diff --git a/cmd/web.go b/cmd/web.go
index 4723ddbbdd296..17c993d9a3820 100644
--- a/cmd/web.go
+++ b/cmd/web.go
@@ -226,6 +226,31 @@ func serveInstalled(c *cli.Command) error {
 
 	gtprof.EnableBuiltinTracer(util.Iif(setting.IsProd, 2000*time.Millisecond, 100*time.Millisecond))
 
+	if setting.OpenTelemetry.Enabled {
+		otelConfig := &gtprof.OTELConfig{
+			Enabled:        setting.OpenTelemetry.Enabled,
+			ServiceName:    setting.OpenTelemetry.ServiceName,
+			TracesEndpoint: setting.OpenTelemetry.Endpoint,
+			Headers:        setting.OpenTelemetry.Headers,
+			Insecure:       setting.OpenTelemetry.Insecure,
+			Compression:    setting.OpenTelemetry.Compression,
+			Timeout:        setting.OpenTelemetry.Timeout,
+		}
+
+		if err := gtprof.EnableOTELTracer(otelConfig); err != nil {
+			log.Error("Failed to enable OpenTelemetry tracer: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		defer func() {
+			ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
+			defer cancel()
+
+			if err := gtprof.ShutdownOTELTracer(ctx); err != nil {
+				log.Error("Failed to shutdown OpenTelemetry tracer: %v", err)
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+
 	// Set up Chi routes
 	webRoutes := routers.NormalRoutes()
 	err := listen(webRoutes, true)
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index f32c3e08ef436..6da36fddf7d6a 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -116,15 +116,20 @@ require (
 	github.com/yuin/goldmark-highlighting/v2 v2.0.0-20230729083705-37449abec8cc
 	github.com/yuin/goldmark-meta v1.1.0
 	gitlab.com/gitlab-org/api/client-go v0.142.4
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.41.0
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.38.0
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace v1.28.0
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracehttp v1.28.0
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.37.0
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.38.0
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.42.0
 	golang.org/x/image v0.30.0
-	golang.org/x/net v0.43.0
+	golang.org/x/net v0.44.0
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.30.0
-	golang.org/x/sync v0.16.0
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.35.0
-	golang.org/x/text v0.28.0
-	google.golang.org/grpc v1.75.0
-	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.8
+	golang.org/x/sync v0.17.0
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.36.0
+	golang.org/x/text v0.29.0
+	google.golang.org/grpc v1.75.1
+	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.9
 	gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.67.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
 	mvdan.cc/xurls/v2 v2.6.0
@@ -177,6 +182,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/boombuler/barcode v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/bradfitz/gomemcache v0.0.0-20250403215159-8d39553ac7cf // indirect
 	github.com/caddyserver/zerossl v0.1.3 // indirect
+	github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/cention-sany/utf7 v0.0.0-20170124080048-26cad61bd60a // indirect
 	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/cloudflare/circl v1.6.1 // indirect
@@ -199,6 +205,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-fed/httpsig v1.1.1-0.20201223112313-55836744818e // indirect
 	github.com/go-git/gcfg v1.5.1-0.20230307220236-3a3c6141e376 // indirect
 	github.com/go-ini/ini v1.67.0 // indirect
