diff --git a/pkg/api/plugin_resource_test.go b/pkg/api/plugin_resource_test.go
index 61fb73df91b..f5772491203 100644
--- a/pkg/api/plugin_resource_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/plugin_resource_test.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func TestCallResource(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	cfg.Azure = &azsettings.AzureSettings{}
 
-	coreRegistry := coreplugin.ProvideCoreRegistry(nil, &cloudwatch.CloudWatchService{}, nil, nil, nil, nil,
+	coreRegistry := coreplugin.ProvideCoreRegistry(tracing.InitializeTracerForTest(), nil, &cloudwatch.CloudWatchService{}, nil, nil, nil, nil,
 		nil, nil, nil, nil, testdatasource.ProvideService(), nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil)
 
 	textCtx := pluginsintegration.CreateIntegrationTestCtx(t, cfg, coreRegistry)
diff --git a/pkg/infra/tracing/test_helper.go b/pkg/infra/tracing/test_helper.go
index 092b8c9141c..9a467144c62 100644
--- a/pkg/infra/tracing/test_helper.go
+++ b/pkg/infra/tracing/test_helper.go
@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@ func (t *FakeTracer) Start(ctx context.Context, spanName string, opts ...trace.S
 func (t *FakeTracer) Inject(ctx context.Context, header http.Header, span Span) {
 }
 
+func (t *FakeTracer) OtelTracer() trace.Tracer {
+	return nil
+}
+
 func NewFakeTracer() *FakeTracer {
 	return &FakeTracer{Spans: []*FakeSpan{}}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/infra/tracing/tracing.go b/pkg/infra/tracing/tracing.go
index b09f59c40b1..9cb85b4fa1e 100644
--- a/pkg/infra/tracing/tracing.go
+++ b/pkg/infra/tracing/tracing.go
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ type Tracer interface {
 	// Both the context and span must be derived from the same call to
 	// [Tracer.Start].
 	Inject(context.Context, http.Header, Span)
+
+	// OtelTracer returns the trace.Tracer if available or nil.
+	OtelTracer() trace.Tracer
 }
 
 // Span defines a time range for an operation. This is equivalent to a
@@ -492,6 +495,10 @@ func (ots *Opentelemetry) Inject(ctx context.Context, header http.Header, _ Span
 	otel.GetTextMapPropagator().Inject(ctx, propagation.HeaderCarrier(header))
 }
 
+func (ots *Opentelemetry) OtelTracer() trace.Tracer {
+	return ots.tracer
+}
+
 func (s OpentelemetrySpan) End() {
 	s.span.End()
 }
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/backendplugin/coreplugin/registry.go b/pkg/plugins/backendplugin/coreplugin/registry.go
index 7844a5d16ce..bf943e3f780 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/backendplugin/coreplugin/registry.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/backendplugin/coreplugin/registry.go
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana-plugin-sdk-go/backend"
 	sdklog "github.com/grafana/grafana-plugin-sdk-go/backend/log"
+	sdktracing "github.com/grafana/grafana-plugin-sdk-go/backend/tracing"
 
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/tracing"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/plugins"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/plugins/backendplugin"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/plugins/log"
@@ -81,10 +83,14 @@ func NewRegistry(store map[string]backendplugin.PluginFactoryFunc) *Registry {
 	}
 }
 
-func ProvideCoreRegistry(am *azuremonitor.Service, cw *cloudwatch.CloudWatchService, cm *cloudmonitoring.Service,
+func ProvideCoreRegistry(tracer tracing.Tracer, am *azuremonitor.Service, cw *cloudwatch.CloudWatchService, cm *cloudmonitoring.Service,
 	es *elasticsearch.Service, grap *graphite.Service, idb *influxdb.Service, lk *loki.Service, otsdb *opentsdb.Service,
 	pr *prometheus.Service, t *tempo.Service, td *testdatasource.Service, pg *postgres.Service, my *mysql.Service,
 	ms *mssql.Service, graf *grafanads.Service, pyroscope *pyroscope.Service, parca *parca.Service) *Registry {
+	if otelTracer := tracer.OtelTracer(); otelTracer != nil {
+		sdktracing.InitDefaultTracer(otelTracer)
+	}
+
 	return NewRegistry(map[string]backendplugin.PluginFactoryFunc{
 		CloudWatch:      asBackendPlugin(cw.Executor),
 		CloudMonitoring: asBackendPlugin(cm),
diff --git a/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/plugins_integration_test.go b/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/plugins_integration_test.go
index 54dd76a3df2..4febd9df794 100644
--- a/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/plugins_integration_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/pluginsintegration/plugins_integration_test.go
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func TestIntegrationPluginManager(t *testing.T) {
 	graf := grafanads.ProvideService(sv2, nil)
 	pyroscope := pyroscope.ProvideService(hcp, acimpl.ProvideAccessControl(cfg))
 	parca := parca.ProvideService(hcp)
-	coreRegistry := coreplugin.ProvideCoreRegistry(am, cw, cm, es, grap, idb, lk, otsdb, pr, tmpo, td, pg, my, ms, graf, pyroscope, parca)
+	coreRegistry := coreplugin.ProvideCoreRegistry(tracing.InitializeTracerForTest(), am, cw, cm, es, grap, idb, lk, otsdb, pr, tmpo, td, pg, my, ms, graf, pyroscope, parca)
 
 	testCtx := CreateIntegrationTestCtx(t, cfg, coreRegistry)