diff --git a/ddtrace/internal/datastreams/processor.py b/ddtrace/internal/datastreams/processor.py
index a229f48387b..83db2876f44 100644
--- a/ddtrace/internal/datastreams/processor.py
+++ b/ddtrace/internal/datastreams/processor.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 from typing import Union  # noqa:F401
 
 from ddtrace.internal import compat
+from ddtrace.internal import process_tags
 from ddtrace.internal.atexit import register_on_exit_signal
 from ddtrace.internal.constants import DEFAULT_SERVICE_NAME
 from ddtrace.internal.native import DDSketch
@@ -288,6 +289,8 @@ def periodic(self):
             raw_payload["Env"] = compat.ensure_text(config.env)
         if config.version:
             raw_payload["Version"] = compat.ensure_text(config.version)
+        if p_tags := process_tags.process_tags:
+            raw_payload["ProcessTags"] = compat.ensure_text(p_tags)
 
         payload = packb(raw_payload)
         compressed = gzip_compress(payload)
diff --git a/tests/datastreams/test_processor.py b/tests/datastreams/test_processor.py
index 03153c4506b..7ffab58f869 100644
--- a/tests/datastreams/test_processor.py
+++ b/tests/datastreams/test_processor.py
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
+import gzip
 import os
 import time
 
 import mock
+import msgpack
+import pytest
 
 from ddtrace.internal.datastreams.processor import PROPAGATION_KEY
 from ddtrace.internal.datastreams.processor import PROPAGATION_KEY_BASE_64
@@ -15,6 +18,63 @@
 mocked_time = 1642544540
 
 
+def _decode_datastreams_payload(payload):
+    decompressed = gzip.decompress(payload)
+    decoded = msgpack.unpackb(decompressed, raw=False, strict_map_key=False)
+
+    return decoded
+
+
+def test_periodic_payload_tags():
+    processor = DataStreamsProcessor("http://localhost:8126")
+    try:
+        captured_payloads = []
+        with mock.patch.object(processor, "_flush_stats_with_backoff", side_effect=captured_payloads.append):
+            processor.on_checkpoint_creation(1, 2, ["direction:out", "topic:topicA", "type:kafka"], mocked_time, 1, 1)
+            processor.periodic()
+
+        assert captured_payloads, "expected periodic to send a payload"
+        decoded = _decode_datastreams_payload(captured_payloads[0])
+        assert decoded["Service"] == processor._service
+        assert decoded["TracerVersion"] == processor._version
+        assert decoded["Lang"] == "python"
+        assert decoded["Hostname"] == processor._hostname
+        assert "ProcessTags" not in decoded
+    finally:
+        processor.stop()
+        processor.join()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.subprocess(
+    env=dict(
+        DD_EXPERIMENTAL_PROPAGATE_PROCESS_TAGS_ENABLED="true",
+    )
+)
+def test_periodic_payload_process_tags():
+    import mock
+
+    from ddtrace.internal.datastreams.processor import DataStreamsProcessor
+    from tests.datastreams.test_processor import _decode_datastreams_payload
+
+    processor = DataStreamsProcessor("http://localhost:8126")
+    try:
+        captured_payloads = []
+        with mock.patch.object(processor, "_flush_stats_with_backoff", side_effect=captured_payloads.append):
+            processor.on_checkpoint_creation(1, 2, ["direction:out", "topic:topicA", "type:kafka"], 1642544540, 1, 1)
+            processor.periodic()
+
+        assert captured_payloads, "expected periodic to send a payload"
+        decoded = _decode_datastreams_payload(captured_payloads[0])
+        assert decoded["Service"] == processor._service
+        assert decoded["TracerVersion"] == processor._version
+        assert decoded["Lang"] == "python"
+        assert decoded["Hostname"] == processor._hostname
+        assert "ProcessTags" in decoded
+    finally:
+        processor.stop()
+        processor.join()
+
+
 def test_data_streams_processor():
     now = time.time()
     processor.on_checkpoint_creation(1, 2, ["direction:out", "topic:topicA", "type:kafka"], now, 1, 1)