diff --git a/aya-obj/src/obj.rs b/aya-obj/src/obj.rs
index f01689509..1ce895dd2 100644
--- a/aya-obj/src/obj.rs
+++ b/aya-obj/src/obj.rs
@@ -249,7 +249,10 @@ pub enum ProgramSection {
     URetProbe {
         sleepable: bool,
     },
-    TracePoint,
+    TracePoint {
+        category: Option<String>,
+        name: Option<String>,
+    },
     SocketFilter,
     Xdp {
         frags: bool,
@@ -330,7 +333,11 @@ impl FromStr for ProgramSection {
                 },
             },
             "tp_btf" => BtfTracePoint,
-            "tracepoint" | "tp" => TracePoint,
+            "tracepoint" | "tp" => {
+                let category = pieces.next().map(|s| s.to_string());
+                let name = pieces.next().map(|s| s.to_string());
+                TracePoint { category, name }
+            }
             "socket" => SocketFilter,
             "sk_msg" => SkMsg,
             "sk_skb" => {
@@ -2014,7 +2021,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_matches!(
             obj.parse_section(fake_section(
                 EbpfSectionKind::Program,
-                "tracepoint/foo",
+                "tracepoint/cat/name",
                 bytes_of(&fake_ins()),
                 None
             )),
diff --git a/aya/src/bpf.rs b/aya/src/bpf.rs
index bbe064b15..49ec48f28 100644
--- a/aya/src/bpf.rs
+++ b/aya/src/bpf.rs
@@ -30,10 +30,11 @@ use crate::{
         Object, ParseError, ProgramSection,
     },
     programs::{
-        BtfTracePoint, CgroupDevice, CgroupSkb, CgroupSkbAttachType, CgroupSock, CgroupSockAddr,
-        CgroupSockopt, CgroupSysctl, Extension, FEntry, FExit, KProbe, LircMode2, Lsm, PerfEvent,
-        ProbeKind, Program, ProgramData, ProgramError, RawTracePoint, SchedClassifier, SkLookup,
-        SkMsg, SkSkb, SkSkbKind, SockOps, SocketFilter, TracePoint, UProbe, Xdp,
+        trace_point::TracePointAttachInfo, BtfTracePoint, CgroupDevice, CgroupSkb,
+        CgroupSkbAttachType, CgroupSock, CgroupSockAddr, CgroupSockopt, CgroupSysctl, Extension,
+        FEntry, FExit, KProbe, LircMode2, Lsm, PerfEvent, ProbeKind, Program, ProgramData,
+        ProgramError, RawTracePoint, SchedClassifier, SkLookup, SkMsg, SkSkb, SkSkbKind, SockOps,
+        SocketFilter, TracePoint, UProbe, Xdp,
     },
     sys::{
         bpf_load_btf, is_bpf_cookie_supported, is_bpf_global_data_supported,
@@ -417,7 +418,10 @@ impl<'a> EbpfLoader<'a> {
                                 | ProgramSection::KProbe
                                 | ProgramSection::UProbe { sleepable: _ }
                                 | ProgramSection::URetProbe { sleepable: _ }
-                                | ProgramSection::TracePoint
+                                | ProgramSection::TracePoint {
+                                    category: _,
+                                    name: _,
+                                }
                                 | ProgramSection::SocketFilter
                                 | ProgramSection::Xdp {
                                     frags: _,
@@ -572,9 +576,19 @@ impl<'a> EbpfLoader<'a> {
                                 kind: ProbeKind::URetProbe,
                             })
                         }
-                        ProgramSection::TracePoint => Program::TracePoint(TracePoint {
-                            data: ProgramData::new(prog_name, obj, btf_fd, *verifier_log_level),
-                        }),
+                        ProgramSection::TracePoint { category, name } => {
+                            let expected_attach_info = match (category, name) {
+                                (Some(category), Some(name)) => Some(TracePointAttachInfo {
+                                    category: category.clone(),
+                                    name: name.clone(),
+                                }),
+                                _ => None,
+                            };
+                            Program::TracePoint(TracePoint {
+                                data: ProgramData::new(prog_name, obj, btf_fd, *verifier_log_level),
+                                expected_attach_info,
+                            })
+                        }
                         ProgramSection::SocketFilter => Program::SocketFilter(SocketFilter {
                             data: ProgramData::new(prog_name, obj, btf_fd, *verifier_log_level),
                         }),
diff --git a/aya/src/programs/mod.rs b/aya/src/programs/mod.rs
index 00d61b01d..17b80330f 100644
--- a/aya/src/programs/mod.rs
+++ b/aya/src/programs/mod.rs
@@ -146,6 +146,10 @@ pub enum ProgramError {
     #[error("the program is not attached")]
     NotAttached,
 