+	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.3 // indirect
+	github.com/go-logr/stdr v1.2.2 // indirect
 	github.com/go-webauthn/x v0.1.24 // indirect
 	github.com/goccy/go-json v0.10.5 // indirect
 	github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4 v4.5.2 // indirect
@@ -214,6 +222,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/gorilla/css v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.1 // indirect
 	github.com/gorilla/securecookie v1.1.2 // indirect
+	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.20.0 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/errwrap v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-cleanhttp v0.5.2 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror v1.1.1 // indirect
@@ -272,6 +281,9 @@ require (
 	github.com/zeebo/assert v1.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/zeebo/blake3 v0.2.4 // indirect
 	go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.4.3 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/auto/sdk v1.1.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.38.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp v1.3.1 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/atomic v1.11.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0 // indirect
@@ -281,7 +293,8 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.27.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/time v0.12.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/tools v0.36.0 // indirect
-	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20250826171959-ef028d996bc1 // indirect
+	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20250707201910-8d1bb00bc6a7 // indirect
+	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20250922171735-9219d122eba9 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/warnings.v0 v0.1.2 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 1853693e90dcf..3ce4cb7b13a17 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -214,6 +214,8 @@ github.com/caddyserver/certmagic v0.24.0 h1:EfXTWpxHAUKgDfOj6MHImJN8Jm4AMFfMT6IT
 github.com/caddyserver/certmagic v0.24.0/go.mod h1:xPT7dC1DuHHnS2yuEQCEyks+b89sUkMENh8dJF+InLE=
 github.com/caddyserver/zerossl v0.1.3 h1:onS+pxp3M8HnHpN5MMbOMyNjmTheJyWRaZYwn+YTAyA=
 github.com/caddyserver/zerossl v0.1.3/go.mod h1:CxA0acn7oEGO6//4rtrRjYgEoa4MFw/XofZnrYwGqG4=
+github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.3.0 h1:MyRJ/UdXutAwSAT+s3wNd7MfTIcy71VQueUuFK343L8=
+github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.3.0/go.mod h1:Y3VNntkOUPxTVeUxJ/G5vcM//AlwfmyYozVcomhLiZE=
 github.com/census-instrumentation/opencensus-proto v0.2.1/go.mod h1:f6KPmirojxKA12rnyqOA5BBL4O983OfeGPqjHWSTneU=
 github.com/cention-sany/utf7 v0.0.0-20170124080048-26cad61bd60a h1:MISbI8sU/PSK/ztvmWKFcI7UGb5/HQT7B+i3a2myKgI=
 github.com/cention-sany/utf7 v0.0.0-20170124080048-26cad61bd60a/go.mod h1:2GxOXOlEPAMFPfp014mK1SWq8G8BN8o7/dfYqJrVGn8=
@@ -347,6 +349,11 @@ github.com/go-ini/ini v1.67.0 h1:z6ZrTEZqSWOTyH2FlglNbNgARyHG8oLW9gMELqKr06A=
 github.com/go-ini/ini v1.67.0/go.mod h1:ByCAeIL28uOIIG0E3PJtZPDL8WnHpFKFOtgjp+3Ies8=
 github.com/go-ldap/ldap/v3 v3.4.11 h1:4k0Yxweg+a3OyBLjdYn5OKglv18JNvfDykSoI8bW0gU=
 github.com/go-ldap/ldap/v3 v3.4.11/go.mod h1:bY7t0FLK8OAVpp/vV6sSlpz3EQDGcQwc8pF0ujLgKvM=
+github.com/go-logr/logr v1.2.2/go.mod h1:jdQByPbusPIv2/zmleS9BjJVeZ6kBagPoEUsqbVz/1A=
+github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.3 h1:CjnDlHq8ikf6E492q6eKboGOC0T8CDaOvkHCIg8idEI=
