diff --git a/packages/events/package.json b/packages/events/package.json
index a72819598..54109ef94 100644
--- a/packages/events/package.json
+++ b/packages/events/package.json
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     "@ctrlplane/validators": "workspace:*",
     "@t3-oss/env-core": "catalog:",
     "bullmq": "catalog:",
+    "bullmq-otel": "^1.0.1",
     "date-fns": "^4.1.0",
     "ioredis": "^5.4.1",
     "lodash": "catalog:",
diff --git a/packages/events/src/index.ts b/packages/events/src/index.ts
index fca20938c..54ba76dc8 100644
--- a/packages/events/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/events/src/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { Job, WorkerOptions } from "bullmq";
 import { Queue, Worker } from "bullmq";
+import { BullMQOtel } from "bullmq-otel";
 
 import { logger } from "@ctrlplane/logger";
 
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ export const createWorker = <T extends keyof ChannelMap>(
     removeOnComplete: { age: 1 * 60 * 60, count: 5000 },
     removeOnFail: { age: 12 * 60 * 60, count: 5000 },
     concurrency: 50,
+    telemetry: new BullMQOtel("ctrlplane/event-worker"),
     ...opts,
   });
 };
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 4c9e05967..f86ed43ae 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -1169,6 +1169,9 @@ importers:
       bullmq:
         specifier: 'catalog:'
         version: 5.48.1
+      bullmq-otel:
+        specifier: ^1.0.1
+        version: 1.0.1
       date-fns:
         specifier: ^4.1.0
         version: 4.1.0
@@ -6962,6 +6965,9 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-sWm8iPbqvL9+5SiYxXH73UOkyEbGQg7kyHQmReF89WJHQJw2eV4P/yZ0E+b71cczJ4pPobVhXxgQcmfSTgGHxQ==}
     engines: {node: '>= 0.10.x'}
 
+  bullmq-otel@1.0.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-9SSBA/iq8bFUJ9I5bDwv1UmtbJAmIGHt796g5lsYZWasqouTqkFA3+Z/n17mCc8VzfxxygCCCBsXdC1mICbxdw==}
+
   bullmq@5.48.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-WA/NlPwmxgbDsL8KGIkQvGlRkBdVAyRiypP+Witm6Tyd2PwnBQ8K62ifnlA16rF59vpnEKwO+rmh/ZM7gKmDqg==}
 
@@ -18157,6 +18163,13 @@ snapshots:
       hexer: 1.5.0
       xtend: 4.0.2
 
+  bullmq-otel@1.0.1:
+    dependencies:
+      '@opentelemetry/api': 1.9.0
+      bullmq: 5.48.1
+    transitivePeerDependencies:
+      - supports-color
+
   bullmq@5.48.1:
     dependencies:
       cron-parser: 4.9.0