diff --git a/client/client.go b/client/client.go
index d77b2617..cd389466 100644
--- a/client/client.go
+++ b/client/client.go
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ func (c *Client) withMiddleware(wrapped http.RoundTripper) http.RoundTripper {
 		if c.UserAgent != nil {
 			req.Header.Set("User-Agent", *c.UserAgent)
 		}
+		if c.TraceParent != nil {
+			req.Header.Set("Traceparent", *c.TraceParent)
+		}
 
 		// log request and response
 		c.logRequest(ctx, req)
diff --git a/client/config.go b/client/config.go
index e5668fdf..148e6f05 100644
--- a/client/config.go
+++ b/client/config.go
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ type Config struct {
 
 	// optional managing id to tag Observe resources with
 	ManagingObjectID *string `json:"managing_object_id"`
+
+	// optional traceparent identifier to pass via header
+	TraceParent *string `json:"traceparent"`
 }
 
 func (c *Config) Hash() uint64 {
diff --git a/observe/provider.go b/observe/provider.go
index 92243426..b1726016 100644
--- a/observe/provider.go
+++ b/observe/provider.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package observe
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -247,6 +248,12 @@ func getConfigureContextFunc(userAgent func() string) schema.ConfigureContextFun
 			config.ManagingObjectID = &managingId
 		}
 
+		// trace identifier to attach to all HTTP requests in the traceparent header
+		// refer https://www.w3.org/TR/trace-context/#traceparent-header
+		if traceparent := os.Getenv("TRACEPARENT"); traceparent != "" {
+			config.TraceParent = &traceparent
+		}
+
 		// by omission, cache client
 		useCache := true
 		if v, ok := config.Flags[flagCacheClient]; ok {