+github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.3/go.mod h1:9T104GzyrTigFIr8wt5mBrctHMim0Nb2HLGrmQ40KvY=
+github.com/go-logr/stdr v1.2.2 h1:hSWxHoqTgW2S2qGc0LTAI563KZ5YKYRhT3MFKZMbjag=
+github.com/go-logr/stdr v1.2.2/go.mod h1:mMo/vtBO5dYbehREoey6XUKy/eSumjCCveDpRre4VKE=
 github.com/go-redis/redis v6.15.9+incompatible h1:K0pv1D7EQUjfyoMql+r/jZqCLizCGKFlFgcHWWmHQjg=
 github.com/go-redis/redis v6.15.9+incompatible/go.mod h1:NAIEuMOZ/fxfXJIrKDQDz8wamY7mA7PouImQ2Jvg6kA=
 github.com/go-redis/redis/v7 v7.4.1 h1:PASvf36gyUpr2zdOUS/9Zqc80GbM+9BDyiJSJDDOrTI=
@@ -468,6 +475,8 @@ github.com/gorilla/securecookie v1.1.2/go.mod h1:NfCASbcHqRSY+3a8tlWJwsQap2VX5pw
 github.com/gorilla/sessions v1.2.0/go.mod h1:dk2InVEVJ0sfLlnXv9EAgkf6ecYs/i80K/zI+bUmuGM=
 github.com/gorilla/sessions v1.4.0 h1:kpIYOp/oi6MG/p5PgxApU8srsSw9tuFbt46Lt7auzqQ=
 github.com/gorilla/sessions v1.4.0/go.mod h1:FLWm50oby91+hl7p/wRxDth9bWSuk0qVL2emc7lT5ik=
+github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.20.0 h1:bkypFPDjIYGfCYD5mRBvpqxfYX1YCS1PXdKYWi8FsN0=
+github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.20.0/go.mod h1:P+Lt/0by1T8bfcF3z737NnSbmxQAppXMRziHUxPOC8k=
 github.com/hashicorp/errwrap v1.0.0/go.mod h1:YH+1FKiLXxHSkmPseP+kNlulaMuP3n2brvKWEqk/Jc4=
 github.com/hashicorp/errwrap v1.1.0 h1:OxrOeh75EUXMY8TBjag2fzXGZ40LB6IKw45YeGUDY2I=
 github.com/hashicorp/errwrap v1.1.0/go.mod h1:YH+1FKiLXxHSkmPseP+kNlulaMuP3n2brvKWEqk/Jc4=
@@ -810,6 +819,24 @@ go.opencensus.io v0.21.0/go.mod h1:mSImk1erAIZhrmZN+AvHh14ztQfjbGwt4TtuofqLduU=
 go.opencensus.io v0.22.0/go.mod h1:+kGneAE2xo2IficOXnaByMWTGM9T73dGwxeWcUqIpI8=
 go.opencensus.io v0.22.2/go.mod h1:yxeiOL68Rb0Xd1ddK5vPZ/oVn4vY4Ynel7k9FzqtOIw=
 go.opencensus.io v0.22.3/go.mod h1:yxeiOL68Rb0Xd1ddK5vPZ/oVn4vY4Ynel7k9FzqtOIw=
+go.opentelemetry.io/auto/sdk v1.1.0 h1:cH53jehLUN6UFLY71z+NDOiNJqDdPRaXzTel0sJySYA=
+go.opentelemetry.io/auto/sdk v1.1.0/go.mod h1:3wSPjt5PWp2RhlCcmmOial7AvC4DQqZb7a7wCow3W8A=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.38.0 h1:RkfdswUDRimDg0m2Az18RKOsnI8UDzppJAtj01/Ymk8=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.38.0/go.mod h1:zcmtmQ1+YmQM9wrNsTGV/q/uyusom3P8RxwExxkZhjM=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace v1.28.0 h1:3Q/xZUyC1BBkualc9ROb4G8qkH90LXEIICcs5zv1OYY=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace v1.28.0/go.mod h1:s75jGIWA9OfCMzF0xr+ZgfrB5FEbbV7UuYo32ahUiFI=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracehttp v1.28.0 h1:j9+03ymgYhPKmeXGk5Zu+cIZOlVzd9Zv7QIiyItjFBU=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracehttp v1.28.0/go.mod h1:Y5+XiUG4Emn1hTfciPzGPJaSI+RpDts6BnCIir0SLqk=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.38.0 h1:Kl6lzIYGAh5M159u9NgiRkmoMKjvbsKtYRwgfrA6WpA=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.38.0/go.mod h1:kB5n/QoRM8YwmUahxvI3bO34eVtQf2i4utNVLr9gEmI=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.37.0 h1:ItB0QUqnjesGRvNcmAcU0LyvkVyGJ2xftD29bWdDvKI=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.37.0/go.mod h1:VredYzxUvuo2q3WRcDnKDjbdvmO0sCzOvVAiY+yUkAg=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric v1.37.0 h1:90lI228XrB9jCMuSdA0673aubgRobVZFhbjxHHspCPc=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric v1.37.0/go.mod h1:cNen4ZWfiD37l5NhS+Keb5RXVWZWpRE+9WyVCpbo5ps=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.38.0 h1:Fxk5bKrDZJUH+AMyyIXGcFAPah0oRcT+LuNtJrmcNLE=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.38.0/go.mod h1:j1P9ivuFsTceSWe1oY+EeW3sc+Pp42sO++GHkg4wwhs=
