diff --git a/VAX/vax4xx_rz80.c b/VAX/vax4xx_rz80.c
index d79852bd..be01eeda 100644
--- a/VAX/vax4xx_rz80.c
+++ b/VAX/vax4xx_rz80.c
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ DEBTAB rz_debug[] = {
     { "SMSG", SCSI_DBG_MSG, "SCSI messages" },
     { "SBUS", SCSI_DBG_BUS, "SCSI bus activity" },
     { "SDSK", SCSI_DBG_DSK, "SCSI disk activity" },
+    { "STAP", SCSI_DBG_TAP, "SCSI tape activity" },
     { 0 }
 };
 
diff --git a/VAX/vax4xx_rz94.c b/VAX/vax4xx_rz94.c
index a7948b2e..6af3379b 100644
--- a/VAX/vax4xx_rz94.c
+++ b/VAX/vax4xx_rz94.c
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ DEBTAB rz_debug[] = {
     { "SMSG", SCSI_DBG_MSG, "SCSI messages" },
     { "SBUS", SCSI_DBG_BUS, "SCSI bus activity" },
     { "SDSK", SCSI_DBG_DSK, "SCSI disk activity" },
+    { "STAP", SCSI_DBG_TAP, "SCSI tape activity" },
     { 0 }
 };
 
diff --git a/sim_scsi.c b/sim_scsi.c
index e717242b..b670d654 100644
--- a/sim_scsi.c
+++ b/sim_scsi.c
@@ -1709,7 +1709,7 @@ switch (dev->devtype) {
     case SCSI_CDROM:
         return sim_disk_attach_ex (uptr, cptr, dev->block_size, sizeof (uint16), (uptr->flags & SCSI_NOAUTO), SCSI_DBG_DSK, dev->name, 0, 0, drivetypes);
     case SCSI_TAPE:
-        return sim_tape_attach (uptr, cptr);
+        return sim_tape_attach_ex (uptr, cptr, SCSI_DBG_TAP, 0);
     default:
         return SCPE_NOFNC;
         }
diff --git a/sim_scsi.h b/sim_scsi.h
index 97a0241d..8dff7579 100644
--- a/sim_scsi.h
+++ b/sim_scsi.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 #define SCSI_DBG_MSG    0x02000000                      /* SCSI messages */
 #define SCSI_DBG_BUS    0x04000000                      /* bus activity */
 #define SCSI_DBG_DSK    0x08000000                      /* disk activity */
+#define SCSI_DBG_TAP    0x10000000                      /* disk activity */
 
 #define SCSI_V_NOAUTO   ((DKUF_V_UF > MTUF_V_UF) ? DKUF_V_UF : MTUF_V_UF)/* noautosize */
 #define SCSI_V_UF       (SCSI_V_NOAUTO + 1)