diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 32866f43..9073585c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -37,10 +37,18 @@ require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
 	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/github.com/gin-gonic/gin/otelgin v0.67.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.42.0
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlplog/otlploggrpc v0.18.0
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlplog/otlploghttp v0.18.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetricgrpc v1.42.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetrichttp v1.42.0
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc v1.42.0
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracehttp v1.42.0
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/log v0.18.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.42.0
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.42.0
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/log v0.18.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric v1.42.0
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.42.0
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.27.1
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.49.0
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20250218142911-aa4b98e5adaa
@@ -137,8 +145,7 @@ require (
 	go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/v2 v2.5.0 // indirect
 	go.opencensus.io v0.22.5 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/auto/sdk v1.2.1 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.42.0 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.42.0 // indirect
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace v1.42.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp v1.9.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 // indirect
 	go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 0edf211d..0d741bb6 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -359,16 +359,32 @@ go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/propagators/b3 v1.42.0 h1:B2Pew5ufEtgkjLF+tSkXjgYZXQ
 go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/propagators/b3 v1.42.0/go.mod h1:iPgUcSEF5DORW6+yNbdw/YevUy+QqJ508ncjhrRSCjc=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.42.0 h1:lSQGzTgVR3+sgJDAU/7/ZMjN9Z+vUip7leaqBKy4sho=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.42.0/go.mod h1:lJNsdRMxCUIWuMlVJWzecSMuNjE7dOYyWlqOXWkdqCc=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlplog/otlploggrpc v0.18.0 h1:deI9UQMoGFgrg5iLPgzueqFPHevDl+28YKfSpPTI6rY=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlplog/otlploggrpc v0.18.0/go.mod h1:PFx9NgpNUKXdf7J4Q3agRxMs3Y07QhTCVipKmLsMKnU=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlplog/otlploghttp v0.18.0 h1:icqq3Z34UrEFk2u+HMhTtRsvo7Ues+eiJVjaJt62njs=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlplog/otlploghttp v0.18.0/go.mod h1:W2m8P+d5Wn5kipj4/xmbt9uMqezEKfBjzVJadfABSBE=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetricgrpc v1.42.0 h1:MdKucPl/HbzckWWEisiNqMPhRrAOQX8r4jTuGr636gk=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetricgrpc v1.42.0/go.mod h1:RolT8tWtfHcjajEH5wFIZ4Dgh5jpPdFXYV9pTAk/qjc=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetrichttp v1.42.0 h1:H7O6RlGOMTizyl3R08Kn5pdM06bnH8oscSj7o11tmLA=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetrichttp v1.42.0/go.mod h1:mBFWu/WOVDkWWsR7Tx7h6EpQB8wsv7P0Yrh0Pb7othc=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace v1.42.0 h1:THuZiwpQZuHPul65w4WcwEnkX2QIuMT+UFoOrygtoJw=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace v1.42.0/go.mod h1:J2pvYM5NGHofZ2/Ru6zw/TNWnEQp5crgyDeSrYpXkAw=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc v1.42.0 h1:zWWrB1U6nqhS/k6zYB74CjRpuiitRtLLi68VcgmOEto=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc v1.42.0/go.mod h1:2qXPNBX1OVRC0IwOnfo1ljoid+RD0QK3443EaqVlsOU=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracehttp v1.42.0 h1:uLXP+3mghfMf7XmV4PkGfFhFKuNWoCvvx5wP/wOXo0o=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracehttp v1.42.0/go.mod h1:v0Tj04armyT59mnURNUJf7RCKcKzq+lgJs6QSjHjaTc=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/stdout/stdouttrace v1.42.0 h1:s/1iRkCKDfhlh1JF26knRneorus8aOwVIDhvYx9WoDw=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/stdout/stdouttrace v1.42.0/go.mod h1:UI3wi0FXg1Pofb8ZBiBLhtMzgoTm1TYkMvn71fAqDzs=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/log v0.18.0 h1:XgeQIIBjZZrliksMEbcwMZefoOSMI1hdjiLEiiB0bAg=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/log v0.18.0/go.mod h1:KEV1kad0NofR3ycsiDH4Yjcoj0+8206I6Ox2QYFSNgI=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.42.0 h1:2jXG+3oZLNXEPfNmnpxKDeZsFI5o4J+nz6xUlaFdF/4=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.42.0/go.mod h1:RlUN/7vTU7Ao/diDkEpQpnz3/92J9ko05BIwxYa2SSI=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.42.0 h1:LyC8+jqk6UJwdrI/8VydAq/hvkFKNHZVIWuslJXYsDo=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.42.0/go.mod h1:rGHCAxd9DAph0joO4W6OPwxjNTYWghRWmkHuGbayMts=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/log v0.18.0 h1:n8OyZr7t7otkeTnPTbDNom6rW16TBYGtvyy2Gk6buQw=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/log v0.18.0/go.mod h1:C0+wxkTwKpOCZLrlJ3pewPiiQwpzycPI/u6W0Z9fuYk=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/log/logtest v0.18.0 h1:l3mYuPsuBx6UKE47BVcPrZoZ0q/KER57vbj2qkgDLXA=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/log/logtest v0.18.0/go.mod h1:7cHtiVJpZebB3wybTa4NG+FUo5NPe3PROz1FqB0+qdw=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric v1.42.0 h1:D/1QR46Clz6ajyZ3G8SgNlTJKBdGp84q9RKCAZ3YGuA=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric v1.42.0/go.mod h1:Ua6AAlDKdZ7tdvaQKfSmnFTdHx37+J4ba8MwVCYM5hc=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.42.0 h1:OUCgIPt+mzOnaUTpOQcBiM/PLQ/Op7oq6g4LenLmOYY=
diff --git a/internal/controller/api_vms_exec.go b/internal/controller/api_vms_exec.go
index a3ebf0df..c632edc0 100644
--- a/internal/controller/api_vms_exec.go
+++ b/internal/controller/api_vms_exec.go
@@ -62,28 +62,37 @@ func (controller *Controller) execVMLegacy(
 	runCommand string,
 	wait uint64,
 ) responder.Responder {
+	key := execSessionKey{vmName: name}
+	setupTelemetry := controller.execTelemetry.startSetup(ctx.Request.Context(), key, spec)
+
 	// Look-up the VM
 	waitContext, waitContextCancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, time.Duration(wait)*time.Second)
 	defer waitContextCancel()
 
 	vm, responderImpl := controller.waitForVM(waitContext, name)
 	if responderImpl != nil {
+		setupTelemetry.finish(errors.New("failed to wait for VM"))
+
 		return responderImpl
 	}
+	setupTelemetry.setVM(vm)
 
 	session, err := controller.newSSHExecSession(
-		ctx,
 		waitContext,
 		vm,
-		execSessionKey{vmName: name},
+		key,
 		spec,
 		runCommand,
 		nil,
 		legacyExecSessionPolicy,
+		setupTelemetry,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
+		setupTelemetry.finish(err)
+
 		return responder.JSON(http.StatusServiceUnavailable, NewErrorResponse("%v", err))
 	}
+	setupTelemetry.finish(nil)
 
