diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 81a96a2dd..218695097 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ require (
 	cloud.google.com/go/compute/metadata v0.2.3 // indirect
 	cloud.google.com/go/iam v1.1.6 // indirect
 	filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.1.0 // indirect
+	github.com/XSAM/otelsql v0.29.0 // indirect
 	github.com/alicebob/gopher-json v0.0.0-20200520072559-a9ecdc9d1d3a // indirect
 	github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.3.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 0cb01c401..b1326e055 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.1.0/go.mod h1:BxyFTGdWcka3PhytdK4V28tE5sGfRvvvRV7EaN4
 github.com/BurntSushi/toml v0.3.1/go.mod h1:xHWCNGjB5oqiDr8zfno3MHue2Ht5sIBksp03qcyfWMU=
 github.com/DATA-DOG/go-sqlmock v1.5.2 h1:OcvFkGmslmlZibjAjaHm3L//6LiuBgolP7OputlJIzU=
 github.com/DATA-DOG/go-sqlmock v1.5.2/go.mod h1:88MAG/4G7SMwSE3CeA0ZKzrT5CiOU3OJ+JlNzwDqpNU=
+github.com/XSAM/otelsql v0.29.0 h1:pEw9YXXs8ZrGRYfDc0cmArIz9lci5b42gmP5+tA1Huc=
+github.com/XSAM/otelsql v0.29.0/go.mod h1:d3/0xGIGC5RVEE+Ld7KotwaLy6zDeaF3fLJHOPpdN2w=
 github.com/alicebob/gopher-json v0.0.0-20200520072559-a9ecdc9d1d3a h1:HbKu58rmZpUGpz5+4FfNmIU+FmZg2P3Xaj2v2bfNWmk=
 github.com/alicebob/gopher-json v0.0.0-20200520072559-a9ecdc9d1d3a/go.mod h1:SGnFV6hVsYE877CKEZ6tDNTjaSXYUk6QqoIK6PrAtcc=
 github.com/alicebob/miniredis/v2 v2.32.1 h1:Bz7CciDnYSaa0mX5xODh6GUITRSx+cVhjNoOR4JssBo=
diff --git a/pkg/gofr/datasource/sql/sql.go b/pkg/gofr/datasource/sql/sql.go
index 7598a1af9..1f55b22b5 100644
--- a/pkg/gofr/datasource/sql/sql.go
+++ b/pkg/gofr/datasource/sql/sql.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/DATA-DOG/go-sqlmock"
+	"github.com/XSAM/otelsql"
 	"go.uber.org/mock/gomock"
 	"gofr.dev/pkg/gofr/testutil"
 
@@ -45,7 +46,13 @@ func NewSQL(configs config.Config, logger datasource.Logger, metrics Metrics) *D
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	db, err := sql.Open(dbConfig.Dialect, dbConnectionString)
+	otelRegisteredDialect, err := otelsql.Register(dbConfig.Dialect)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Errorf("could not register sql dialect '%s' for traces due to error: '%s'", dbConfig.Dialect, err)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	db, err := sql.Open(otelRegisteredDialect, dbConnectionString)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Errorf("could not connect with '%s' user to database '%s:%s'  error: %v",
 			dbConfig.User, dbConfig.HostName, dbConfig.Port, err)
diff --git a/pkg/gofr/datasource/sql/sql_test.go b/pkg/gofr/datasource/sql/sql_test.go
index b90151e71..50c5fae6b 100644
--- a/pkg/gofr/datasource/sql/sql_test.go
+++ b/pkg/gofr/datasource/sql/sql_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package sql
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -14,7 +15,8 @@ import (
 func TestNewSQL_ErrorCase(t *testing.T) {
 	ctrl := gomock.NewController(t)
 
-	expectedLog := "could not connect with 'testuser' user to database 'localhost:3306'  error"
+	expectedLog := fmt.Sprintf("could not register sql dialect '%s' for traces due to error: '%s'", "mysql",
+		"sql: unknown driver \"mysql\" (forgotten import?)")
 
 	mockConfig := testutil.NewMockConfig(map[string]string{
 		"DB_DIALECT":  "mysql",