diff --git a/Directory.Packages.props b/Directory.Packages.props
index 0998c2b312..b26b37aa24 100644
--- a/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="Moq" Version="4.18.4" />
     <PackageVersion Include="NEbml" Version="0.11.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.3" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="OpenTelemetry" Version="1.8.1" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="OpenTelemetry.Exporter.OpenTelemetryProtocol" Version="1.8.1" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="OpenTelemetry.Extensions.Hosting" Version="1.8.1" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.AspNetCore" Version="1.8.1" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.Http" Version="1.8.1" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.Runtime" Version="1.8.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="PlaylistsNET" Version="1.4.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="prometheus-net.AspNetCore" Version="8.2.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="prometheus-net.DotNetRuntime" Version="4.4.0" />
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Server/Extensions/ApiServiceCollectionExtensions.cs b/Jellyfin.Server/Extensions/ApiServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
index 597643ed19..2a99ee4255 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Server/Extensions/ApiServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Server/Extensions/ApiServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ using Jellyfin.Server.Configuration;
 using Jellyfin.Server.Filters;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Api;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Net;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.Configuration;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Session;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication;
@@ -35,6 +36,9 @@ using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using Microsoft.OpenApi.Any;
 using Microsoft.OpenApi.Interfaces;
 using Microsoft.OpenApi.Models;
+using OpenTelemetry.Metrics;
+using OpenTelemetry.Resources;
+using OpenTelemetry.Trace;
 using Swashbuckle.AspNetCore.SwaggerGen;
 using AuthenticationSchemes = Jellyfin.Api.Constants.AuthenticationSchemes;
 
@@ -255,6 +259,48 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Server.Extensions
             });
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Add Open Telemetry Services.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="serviceCollection">The Service Collection.</param>
+        /// <param name="config">Otel Config.</param>
+        /// <param name="appVersion">Application Version.</param>
+        /// <returns>Updated Service Collection.</returns>
+        public static IServiceCollection AddOTel(this IServiceCollection serviceCollection, OtelConfiguration config, string appVersion)
+        {
+            if (config.Enabled)
+            {
+                serviceCollection
+                    .AddOpenTelemetry()
+                    .ConfigureResource(resourceBuilder => resourceBuilder.AddService("JellyFin", appVersion))
+                    .WithMetrics(metrics =>
+                    {
+                        metrics
+                        .AddMeter(config.Meters)
+                        .AddAspNetCoreInstrumentation()
+                        .AddRuntimeInstrumentation()
+                        .AddHttpClientInstrumentation();
+                        metrics.AddOtlpExporter(exporter =>
+                        {
+                            exporter.Endpoint = new Uri(config.Endpoint);
+                        });
+                    })
+                    .WithTracing(tracing =>
+                    {
+                        tracing
+                        .AddSource(config.ActivitySources)
+                        .AddAspNetCoreInstrumentation()
+                        .AddHttpClientInstrumentation();
+                        tracing.AddOtlpExporter(exporter =>
+                        {
+                            exporter.Endpoint = new Uri(config.Endpoint);
+                        });
+                    });
+            }
+
+            return serviceCollection;
+        }
+
         private static void AddPolicy(this AuthorizationOptions authorizationOptions, string policyName, IAuthorizationRequirement authorizationRequirement)
         {
             authorizationOptions.AddPolicy(policyName, policy =>
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Server/Jellyfin.Server.csproj b/Jellyfin.Server/Jellyfin.Server.csproj
index e18212908e..c57685aa68 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Server/Jellyfin.Server.csproj
+++ b/Jellyfin.Server/Jellyfin.Server.csproj
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.HealthChecks" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.HealthChecks.EntityFrameworkCore" />
+    <PackageReference Include="OpenTelemetry" />
+    <PackageReference Include="OpenTelemetry.Exporter.OpenTelemetryProtocol" />
+    <PackageReference Include="OpenTelemetry.Extensions.Hosting" />
+    <PackageReference Include="OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.AspNetCore" />
+    <PackageReference Include="OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.Http" />
+    <PackageReference Include="OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.Runtime" />
     <PackageReference Include="prometheus-net" />
     <PackageReference Include="prometheus-net.AspNetCore" />
     <PackageReference Include="Serilog.AspNetCore" />
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Server/Startup.cs b/Jellyfin.Server/Startup.cs
index e9fb3e4c27..d5d795fda4 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Server/Startup.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Server/Startup.cs
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Server
             services.AddHlsPlaylistGenerator();
             services.AddLiveTvServices();
 
+            services.AddOTel(_serverConfigurationManager.Configuration.OtelConfiguration, _serverApplicationHost.ApplicationVersionString);
+
             services.AddHostedService<RecordingsHost>();
             services.AddHostedService<AutoDiscoveryHost>();
             services.AddHostedService<PortForwardingHost>();
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/OtelConfiguration.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/OtelConfiguration.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e22d7519b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/OtelConfiguration.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Configuration;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Open Telemetry Configuration.
+/// </summary>
+public class OtelConfiguration
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or Sets a value indicating whether to enable otlp.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool Enabled { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or Sets the endpoint to exporter to.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string Endpoint { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or sets the meters to listen to.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string Meters { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or sets the activity sources to listen to.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string ActivitySources { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+}
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/ServerConfiguration.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/ServerConfiguration.cs
index fe92251e9b..6ad788e5fc 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/ServerConfiguration.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/ServerConfiguration.cs
@@ -283,4 +283,9 @@ public class ServerConfiguration : BaseApplicationConfiguration
     /// </summary>
     /// <value>The trickplay options.</value>
     public TrickplayOptions TrickplayOptions { get; set; } = new TrickplayOptions();
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or sets the otel config.
+    /// </summary>
+    public OtelConfiguration OtelConfiguration { get; set; } = new OtelConfiguration();
 }