 	// Upgrade HTTP request to a WebSocket connection
 	wsConn, err := websocket.Accept(ctx.Writer, ctx.Request, &websocket.AcceptOptions{
@@ -130,18 +139,22 @@ func (controller *Controller) execVMReconnectable(
 				NewErrorResponse("exec session %q does not exist", sessionID))
 		}
 
+		setupTelemetry := controller.execTelemetry.startSetup(ctx.Request.Context(), key, spec)
+
 		waitContext, waitContextCancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, time.Duration(wait)*time.Second)
 		defer waitContextCancel()
 
 		vm, responderImpl := controller.waitForVM(waitContext, name)
 		if responderImpl != nil {
+			setupTelemetry.finish(errors.New("failed to wait for VM"))
+
 			return responderImpl
 		}
+		setupTelemetry.setVM(vm)
 
 		var err error
 		session, _, err = controller.execSessions.getOrCreate(waitContext, key, func() (*execSession, error) {
 			return controller.newSSHExecSession(
-				ctx,
 				waitContext,
 				vm,
 				key,
@@ -149,11 +162,15 @@ func (controller *Controller) execVMReconnectable(
 				runCommand,
 				controller.execSessions,
 				reconnectableExecSessionPolicy,
+				setupTelemetry,
 			)
 		})
 		if err != nil {
+			setupTelemetry.finish(err)
+
 			return responder.JSON(http.StatusServiceUnavailable, NewErrorResponse("%v", err))
 		}
+		setupTelemetry.finish(nil)
 
 		if !session.specMatches(spec) {
 			return responder.JSON(http.StatusConflict,
@@ -177,7 +194,6 @@ func (controller *Controller) execVMReconnectable(
 }
 
 func (controller *Controller) newSSHExecSession(
-	_ *gin.Context,
 	waitContext context.Context,
 	vm *v1.VM,
 	key execSessionKey,
@@ -185,9 +201,8 @@ func (controller *Controller) newSSHExecSession(
 	runCommand string,
 	registry *execSessionRegistry,
 	policy execSessionPolicy,
+	setupTelemetry *execSetupTelemetry,
 ) (*execSession, error) {
-	sessionContext, sessionContextCancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-
 	type sshExecAttempt struct {
 		exec *sshexec.Exec
 	}
@@ -234,11 +249,12 @@ func (controller *Controller) newSSHExecSession(
 		}, nil
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		sessionContextCancel()
-
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	sessionTraceContext, sessionTelemetry := setupTelemetry.startSession()
+	sessionContext, sessionContextCancel := context.WithCancel(sessionTraceContext)
+
 	return newExecSessionWithContextAndSpec(
 		sessionContext,
 		sessionContextCancel,
@@ -250,6 +266,7 @@ func (controller *Controller) newSSHExecSession(
 		registry,
 		controller.execSessionRetentionTTL,
 		policy,
+		sessionTelemetry,
 	), nil
 }
 
@@ -258,7 +275,7 @@ func (controller *Controller) serveExecSession(
 	wsConn *websocket.Conn,
 	session *execSession,
 ) responder.Responder {
-	subscriber, err := session.attach()
+	subscriber, err := session.attach(ctx.Request.Context())
 	if err != nil {
 		_ = wsConn.Close(websocket.StatusNormalClosure, err.Error())
 
diff --git a/internal/controller/controller.go b/internal/controller/controller.go
index 70090d8d..703002d7 100644
--- a/internal/controller/controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/controller.go
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ type Controller struct {
 	sshServer       *sshserver.SSHServer
 	execSessions    *execSessionRegistry
 	execSSHClients  *execSSHClientPool
+	execTelemetry   *execTelemetry
 
 	single singleflight.Group
 
@@ -106,6 +107,11 @@ func New(opts ...Option) (*Controller, error) {
 		controller.execSSHConnectionKeepaliveInterval,
 		controller.logger.With("component", "exec-ssh"),
 	)
+	execTelemetry, err := newDefaultExecTelemetry()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	controller.execTelemetry = execTelemetry
 
 	// Instantiate the database
 	store, err := badger.NewBadgerStore(controller.dataDir.DBPath(), controller.disableDBCompression,
diff --git a/internal/controller/exec_sessions.go b/internal/controller/exec_sessions.go
index 8ef0f31a..16d0a648 100644
--- a/internal/controller/exec_sessions.go
+++ b/internal/controller/exec_sessions.go
@@ -238,12 +238,14 @@ type execSessionSubscriber struct {
 	closeOnce     sync.Once
 	sendMu        sync.Mutex
 	sentWatermark uint64
+	telemetry     *execAttachmentTelemetry
 }
 
-func newExecSessionSubscriber() *execSessionSubscriber {
+func newExecSessionSubscriber(telemetry *execAttachmentTelemetry) *execSessionSubscriber {
 	return &execSessionSubscriber{
-		frames: make(chan *execstream.Frame, 128),
-		closed: make(chan struct{}),
+		frames:    make(chan *execstream.Frame, 128),
+		closed:    make(chan struct{}),
+		telemetry: telemetry,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -315,8 +317,12 @@ func (subscriber *execSessionSubscriber) markSentLocked(frame *execstream.Frame)
 	return frame
 }
 
-func (subscriber *execSessionSubscriber) close() {
+func (subscriber *execSessionSubscriber) close(outcome string) {
 	subscriber.closeOnce.Do(func() {
+		if subscriber.telemetry != nil {
+			subscriber.telemetry.finish(outcome)
+		}
+
 		close(subscriber.closed)
 		subscriber.sendMu.Lock()
 		close(subscriber.frames)
@@ -347,6 +353,9 @@ type execSession struct {
 	closed      bool
 	expiryTimer *time.Timer
 
+	telemetry       *execSessionTelemetry
+	attachmentCount uint64
+
 	startOnce sync.Once
 	done      chan struct{}
 	doneOnce  sync.Once
@@ -374,6 +383,7 @@ func newExecSession(
 		registry,
 		retentionTTL,
 		policy,
+		nil,
 	)
 }
 
@@ -388,6 +398,7 @@ func newExecSessionWithContextAndSpec(
 	registry *execSessionRegistry,
 	retentionTTL time.Duration,
 	policy execSessionPolicy,
+	telemetry *execSessionTelemetry,
 ) *execSession {
 	if ctx == nil || cancel == nil {
 		ctx, cancel = context.WithCancel(context.Background())
@@ -406,6 +417,7 @@ func newExecSessionWithContextAndSpec(
 		cancel:       cancel,
 		stdin:        exec.Stdin(),
 		subscribers:  map[*execSessionSubscriber]struct{}{},
+		telemetry:    telemetry,
 		done:         make(chan struct{}),
 	}
 
