diff --git a/core/blockchain.go b/core/blockchain.go
index cbcf02fef4..a66b02065b 100644
--- a/core/blockchain.go
+++ b/core/blockchain.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 package core
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -28,11 +29,14 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	lru "github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/mclock"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/prque"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/tracing"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/rawdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/state"
@@ -1349,43 +1353,89 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) writeBlockWithState(block *types.Block, receipts []*types.
 }
 
 // WriteBlockWithState writes the block and all associated state to the database.
-func (bc *BlockChain) WriteBlockAndSetHead(block *types.Block, receipts []*types.Receipt, logs []*types.Log, state *state.StateDB, emitHeadEvent bool) (status WriteStatus, err error) {
+func (bc *BlockChain) WriteBlockAndSetHead(ctx context.Context, block *types.Block, receipts []*types.Receipt, logs []*types.Log, state *state.StateDB, emitHeadEvent bool) (status WriteStatus, err error) {
 	if !bc.chainmu.TryLock() {
 		return NonStatTy, errChainStopped
 	}
 	defer bc.chainmu.Unlock()
 
-	return bc.writeBlockAndSetHead(block, receipts, logs, state, emitHeadEvent)
+	return bc.writeBlockAndSetHead(ctx, block, receipts, logs, state, emitHeadEvent)
 }
 
 // writeBlockAndSetHead writes the block and all associated state to the database,
 // and also it applies the given block as the new chain head. This function expects
 // the chain mutex to be held.
-func (bc *BlockChain) writeBlockAndSetHead(block *types.Block, receipts []*types.Receipt, logs []*types.Log, state *state.StateDB, emitHeadEvent bool) (status WriteStatus, err error) {
+func (bc *BlockChain) writeBlockAndSetHead(ctx context.Context, block *types.Block, receipts []*types.Receipt, logs []*types.Log, state *state.StateDB, emitHeadEvent bool) (status WriteStatus, err error) {
+	writeBlockAndSetHeadCtx, span := tracing.StartSpan(ctx, "blockchain.writeBlockAndSetHead")
+	defer tracing.EndSpan(span)
+
 	var stateSyncLogs []*types.Log
-	if stateSyncLogs, err = bc.writeBlockWithState(block, receipts, logs, state); err != nil {
+
+	tracing.Exec(writeBlockAndSetHeadCtx, "blockchain.writeBlockWithState", func(_ context.Context, span trace.Span) {
+		stateSyncLogs, err = bc.writeBlockWithState(block, receipts, logs, state)
+		tracing.SetAttributes(
+			span,
+			attribute.Int("number", int(block.Number().Uint64())),
+			attribute.Bool("error", err != nil),
+		)
+	})
+
+	if err != nil {
 		return NonStatTy, err
 	}
+
 	currentBlock := bc.CurrentBlock()
-	reorg, err := bc.forker.ReorgNeeded(currentBlock.Header(), block.Header())
+
+	var reorg bool
+
+	tracing.Exec(writeBlockAndSetHeadCtx, "blockchain.ReorgNeeded", func(_ context.Context, span trace.Span) {
+		reorg, err = bc.forker.ReorgNeeded(currentBlock.Header(), block.Header())
+		tracing.SetAttributes(
+			span,
+			attribute.Int("number", int(block.Number().Uint64())),
+			attribute.Int("current block", int(currentBlock.Number().Uint64())),
+			attribute.Bool("reorg needed", reorg),
+			attribute.Bool("error", err != nil),
+		)
+	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return NonStatTy, err
 	}
-	if reorg {
-		// Reorganise the chain if the parent is not the head block
-		if block.ParentHash() != currentBlock.Hash() {
-			if err := bc.reorg(currentBlock, block); err != nil {
-				return NonStatTy, err
+
+	tracing.Exec(writeBlockAndSetHeadCtx, "blockchain.reorg", func(_ context.Context, span trace.Span) {
+		if reorg {
+			// Reorganise the chain if the parent is not the head block
+			if block.ParentHash() != currentBlock.Hash() {
+				if err = bc.reorg(currentBlock, block); err != nil {
+					status = NonStatTy
+				}
 			}
+			status = CanonStatTy
+		} else {
+			status = SideStatTy
 		}
-		status = CanonStatTy
-	} else {
-		status = SideStatTy
+
+		tracing.SetAttributes(
+			span,
+			attribute.Int("number", int(block.Number().Uint64())),
+			attribute.Int("current block", int(currentBlock.Number().Uint64())),
+			attribute.Bool("reorg needed", reorg),
+			attribute.Bool("error", err != nil),
+			attribute.String("status", string(status)),
+		)
+	})
+
+	if status == NonStatTy {
+		return
 	}
+
 	// Set new head.
 	if status == CanonStatTy {
-		bc.writeHeadBlock(block)
+		tracing.Exec(writeBlockAndSetHeadCtx, "blockchain.writeHeadBlock", func(_ context.Context, _ trace.Span) {
+			bc.writeHeadBlock(block)
+		})
 	}
+
 	bc.futureBlocks.Remove(block.Hash())
 
 	if status == CanonStatTy {
@@ -1782,7 +1832,7 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) insertChain(chain types.Blocks, verifySeals, setHead bool)
 			// Don't set the head, only insert the block
 			_, err = bc.writeBlockWithState(block, receipts, logs, statedb)
 		} else {
-			status, err = bc.writeBlockAndSetHead(block, receipts, logs, statedb, false)
+			status, err = bc.writeBlockAndSetHead(context.Background(), block, receipts, logs, statedb, false)
 		}
 		atomic.StoreUint32(&followupInterrupt, 1)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/miner/worker.go b/miner/worker.go
index 30809cd558..08acc56d55 100644
--- a/miner/worker.go
+++ b/miner/worker.go
@@ -782,8 +782,8 @@ func (w *worker) resultLoop() {
 				}
 
 				// Commit block and state to database.
-				tracing.ElapsedTime(ctx, span, "WriteBlockAndSetHead time taken", func(_ context.Context, _ trace.Span) {
-					_, err = w.chain.WriteBlockAndSetHead(block, receipts, logs, task.state, true)
+				tracing.Exec(ctx, "resultLoop.WriteBlockAndSetHead", func(ctx context.Context, span trace.Span) {
+					_, err = w.chain.WriteBlockAndSetHead(ctx, block, receipts, logs, task.state, true)
 				})
 
 				tracing.SetAttributes(