diff --git a/src/services/services.ts b/src/services/services.ts
index 980b7ecda3d..1d5418aff75 100644
--- a/src/services/services.ts
+++ b/src/services/services.ts
@@ -865,6 +865,8 @@ module ts {
 
     export interface Logger {
         log(s: string): void;
+        trace(s: string): void;
+        error(s: string): void;
     }
 
     //
diff --git a/src/services/shims.ts b/src/services/shims.ts
index 5556743830f..a79948a3121 100644
--- a/src/services/shims.ts
+++ b/src/services/shims.ts
@@ -341,6 +341,14 @@ module ts {
             this.shimHost.log(s);
         }
 
+        public trace(s: string): void {
+            this.shimHost.trace(s);
+        }
+        
+        public error(s: string): void {
+            this.shimHost.error(s);
+        }
+
         public getCompilationSettings(): CompilerOptions {
             var settingsJson = this.shimHost.getCompilationSettings();
             if (settingsJson == null || settingsJson == "") {