@@ -427,6 +439,10 @@ func (session *execSession) start() {
 		session.started = true
 		session.mu.Unlock()
 
+		if session.telemetry != nil {
+			session.telemetry.start()
+		}
+
 		go session.run()
 	})
 }
@@ -441,7 +457,7 @@ func (session *execSession) closeIfUnused() {
 	}
 }
 
-func (session *execSession) attach() (*execSessionSubscriber, error) {
+func (session *execSession) attach(requestCtx context.Context) (*execSessionSubscriber, error) {
 	session.mu.Lock()
 	defer session.mu.Unlock()
 
@@ -449,7 +465,18 @@ func (session *execSession) attach() (*execSessionSubscriber, error) {
 		return nil, errors.New("exec session is closed")
 	}
 
-	subscriber := newExecSessionSubscriber()
+	attachmentKind := execTelemetryAttachmentInitial
+	if session.attachmentCount > 0 {
+		attachmentKind = execTelemetryAttachmentReconnect
+	}
+	session.attachmentCount++
+
+	var telemetry *execAttachmentTelemetry
+	if session.telemetry != nil {
+		telemetry = session.telemetry.attach(requestCtx, attachmentKind)
+	}
+
+	subscriber := newExecSessionSubscriber(telemetry)
 	session.subscribers[subscriber] = struct{}{}
 
 	return subscriber, nil
@@ -457,6 +484,7 @@ func (session *execSession) attach() (*execSessionSubscriber, error) {
 
 func (session *execSession) detach(subscriber *execSessionSubscriber) {
 	if session.policy.closeOnDetach {
+		session.detachSubscriber(subscriber, execTelemetryOutcomeDetached)
 		session.close()
 
 		return
@@ -465,16 +493,23 @@ func (session *execSession) detach(subscriber *execSessionSubscriber) {
 	session.mu.Lock()
 	defer session.mu.Unlock()
 
-	session.detachLocked(subscriber)
+	session.detachLocked(subscriber, execTelemetryOutcomeDetached)
 }
 
-func (session *execSession) detachLocked(subscriber *execSessionSubscriber) {
+func (session *execSession) detachSubscriber(subscriber *execSessionSubscriber, outcome string) {
+	session.mu.Lock()
+	defer session.mu.Unlock()
+
+	session.detachLocked(subscriber, outcome)
+}
+
+func (session *execSession) detachLocked(subscriber *execSessionSubscriber, outcome string) {
 	if _, ok := session.subscribers[subscriber]; !ok {
 		return
 	}
 
 	delete(session.subscribers, subscriber)
-	subscriber.close()
+	subscriber.close(outcome)
 }
 
 func (session *execSession) writeStdin(data []byte) error {
@@ -569,9 +604,14 @@ func (session *execSession) close() {
 	}
 
 	subscribers := session.takeSubscribersLocked()
+	started := session.started
 	session.mu.Unlock()
 
-	closeSubscribers(subscribers)
+	closeSubscribers(subscribers, execTelemetryOutcomeClosed)
+
+	if !started && session.telemetry != nil {
+		session.telemetry.finish(execTelemetryOutcomeClosed, nil)
+	}
 
 	session.cancel()
 	_ = session.exec.Close()
@@ -602,9 +642,12 @@ func (session *execSession) run() {
 			Type:  execstream.FrameTypeError,
 			Error: runErr.Error(),
 		})
+		if session.telemetry != nil {
+			session.telemetry.fail(runErr)
+		}
 	}
 
-	session.markFinished()
+	session.markFinished(runErr)
 }
 
 func (session *execSession) recordFrame(frame *execstream.Frame) {
@@ -635,7 +678,7 @@ func (session *execSession) recordFrame(frame *execstream.Frame) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (session *execSession) markFinished() {
+func (session *execSession) markFinished(runErr error) {
 	session.mu.Lock()
 	if session.finished {
 		session.mu.Unlock()
@@ -655,7 +698,11 @@ func (session *execSession) markFinished() {
 	}
 	session.mu.Unlock()
 
-	closeSubscribers(subscribers)
+	closeSubscribers(subscribers, execTelemetryOutcomeFinished)
+
+	if session.telemetry != nil {
+		session.telemetry.finish(execTelemetryOutcomeFromError(runErr), runErr)
+	}
 
 	session.doneOnce.Do(func() {
 		close(session.done)
@@ -680,9 +727,9 @@ func (session *execSession) takeSubscribersLocked() []*execSessionSubscriber {
 	return subscribers
 }
 
-func closeSubscribers(subscribers []*execSessionSubscriber) {
+func closeSubscribers(subscribers []*execSessionSubscriber, outcome string) {
 	for _, subscriber := range subscribers {
-		subscriber.close()
+		subscriber.close(outcome)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -690,7 +737,7 @@ func (session *execSession) dropSubscriber(subscriber *execSessionSubscriber) {
 	session.mu.Lock()
 	defer session.mu.Unlock()
 
-	session.detachLocked(subscriber)
+	session.detachLocked(subscriber, execTelemetryOutcomeDropped)
 }
 
 func cloneExecFrame(frame *execstream.Frame) *execstream.Frame {
diff --git a/internal/controller/exec_sessions_test.go b/internal/controller/exec_sessions_test.go
index e569def7..2e10d375 100644
--- a/internal/controller/exec_sessions_test.go
+++ b/internal/controller/exec_sessions_test.go
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ func TestExecSessionHistoryReplayAndAck(t *testing.T) {
 		Exit: &execstream.Exit{Code: 7},
 	})
 
-	subscriber, err := session.attach()
+	subscriber, err := session.attach(context.Background())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	session.sendHistory(subscriber, 0)
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ func TestExecSessionHistoryReplayStreamsPastSubscriberBuffer(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 
-	subscriber, err := session.attach()
+	subscriber, err := session.attach(context.Background())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	done := make(chan struct{})
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ func TestExecSessionDetachKeepsProcessAlive(t *testing.T) {
 	session := newManualExecSessionForTest(execSessionKey{vmName: "vm", sessionID: "session"}, registry)
 	exec := session.exec.(*fakeExec)
 
-	subscriber, err := session.attach()
+	subscriber, err := session.attach(context.Background())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	session.detach(subscriber)
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ func TestLegacyExecSessionDetachStopsProcess(t *testing.T) {
 	session.policy = legacyExecSessionPolicy
 	exec := session.exec.(*fakeExec)
 
-	subscriber, err := session.attach()
+	subscriber, err := session.attach(context.Background())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	session.detach(subscriber)
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ func TestExecSessionCloseIfUnusedKeepsAttachedSession(t *testing.T) {
 	registry := newExecSessionRegistry()
 	session := newManualExecSessionForTest(execSessionKey{vmName: "vm", sessionID: "session"}, registry)
 
-	_, err := session.attach()
+	_, err := session.attach(context.Background())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	session.closeIfUnused()
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ func TestExecSessionFinishedEntryExpiresAfterTTL(t *testing.T) {
 	session.retentionTTL = 10 * time.Millisecond
 	registry.sessions[key] = session
 
-	session.markFinished()
+	session.markFinished(nil)
 
 	require.Eventually(t, func() bool {
 		_, ok := registry.get(key)
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ func TestExecSessionFinishKeepsReconnectableSubscriberOpen(t *testing.T) {
 	registry := newExecSessionRegistry()
 	session := newManualExecSessionForTest(execSessionKey{vmName: "vm", sessionID: "session"}, registry)
 
-	subscriber, err := session.attach()
+	subscriber, err := session.attach(context.Background())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	session.recordFrame(&execstream.Frame{Type: execstream.FrameTypeStdout, Data: []byte("out")})
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ func TestExecSessionFinishKeepsReconnectableSubscriberOpen(t *testing.T) {
 		Type: execstream.FrameTypeExit,
 		Exit: &execstream.Exit{Code: 0},
 	})
-	session.markFinished()
+	session.markFinished(nil)
 
 	require.Equal(t, execstream.FrameTypeStdout, (<-subscriber.frames).Type)
 	require.Equal(t, execstream.FrameTypeExit, (<-subscriber.frames).Type)
diff --git a/internal/controller/exec_telemetry.go b/internal/controller/exec_telemetry.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e62af174
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/controller/exec_telemetry.go
@@ -0,0 +1,411 @@
+package controller
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"errors"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/cirruslabs/orchard/internal/opentelemetry"
+	v1 "github.com/cirruslabs/orchard/pkg/resource/v1"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/codes"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/log"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
+)
+
+const (
+	execTelemetryEventSessionStarted = "session_started"
+	execTelemetryEventAttached       = "attached"
+	execTelemetryEventDetached       = "detached"
+	execTelemetryEventFinished       = "finished"
+	execTelemetryEventFailed         = "failed"
+
+	execTelemetryModeLegacy        = "legacy"
+	execTelemetryModeReconnectable = "reconnectable"
+
+	execTelemetryAttachmentInitial   = "initial"
+	execTelemetryAttachmentReconnect = "reconnect"
+
+	execTelemetryOutcomeSuccess  = "success"
+	execTelemetryOutcomeError    = "error"
+	execTelemetryOutcomeCanceled = "canceled"
+	execTelemetryOutcomeClosed   = "closed"
+	execTelemetryOutcomeDetached = "detached"
+	execTelemetryOutcomeDropped  = "dropped"
+	execTelemetryOutcomeFinished = "finished"
+)
+
+type execTelemetry struct {
+	tracer trace.Tracer
+	logger log.Logger
+
+	setupAttempts    metric.Int64Counter
+	sessionsStarted  metric.Int64Counter
+	sessionsFinished metric.Int64Counter
+	activeSessions   metric.Int64UpDownCounter
+	attachments      metric.Int64Counter
+	setupDuration    metric.Float64Histogram
+	sessionDuration  metric.Float64Histogram
+
+	now func() time.Time
+}
+
+func (telemetry *execTelemetry) startSetup(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	key execSessionKey,
+	spec execSessionSpec,
+) *execSetupTelemetry {
+	if ctx == nil {
+		ctx = context.Background()
+	}
+
+	metadata := newExecTelemetryMetadata(key, spec)
+	ctx, span := telemetry.tracer.Start(ctx, "orchard.exec.setup",
+		trace.WithAttributes(metadata.spanAttributes()...))
+
+	return &execSetupTelemetry{
+		telemetry: telemetry,
+		metadata:  metadata,
+		ctx:       ctx,
+		span:      span,
+		startedAt: telemetry.now(),
+	}
+}
+
+func (telemetry *execTelemetry) emitLog(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	event string,
+	metadata execTelemetryMetadata,
+	extra ...log.KeyValue,
+) {
+	record := log.Record{}
+	record.SetTimestamp(telemetry.now())
+	record.SetObservedTimestamp(telemetry.now())
+	record.SetSeverity(log.SeverityInfo)
+	record.SetBody(log.StringValue(event))
+	record.AddAttributes(metadata.logAttributes(extra...)...)
+	telemetry.logger.Emit(ctx, record)
+}
+
+func newDefaultExecTelemetry() (*execTelemetry, error) {
+	return newExecTelemetry(
+		opentelemetry.DefaultMeter,
+		opentelemetry.DefaultTracer,
+		opentelemetry.DefaultLogger,
+	)
+}
+
+func newExecTelemetry(
+	meter metric.Meter,
+	tracer trace.Tracer,
+	logger log.Logger,
+) (*execTelemetry, error) {
+	telemetry := &execTelemetry{
+		tracer: tracer,
+		logger: logger,
+		now:    time.Now,
+	}
+
+	var err error
+
+	telemetry.setupAttempts, err = meter.Int64Counter("org.cirruslabs.orchard.controller.exec.setup_attempts")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	telemetry.sessionsStarted, err = meter.Int64Counter("org.cirruslabs.orchard.controller.exec.sessions_started")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	telemetry.sessionsFinished, err = meter.Int64Counter("org.cirruslabs.orchard.controller.exec.sessions_finished")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	telemetry.activeSessions, err = meter.Int64UpDownCounter("org.cirruslabs.orchard.controller.exec.active_sessions")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	telemetry.attachments, err = meter.Int64Counter("org.cirruslabs.orchard.controller.exec.attachments")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	telemetry.setupDuration, err = meter.Float64Histogram("org.cirruslabs.orchard.controller.exec.setup_time")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	telemetry.sessionDuration, err = meter.Float64Histogram("org.cirruslabs.orchard.controller.exec.session_time")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return telemetry, nil
+}
+
+type execTelemetryMetadata struct {
+	vmName      string
+	vmUID       string
+	sessionID   string
+	worker      string
+	mode        string
+	tty         bool
+	interactive bool
+	commandHash string
+}
+
+func newExecTelemetryMetadata(key execSessionKey, spec execSessionSpec) execTelemetryMetadata {
+	mode := execTelemetryModeLegacy
+	if key.sessionID != "" {
+		mode = execTelemetryModeReconnectable
+	}
+
+	return execTelemetryMetadata{
+		vmName:      key.vmName,
+		sessionID:   key.sessionID,
+		mode:        mode,
+		tty:         spec.tty,
+		interactive: spec.interactive,
+		commandHash: execCommandHash(spec.command),
+	}
+}
+
+func (metadata *execTelemetryMetadata) setVM(vm *v1.VM) {
+	metadata.vmUID = vm.UID
+	metadata.worker = vm.Worker
+}
+
+func (metadata execTelemetryMetadata) spanAttributes(extra ...attribute.KeyValue) []attribute.KeyValue {
+	attributes := []attribute.KeyValue{
+		attribute.String("vm_name", metadata.vmName),
+		attribute.String("vm_uid", metadata.vmUID),
+		attribute.String("session_id", metadata.sessionID),
+		attribute.String("mode", metadata.mode),
+		attribute.Bool("tty", metadata.tty),
+		attribute.Bool("interactive", metadata.interactive),
+		attribute.String("worker", metadata.worker),
+		attribute.String("command_sha256", metadata.commandHash),
+	}
+
+	return append(attributes, extra...)
+}
+
+func (metadata execTelemetryMetadata) metricAttributes(extra ...attribute.KeyValue) []attribute.KeyValue {
+	attributes := []attribute.KeyValue{
+		attribute.String("mode", metadata.mode),
+		attribute.Bool("tty", metadata.tty),
+		attribute.Bool("interactive", metadata.interactive),
+	}
+
+	return append(attributes, extra...)
+}
+
+func (metadata execTelemetryMetadata) logAttributes(extra ...log.KeyValue) []log.KeyValue {
+	attributes := []log.KeyValue{
+		log.String("vm_name", metadata.vmName),
+		log.String("vm_uid", metadata.vmUID),
