diff --git a/langfuse/langchain/CallbackHandler.py b/langfuse/langchain/CallbackHandler.py
index 9e8278e28..eecdca646 100644
--- a/langfuse/langchain/CallbackHandler.py
+++ b/langfuse/langchain/CallbackHandler.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     LangfuseSpan,
     LangfuseTool,
 )
+from langfuse.types import TraceContext
 from langfuse._utils import _get_timestamp
 from langfuse.langchain.utils import _extract_model_name
 from langfuse.logger import langfuse_logger
@@ -92,7 +93,11 @@
 
 class LangchainCallbackHandler(LangchainBaseCallbackHandler):
     def __init__(
-        self, *, public_key: Optional[str] = None, update_trace: bool = False
+        self,
+        *,
+        public_key: Optional[str] = None,
+        update_trace: bool = False,
+        trace_context: Optional[TraceContext] = None,
     ) -> None:
         """Initialize the LangchainCallbackHandler.
 
@@ -120,6 +125,7 @@ def __init__(
 
         self.last_trace_id: Optional[str] = None
         self.update_trace = update_trace
+        self.trace_context = trace_context
 
     def on_llm_new_token(
         self,
@@ -299,16 +305,31 @@ def on_chain_start(
                 serialized, "chain", **kwargs
             )
 
-            span = self._get_parent_observation(parent_run_id).start_observation(
-                name=span_name,
-                as_type=observation_type,
-                metadata=span_metadata,
-                input=inputs,
-                level=cast(
-                    Optional[Literal["DEBUG", "DEFAULT", "WARNING", "ERROR"]],
-                    span_level,
-                ),
-            )
+            obs = self._get_parent_observation(parent_run_id)
+            if isinstance(obs, Langfuse):
+                span = obs.start_observation(
+                    trace_context=self.trace_context,
+                    name=span_name,
+                    as_type=observation_type,
+                    metadata=span_metadata,
+                    input=inputs,
+                    level=cast(
+                        Literal["DEBUG", "DEFAULT", "WARNING", "ERROR"] | None,
+                        span_level,
+                    ),
+                )
+            else:
+                span = obs.start_observation(
+                    name=span_name,
+                    as_type=observation_type,
+                    metadata=span_metadata,
+                    input=inputs,
+                    level=cast(
+                        Literal["DEBUG", "DEFAULT", "WARNING", "ERROR"] | None,
+                        span_level,
+                    ),
+                )
+
             self._attach_observation(run_id, span)
 
             if parent_run_id is None: