diff --git a/packages/services/api/src/create.ts b/packages/services/api/src/create.ts
index 9f9389d8f0d..ab80f1fe955 100644
--- a/packages/services/api/src/create.ts
+++ b/packages/services/api/src/create.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import { oidcIntegrationsModule } from './modules/oidc-integrations';
 import { OIDC_INTEGRATIONS_ENABLED } from './modules/oidc-integrations/providers/tokens';
 import { operationsModule } from './modules/operations';
 import { CLICKHOUSE_CONFIG, ClickHouseConfig } from './modules/operations/providers/tokens';
+import { OTEL_TRACING_ENABLED } from './modules/operations/providers/traces';
 import { organizationModule } from './modules/organization';
 import { schemaPolicyModule } from './modules/policy';
 import {
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ export function createRegistry({
   organizationOIDC,
   pubSub,
   appDeploymentsEnabled,
+  otelTracingEnabled,
   prometheus,
 }: {
   logger: Logger;
@@ -157,6 +159,7 @@ export function createRegistry({
   organizationOIDC: boolean;
   pubSub: HivePubSub;
   appDeploymentsEnabled: boolean;
+  otelTracingEnabled: boolean;
   prometheus: null | Record<string, unknown>;
 }) {
   const s3Config: S3Config = [
@@ -284,6 +287,11 @@ export function createRegistry({
       useValue: appDeploymentsEnabled,
       scope: Scope.Singleton,
     },
+    {
+      provide: OTEL_TRACING_ENABLED,
+      useValue: otelTracingEnabled,
+      scope: Scope.Singleton,
+    },
     {
       provide: WEB_APP_URL,
       useValue: app?.baseUrl.replace(/\/$/, '') ?? 'http://localhost:3000',
diff --git a/packages/services/api/src/modules/operations/providers/traces.ts b/packages/services/api/src/modules/operations/providers/traces.ts
index 6a3093f85b3..ae319e6654c 100644
--- a/packages/services/api/src/modules/operations/providers/traces.ts
+++ b/packages/services/api/src/modules/operations/providers/traces.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import DataLoader from 'dataloader';
 import stableJSONStringify from 'fast-json-stable-stringify';
-import { Injectable } from 'graphql-modules';
+import { Inject, Injectable, InjectionToken } from 'graphql-modules';
 import { z } from 'zod';
 import { subDays } from '@/lib/date-time';
 import * as GraphQLSchema from '../../../__generated__/types';
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import { ClickHouse, sql } from './clickhouse-client';
 import { formatDate } from './operations-reader';
 import { SqlValue } from './sql';
 
+export const OTEL_TRACING_ENABLED = new InjectionToken<boolean>('OTEL_TRACING_ENABLED');
+
 @Injectable({
   global: true,
 })
@@ -20,11 +22,12 @@ export class Traces {
     private clickHouse: ClickHouse,
     private logger: Logger,
     private storage: Storage,
+    @Inject(OTEL_TRACING_ENABLED) private otelTracingEnabled: boolean,
   ) {}
 
   async viewerCanAccessTraces(organizationId: string) {
     const organization = await this.storage.getOrganization({ organizationId });
-    return organization.featureFlags.otelTracing;
+    return organization.featureFlags.otelTracing || this.otelTracingEnabled;
   }
 
   private async _guardViewerCanAccessTraces(organizationId: string) {
diff --git a/packages/services/api/src/modules/organization/providers/organization-access-tokens.ts b/packages/services/api/src/modules/organization/providers/organization-access-tokens.ts
index 1d63ec9587f..d8388d36e19 100644
--- a/packages/services/api/src/modules/organization/providers/organization-access-tokens.ts
+++ b/packages/services/api/src/modules/organization/providers/organization-access-tokens.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import {
   resourceLevelToHumanReadableName,
   resourceLevelToResourceLevelType,
 } from '../../auth/resolvers/Permission';
+import { OTEL_TRACING_ENABLED } from '../../operations/providers/traces';
 import { IdTranslator } from '../../shared/providers/id-translator';
 import { Logger } from '../../shared/providers/logger';
 import { PG_POOL_CONFIG } from '../../shared/providers/pg-pool';
@@ -152,6 +153,7 @@ export class OrganizationAccessTokens {
     private storage: Storage,
     private members: OrganizationMembers,
     logger: Logger,
+    @Inject(OTEL_TRACING_ENABLED) private otelTracingEnabled: boolean,
   ) {
     this.logger = logger.child({
       source: 'OrganizationAccessTokens',
@@ -890,7 +892,7 @@ export class OrganizationAccessTokens {
 
   private createFeatureFlagPermissionFilter(organization: Organization) {
     const isAppDeplymentsEnabled = organization.featureFlags.appDeployments;
-    const isOTELTracingEnabled = organization.featureFlags.otelTracing;
+    const isOTELTracingEnabled = organization.featureFlags.otelTracing || this.otelTracingEnabled;
 
     return (id: Permission) =>
       (!isAppDeplymentsEnabled && id.startsWith('appDeployment:')) ||
diff --git a/packages/services/server/.env.template b/packages/services/server/.env.template
index 2f724735e9f..58e7657ea6a 100644
--- a/packages/services/server/.env.template
+++ b/packages/services/server/.env.template
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ INTEGRATION_GITHUB="<sync>"
 INTEGRATION_GITHUB_APP_ID="<sync>"
 INTEGRATION_GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY="<sync>"
 FEATURE_FLAGS_APP_DEPLOYMENTS_ENABLED="0"
+FEATURE_FLAGS_OTEL_TRACING_ENABLED="0"
 
 # Zendesk Support
 ZENDESK_SUPPORT='0'
diff --git a/packages/services/server/src/environment.ts b/packages/services/server/src/environment.ts
index 08d28b3eadc..5d7c6312bb3 100644
--- a/packages/services/server/src/environment.ts
+++ b/packages/services/server/src/environment.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ const EnvironmentModel = zod.object({
   FEATURE_FLAGS_APP_DEPLOYMENTS_ENABLED: emptyString(
     zod.union([zod.literal('1'), zod.literal('0')]).optional(),
   ),
+  FEATURE_FLAGS_OTEL_TRACING_ENABLED: emptyString(
+    zod.union([zod.literal('1'), zod.literal('0')]).optional(),
+  ),
 });
 
 const CommerceModel = zod.object({
@@ -529,5 +532,7 @@ export const env = {
   featureFlags: {
     /** Whether app deployments should be enabled by default for everyone. */
     appDeploymentsEnabled: base.FEATURE_FLAGS_APP_DEPLOYMENTS_ENABLED === '1',
+    /** Whether OTEL tracing should be enabled for all organizations. */
+    otelTracingEnabled: base.FEATURE_FLAGS_OTEL_TRACING_ENABLED === '1',
   },
 } as const;
diff --git a/packages/services/server/src/index.ts b/packages/services/server/src/index.ts
index 8ed576e2650..b8066a84860 100644
--- a/packages/services/server/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/services/server/src/index.ts
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@ export async function main() {
       supportConfig: env.zendeskSupport,
       pubSub,
       appDeploymentsEnabled: env.featureFlags.appDeploymentsEnabled,
+      otelTracingEnabled: env.featureFlags.otelTracingEnabled,
       prometheus: env.prometheus,
     });