+		log.String("session_id", metadata.sessionID),
+		log.String("mode", metadata.mode),
+		log.Bool("tty", metadata.tty),
+		log.Bool("interactive", metadata.interactive),
+		log.String("worker", metadata.worker),
+		log.String("command_sha256", metadata.commandHash),
+	}
+
+	return append(attributes, extra...)
+}
+
+type execSetupTelemetry struct {
+	telemetry *execTelemetry
+	metadata  execTelemetryMetadata
+	ctx       context.Context
+	span      trace.Span
+	startedAt time.Time
+
+	finishOnce sync.Once
+}
+
+func (setup *execSetupTelemetry) setVM(vm *v1.VM) {
+	setup.metadata.setVM(vm)
+	setup.span.SetAttributes(setup.metadata.spanAttributes()...)
+}
+
+func (setup *execSetupTelemetry) startSession() (context.Context, *execSessionTelemetry) {
+	sessionCtx, span := setup.telemetry.tracer.Start(
+		context.WithoutCancel(setup.ctx),
+		"orchard.exec.session",
+		trace.WithAttributes(setup.metadata.spanAttributes()...),
+	)
+
+	return sessionCtx, &execSessionTelemetry{
+		telemetry: setup.telemetry,
+		metadata:  setup.metadata,
+		ctx:       sessionCtx,
+		span:      span,
+	}
+}
+
+func (setup *execSetupTelemetry) finish(err error) {
+	setup.finishOnce.Do(func() {
+		outcome := execTelemetryOutcomeFromError(err)
+		setup.telemetry.setupAttempts.Add(setup.ctx, 1,
+			metric.WithAttributes(setup.metadata.metricAttributes(attribute.String("outcome", outcome))...))
+		setup.telemetry.setupDuration.Record(setup.ctx,
+			setup.telemetry.now().Sub(setup.startedAt).Seconds(),
+			metric.WithAttributes(setup.metadata.metricAttributes(attribute.String("outcome", outcome))...))
+
+		setup.span.SetAttributes(attribute.String("outcome", outcome))
+		if err != nil {
+			setup.span.RecordError(err)
+			setup.span.SetStatus(codes.Error, err.Error())
+			setup.telemetry.emitLog(setup.ctx, execTelemetryEventFailed, setup.metadata,
+				log.String("outcome", outcome))
+		}
+		setup.span.End()
+	})
+}
+
+type execSessionTelemetry struct {
+	telemetry *execTelemetry
+	metadata  execTelemetryMetadata
+	ctx       context.Context
+	span      trace.Span
+
+	mu        sync.Mutex
+	started   bool
+	startedAt time.Time
+
+	finishOnce sync.Once
+}
+
+func (session *execSessionTelemetry) start() {
+	session.mu.Lock()
+	if session.started {
+		session.mu.Unlock()
+
+		return
+	}
+
+	session.started = true
+	session.startedAt = session.telemetry.now()
+	session.mu.Unlock()
+
+	session.telemetry.sessionsStarted.Add(session.ctx, 1,
+		metric.WithAttributes(session.metadata.metricAttributes()...))
+	session.telemetry.activeSessions.Add(session.ctx, 1,
+		metric.WithAttributes(session.metadata.metricAttributes()...))
+	session.telemetry.emitLog(session.ctx, execTelemetryEventSessionStarted, session.metadata)
+}
+
+func (session *execSessionTelemetry) attach(
+	requestCtx context.Context,
+	kind string,
+) *execAttachmentTelemetry {
+	var links []trace.Link
+	if spanContext := trace.SpanContextFromContext(requestCtx); spanContext.IsValid() {
+		links = append(links, trace.Link{SpanContext: spanContext})
+	}
+
+	ctx, span := session.telemetry.tracer.Start(
+		session.ctx,
+		"orchard.exec.attachment",
+		trace.WithAttributes(session.metadata.spanAttributes(attribute.String("attachment_kind", kind))...),
+		trace.WithLinks(links...),
+	)
+
+	session.telemetry.attachments.Add(ctx, 1,
+		metric.WithAttributes(session.metadata.metricAttributes(attribute.String("attachment_kind", kind))...))
+	session.telemetry.emitLog(ctx, execTelemetryEventAttached, session.metadata,
+		log.String("attachment_kind", kind))
+
+	return &execAttachmentTelemetry{
+		session: session,
+		ctx:     ctx,
+		span:    span,
+		kind:    kind,
+	}
+}
+
+func (session *execSessionTelemetry) fail(err error) {
+	if err == nil || errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+		return
+	}
+
+	session.telemetry.emitLog(session.ctx, execTelemetryEventFailed, session.metadata,
+		log.String("outcome", execTelemetryOutcomeError))
+}
+
+func (session *execSessionTelemetry) finish(outcome string, err error) {
+	session.finishOnce.Do(func() {
+		session.mu.Lock()
+		started := session.started
+		startedAt := session.startedAt
+		session.mu.Unlock()
+
+		session.span.SetAttributes(attribute.String("outcome", outcome))
+		if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+			session.span.RecordError(err)
+			session.span.SetStatus(codes.Error, err.Error())
+		}
+
+		if started {
+			session.telemetry.sessionsFinished.Add(session.ctx, 1,
+				metric.WithAttributes(session.metadata.metricAttributes(attribute.String("outcome", outcome))...))
+			session.telemetry.activeSessions.Add(session.ctx, -1,
+				metric.WithAttributes(session.metadata.metricAttributes()...))
+			session.telemetry.sessionDuration.Record(session.ctx,
+				session.telemetry.now().Sub(startedAt).Seconds(),
+				metric.WithAttributes(session.metadata.metricAttributes(attribute.String("outcome", outcome))...))
+			session.telemetry.emitLog(session.ctx, execTelemetryEventFinished, session.metadata,
+				log.String("outcome", outcome))
+		}
+
+		session.span.End()
+	})
+}
+
+type execAttachmentTelemetry struct {
+	session *execSessionTelemetry
+	ctx     context.Context
+	span    trace.Span
+	kind    string
+
+	finishOnce sync.Once
+}
+
+func (attachment *execAttachmentTelemetry) finish(outcome string) {
+	attachment.finishOnce.Do(func() {
+		attachment.span.SetAttributes(attribute.String("outcome", outcome))
+		if outcome != execTelemetryOutcomeFinished {
+			attachment.session.telemetry.emitLog(attachment.ctx, execTelemetryEventDetached,
+				attachment.session.metadata,
+				log.String("attachment_kind", attachment.kind),
+				log.String("outcome", outcome))
+		}
+		attachment.span.End()
+	})
+}
+
+func execCommandHash(command string) string {
+	sum := sha256.Sum256([]byte(command))
+
+	return hex.EncodeToString(sum[:])
+}
+
+func execTelemetryOutcomeFromError(err error) string {
+	switch {
+	case err == nil:
+		return execTelemetryOutcomeSuccess
+	case errors.Is(err, context.Canceled):
+		return execTelemetryOutcomeCanceled
+	default:
+		return execTelemetryOutcomeError
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/controller/exec_telemetry_test.go b/internal/controller/exec_telemetry_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..88310364
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/controller/exec_telemetry_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,496 @@
+//nolint:testpackage // telemetry tests exercise controller internals directly
+package controller
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/cirruslabs/orchard/internal/execstream"
+	v1 "github.com/cirruslabs/orchard/pkg/resource/v1"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/codes"
+	otellog "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/log"
+	sdklog "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/log"
+	sdkmetric "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric/metricdata"
+	sdktrace "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/trace"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/trace/tracetest"
+)
+
+type execTelemetryHarness struct {
+	telemetry      *execTelemetry
+	logExporter    *memoryLogExporter
+	metricReader   *sdkmetric.ManualReader
+	tracerProvider *sdktrace.TracerProvider
+	spanRecorder   *tracetest.SpanRecorder
+}
+
+func newExecTelemetryHarness(t *testing.T) *execTelemetryHarness {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	logExporter := &memoryLogExporter{}
+	loggerProvider := sdklog.NewLoggerProvider(
+		sdklog.WithProcessor(sdklog.NewSimpleProcessor(logExporter)),
+	)
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		require.NoError(t, loggerProvider.Shutdown(context.Background()))
+	})
+
