COMMIT|windows.MEM_RESERVE, windows.PAGE_EXECUTE_READ)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				return nil
+			},
+			func(e *kevent.Kevent) bool {
+				if e.CurrentPid() && e.Type == ktypes.VirtualAlloc &&
+					e.GetParamAsString(kparams.MemAllocType) == "COMMIT|RESERVE" {
+					callstack := e.Callstack.String()
+					log.Infof("virtual alloc event %s: %s", e.String(), callstack)
+					return callstackContainsTestExe(callstack) &&
+						strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(callstack), strings.ToLower("\\Windows\\System32\\KernelBase.dll!VirtualAlloc"))
+				}
+				return false
+			},
+			false,
+		},
 		//{
 		//	"copy file callstack",
 		//	func() error {
@@ -1196,6 +1217,7 @@ func testCallstackEnrichment(t *testing.T, hsnap handle.Snapshotter, psnap ps.Sn
 	time.Sleep(time.Second * 5)
 
 	log.Infof("current process id is [%d]", os.Getpid())
+
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		gen := tt.gen
 		log.Infof("executing [%s] test generator", tt.name)
diff --git a/internal/etw/stackext.go b/internal/etw/stackext.go
index 77d97904c..396df8617 100644
--- a/internal/etw/stackext.go
+++ b/internal/etw/stackext.go
@@ -54,12 +54,12 @@ func (s *StackExtensions) AddStackTracingWith(guid windows.GUID, hookID uint16)
 // EventIds returns all event types eligible for stack tracing.
 func (s *StackExtensions) EventIds() []etw.ClassicEventID { return s.ids }
 
-// EnableProcessStackTracing populates the stack identifiers
+// EnableProcessCallstack populates the stack identifiers
 // with event types eligible for emitting stack walk events
 // related to process telemetry, such as creating a process,
 // creating/terminating a thread or loading an image into
 // process address space.
-func (s *StackExtensions) EnableProcessStackTracing() {
+func (s *StackExtensions) EnableProcessCallstack() {
 	s.AddStackTracing(ktypes.CreateProcess)
 	if s.config.EnableThreadKevents {
 		s.AddStackTracing(ktypes.CreateThread)
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ func (s *StackExtensions) EnableProcessStackTracing() {
 	}
 }
 
-// EnableFileStackTracing populates the stack identifiers
+// EnableFileCallstack populates the stack identifiers
 // with event types eligible for publishing call stack
 // return addresses for file system activity.
-func (s *StackExtensions) EnableFileStackTracing() {
+func (s *StackExtensions) EnableFileCallstack() {
 	if s.config.EnableFileIOKevents {
 		s.AddStackTracing(ktypes.CreateFile)
 		s.AddStackTracing(ktypes.DeleteFile)
@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@ func (s *StackExtensions) EnableFileStackTracing() {
 	}
 }
 
-// EnableRegistryStackTracing populates the stack identifiers
+// EnableRegistryCallstack populates the stack identifiers
 // with event types eligible for publishing call stack
 // return addresses for registry operations.
-func (s *StackExtensions) EnableRegistryStackTracing() {
+func (s *StackExtensions) EnableRegistryCallstack() {
 	if s.config.EnableRegistryKevents {
 		s.AddStackTracing(ktypes.RegCreateKey)
 		s.AddStackTracing(ktypes.RegDeleteKey)
@@ -92,3 +92,11 @@ func (s *StackExtensions) EnableRegistryStackTracing() {
 		s.AddStackTracing(ktypes.RegDeleteValue)
 	}
 }
+
+// EnableMemoryCallstack enables stack tracing for the memory
+// events such as memory allocations.
+func (s *StackExtensions) EnableMemoryCallstack() {
+	if s.config.EnableMemKevents {
+		s.AddStackTracing(ktypes.VirtualAlloc)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/etw/stackext_test.go b/internal/etw/stackext_test.go
index 8f813e60e..0f8457b86 100644
--- a/internal/etw/stackext_test.go
+++ b/internal/etw/stackext_test.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ func TestStackExtensions(t *testing.T) {
 			EnableThreadKevents: true,
 			EnableNetKevents:    true,
 			EnableFileIOKevents: true,
+			EnableMemKevents:    true,
 			BufferSize:          1024,
 			FlushTimer:          time.Millisecond * 2300,
 		},
@@ -40,15 +41,17 @@ func TestStackExtensions(t *testing.T) {
 	exts := NewStackExtensions(cfg.Kstream)
 	assert.Len(t, exts.EventIds(), 0)
 
-	exts.EnableProcessStackTracing()
-	exts.EnableRegistryStackTracing()
-	exts.EnableFileStackTracing()
+	exts.EnableProcessCallstack()
+	exts.EnableRegistryCallstack()
+	exts.EnableFileCallstack()
+	exts.EnableMemoryCallstack()
 
