diff --git a/packages/jaeger-ui/src/api/jaeger.js b/packages/jaeger-ui/src/api/jaeger.js
index 04ab7f4923..4ce0ee7706 100644
--- a/packages/jaeger-ui/src/api/jaeger.js
+++ b/packages/jaeger-ui/src/api/jaeger.js
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ const JaegerAPI = {
   fetchServiceOperations(serviceName) {
     return getJSON(`${this.apiRoot}services/${encodeURIComponent(serviceName)}/operations`);
   },
+  transformOTLP(traces) {
+    return getJSON(`${this.apiRoot}transform`, { method: 'POST', body: JSON.stringify(traces) });
+  },
   fetchServiceServerOps(service) {
     return getJSON(`${this.apiRoot}operations`, {
       query: {
diff --git a/packages/jaeger-ui/src/middlewares/index.js b/packages/jaeger-ui/src/middlewares/index.js
index 21f8c3eb9a..c93918fc30 100644
--- a/packages/jaeger-ui/src/middlewares/index.js
+++ b/packages/jaeger-ui/src/middlewares/index.js
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ import { change } from 'redux-form';
 import { replace } from 'redux-first-history';
 
 import { searchTraces, fetchServiceOperations } from '../actions/jaeger-api';
+import { loadJsonTraces } from '../actions/file-reader-api';
 import { getUrl as getSearchUrl } from '../components/SearchTracePage/url';
+import JaegerAPI from '../api/jaeger';
 
 export { default as trackMiddleware } from './track';
 
@@ -45,4 +47,29 @@ export const historyUpdateMiddleware = store => next => action => {
   return next(action);
 };
 
+export const transformOTLPMiddleware = store => next => action => {
+  if (action.type === String([`${loadJsonTraces}_FULFILLED`])) {
+    // Check if action.payload is OTLP and make API call if so
+    // We are allowed to change the action.payload here
+    //
+    if ('resourceSpans' in action.payload) {
+      JaegerAPI.transformOTLP(action.payload)
+        .then(result => {
+          const transformedAction = {
+            ...action,
+            payload: result,
+          };
+          return next(transformedAction);
+        })
+        .catch(() => {
+          return next(action);
+        });
+    } else {
+      return next(action);
+    }
+  } else {
+    return next(action);
+  }
+};
+
 export const promise = promiseMiddleware;