+	metricReader := sdkmetric.NewManualReader()
+	meterProvider := sdkmetric.NewMeterProvider(sdkmetric.WithReader(metricReader))
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		require.NoError(t, meterProvider.Shutdown(context.Background()))
+	})
+
+	spanRecorder := tracetest.NewSpanRecorder()
+	tracerProvider := sdktrace.NewTracerProvider(sdktrace.WithSpanProcessor(spanRecorder))
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		require.NoError(t, tracerProvider.Shutdown(context.Background()))
+	})
+
+	telemetry, err := newExecTelemetry(
+		meterProvider.Meter("exec-telemetry-test"),
+		tracerProvider.Tracer("exec-telemetry-test"),
+		loggerProvider.Logger("exec-telemetry-test"),
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	return &execTelemetryHarness{
+		telemetry:      telemetry,
+		logExporter:    logExporter,
+		metricReader:   metricReader,
+		tracerProvider: tracerProvider,
+		spanRecorder:   spanRecorder,
+	}
+}
+
+type memoryLogExporter struct {
+	mu      sync.Mutex
+	records []sdklog.Record
+}
+
+func (exporter *memoryLogExporter) Export(_ context.Context, records []sdklog.Record) error {
+	exporter.mu.Lock()
+	defer exporter.mu.Unlock()
+
+	for _, record := range records {
+		exporter.records = append(exporter.records, record.Clone())
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (exporter *memoryLogExporter) Shutdown(context.Context) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (exporter *memoryLogExporter) ForceFlush(context.Context) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (exporter *memoryLogExporter) snapshot() []sdklog.Record {
+	exporter.mu.Lock()
+	defer exporter.mu.Unlock()
+
+	records := make([]sdklog.Record, 0, len(exporter.records))
+	for _, record := range exporter.records {
+		records = append(records, record.Clone())
+	}
+
+	return records
+}
+
+func TestExecTelemetryCapturesReconnectableSessionAcrossSignals(t *testing.T) {
+	harness := newExecTelemetryHarness(t)
+	spec := execSessionSpec{
+		command:     "printf secret",
+		interactive: true,
+		tty:         true,
+	}
+	key := execSessionKey{vmName: "vm-1", sessionID: "session-1"}
+	vm := &v1.VM{
+		Meta:   v1.Meta{Name: "vm-1"},
+		UID:    "uid-1",
+		Worker: "worker-1",
+	}
+
+	setupTelemetry := harness.telemetry.startSetup(context.Background(), key, spec)
+	setupTelemetry.setVM(vm)
+	sessionTraceContext, sessionTelemetry := setupTelemetry.startSession()
+	setupTelemetry.finish(nil)
+
+	runRelease := make(chan struct{})
+	sessionContext, sessionContextCancel := context.WithCancel(sessionTraceContext)
+	session := newExecSessionWithContextAndSpec(
+		sessionContext,
+		sessionContextCancel,
+		key,
+		spec,
+		spec.command,
+		&fakeExec{
+			run: func(context.Context, string, chan<- *execstream.Frame) error {
+				<-runRelease
+
+				return nil
+			},
+		},
+		nil,
+		nil,
+		time.Minute,
+		reconnectableExecSessionPolicy,
+		sessionTelemetry,
+	)
+
+	firstSubscriber, err := session.attach(context.Background())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	session.start()
+	session.detach(firstSubscriber)
+
+	secondSubscriber, err := session.attach(context.Background())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	close(runRelease)
+	<-session.done
+	session.detach(secondSubscriber)
+
+	require.NoError(t, harness.tracerProvider.ForceFlush(context.Background()))
+
+	spans := harness.spanRecorder.Ended()
+	setupSpan := findSpanByName(t, spans, "orchard.exec.setup")
+	sessionSpan := findSpanByName(t, spans, "orchard.exec.session")
+	attachmentSpans := findSpansByName(spans, "orchard.exec.attachment")
+	require.Len(t, attachmentSpans, 2)
+	require.Equal(t, setupSpan.SpanContext().SpanID(), sessionSpan.Parent().SpanID())
+	for _, attachmentSpan := range attachmentSpans {
+		require.Equal(t, sessionSpan.SpanContext().SpanID(), attachmentSpan.Parent().SpanID())
+	}
+
+	logs := harness.logExporter.snapshot()
+	require.Equal(t, []string{
+		execTelemetryEventAttached,
+		execTelemetryEventSessionStarted,
+		execTelemetryEventDetached,
+		execTelemetryEventAttached,
+		execTelemetryEventFinished,
+		execTelemetryEventDetached,
+	}, logBodies(logs))
+	for _, record := range logs {
+		require.Equal(t, sessionSpan.SpanContext().TraceID(), record.TraceID())
+		require.NotContains(t, record.Body().AsString(), spec.command)
+		require.NotContains(t, logAttributes(record), "command")
+		require.Equal(t, execCommandHash(spec.command), logAttributes(record)["command_sha256"])
+	}
+
+	metrics := collectMetrics(t, harness.metricReader)
+	require.EqualValues(t, 1, metricInt64Value(t, metrics,
+		"org.cirruslabs.orchard.controller.exec.setup_attempts", nil))
+	require.EqualValues(t, 1, metricInt64Value(t, metrics,
+		"org.cirruslabs.orchard.controller.exec.sessions_started", nil))
+	require.EqualValues(t, 1, metricInt64Value(t, metrics,
+		"org.cirruslabs.orchard.controller.exec.sessions_finished",
+		map[string]string{"outcome": execTelemetryOutcomeSuccess}))
+	require.EqualValues(t, 0, metricInt64Value(t, metrics,
+		"org.cirruslabs.orchard.controller.exec.active_sessions", nil))
+	require.EqualValues(t, 1, metricInt64Value(t, metrics,
+		"org.cirruslabs.orchard.controller.exec.attachments",
+		map[string]string{"attachment_kind": execTelemetryAttachmentInitial}))
+	require.EqualValues(t, 1, metricInt64Value(t, metrics,
+		"org.cirruslabs.orchard.controller.exec.attachments",
+		map[string]string{"attachment_kind": execTelemetryAttachmentReconnect}))
+	require.EqualValues(t, 1, metricHistogramCount(t, metrics,
+		"org.cirruslabs.orchard.controller.exec.setup_time"))
+	require.EqualValues(t, 1, metricHistogramCount(t, metrics,
+		"org.cirruslabs.orchard.controller.exec.session_time"))
+}
+
+func TestExecTelemetryRecordsSetupFailure(t *testing.T) {
+	harness := newExecTelemetryHarness(t)
+	setupTelemetry := harness.telemetry.startSetup(context.Background(),
+		execSessionKey{vmName: "vm-1"},
+		execSessionSpec{command: "echo hello"})
+
+	setupErr := errors.New("setup failed")
+	setupTelemetry.finish(setupErr)
+	require.NoError(t, harness.tracerProvider.ForceFlush(context.Background()))
+
+	setupSpan := findSpanByName(t, harness.spanRecorder.Ended(), "orchard.exec.setup")
+	require.Equal(t, codes.Error, setupSpan.Status().Code)
+	require.Equal(t, setupErr.Error(), setupSpan.Status().Description)
+
+	logs := harness.logExporter.snapshot()
+	require.Equal(t, []string{execTelemetryEventFailed}, logBodies(logs))
+
+	metrics := collectMetrics(t, harness.metricReader)
+	require.EqualValues(t, 1, metricInt64Value(t, metrics,
+		"org.cirruslabs.orchard.controller.exec.setup_attempts",
+		map[string]string{"outcome": execTelemetryOutcomeError}))
+}
+
+func TestExecTelemetryRecordsLegacyDetachAsCanceledSession(t *testing.T) {
+	harness := newExecTelemetryHarness(t)
+	spec := execSessionSpec{command: "sleep forever"}
+	key := execSessionKey{vmName: "vm-1"}
+
+	setupTelemetry := harness.telemetry.startSetup(context.Background(), key, spec)
+	setupTelemetry.setVM(&v1.VM{Meta: v1.Meta{Name: "vm-1"}, UID: "uid-1", Worker: "worker-1"})
+	sessionTraceContext, sessionTelemetry := setupTelemetry.startSession()
+	setupTelemetry.finish(nil)
+
+	sessionContext, sessionContextCancel := context.WithCancel(sessionTraceContext)
+	session := newExecSessionWithContextAndSpec(
+		sessionContext,
+		sessionContextCancel,
+		key,
+		spec,
+		spec.command,
+		&fakeExec{
+			run: func(ctx context.Context, _ string, _ chan<- *execstream.Frame) error {
+				<-ctx.Done()
+
+				return ctx.Err()
+			},
+		},
+		nil,
+		nil,
+		time.Minute,
+		legacyExecSessionPolicy,
+		sessionTelemetry,
+	)
+
+	subscriber, err := session.attach(context.Background())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	session.start()
