diff --git a/plugins/in_opentelemetry/opentelemetry_prot.c b/plugins/in_opentelemetry/opentelemetry_prot.c
index acd1e8c6949..a99ca12fb89 100644
--- a/plugins/in_opentelemetry/opentelemetry_prot.c
+++ b/plugins/in_opentelemetry/opentelemetry_prot.c
@@ -1225,22 +1225,25 @@ static int json_payload_append_converted_value(
     return result;
 }
 
-static int process_json_payload_log_records_entry(
-        struct flb_opentelemetry *ctx,
-        struct flb_log_event_encoder *encoder,
-        msgpack_object *log_records_object)
+static int process_json_payload_log_records_entry(struct flb_opentelemetry *ctx,
+                                                  struct flb_log_event_encoder *encoder,
+                                                  msgpack_object *log_records_object)
 {
-    msgpack_object_map *log_records_entry;
+    int                 result;
+    int                 body_type;
     char                timestamp_str[32];
+    msgpack_object_map *log_records_entry;
     msgpack_object     *timestamp_object;
     uint64_t            timestamp_uint64;
     msgpack_object     *metadata_object;
     msgpack_object     *body_object;
-    int                 body_type;
-    struct flb_time     timestamp;
-    int                 result;
+    msgpack_object     *observed_time_unix_nano = NULL;
     msgpack_object     *severity_number = NULL;
     msgpack_object     *severity_text = NULL;
+    msgpack_object     *trace_id = NULL;
+    msgpack_object     *span_id = NULL;
+    struct flb_time     timestamp;
+
 
     if (log_records_object->type != MSGPACK_OBJECT_MAP) {
         flb_plg_error(ctx->ins, "unexpected logRecords entry type");
@@ -1300,6 +1303,15 @@ static int process_json_payload_log_records_entry(
         flb_time_from_uint64(&timestamp, timestamp_uint64);
     }
 
+    /* observedTimeUnixNano (yes, we do it again) */
+    result = find_map_entry_by_key(log_records_entry, "observedTimeUnixNano", 0, FLB_TRUE);
+    if (result == -1) {
+        result = find_map_entry_by_key(log_records_entry, "observed_time_unix_nano", 0, FLB_TRUE);
+    }
+    else if (result >= 0) {
+        observed_time_unix_nano = &log_records_entry->ptr[result].val;
+    }
+
     /* severityNumber */
     result = find_map_entry_by_key(log_records_entry, "severityNumber", 0, FLB_TRUE);
     if (result == -1) {
@@ -1334,6 +1346,24 @@ static int process_json_payload_log_records_entry(
         metadata_object = &log_records_entry->ptr[result].val;
     }
 
+    /* traceId */
+    result = find_map_entry_by_key(log_records_entry, "traceId", 0, FLB_TRUE);
+    if (result == -1) {
+        result = find_map_entry_by_key(log_records_entry, "trace_id", 0, FLB_TRUE);
+    }
+    if (result >= 0) {
+        trace_id = &log_records_entry->ptr[result].val;
+    }
+
+    /* spanId */
+    result = find_map_entry_by_key(log_records_entry, "spanId", 0, FLB_TRUE);
+    if (result == -1) {
+        result = find_map_entry_by_key(log_records_entry, "span_id", 0, FLB_TRUE);
+    }
+    if (result >= 0) {
+        span_id = &log_records_entry->ptr[result].val;
+    }
+
     result = find_map_entry_by_key(log_records_entry, "body", 0, FLB_TRUE);
 
     if (result == -1) {
@@ -1363,6 +1393,27 @@ static int process_json_payload_log_records_entry(
         flb_log_event_encoder_append_string(encoder, FLB_LOG_EVENT_METADATA, ctx->logs_metadata_key, flb_sds_len(ctx->logs_metadata_key));
         flb_log_event_encoder_begin_map(encoder, FLB_LOG_EVENT_METADATA);
 
+        if (observed_time_unix_nano != NULL && observed_time_unix_nano->type == MSGPACK_OBJECT_STR) {
+            memset(timestamp_str, 0, sizeof(timestamp_str));
+
+            if (timestamp_object->via.str.size < sizeof(timestamp_str)) {
+                strncpy(timestamp_str,
+                        timestamp_object->via.str.ptr,
+                        timestamp_object->via.str.size);
+            }
+            else {
+                strncpy(timestamp_str,
+                        timestamp_object->via.str.ptr,
+                        sizeof(timestamp_str) - 1);
+            }
+
+            timestamp_uint64 = strtoul(timestamp_str, NULL, 10);
+
+            flb_log_event_encoder_append_metadata_values(encoder,
+                                                         FLB_LOG_EVENT_STRING_VALUE("observed_timestamp", 18),
+                                                         FLB_LOG_EVENT_INT64_VALUE(timestamp_uint64));
+        }
+
         if (severity_number != NULL) {
             flb_log_event_encoder_append_metadata_values(encoder,
                                                          FLB_LOG_EVENT_STRING_VALUE("severity_number", 15),
@@ -1380,6 +1431,18 @@ static int process_json_payload_log_records_entry(
             result = json_payload_append_converted_kvlist(encoder, FLB_LOG_EVENT_METADATA, metadata_object);
         }
 
+        if (trace_id != NULL && (trace_id->type == MSGPACK_OBJECT_STR || trace_id->type == MSGPACK_OBJECT_BIN)) {
+            flb_log_event_encoder_append_metadata_values(encoder,
+                                                         FLB_LOG_EVENT_STRING_VALUE("trace_id", 8),
+                                                         FLB_LOG_EVENT_MSGPACK_OBJECT_VALUE(trace_id));
+        }
+
+        if (span_id != NULL && (span_id->type == MSGPACK_OBJECT_STR || span_id->type == MSGPACK_OBJECT_BIN)) {
+            flb_log_event_encoder_append_metadata_values(encoder,
+                                                         FLB_LOG_EVENT_STRING_VALUE("span_id", 7),
+                                                         FLB_LOG_EVENT_MSGPACK_OBJECT_VALUE(span_id));
+        }
+
         flb_log_event_encoder_commit_map(encoder, FLB_LOG_EVENT_METADATA);
 
     }