+go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp v1.3.1 h1:TrMUixzpM0yuc/znrFTP9MMRh8trP93mkCiDVeXrui0=
+go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp v1.3.1/go.mod h1:0X1WI4de4ZsLrrJNLAQbFeLCm3T7yBkR0XqQ7niQU+8=
 go.uber.org/atomic v1.9.0/go.mod h1:fEN4uk6kAWBTFdckzkM89CLk9XfWZrxpCo0nPH17wJc=
 go.uber.org/atomic v1.11.0 h1:ZvwS0R+56ePWxUNi+Atn9dWONBPp/AUETXlHW0DxSjE=
 go.uber.org/atomic v1.11.0/go.mod h1:LUxbIzbOniOlMKjJjyPfpl4v+PKK2cNJn91OQbhoJI0=
@@ -838,8 +865,8 @@ golang.org/x/crypto v0.23.0/go.mod h1:CKFgDieR+mRhux2Lsu27y0fO304Db0wZe70UKqHu0v
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.31.0/go.mod h1:kDsLvtWBEx7MV9tJOj9bnXsPbxwJQ6csT/x4KIN4Ssk=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.32.0/go.mod h1:ZnnJkOaASj8g0AjIduWNlq2NRxL0PlBrbKVyZ6V/Ugc=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.33.0/go.mod h1:bVdXmD7IV/4GdElGPozy6U7lWdRXA4qyRVGJV57uQ5M=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.41.0 h1:WKYxWedPGCTVVl5+WHSSrOBT0O8lx32+zxmHxijgXp4=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.41.0/go.mod h1:pO5AFd7FA68rFak7rOAGVuygIISepHftHnr8dr6+sUc=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.42.0 h1:chiH31gIWm57EkTXpwnqf8qeuMUi0yekh6mT2AvFlqI=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.42.0/go.mod h1:4+rDnOTJhQCx2q7/j6rAN5XDw8kPjeaXEUR2eL94ix8=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20190121172915-509febef88a4/go.mod h1:CJ0aWSM057203Lf6IL+f9T1iT9GByDxfZKAQTCR3kQA=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20190306152737-a1d7652674e8/go.mod h1:CJ0aWSM057203Lf6IL+f9T1iT9GByDxfZKAQTCR3kQA=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20190510132918-efd6b22b2522/go.mod h1:ZjyILWgesfNpC6sMxTJOJm9Kp84zZh5NQWvqDGG3Qr8=
@@ -906,8 +933,8 @@ golang.org/x/net v0.15.0/go.mod h1:idbUs1IY1+zTqbi8yxTbhexhEEk5ur9LInksu6HrEpk=
 golang.org/x/net v0.21.0/go.mod h1:bIjVDfnllIU7BJ2DNgfnXvpSvtn8VRwhlsaeUTyUS44=
 golang.org/x/net v0.25.0/go.mod h1:JkAGAh7GEvH74S6FOH42FLoXpXbE/aqXSrIQjXgsiwM=
 golang.org/x/net v0.33.0/go.mod h1:HXLR5J+9DxmrqMwG9qjGCxZ+zKXxBru04zlTvWlWuN4=
-golang.org/x/net v0.43.0 h1:lat02VYK2j4aLzMzecihNvTlJNQUq316m2Mr9rnM6YE=
-golang.org/x/net v0.43.0/go.mod h1:vhO1fvI4dGsIjh73sWfUVjj3N7CA9WkKJNQm2svM6Jg=
+golang.org/x/net v0.44.0 h1:evd8IRDyfNBMBTTY5XRF1vaZlD+EmWx6x8PkhR04H/I=
+golang.org/x/net v0.44.0/go.mod h1:ECOoLqd5U3Lhyeyo/QDCEVQ4sNgYsqvCZ722XogGieY=
 golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20180821212333-d2e6202438be/go.mod h1:N/0e6XlmueqKjAGxoOufVs8QHGRruUQn6yWY3a++T0U=
 golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20190226205417-e64efc72b421/go.mod h1:gOpvHmFTYa4IltrdGE7lF6nIHvwfUNPOp7c8zoXwtLw=
 golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20190604053449-0f29369cfe45/go.mod h1:gOpvHmFTYa4IltrdGE7lF6nIHvwfUNPOp7c8zoXwtLw=
@@ -931,8 +958,8 @@ golang.org/x/sync v0.6.0/go.mod h1:Czt+wKu1gCyEFDUtn0jG5QVvpJ6rzVqr5aXyt9drQfk=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.7.0/go.mod h1:Czt+wKu1gCyEFDUtn0jG5QVvpJ6rzVqr5aXyt9drQfk=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.10.0/go.mod h1:Czt+wKu1gCyEFDUtn0jG5QVvpJ6rzVqr5aXyt9drQfk=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.11.0/go.mod h1:Czt+wKu1gCyEFDUtn0jG5QVvpJ6rzVqr5aXyt9drQfk=
-golang.org/x/sync v0.16.0 h1:ycBJEhp9p4vXvUZNszeOq0kGTPghopOL8q0fq3vstxw=
