diff --git a/pkg/services/playlist/playlistimpl/playlist.go b/pkg/services/playlist/playlistimpl/playlist.go
index ee6a000c627..65dbdd35987 100644
--- a/pkg/services/playlist/playlistimpl/playlist.go
+++ b/pkg/services/playlist/playlistimpl/playlist.go
@@ -4,34 +4,47 @@ import (
 	"context"
 
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/db"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/tracing"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/playlist"
 )
 
 type Service struct {
-	store store
+	store  store
+	tracer tracing.Tracer
 }
 
 var _ playlist.Service = &Service{}
 
-func ProvideService(db db.DB) playlist.Service {
-	return &Service{store: &sqlStore{
-		db: db,
-	}}
+func ProvideService(db db.DB, tracer tracing.Tracer) playlist.Service {
+	return &Service{
+		tracer: tracer,
+		store: &sqlStore{
+			db: db,
+		},
+	}
 }
 
 func (s *Service) Create(ctx context.Context, cmd *playlist.CreatePlaylistCommand) (*playlist.Playlist, error) {
+	ctx, span := s.tracer.Start(ctx, "playlists.Create")
+	defer span.End()
 	return s.store.Insert(ctx, cmd)
 }
 
 func (s *Service) Update(ctx context.Context, cmd *playlist.UpdatePlaylistCommand) (*playlist.PlaylistDTO, error) {
+	ctx, span := s.tracer.Start(ctx, "playlists.Update")
+	defer span.End()
 	return s.store.Update(ctx, cmd)
 }
 
 func (s *Service) GetWithoutItems(ctx context.Context, q *playlist.GetPlaylistByUidQuery) (*playlist.Playlist, error) {
+	ctx, span := s.tracer.Start(ctx, "playlists.GetWithoutItems")
+	defer span.End()
 	return s.store.Get(ctx, q)
 }
 
 func (s *Service) Get(ctx context.Context, q *playlist.GetPlaylistByUidQuery) (*playlist.PlaylistDTO, error) {
+	ctx, span := s.tracer.Start(ctx, "playlists.Get")
+	defer span.End()
 	v, err := s.store.Get(ctx, q)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -66,9 +79,13 @@ func (s *Service) Get(ctx context.Context, q *playlist.GetPlaylistByUidQuery) (*
 }
 
 func (s *Service) Search(ctx context.Context, q *playlist.GetPlaylistsQuery) (playlist.Playlists, error) {
+	ctx, span := s.tracer.Start(ctx, "playlists.Search")
+	defer span.End()
 	return s.store.List(ctx, q)
 }
 
 func (s *Service) Delete(ctx context.Context, cmd *playlist.DeletePlaylistCommand) error {
+	ctx, span := s.tracer.Start(ctx, "playlists.Delete")
+	defer span.End()
 	return s.store.Delete(ctx, cmd)
 }