diff --git a/custom/build.gradle.kts b/custom/build.gradle.kts
index d75f7807..3acbcdb1 100644
--- a/custom/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/custom/build.gradle.kts
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ dependencies {
     // exclude transitive dependency as it's provided through agent packaging
     exclude(group = "io.opentelemetry", module = "opentelemetry-sdk")
   }
+  implementation(libs.contribInferredSpans) {
+  // exclude transitive dependency as it's provided through agent packaging
+  exclude(group = "io.opentelemetry", module = "opentelemetry-sdk")
+  exclude(group = "io.opentelemetry", module = "opentelemetry-semconv")
+  exclude(group = "io.opentelemetry", module = "opentelemetry-sdk-extension-autoconfigure-spi")
+}
+
   testImplementation(libs.contribSpanStacktrace)
 
   // needs to be added in order to allow access to AgentListener interface
diff --git a/custom/src/main/java/co/elastic/otel/dynamicconfig/CentralConfig.java b/custom/src/main/java/co/elastic/otel/dynamicconfig/CentralConfig.java
index 17eff61e..9cee1555 100644
--- a/custom/src/main/java/co/elastic/otel/dynamicconfig/CentralConfig.java
+++ b/custom/src/main/java/co/elastic/otel/dynamicconfig/CentralConfig.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import co.elastic.otel.compositesampling.DynamicCompositeParentBasedTraceIdRatioBasedSampler;
 import co.elastic.otel.dynamicconfig.internal.OpampManager;
 import co.elastic.otel.logging.AgentLog;
+import io.opentelemetry.contrib.inferredspans.InferredSpans;
 import io.opentelemetry.sdk.autoconfigure.spi.ConfigProperties;
 import io.opentelemetry.sdk.trace.SdkTracerProviderBuilder;
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@ public static class Configs {
                   new DeactivateInstrumentations(),
                   new LoggingLevel(),
                   new SamplingRate(),
+                  new InferSpans(),
                   new PollingInterval())
               .collect(Collectors.toMap(ConfigOption::getConfigName, option -> option));
     }
@@ -314,6 +316,22 @@ void update(String configurationValue, OpampManager opampManager)
     }
   }
 
+  public static final class InferSpans extends ConfigOption {
+    InferSpans() {
+      super("infer_spans", "true");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    void update(String configurationValue, OpampManager opampManager)
+        throws IllegalArgumentException {
+      // TODO when setProfilerInterval() returns the old value, use that for 'true'
+      InferredSpans.setProfilerInterval(
+          configurationValue.equals("true")
+              ? Duration.ofSeconds(5)
+              : Duration.ofSeconds(Integer.MAX_VALUE));
+    }
+  }
+
   public static final class PollingInterval extends ConfigOption {
     PollingInterval() {
       super("opamp_polling_interval", "30s");
diff --git a/custom/src/main/java/co/elastic/otel/dynamicconfig/internal/OpampManager.java b/custom/src/main/java/co/elastic/otel/dynamicconfig/internal/OpampManager.java
index d9dc2056..6adf5973 100644
--- a/custom/src/main/java/co/elastic/otel/dynamicconfig/internal/OpampManager.java
+++ b/custom/src/main/java/co/elastic/otel/dynamicconfig/internal/OpampManager.java
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 import com.dslplatform.json.DslJson;
 import com.dslplatform.json.JsonReader;
 import com.dslplatform.json.MapConverter;
-import io.opentelemetry.opamp.client.internal.OpampClient;
-import io.opentelemetry.opamp.client.internal.OpampClientBuilder;
+import io.opentelemetry.opamp.client.OpampClient;
+import io.opentelemetry.opamp.client.OpampClientBuilder;
 import io.opentelemetry.opamp.client.internal.connectivity.http.OkHttpSender;
 import io.opentelemetry.opamp.client.internal.request.delay.PeriodicDelay;
 import io.opentelemetry.opamp.client.internal.request.delay.RetryPeriodicDelay;
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index d1787ce8..374b544c 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ opentelemetryJavaagentAlpha = "2.20.1-alpha"
 
 # otel contrib
 # updated from upstream agent with gradle/update-upstream.sh
-opentelemetryContribAlpha = "1.49.0-alpha"
+opentelemetryContribAlpha = "1.50.0-alpha"
 
 # otel semconv
 # updated from upstream agent with gradle/update-upstream.sh