+    /// The program cannot be auto attached.
+    #[error("the program cannot be auto attached")]
+    CannotAutoAttach,
+
     /// Loading the program failed.
     #[error("the BPF_PROG_LOAD syscall failed. Verifier output: {verifier_log}")]
     LoadError {
@@ -939,7 +943,6 @@ macro_rules! impl_from_pin {
 
 // Use impl_from_pin if the program doesn't require additional data
 impl_from_pin!(
-    TracePoint,
     SocketFilter,
     SkMsg,
     CgroupSysctl,
diff --git a/aya/src/programs/trace_point.rs b/aya/src/programs/trace_point.rs
index 4ce0be9a6..54ff5c9ef 100644
--- a/aya/src/programs/trace_point.rs
+++ b/aya/src/programs/trace_point.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use crate::{
         FdLink, LinkError, ProgramData, ProgramError,
     },
     sys::{bpf_link_get_info_by_fd, perf_event_open_trace_point, SyscallError},
+    VerifierLogLevel,
 };
 
 /// The type returned when attaching a [`TracePoint`] fails.
@@ -28,6 +29,15 @@ pub enum TracePointError {
     },
 }
 
+/// Defines where to attach trace point
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct TracePointAttachInfo {
+    /// Category of trace point
+    pub category: String,
+    /// Name of trace point
+    pub name: String,
+}
+
 /// A program that can be attached at a pre-defined kernel trace point.
 ///
 /// The kernel provides a set of pre-defined trace points that eBPF programs can
@@ -53,6 +63,7 @@ pub enum TracePointError {
 #[doc(alias = "BPF_PROG_TYPE_TRACEPOINT")]
 pub struct TracePoint {
     pub(crate) data: ProgramData<TracePointLink>,
+    pub(crate) expected_attach_info: Option<TracePointAttachInfo>,
 }
 
 impl TracePoint {
@@ -82,6 +93,18 @@ impl TracePoint {
         self.data.links.insert(TracePointLink::new(link))
     }
 
+    /// Returns the attach info of the trace point
+    pub fn auto_attach(&mut self) -> Result<TracePointLinkId, ProgramError> {
+        let attach_info = self
+            .expected_attach_info
+            .as_ref()
+            .ok_or(ProgramError::CannotAutoAttach)?;
+        let category = attach_info.category.clone();
+        let name = attach_info.name.clone();
+
+        self.attach(&category, &name)
+    }
+
     /// Detaches from a trace point.
     ///
     /// See [TracePoint::attach].
@@ -96,6 +119,20 @@ impl TracePoint {
     pub fn take_link(&mut self, link_id: TracePointLinkId) -> Result<TracePointLink, ProgramError> {
         self.data.take_link(link_id)
     }
+
+    /// Creates a program from a pinned entry on a bpffs.
+    ///
+    /// Existing links will not be populated. To work with existing links you should use [`crate::programs::links::PinnedLink`].
+    ///
+    /// On drop, any managed links are detached and the program is unloaded. This will not result in
+    /// the program being unloaded from the kernel if it is still pinned.
+    pub fn from_pin<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> Result<Self, ProgramError> {
+        let data = ProgramData::from_pinned_path(path, VerifierLogLevel::default())?;
+        Ok(Self {
+            data,
+            expected_attach_info: None,
+        })
+    }
 }
 
 define_link_wrapper!(