diff --git a/caddyconfig/httploader.go b/caddyconfig/httploader.go
index 1aa1d380436..b029e19e93e 100644
--- a/caddyconfig/httploader.go
+++ b/caddyconfig/httploader.go
@@ -98,8 +98,13 @@ func (hl HTTPLoader) LoadConfig(ctx caddy.Context) ([]byte, error) {
 		method = http.MethodGet
 	}
 
+	// tr := otel.Tracer("caddyconfig")
+
+	// ctx, span := tr.Start(ctx, "httploader")
+	// defer span.End()
+	
 	url := repl.ReplaceAll(hl.URL, "")
-	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, nil)
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, method, url, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/commandfuncs.go b/cmd/commandfuncs.go
index 746cf3da6b6..50048970f9b 100644
--- a/cmd/commandfuncs.go
+++ b/cmd/commandfuncs.go
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ func AdminAPIRequest(adminAddr, method, uri string, headers http.Header, body io
 	}
 
 	// form the request
-	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, origin+uri, body)
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(context.TODO(), method, origin+uri, body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("making request: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/healthchecks.go b/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/healthchecks.go
index 3b5a6a3af3a..abfac7b29a8 100644
--- a/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/healthchecks.go
+++ b/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/healthchecks.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 
 	"github.com/caddyserver/caddy/v2"
@@ -403,6 +404,12 @@ func (h *Handler) doActiveHealthCheck(dialInfo DialInfo, hostAddr string, networ
 	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, caddyhttp.VarsCtxKey, map[string]any{
 		dialInfoVarKey: dialInfo,
 	})
+
+	tr := otel.Tracer("reverseproxy")
+
+	ctx, span := tr.Start(ctx, "healthcheck")
+	defer span.End()
+
 	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, h.HealthChecks.Active.Method, u.String(), nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("making request: %v", err)
diff --git a/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/reverseproxy.go b/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/reverseproxy.go
index 4f97edeadde..d6c4422a2b4 100644
--- a/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/reverseproxy.go
+++ b/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/reverseproxy.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/httptrace/otelhttptrace"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 	"golang.org/x/net/http/httpguts"
 
@@ -784,6 +785,7 @@ func (h *Handler) reverseProxy(rw http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, origRe
 		},
 	}
 	req = req.WithContext(httptrace.WithClientTrace(req.Context(), trace))
+	req = req.WithContext(httptrace.WithClientTrace(req.Context(), otelhttptrace.NewClientTrace(req.Context())))
 
 	// if FlushInterval is explicitly configured to -1 (i.e. flush continuously to achieve
 	// low-latency streaming), don't let the transport cancel the request if the client