diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 704d9dceb4b..fb56254a2bc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ are provided with different values, using input as per the execution-apis spec i
 
 ### Additions and Improvements
 - Add `transactionReceipts` subscription type to `eth_subscribe` that pushes all transaction receipts when a new block is added, with optional `transactionHashes` filter to receive receipts for specific transactions only [#10190](https://github.com/besu-eth/besu/pull/10190)
+- Add `enableMemory` parameter to `debug_traceTransaction` and `debug_traceBlockByNumber`. Defaults to `false`; memory is only included in trace output when explicitly enabled. The existing `disableMemory` parameter continues to work for backwards compatibility [#10169](https://github.com/besu-eth/besu/pull/10169)
 - `--net-restrict` now supports IPv6 CIDR notation (e.g. `fd00::/64`) in addition to IPv4, enabling subnet-based peer filtering in IPv6 and dual-stack deployments [#10028](https://github.com/besu-eth/besu/pull/10028)
 - Stop EngineQosTimer as part of shutdown [#9903](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/9903)
 - Add `--max-blobs-per-transaction` CLI option to configure the maximum number of blobs per transaction [#9912](https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/pull/9912)
diff --git a/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/parameters/TransactionTraceParams.java b/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/parameters/TransactionTraceParams.java
index 509d6af4c04..5ebad5d8c47 100644
--- a/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/parameters/TransactionTraceParams.java
+++ b/ethereum/api/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/parameters/TransactionTraceParams.java
@@ -55,6 +55,13 @@ default boolean disableMemory() {
     return Boolean.TRUE.equals(disableMemoryNullable());
   }
 
+  @JsonProperty(value = "enableMemory")
+  @Nullable Boolean enableMemoryNullable();
+
+  default boolean enableMemory() {
+    return Boolean.TRUE.equals(enableMemoryNullable());
+  }
+
   @JsonProperty(value = "disableStack")
   @Nullable Boolean disableStackNullable();
 
@@ -103,7 +110,9 @@ default TraceOptions traceOptions() {
     if (disableStorageNullable() != null) {
       builder.traceStorage(!disableStorage());
     }
-    if (disableMemoryNullable() != null) {
+    if (enableMemoryNullable() != null) {
+      builder.traceMemory(enableMemory());
+    } else if (disableMemoryNullable() != null) {
       builder.traceMemory(!disableMemory());
     } else if (tracerType != TracerType.OPCODE_TRACER) {
       // Non-opcode tracers (e.g. callTracer) need memory capture enabled for internal
diff --git a/ethereum/api/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/parameters/TransactionTraceParamsTest.java b/ethereum/api/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/parameters/TransactionTraceParamsTest.java
index c37b538c84d..2775789627b 100644
--- a/ethereum/api/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/parameters/TransactionTraceParamsTest.java
+++ b/ethereum/api/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/parameters/TransactionTraceParamsTest.java
@@ -85,4 +85,50 @@ public void nonOpcodeTracerShouldRespectExplicitDisableMemory() throws Exception
         .describedAs("explicit disableMemory=true should be respected")
         .isFalse();
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void enableMemoryTrueShouldEnableMemory() throws Exception {
+    final TransactionTraceParams params =
+        MAPPER.readValue("{\"enableMemory\": true}", TransactionTraceParams.class);
+    final OpCodeTracerConfig config = params.traceOptions().opCodeTracerConfig();
+
+    assertThat(config.traceMemory())
+        .describedAs("enableMemory=true should enable memory tracing")
+        .isTrue();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void enableMemoryFalseShouldDisableMemory() throws Exception {
+    final TransactionTraceParams params =
+        MAPPER.readValue("{\"enableMemory\": false}", TransactionTraceParams.class);
+    final OpCodeTracerConfig config = params.traceOptions().opCodeTracerConfig();
+
+    assertThat(config.traceMemory())
+        .describedAs("enableMemory=false should disable memory tracing")
+        .isFalse();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void enableMemoryShouldTakePrecedenceOverDisableMemory() throws Exception {
+    final TransactionTraceParams params =
+        MAPPER.readValue(
+            "{\"enableMemory\": true, \"disableMemory\": true}", TransactionTraceParams.class);
+    final OpCodeTracerConfig config = params.traceOptions().opCodeTracerConfig();
+
+    assertThat(config.traceMemory())
+        .describedAs("enableMemory should take precedence over disableMemory")
+        .isTrue();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void nonOpcodeTracerShouldRespectExplicitEnableMemoryFalse() throws Exception {
+    final TransactionTraceParams params =
+        MAPPER.readValue(
+            "{\"tracer\": \"callTracer\", \"enableMemory\": false}", TransactionTraceParams.class);
+    final OpCodeTracerConfig config = params.traceOptions().opCodeTracerConfig();
+
+    assertThat(config.traceMemory())
+        .describedAs("explicit enableMemory=false should be respected for callTracer")
+        .isFalse();
+  }
 }