-	assert.Len(t, exts.EventIds(), 6)
+	assert.Len(t, exts.EventIds(), 7)
 	assert.Contains(t, exts.EventIds(), etw.ClassicEventID{GUID: ktypes.ProcessEventGUID, Type: uint8(ktypes.CreateProcess.HookID())})
 	assert.Contains(t, exts.EventIds(), etw.ClassicEventID{GUID: ktypes.ThreadEventGUID, Type: uint8(ktypes.CreateThread.HookID())})
 	assert.Contains(t, exts.EventIds(), etw.ClassicEventID{GUID: ktypes.ThreadEventGUID, Type: uint8(ktypes.TerminateThread.HookID())})
 	assert.Contains(t, exts.EventIds(), etw.ClassicEventID{GUID: ktypes.FileEventGUID, Type: uint8(ktypes.CreateFile.HookID())})
 	assert.Contains(t, exts.EventIds(), etw.ClassicEventID{GUID: ktypes.FileEventGUID, Type: uint8(ktypes.RenameFile.HookID())})
 	assert.Contains(t, exts.EventIds(), etw.ClassicEventID{GUID: ktypes.FileEventGUID, Type: uint8(ktypes.DeleteFile.HookID())})
+	assert.Contains(t, exts.EventIds(), etw.ClassicEventID{GUID: ktypes.MemEventGUID, Type: uint8(ktypes.VirtualAlloc.HookID())})
 }
diff --git a/internal/etw/trace.go b/internal/etw/trace.go
index 64e3b0f0d..3f268e8d4 100644
--- a/internal/etw/trace.go
+++ b/internal/etw/trace.go
@@ -125,24 +125,30 @@ type Trace struct {
 // NewTrace creates a new trace with specified name, provider GUID, and keywords.
 func NewTrace(name string, guid windows.GUID, keywords uint64, config *config.Config) *Trace {
 	t := &Trace{Name: name, GUID: guid, Keywords: keywords, stackExtensions: NewStackExtensions(config.Kstream), config: config}
-	t.prepareStackTracing()
+	t.enableCallstacks()
 	return t
 }
 
-func (t *Trace) prepareStackTracing() {
+func (t *Trace) enableCallstacks() {
 	if t.IsKernelTrace() {
+		t.stackExtensions.EnableProcessCallstack()
+
 		// Enabling stack tracing for kernel trace
 		// with granular system providers support.
-		// In this situation, only stack tracing for
-		// file system events is enabled
-		t.stackExtensions.EnableProcessStackTracing()
+		// In this situation, registry event callstacks
+		// are enabled if system provider support is not
+		// detected
 		if !SupportsSystemProviders() {
-			t.stackExtensions.EnableRegistryStackTracing()
+			t.stackExtensions.EnableRegistryCallstack()
 		}
-		t.stackExtensions.EnableFileStackTracing()
+
+		t.stackExtensions.EnableFileCallstack()
+
+		t.stackExtensions.EnableMemoryCallstack()
 	}
+
 	if t.IsSystemRegistryTrace() {
-		t.stackExtensions.EnableRegistryStackTracing()
+		t.stackExtensions.EnableRegistryCallstack()
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/kevent/kevent_windows.go b/pkg/kevent/kevent_windows.go
index ec35d5c61..e4f8f83e8 100644
--- a/pkg/kevent/kevent_windows.go
+++ b/pkg/kevent/kevent_windows.go
@@ -83,7 +83,10 @@ func (e *Kevent) adjustPID() {
 			e.PID, _ = e.Kparams.GetPid()
 		}
 	case ktypes.File:
-		e.Tid, _ = e.Kparams.GetTid()
+		if !e.IsMapViewFile() && !e.IsUnmapViewFile() {
+			// take thread id from the event parameters
+			e.Tid, _ = e.Kparams.GetTid()
+		}
 		switch {
 		case e.InvalidPid() && e.Type == ktypes.MapFileRundown:
 			// a valid pid for map rundown events
diff --git a/pkg/kevent/ktypes/ktypes_windows.go b/pkg/kevent/ktypes/ktypes_windows.go
index fe10be09e..43ea219ee 100644
--- a/pkg/kevent/ktypes/ktypes_windows.go
+++ b/pkg/kevent/ktypes/ktypes_windows.go
@@ -504,7 +504,8 @@ func (k Ktype) CanEnrichStack() bool {
 		RegSetValue,
 		RegDeleteValue,
 		DeleteFile,
-		RenameFile:
+		RenameFile,
+		VirtualAlloc:
 		return true
 	default:
 		return false
diff --git a/pkg/symbolize/symbolizer.go b/pkg/symbolize/symbolizer.go
index 8521f0ab0..e4be4ff6e 100644
--- a/pkg/symbolize/symbolizer.go
+++ b/pkg/symbolize/symbolizer.go
@@ -285,7 +285,15 @@ func (s *Symbolizer) syncModules(e *kevent.Kevent) error {
 func (s *Symbolizer) processCallstack(e *kevent.Kevent) error {
 	addrs := e.Kparams.MustGetSliceAddrs(kparams.Callstack)
 	e.Callstack.Init(len(addrs))
-	if (e.IsCreateFile() && e.IsOpenDisposition()) || (e.IsSystemPid() && !e.IsLoadImage()) {
+
+	// skip stack enrichment for the events generated by the System process
+	// except the LoadImage event which may prove to be useful when the driver
+	// is loaded and the kernel address symbolization is enabled
+	if e.IsSystemPid() && !e.IsLoadImage() {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if e.IsCreateFile() && e.IsOpenDisposition() {
 		// for high-volume events decorating
 		// the frames with symbol information
 		// is not viable. For this reason, the