diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a611c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+	// Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
+	// Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
+	// For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
+	"version": "0.2.0",
+	"configurations": [
+		{
+			"name": "Launch Package",
+			"type": "go",
+			"request": "launch",
+			"mode": "auto",
+			"args": ["froth.zone", "+trace", "@1.1.1.1"],
+			"program": "${workspaceFolder}/main.go"
+		}
+	]
+}
diff --git a/cmd/cli.go b/cmd/cli.go
index 62bfe76..3478be3 100644
--- a/cmd/cli.go
+++ b/cmd/cli.go
@@ -18,6 +18,63 @@ import (
 // ParseCLI parses arguments given from the CLI and passes them into an `Options`
 // struct.
 func ParseCLI(args []string, version string) (*util.Options, error) {
+	// Parse the standard flags
+	opts, misc, err := parseFlags(args, version)
+	if err != nil {
+		return opts, err
+	}
+
+	// Parse all the arguments that don't start with - or --
+	// This includes the dig-style (+) options
+	err = ParseMiscArgs(misc, opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		return opts, err
+	}
+
+	opts.Logger.Info("Dig/Drill flags parsed")
+	opts.Logger.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("%+v", opts))
+
+	// Special options and exceptions time
+
+	if opts.Request.Port == 0 {
+		if opts.TLS || opts.QUIC {
+			opts.Request.Port = 853
+		} else {
+			opts.Request.Port = 53
+		}
+	}
+
+	opts.Logger.Info("Port set to", opts.Request.Port)
+
+	// Set timeout to 0.5 seconds if set below 0.5
+	if opts.Request.Timeout < (time.Second / 2) {
+		opts.Request.Timeout = (time.Second / 2)
+	}
+
+	if opts.Request.Retries < 0 {
+		opts.Request.Retries = 0
+	}
+
+	if opts.Trace {
+		if opts.TLS || opts.HTTPS || opts.QUIC {
+			opts.Logger.Warn("Every query after the root query will only use UDP.")
+		}
+
+		if opts.Reverse {
+			opts.Logger.Error("Reverse queries are not currently supported")
+		}
+
+		opts.RD = false
+	}
+
+	opts.Logger.Info("Options fully populated")
+	opts.Logger.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("%+v", opts))
+
+	return opts, nil
+}
+
+// Everything that has to do with CLI flags goes here (the posix style, eg. -a and --bbbb).
+func parseFlags(args []string, version string) (*util.Options, []string, error) {
 	flagSet := flag.NewFlagSet(args[0], flag.ContinueOnError)
 
 	flagSet.Usage = func() {
@@ -46,6 +103,7 @@ func ParseCLI(args []string, version string) (*util.Options, error) {
 		ipv4    = flagSet.Bool("4", false, "force IPv4", flag.OptShorthand('4'))
 		ipv6    = flagSet.Bool("6", false, "force IPv6", flag.OptShorthand('6'))
 		reverse = flagSet.Bool("reverse", false, "do a reverse lookup", flag.OptShorthand('x'))
+		trace   = flagSet.Bool("trace", false, "trace from the root")
 
 		timeout = flagSet.Float32("timeout", 5, "Timeout, in `seconds`")
 		retry   = flagSet.Int("retries", 2, "number of `times` to retry")
@@ -105,19 +163,20 @@ func ParseCLI(args []string, version string) (*util.Options, error) {
 
 	// Parse the flags
 	if err := flagSet.Parse(args[1:]); err != nil {
-		return &util.Options{Logger: util.InitLogger(*verbosity)}, fmt.Errorf("flag: %w", err)
+		return &util.Options{Logger: util.InitLogger(*verbosity)}, nil, fmt.Errorf("flag: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	// TODO: DRY, dumb dumb.
 	mbz, err := strconv.ParseInt(*mbzflag, 0, 16)
 	if err != nil {
-		return &util.Options{Logger: util.InitLogger(*verbosity)}, fmt.Errorf("EDNS MBZ: %w", err)
+		return &util.Options{Logger: util.InitLogger(*verbosity)}, nil, fmt.Errorf("EDNS MBZ: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	opts := util.Options{
 		Logger:      util.InitLogger(*verbosity),
 		IPv4:        *ipv4,
 		IPv6:        *ipv6,
+		Trace:       *trace,
 		Short:       *short,
 		TCP:         *tcp,
 		DNSCrypt:    *dnscrypt,
@@ -185,7 +244,7 @@ func ParseCLI(args []string, version string) (*util.Options, error) {
 	// TODO: DRY
 	if *subnet != "" {
 		if err = util.ParseSubnet(*subnet, &opts); err != nil {
-			return &opts, fmt.Errorf("%w", err)
+			return &opts, nil, fmt.Errorf("%w", err)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -195,42 +254,10 @@ func ParseCLI(args []string, version string) (*util.Options, error) {
 	if *versionFlag {
 		fmt.Printf("awl version %s, built with %s\n", version, runtime.Version())
 