-golang.org/x/sync v0.16.0/go.mod h1:1dzgHSNfp02xaA81J2MS99Qcpr2w7fw1gpm99rleRqA=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.17.0 h1:l60nONMj9l5drqw6jlhIELNv9I0A4OFgRsG9k2oT9Ug=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.17.0/go.mod h1:9KTHXmSnoGruLpwFjVSX0lNNA75CykiMECbovNTZqGI=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20180830151530-49385e6e1522/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20180909124046-d0be0721c37e/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20181205085412-a5c9d58dba9a/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
@@ -975,8 +1002,8 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.20.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.28.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.29.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.30.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.35.0 h1:vz1N37gP5bs89s7He8XuIYXpyY0+QlsKmzipCbUtyxI=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.35.0/go.mod h1:BJP2sWEmIv4KK5OTEluFJCKSidICx8ciO85XgH3Ak8k=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.36.0 h1:KVRy2GtZBrk1cBYA7MKu5bEZFxQk4NIDV6RLVcC8o0k=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.36.0/go.mod h1:OgkHotnGiDImocRcuBABYBEXf8A9a87e/uXjp9XT3ks=
 golang.org/x/telemetry v0.0.0-20240228155512-f48c80bd79b2/go.mod h1:TeRTkGYfJXctD9OcfyVLyj2J3IxLnKwHJR8f4D8a3YE=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20201126162022-7de9c90e9dd1/go.mod h1:bj7SfCRtBDWHUb9snDiAeCFNEtKQo2Wmx5Cou7ajbmo=
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diff --git a/modules/gtprof/trace_otel.go b/modules/gtprof/trace_otel.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..622054d034b7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/gtprof/trace_otel.go
@@ -0,0 +1,262 @@
+// Copyright 2025 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+//go:build otel
+
+package gtprof
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/codes"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracehttp"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/resource"
+	sdktrace "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/trace"
+	semconv "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/semconv/v1.34.0"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
+)
+
+// OTELConfig holds the configuration for OpenTelemetry
+type OTELConfig struct {
+	Enabled        bool
+	ServiceName    string
+	TracesEndpoint string
+	Headers        map[string]string
+	Insecure       bool
+	Compression    string
+	Timeout        time.Duration
+}
+
+type traceOtelStarter struct {
+	config         *OTELConfig
+	tracerProvider *sdktrace.TracerProvider
+	initialized    bool
+}
+
+type traceOtelSpan struct {
+	span      trace.Span
+	traceSpan *TraceSpan
+}
+
+// noopOtelSpan is a no-op implementation when OTEL is not enabled
+type noopOtelSpan struct{}
+
+func (n *noopOtelSpan) addEvent(name string, cfg *EventConfig)  {}
+func (n *noopOtelSpan) recordError(err error, cfg *EventConfig) {}
+func (n *noopOtelSpan) end()                                    {}
+
+func (t *traceOtelSpan) addEvent(name string, cfg *EventConfig) {
+	if cfg == nil {
+		t.span.AddEvent(name)
+		return
+	}
+
+	attrs := make([]attribute.KeyValue, 0, len(cfg.attributes))
+	for _, attr := range cfg.attributes {
+		attrs = append(attrs, convertAttribute(attr))
+	}
+
+	opts := []trace.EventOption{
+		trace.WithAttributes(attrs...),
+	}
+
+	t.span.AddEvent(name, opts...)
