diff --git a/packages/framework/framework/package.json b/packages/framework/framework/package.json
index ef37b1d380..fa3288ea5e 100644
--- a/packages/framework/framework/package.json
+++ b/packages/framework/framework/package.json
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
     "@medusajs/modules-sdk": "^1.12.11",
     "@medusajs/utils": "^1.11.9",
     "@medusajs/workflows-sdk": "^0.1.6",
+    "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.9.0",
     "cookie-parser": "^1.4.6",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
     "express": "^4.18.2",
diff --git a/packages/framework/framework/src/index.ts b/packages/framework/framework/src/index.ts
index e3a8d090fe..66d9330d6b 100644
--- a/packages/framework/framework/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/framework/framework/src/index.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export * from "./logger"
 export * from "./medusa-app-loader"
 export * from "./subscribers"
 export * from "./workflows"
+export * from "./telemetry"
 
 export const MEDUSA_CLI_PATH = require.resolve("@medusajs/medusa-cli")
 
diff --git a/packages/framework/framework/src/telemetry/index.ts b/packages/framework/framework/src/telemetry/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a6b623cc8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/framework/framework/src/telemetry/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+import {
+  Tracer as OTTracer,
+  Span,
+  trace,
+  context,
+  propagation,
+} from "@opentelemetry/api"
+
+/**
+ * Tracer creates an instrumentation scope within the application
+ * code. For example: You might create a tracer for the API
+ * requests, another one for the modules, one for workflows
+ * and so on.
+ *
+ * There is no need to create a Tracer instance per HTTP
+ * call.
+ */
+export class Tracer {
+  /**
+   * Reference to the underlying OpenTelemetry tracer
+   */
+  #otTracer: OTTracer
+  constructor(public name: string, public version?: string) {
+    this.#otTracer = trace.getTracer(name, version)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the underlying tracer from open telemetry that
+   * could be used directly for certain advanced use-cases
+   */
+  getOTTracer() {
+    return this.#otTracer
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Trace a function call. Using this method will create a
+   * child scope for the invocations within the callback.
+   */
+  trace<F extends (span: Span) => unknown>(
+    name: string,
+    callback: F
+  ): ReturnType<F> {
+    return this.#otTracer.startActiveSpan(name, callback)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the active context
+   */
+  getActiveContext() {
+    return context.active()
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the propagation state from the current active
+   * context
+   */
+  getPropagationState() {
+    let output = {}
+    propagation.inject(context.active(), output)
+    return output as { traceparent: string; tracestate?: string }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Use the existing propogation state and trace an action. This
+   * will allow the newly traced action to be part of some
+   * existing trace
+   */
+  withPropagationState(state: { traceparent: string; tracestate?: string }) {
+    return {
+      trace: <F extends (span: Span) => unknown>(
+        name: string,
+        callback: F
+      ): ReturnType<F> => {
+        const activeContext = propagation.extract(context.active(), state)
+        return this.#otTracer.startActiveSpan(name, {}, activeContext, callback)
+      },
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index ed937b5bdd..266530145a 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5900,6 +5900,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@medusajs/types": ^1.11.16
     "@medusajs/utils": ^1.11.9
     "@medusajs/workflows-sdk": ^0.1.6
+    "@opentelemetry/api": ^1.9.0
     "@types/express": ^4.17.17
     "@types/jsonwebtoken": ^8.5.9
     cookie-parser: ^1.4.6
@@ -7237,6 +7238,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"@opentelemetry/api@npm:^1.9.0":
+  version: 1.9.0
+  resolution: "@opentelemetry/api@npm:1.9.0"
+  checksum: 9aae2fe6e8a3a3eeb6c1fdef78e1939cf05a0f37f8a4fae4d6bf2e09eb1e06f966ece85805626e01ba5fab48072b94f19b835449e58b6d26720ee19a58298add
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "@peculiar/asn1-schema@npm:^2.3.8":
   version: 2.3.13
   resolution: "@peculiar/asn1-schema@npm:2.3.13"