+	session.detach(subscriber)
+	<-session.done
+
+	metrics := collectMetrics(t, harness.metricReader)
+	require.EqualValues(t, 1, metricInt64Value(t, metrics,
+		"org.cirruslabs.orchard.controller.exec.sessions_finished",
+		map[string]string{"outcome": execTelemetryOutcomeCanceled}))
+}
+
+func TestExecTelemetryRecordsSessionFailure(t *testing.T) {
+	harness := newExecTelemetryHarness(t)
+	spec := execSessionSpec{command: "exit 1"}
+	key := execSessionKey{vmName: "vm-1"}
+
+	setupTelemetry := harness.telemetry.startSetup(context.Background(), key, spec)
+	setupTelemetry.setVM(&v1.VM{Meta: v1.Meta{Name: "vm-1"}, UID: "uid-1", Worker: "worker-1"})
+	sessionTraceContext, sessionTelemetry := setupTelemetry.startSession()
+	setupTelemetry.finish(nil)
+
+	sessionContext, sessionContextCancel := context.WithCancel(sessionTraceContext)
+	session := newExecSessionWithContextAndSpec(
+		sessionContext,
+		sessionContextCancel,
+		key,
+		spec,
+		spec.command,
+		&fakeExec{
+			run: func(context.Context, string, chan<- *execstream.Frame) error {
+				return errors.New("command failed")
+			},
+		},
+		nil,
+		nil,
+		time.Minute,
+		legacyExecSessionPolicy,
+		sessionTelemetry,
+	)
+
+	_, err := session.attach(context.Background())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	session.start()
+	<-session.done
+	require.NoError(t, harness.tracerProvider.ForceFlush(context.Background()))
+
+	require.Contains(t, logBodies(harness.logExporter.snapshot()), execTelemetryEventFailed)
+	sessionSpan := findSpanByName(t, harness.spanRecorder.Ended(), "orchard.exec.session")
+	require.Equal(t, codes.Error, sessionSpan.Status().Code)
+}
+
+func TestExecCommandHashIsStableAndDoesNotExposeRawCommand(t *testing.T) {
+	const command = "printf secret"
+
+	require.Equal(t, execCommandHash(command), execCommandHash(command))
+	require.NotEqual(t, command, execCommandHash(command))
+	require.NotEqual(t, execCommandHash(command), execCommandHash(command+"!"))
+}
+
+func TestExecTelemetryMetricsAvoidHighCardinalityAttributes(t *testing.T) {
+	harness := newExecTelemetryHarness(t)
+	setupTelemetry := harness.telemetry.startSetup(context.Background(),
+		execSessionKey{vmName: "vm-1", sessionID: "session-1"},
+		execSessionSpec{command: "printf secret", interactive: true, tty: true})
+	setupTelemetry.setVM(&v1.VM{Meta: v1.Meta{Name: "vm-1"}, UID: "uid-1", Worker: "worker-1"})
+	setupTelemetry.finish(nil)
+
+	metrics := collectMetrics(t, harness.metricReader)
+	for _, metric := range flattenMetrics(metrics) {
+		for _, attributes := range metricAttributeSets(metric) {
+			require.NotContains(t, attributes, "vm_name")
+			require.NotContains(t, attributes, "vm_uid")
+			require.NotContains(t, attributes, "session_id")
+			require.NotContains(t, attributes, "command_sha256")
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func findSpanByName(
+	t *testing.T,
+	spans []sdktrace.ReadOnlySpan,
+	name string,
+) sdktrace.ReadOnlySpan {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	matches := findSpansByName(spans, name)
+	require.Len(t, matches, 1)
+
+	return matches[0]
+}
+
+func findSpansByName(spans []sdktrace.ReadOnlySpan, name string) []sdktrace.ReadOnlySpan {
+	var matches []sdktrace.ReadOnlySpan
+	for _, span := range spans {
+		if span.Name() == name {
+			matches = append(matches, span)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return matches
+}
+
+func logBodies(records []sdklog.Record) []string {
+	result := make([]string, 0, len(records))
+	for _, record := range records {
+		result = append(result, record.Body().AsString())
+	}
+
+	return result
+}
+
+func logAttributes(record sdklog.Record) map[string]string {
+	result := map[string]string{}
+	record.WalkAttributes(func(attribute otellog.KeyValue) bool {
+		result[attribute.Key] = attribute.Value.AsString()
+
+		return true
+	})
+
+	return result
+}
+
+func collectMetrics(t *testing.T, reader *sdkmetric.ManualReader) metricdata.ResourceMetrics {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	var metrics metricdata.ResourceMetrics
+	require.NoError(t, reader.Collect(context.Background(), &metrics))
+
+	return metrics
+}
+
+func flattenMetrics(metrics metricdata.ResourceMetrics) []metricdata.Metrics {
+	var result []metricdata.Metrics
+	for _, scopeMetrics := range metrics.ScopeMetrics {
+		result = append(result, scopeMetrics.Metrics...)
+	}
+
+	return result
+}
+
+func metricInt64Value(
+	t *testing.T,
+	metrics metricdata.ResourceMetrics,
+	name string,
+	requiredAttributes map[string]string,
+) int64 {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	for _, metric := range flattenMetrics(metrics) {
+		if metric.Name != name {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		sum, ok := metric.Data.(metricdata.Sum[int64])
+		require.True(t, ok)
+
+		for _, dataPoint := range sum.DataPoints {
+			if attributesContain(dataPoint.Attributes.ToSlice(), requiredAttributes) {
+				return dataPoint.Value
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	t.Fatalf("metric %q with attributes %v not found", name, requiredAttributes)
+
+	return 0
+}
+
+func metricHistogramCount(t *testing.T, metrics metricdata.ResourceMetrics, name string) uint64 {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	for _, metric := range flattenMetrics(metrics) {
+		if metric.Name != name {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		histogram, ok := metric.Data.(metricdata.Histogram[float64])
+		require.True(t, ok)
+		require.Len(t, histogram.DataPoints, 1)
+
+		return histogram.DataPoints[0].Count
+	}
+
+	t.Fatalf("metric %q not found", name)
+
+	return 0
+}
+
+func metricAttributeSets(metric metricdata.Metrics) []map[string]struct{} {
+	var result []map[string]struct{}
+
+	switch data := metric.Data.(type) {
+	case metricdata.Sum[int64]:
+		for _, dataPoint := range data.DataPoints {
+			result = append(result, attributeSet(dataPoint.Attributes.ToSlice()))
+		}
+	case metricdata.Histogram[float64]:
+		for _, dataPoint := range data.DataPoints {
+			result = append(result, attributeSet(dataPoint.Attributes.ToSlice()))
+		}
+	}
+
+	return result
+}
+
+func attributeSet(attributes []attribute.KeyValue) map[string]struct{} {
+	result := make(map[string]struct{}, len(attributes))
+	for _, attr := range attributes {
+		result[string(attr.Key)] = struct{}{}
+	}
+
+	return result
+}
+
+func attributesContain(attributes []attribute.KeyValue, required map[string]string) bool {
+	if len(required) == 0 {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	actual := map[string]string{}
+	for _, attr := range attributes {
+		actual[string(attr.Key)] = attr.Value.AsString()
+	}
+
+	for key, value := range required {
+		if actual[key] != value {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+
+	return true
+}
diff --git a/internal/opentelemetry/opentelemetry.go b/internal/opentelemetry/opentelemetry.go
index 520e0d83..07540270 100644
--- a/internal/opentelemetry/opentelemetry.go
+++ b/internal/opentelemetry/opentelemetry.go
@@ -2,15 +2,25 @@ package opentelemetry
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"os"
+
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlplog/otlploggrpc"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlplog/otlploghttp"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetricgrpc"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetrichttp"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracehttp"
+	otellogglobal "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/log/global"
+	sdklog "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/log"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric"
-	"os"
+	sdktrace "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/trace"
 )
 