+}
+
+func (t *traceOtelSpan) recordError(err error, cfg *EventConfig) {
+	opts := []trace.EventOption{}
+
+	if cfg != nil && len(cfg.attributes) > 0 {
+		attrs := make([]attribute.KeyValue, 0, len(cfg.attributes))
+		for _, attr := range cfg.attributes {
+			attrs = append(attrs, convertAttribute(attr))
+		}
+		opts = append(opts, trace.WithAttributes(attrs...))
+	}
+
+	t.span.RecordError(err, opts...)
+	t.span.SetStatus(codes.Error, err.Error())
+}
+
+func (t *traceOtelSpan) end() {
+	// Sync all final attributes before ending the span
+	t.traceSpan.mu.RLock()
+	if len(t.traceSpan.attributes) > 0 {
+		attrs := make([]attribute.KeyValue, 0, len(t.traceSpan.attributes))
+		for _, attr := range t.traceSpan.attributes {
+			attrs = append(attrs, convertAttribute(attr))
+		}
+		t.span.SetAttributes(attrs...)
+	}
+	t.traceSpan.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	t.span.End()
+}
+
+func (t *traceOtelStarter) start(ctx context.Context, traceSpan *TraceSpan, internalSpanIdx int) (context.Context, traceSpanInternal) {
+	if !t.initialized || t.config == nil || !t.config.Enabled {
+		return ctx, &noopOtelSpan{}
+	}
+
+	tracer := otel.Tracer("code.gitea.io/gitea")
+
+	opts := []trace.SpanStartOption{
+		trace.WithTimestamp(traceSpan.startTime),
+	}
+
+	// Add initial attributes if any
+	traceSpan.mu.RLock()
+	if len(traceSpan.attributes) > 0 {
+		attrs := make([]attribute.KeyValue, 0, len(traceSpan.attributes))
+		for _, attr := range traceSpan.attributes {
+			attrs = append(attrs, convertAttribute(attr))
+		}
+		opts = append(opts, trace.WithAttributes(attrs...))
+	}
+	spanName := traceSpan.name
+	traceSpan.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	newCtx, span := tracer.Start(ctx, spanName, opts...)
+
+	return newCtx, &traceOtelSpan{span: span, traceSpan: traceSpan}
+}
+
+func convertAttribute(attr *TraceAttribute) attribute.KeyValue {
+	switch v := attr.Value.v.(type) {
+	case string:
+		return attribute.String(attr.Key, v)
+	case int:
+		return attribute.Int(attr.Key, v)
+	case int64:
+		return attribute.Int64(attr.Key, v)
+	case float64:
+		return attribute.Float64(attr.Key, v)
+	case bool:
+		return attribute.Bool(attr.Key, v)
+	default:
+		return attribute.String(attr.Key, attr.Value.AsString())
+	}
+}
+
+var otelTraceStarter = &traceOtelStarter{}
+
+// initialize sets up the OTEL tracer with the given configuration
+func (t *traceOtelStarter) initialize(config *OTELConfig) error {
+	if t.initialized {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	t.config = config
+
+	res, err := resource.Merge(
+		resource.Default(),
+		resource.NewWithAttributes(
+			semconv.SchemaURL,
+			semconv.ServiceName(config.ServiceName),
+			semconv.ServiceVersion("gitea"),
+		),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create resource: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	traceExp, err := t.createOTLPTraceExporter(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create exporter: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	tp := sdktrace.NewTracerProvider(
+		sdktrace.WithBatcher(traceExp),
+		sdktrace.WithResource(res),
+		sdktrace.WithSampler(sdktrace.AlwaysSample()),
+	)
+
+	otel.SetTracerProvider(tp)
+	t.tracerProvider = tp
+
+	t.initialized = true
+	return nil
+}
+
+// shutdown gracefully shuts down the OpenTelemetry providers
+func (t *traceOtelStarter) shutdown(ctx context.Context) error {
+	var err error
+
+	// Shutdown tracer provider
+	if t.tracerProvider != nil {
+		if tErr := t.tracerProvider.Shutdown(ctx); tErr != nil && err == nil {