-		return &opts, util.ErrNotError
+		return &opts, nil, util.ErrNotError
 	}
 
-	// Parse all the arguments that don't start with - or --
-	// This includes the dig-style (+) options
-	err = ParseMiscArgs(flagSet.Args(), &opts)
-	if err != nil {
-		return &opts, err
-	}
-
-	opts.Logger.Info("Dig/Drill flags parsed")
-	opts.Logger.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("%+v", opts))
-
-	if opts.Request.Port == 0 {
-		if opts.TLS || opts.QUIC {
-			opts.Request.Port = 853
-		} else {
-			opts.Request.Port = 53
-		}
-	}
-
-	opts.Logger.Info("Port set to", opts.Request.Port)
-
-	// Set timeout to 0.5 seconds if set below 0.5
-	if opts.Request.Timeout < (time.Second / 2) {
-		opts.Request.Timeout = (time.Second / 2)
-	}
-
-	if opts.Request.Retries < 0 {
-		opts.Request.Retries = 0
-	}
-
-	opts.Logger.Info("Options fully populated")
-	opts.Logger.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("%+v", opts))
-
-	return &opts, nil
+	return &opts, flagSet.Args(), nil
 }
 
 var errNoArg = errors.New("no argument given")
diff --git a/cmd/dig.go b/cmd/dig.go
index 024d889..7316b9e 100644
--- a/cmd/dig.go
+++ b/cmd/dig.go
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ func ParseDig(arg string, opts *util.Options) error {
 	opts.Logger.Info("Setting", arg)
 
 	switch arg {
+	case "trace", "notrace":
+		opts.Trace = isNo
 	// Set DNS query flags
 	case "aa", "aaflag", "aaonly":
 		opts.AA = isNo
diff --git a/cmd/dig_test.go b/cmd/dig_test.go
index cb18f48..fcbb9ea 100644
--- a/cmd/dig_test.go
+++ b/cmd/dig_test.go
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ func FuzzDig(f *testing.F) {
 		"all", "noall",
 		"idnout", "noidnout",
 		"class", "noclass",
+		"trace", "notrace",
 		"invalid",
 	}
 
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 987bb39..c19c265 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -5,12 +5,15 @@ package main
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"math/rand"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	cli "git.froth.zone/sam/awl/cmd"
 	"git.froth.zone/sam/awl/pkg/query"
 	"git.froth.zone/sam/awl/pkg/util"
+	"github.com/miekg/dns"
 )
 
 var version = "DEV"
@@ -28,42 +31,82 @@ func main() {
 }
 
 func run(args []string) (opts *util.Options, code int, err error) {
+	//nolint:gosec //Secure source not needed
+	r := rand.New(rand.NewSource(time.Now().Unix()))
+
 	opts, err = cli.ParseCLI(args, version)
 	if err != nil {
 		return opts, 1, fmt.Errorf("parse: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	var resp util.Response
+	var (
+		resp          util.Response
+		keepTracing   bool
+		tempDomain    string
+		tempQueryType uint16
+	)
 
-	// Retry queries if a query fails
-	for i := 0; i <= opts.Request.Retries; i++ {
-		resp, err = query.CreateQuery(opts)
-		if err == nil {
-			break
-		} else if i != opts.Request.Retries {
-			opts.Logger.Warn("Retrying request, error:", err)
+	for ok := true; ok; ok = keepTracing {
+		if keepTracing {
+			opts.Request.Name = tempDomain
+			opts.Request.Type = tempQueryType
+		} else {
+			tempDomain = opts.Request.Name
+			tempQueryType = opts.Request.Type
+
+			// Override the query because it needs to be done
+			opts.Request.Name = "."
+			opts.Request.Type = dns.TypeNS
 		}
-	}
+		// Retry queries if a query fails
+		for i := 0; i <= opts.Request.Retries; i++ {
+			resp, err = query.CreateQuery(opts)
+			if err == nil {
+				keepTracing = opts.Trace && (!resp.DNS.Authoritative || opts.Request.Name == ".")
 
-	// Query failed, make it fail
-	if err != nil {
-		return opts, 9, fmt.Errorf("query: %w", err)
-	}
+				break
+			} else if i != opts.Request.Retries {
+				opts.Logger.Warn("Retrying request, error:", err)
+			}
+		}
 
-	var str string
-	if opts.JSON || opts.XML || opts.YAML {
-		str, err = query.PrintSpecial(resp, opts)
+		// Query failed, make it fail
 		if err != nil {
-			return opts, 10, fmt.Errorf("format print: %w", err)
+			return opts, 9, fmt.Errorf("query: %w", err)
 		}
-	} else {
-		str, err = query.ToString(resp, opts)
-		if err != nil {
-			return opts, 15, fmt.Errorf("standard print: %w", err)
+
+		var str string
+		if opts.JSON || opts.XML || opts.YAML {
+			str, err = query.PrintSpecial(resp, opts)
+			if err != nil {
+				return opts, 10, fmt.Errorf("format print: %w", err)
+			}
+		} else {
+			str, err = query.ToString(resp, opts)
+			if err != nil {
+				return opts, 15, fmt.Errorf("standard print: %w", err)
+			}
+		}
+
+		fmt.Println(str)
+
+		if keepTracing {
+			// This part is the part that is broken
+			/*
+				this needs to be a random answer that comes from the DNS answers.
+				Since there is no recursion, and the answers are never recursive. The records should all be NS records.
+
+				https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/miekg/dns@v1.1.50
+			*/
+			_ = resp.DNS.Answer[r.Intn(len(resp.DNS.Answer))]
+
+			opts.TLS = false
+			opts.HTTPS = false
+			opts.QUIC = false
+
+			opts.Request.Port = 53
 		}
 	}
 
-	fmt.Println(str)
-
 	return opts, 0, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/util/options.go b/pkg/util/options.go
index b462a18..8848944 100644
--- a/pkg/util/options.go
+++ b/pkg/util/options.go
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ type Options struct {
 	IPv4 bool `json:"forceIPv4" example:"false"`
 	// Force IPv6 only
 	IPv6 bool `json:"forceIPv6" example:"false"`
+
+	// Trace from the root
+	Trace bool `json:"trace" example:"false"`
 }
 
 // HTTPSOptions are options exclusively for DNS-over-HTTPS queries.