diff --git a/cmd/defaults.yaml b/cmd/defaults.yaml
index 71ad22a4f9..2eadfa77fd 100644
--- a/cmd/defaults.yaml
+++ b/cmd/defaults.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Tracing:
   # for type 'otel' is used for standard [open telemetry](https://opentelemetry.io)
   # Fraction: 1.0
   # Endpoint: 'otel.collector.endpoint'
+  # ServiceName: 'ZITADEL' # Name of the service in traces
   #
   # type 'log' or '' disables tracing
   #
@@ -24,6 +25,8 @@ Tracing:
   Fraction: 1.0 # ZITADEL_TRACING_FRACTION
   # The endpoint of the otel collector endpoint
   Endpoint: "" #ZITADEL_TRACING_ENDPOINT
+  # The name of the service in traces
+  ServiceName: "ZITADEL" #ZITADEL_TRACING_SERVICENAME
 
 # Profiler enables capturing profiling data (CPU, Memory, ...) for performance analysis
 Profiler:
diff --git a/internal/telemetry/metrics/otel/open_telemetry.go b/internal/telemetry/metrics/otel/open_telemetry.go
index 21a45699f1..5335e65234 100644
--- a/internal/telemetry/metrics/otel/open_telemetry.go
+++ b/internal/telemetry/metrics/otel/open_telemetry.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ type Metrics struct {
 }
 
 func NewMetrics(meterName string) (metrics.Metrics, error) {
-	resource, err := otel_resource.ResourceWithService()
+	resource, err := otel_resource.ResourceWithService("ZITADEL")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/telemetry/otel/resource.go b/internal/telemetry/otel/resource.go
index 7a3f249191..c43315e24f 100644
--- a/internal/telemetry/otel/resource.go
+++ b/internal/telemetry/otel/resource.go
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/cmd/build"
 )
 
-func ResourceWithService() (*resource.Resource, error) {
+func ResourceWithService(serviceName string) (*resource.Resource, error) {
 	attributes := []attribute.KeyValue{
-		semconv.ServiceNameKey.String("ZITADEL"),
+		semconv.ServiceNameKey.String(serviceName),
 	}
 	if build.Version() != "" {
 		attributes = append(attributes, semconv.ServiceVersionKey.String(build.Version()))
diff --git a/internal/telemetry/tracing/google/google_tracer.go b/internal/telemetry/tracing/google/google_tracer.go
index 8d15bb18fb..5e8008bace 100644
--- a/internal/telemetry/tracing/google/google_tracer.go
+++ b/internal/telemetry/tracing/google/google_tracer.go
@@ -9,13 +9,15 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Config struct {
-	ProjectID string
-	Fraction  float64
+	ProjectID   string
+	Fraction    float64
+	ServiceName string
 }
 
 func NewTracer(rawConfig map[string]interface{}) (err error) {
 	c := new(Config)
 	c.ProjectID, _ = rawConfig["projectid"].(string)
+	c.ServiceName, _ = rawConfig["servicename"].(string)
 	c.Fraction, err = otel.FractionFromConfig(rawConfig["fraction"])
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -34,6 +36,6 @@ func (c *Config) NewTracer() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	tracing.T, err = otel.NewTracer(sampler, exporter)
+	tracing.T, err = otel.NewTracer(sampler, exporter, c.ServiceName)
 	return err
 }
diff --git a/internal/telemetry/tracing/log/config.go b/internal/telemetry/tracing/log/config.go
index 862e14624c..9713c64622 100644
--- a/internal/telemetry/tracing/log/config.go
+++ b/internal/telemetry/tracing/log/config.go
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Config struct {
-	Fraction float64
+	Fraction    float64
+	ServiceName string
 }
 
 func NewTracer(rawConfig map[string]interface{}) (err error) {
 	c := new(Config)
 	c.Fraction, err = otel.FractionFromConfig(rawConfig["fraction"])
+	c.ServiceName, _ = rawConfig["servicename"].(string)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -32,6 +34,6 @@ func (c *Config) NewTracer() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	tracing.T, err = otel.NewTracer(sampler, exporter)
+	tracing.T, err = otel.NewTracer(sampler, exporter, c.ServiceName)
 	return err
 }
diff --git a/internal/telemetry/tracing/otel/config.go b/internal/telemetry/tracing/otel/config.go
index 5b417359b9..ee9a7b4aa1 100644
--- a/internal/telemetry/tracing/otel/config.go
+++ b/internal/telemetry/tracing/otel/config.go
@@ -13,13 +13,15 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Config struct {
-	Fraction float64
-	Endpoint string
+	Fraction    float64
+	Endpoint    string
+	ServiceName string
 }
 
 func NewTracerFromConfig(rawConfig map[string]interface{}) (err error) {
 	c := new(Config)
 	c.Endpoint, _ = rawConfig["endpoint"].(string)
+	c.ServiceName, _ = rawConfig["servicename"].(string)
 	c.Fraction, err = FractionFromConfig(rawConfig["fraction"])
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ func (c *Config) NewTracer() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	tracing.T, err = NewTracer(sampler, exporter)
+	tracing.T, err = NewTracer(sampler, exporter, c.ServiceName)
 	return err
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/telemetry/tracing/otel/open_telemetry.go b/internal/telemetry/tracing/otel/open_telemetry.go
index 4a3f137859..1318c2efed 100644
--- a/internal/telemetry/tracing/otel/open_telemetry.go
+++ b/internal/telemetry/tracing/otel/open_telemetry.go
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ type Tracer struct {
 	sampler  sdk_trace.Sampler
 }
 
-func NewTracer(sampler sdk_trace.Sampler, exporter sdk_trace.SpanExporter) (*Tracer, error) {
-	resource, err := otel_resource.ResourceWithService()
+func NewTracer(sampler sdk_trace.Sampler, exporter sdk_trace.SpanExporter, serviceName string) (*Tracer, error) {
+	resource, err := otel_resource.ResourceWithService(serviceName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}