+			err = tErr
+		}
+	}
+
+	return err
+}
+
+func (t *traceOtelStarter) createOTLPTraceExporter(config *OTELConfig) (sdktrace.SpanExporter, error) {
+	tracesURL := config.TracesEndpoint
+	if !strings.Contains(tracesURL, "://") {
+		if config.Insecure {
+			tracesURL = "http://" + tracesURL
+		} else {
+			tracesURL = "https://" + tracesURL
+		}
+	}
+	if !strings.HasSuffix(tracesURL, "/v1/traces") {
+		tracesURL += "/v1/traces"
+	}
+
+	opts := []otlptracehttp.Option{
+		otlptracehttp.WithEndpointURL(tracesURL),
+		otlptracehttp.WithTimeout(config.Timeout),
+		otlptracehttp.WithRetry(otlptracehttp.RetryConfig{
+			Enabled:         true,
+			InitialInterval: 1 * time.Second,
+			MaxInterval:     5 * time.Second,
+			MaxElapsedTime:  30 * time.Second,
+		}),
+	}
+
+	if len(config.Headers) > 0 {
+		headers := make(map[string]string)
+		for k, v := range config.Headers {
+			headers[k] = v
+		}
+		opts = append(opts, otlptracehttp.WithHeaders(headers))
+	}
+
+	if config.Compression == "gzip" {
+		opts = append(opts, otlptracehttp.WithCompression(otlptracehttp.GzipCompression))
+	}
+
+	if config.Insecure {
+		opts = append(opts, otlptracehttp.WithInsecure())
+	}
+
+	client := otlptracehttp.NewClient(opts...)
+	return otlptrace.New(context.Background(), client)
+}
+
+// EnableOTELTracer enables OpenTelemetry tracing with the given configuration
+func EnableOTELTracer(config *OTELConfig) error {
+	if config == nil || !config.Enabled {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return otelTraceStarter.initialize(config)
+}
+
+// ShutdownOTELTracer gracefully shuts down the OpenTelemetry tracer
+func ShutdownOTELTracer(ctx context.Context) error {
+	return otelTraceStarter.shutdown(ctx)
+}
+
+func init() {
+	// Register the OTEL tracer starter - it will be active only if OTEL is enabled
+	globalTraceStarters = append(globalTraceStarters, otelTraceStarter)
+}
diff --git a/modules/gtprof/trace_otel_stub.go b/modules/gtprof/trace_otel_stub.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..2c51101d036e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/gtprof/trace_otel_stub.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// Copyright 2025 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+//go:build !otel
+
+package gtprof
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// OTELConfig is a stub when OTEL is not enabled
+type OTELConfig struct {
+	Enabled        bool
+	ServiceName    string
+	TracesEndpoint string
+	Headers        map[string]string
+	Insecure       bool
+	Compression    string
+	Timeout        time.Duration
+}
+
+// EnableOTELTracer is a no-op when OTEL build tag is not present
+func EnableOTELTracer(config *OTELConfig) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+// ShutdownOTELTracer is a no-op when OTEL build tag is not present
+func ShutdownOTELTracer(ctx context.Context) error {
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/modules/setting/opentelemetry.go b/modules/setting/opentelemetry.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4d71d3d5655f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/setting/opentelemetry.go
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+// Copyright 2025 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package setting
+
+import (
+	"maps"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// OpenTelemetry settings for integration
+var OpenTelemetry = struct {
+	Enabled     bool
+	ServiceName string
+	Endpoint    string
+	Headers     map[string]string
+	Insecure    bool