 var (
-	DefaultMeter = otel.Meter("")
+	DefaultLogger = otellogglobal.Logger("")
+	DefaultMeter  = otel.Meter("")
+	DefaultTracer = otel.Tracer("")
 )
 
 func Configure(ctx context.Context) error {
@@ -30,6 +40,12 @@ func Configure(ctx context.Context) error {
 	if err := setupMeterProvider(ctx); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	if err := setupTracerProvider(ctx); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := setupLoggerProvider(ctx); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -54,3 +70,45 @@ func setupMeterProvider(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func setupTracerProvider(ctx context.Context) error {
+	httpExporter, err := otlptracehttp.New(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	grpcExporter, err := otlptracegrpc.New(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	tracerProvider := sdktrace.NewTracerProvider(
+		sdktrace.WithBatcher(httpExporter),
+		sdktrace.WithBatcher(grpcExporter),
+	)
+
+	otel.SetTracerProvider(tracerProvider)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func setupLoggerProvider(ctx context.Context) error {
+	httpExporter, err := otlploghttp.New(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	grpcExporter, err := otlploggrpc.New(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	loggerProvider := sdklog.NewLoggerProvider(
+		sdklog.WithProcessor(sdklog.NewBatchProcessor(httpExporter)),
+		sdklog.WithProcessor(sdklog.NewBatchProcessor(grpcExporter)),
+	)
+
+	otellogglobal.SetLoggerProvider(loggerProvider)
+
+	return nil
+}