diff --git a/roles/container-engine/containerd/defaults/main.yml b/roles/container-engine/containerd/defaults/main.yml
index 9ecace92f00..a6b24843c8b 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/containerd/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/container-engine/containerd/defaults/main.yml
@@ -109,3 +109,11 @@ containerd_supported_distributions:
 
 # Enable container device interface
 enable_cdi: false
+
+# For containerd tracing configuration please check out the official documentation:
+# https://github.com/containerd/containerd/blob/main/docs/tracing.md
+containerd_tracing_enabled: false
+containerd_tracing_endpoint: "0.0.0.0:4317"
+containerd_tracing_protocol: "grpc"
+containerd_tracing_sampling_ratio: 1.0
+containerd_tracing_service_name: "containerd"
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diff --git a/roles/container-engine/containerd/templates/config.toml.j2 b/roles/container-engine/containerd/templates/config.toml.j2
index 30773aacc90..088a680abc4 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/containerd/templates/config.toml.j2
+++ b/roles/container-engine/containerd/templates/config.toml.j2
@@ -92,6 +92,18 @@ oom_score = {{ containerd_oom_score }}
     disable = false
 {% endif %}
 
+{% if containerd_tracing_enabled %}
+  [plugins."io.containerd.tracing.processor.v1.otlp"]
+    endpoint = "{{ containerd_tracing_endpoint }}"
+    protocol = "{{ containerd_tracing_protocol }}"
+    {% if containerd_tracing_protocol == "grpc" %}
+    insecure = false
+    {% endif %}
+  [plugins."io.containerd.internal.v1.tracing"]
+    sampling_ratio = {{ containerd_tracing_sampling_ratio }}
+    service_name = "{{ containerd_tracing_service_name }}"
+{% endif %}
+
 {% if containerd_extra_args is defined %}
 {{ containerd_extra_args }}
 {% endif %}