+	Compression string
+	Timeout     time.Duration
+}{
+	Enabled:     false,
+	ServiceName: "gitea",
+	Endpoint:    "localhost:4318",
+	Headers:     make(map[string]string),
+	Insecure:    true,
+	Compression: "gzip",
+	Timeout:     10 * time.Second,
+}
+
+func loadOpenTelemetryFrom(rootCfg ConfigProvider) {
+	mustMapSetting(rootCfg, "opentelemetry", &OpenTelemetry)
+
+	sec := rootCfg.Section("opentelemetry")
+	OpenTelemetry.Enabled = sec.Key("Enabled").MustBool(false)
+	OpenTelemetry.ServiceName = sec.Key("ServiceName").MustString("gitea")
+	OpenTelemetry.Endpoint = sec.Key("Endpoint").MustString("localhost:4318")
+	OpenTelemetry.Insecure = sec.Key("Insecure").MustBool(true)
+	OpenTelemetry.Compression = sec.Key("Compression").MustString("gzip")
+	OpenTelemetry.Timeout = sec.Key("Timeout").MustDuration(10 * time.Second)
+
+	if headersStr := sec.Key("Headers").MustString(""); headersStr != "" {
+		if OpenTelemetry.Headers == nil {
+			OpenTelemetry.Headers = make(map[string]string)
+		}
+		headers := parseOTELHeaders(headersStr)
+		maps.Copy(OpenTelemetry.Headers, headers)
+	}
+
+	// Support standard OpenTelemetry environment variables
+	if envServiceName := getEnvValue("OTEL_SERVICE_NAME"); envServiceName != "" {
+		OpenTelemetry.ServiceName = envServiceName
+	}
+
+	if envEndpoint := getEnvValue("OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT"); envEndpoint != "" {
+		OpenTelemetry.Endpoint = envEndpoint
+	} else if envTracesEndpoint := getEnvValue("OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_ENDPOINT"); envTracesEndpoint != "" {
+		// Convert specific traces endpoint back to base endpoint
+		if strings.HasSuffix(envTracesEndpoint, "/v1/traces") {
+			OpenTelemetry.Endpoint = strings.TrimSuffix(envTracesEndpoint, "/v1/traces")
+		} else {
+			OpenTelemetry.Endpoint = envTracesEndpoint
+		}
+	}
+
+	if envHeaders := getEnvValue("OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS"); envHeaders != "" {
+		headers := parseOTELHeaders(envHeaders)
+		if OpenTelemetry.Headers == nil {
+			OpenTelemetry.Headers = make(map[string]string)
+		}
+		maps.Copy(OpenTelemetry.Headers, headers)
+	}
+
+	if envInsecure := getEnvValue("OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_INSECURE"); envInsecure == "true" {
+		OpenTelemetry.Insecure = true
+	} else if envInsecure == "false" {
+		OpenTelemetry.Insecure = false
+	}
+
+	if envCompression := getEnvValue("OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_COMPRESSION"); envCompression != "" {
+		OpenTelemetry.Compression = envCompression
+	}
+}
+
+// parseOTELHeaders parses OpenTelemetry headers from environment variable format
+// Format: "key1=value1,key2=value2"
+func parseOTELHeaders(headersStr string) map[string]string {
+	headers := make(map[string]string)
+	pairs := strings.SplitSeq(headersStr, ",")
+
+	for pair := range pairs {
+		kv := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(pair), "=")
+		if len(kv) == 2 {
+			headers[strings.TrimSpace(kv[0])] = strings.TrimSpace(kv[1])
+		}
+	}
+
+	return headers
+}
+
+func getEnvValue(key string) string {
+	return os.Getenv(key)
+}
diff --git a/modules/setting/setting.go b/modules/setting/setting.go
index e14997801fed4..47a0b217229e3 100644
--- a/modules/setting/setting.go
+++ b/modules/setting/setting.go
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ func loadCommonSettingsFrom(cfg ConfigProvider) error {
 	loadAdminFrom(cfg)
 	loadAPIFrom(cfg)
 	loadMetricsFrom(cfg)
+	loadOpenTelemetryFrom(cfg)
 	loadCamoFrom(cfg)
 	loadI18nFrom(cfg)
 	loadGitFrom(cfg)