diff --git a/make/photon/prepare/templates/jobservice/env.jinja b/make/photon/prepare/templates/jobservice/env.jinja
index b6d7f2d65..799616095 100644
--- a/make/photon/prepare/templates/jobservice/env.jinja
+++ b/make/photon/prepare/templates/jobservice/env.jinja
@@ -25,3 +25,23 @@ REGISTRY_CREDENTIAL_PASSWORD={{registry_password}}
 METRIC_NAMESPACE=harbor
 METRIC_SUBSYSTEM=jobservice
 {% endif %}
+
+{% if trace.enabled %}
+TRACE_ENABLED=true
+TRACE_SERVICE_NAME=harbor-jobservice
+TRACE_SAMPLE_RATE={{ trace.sample_rate }}
+{% if trace.jaeger is defined %}
+TRACE_JAEGER_ENDPOINT={{ trace.jaeger.endpoint if trace.jaeger.endpoint else '' }}
+TRACE_JAEGER_USERNAME={{ trace.jaeger.username if trace.jaeger.username else '' }}
+TRACE_JAEGER_PASSWORD={{ trace.jaeger.password if trace.jaeger.password else '' }}
+TRACE_JAEGER_AGENT_HOSTNAME={{ trace.jaeger.agent_host if trace.jaeger.agent_host else '' }}
+TRACE_JAEGER_AGENT_PORT={{ trace.jaeger.agent_port if trace.jaeger.agent_port else '' }}
+{% endif %}
+{%if trace.otel is defined %}
+TRACE_OTEL_ENDPOINT={{ trace.otel.endpoint if trace.otel.endpoint else '' }}
+TRACE_OTEL_URL_PATH={{ trace.otel.url_path if trace.otel.url_path else '' }}
+TRACE_OTEL_COMPRESSION={{ trace.otel.compression if trace.otel.compression else '' }}
+TRACE_OTEL_TIMEOUT={{ trace.otel.timeout }}
+TRACE_OTEL_INSECURE={{ trace.otel.insecure if trace.otel.insecure else '' }}
+{% endif %}
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/src/jobservice/api/router.go b/src/jobservice/api/router.go
index c2f2ba97d..d0557e944 100644
--- a/src/jobservice/api/router.go
+++ b/src/jobservice/api/router.go
@@ -16,12 +16,15 @@ package api
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/lib/errors"
 	"net/http"
 
+	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/github.com/gorilla/mux/otelmux"
+
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/jobservice/errs"
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/jobservice/logger"
-	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
+	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/lib/errors"
+	tracelib "github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/lib/trace"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -59,6 +62,9 @@ func NewBaseRouter(handler Handler, authenticator Authenticator) Router {
 	// Register routes here
 	br.registerRoutes()
 
+	if tracelib.Enabled() {
+		br.router.Use(otelmux.Middleware("serve-http"))
+	}
 	return br
 }
 
diff --git a/src/jobservice/main.go b/src/jobservice/main.go
index 4467c1ae4..9f5e93046 100644
--- a/src/jobservice/main.go
+++ b/src/jobservice/main.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
+
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/common"
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/jobservice/common/utils"
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/jobservice/config"
@@ -27,6 +28,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/jobservice/logger"
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/jobservice/runtime"
 	cfgLib "github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/lib/config"
+	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/lib/log"
+	tracelib "github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/lib/trace"
 	_ "github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/pkg/config/rest"
 )
 
@@ -57,6 +60,15 @@ func main() {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
+	if tracelib.Enabled() {
+		tp := tracelib.InitGlobalTracer(ctx)
+		defer func() {
+			if err := tp.Shutdown(context.Background()); err != nil {
+				log.Errorf("Error shutting down tracer provider: %v", err)
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+
 	// Set job context initializer
 	runtime.JobService.SetJobContextInitializer(func(ctx context.Context) (job.Context, error) {
 		secret := config.GetAuthSecret()