diff --git a/modules/nextflow/build.gradle b/modules/nextflow/build.gradle
index 59c60149b0..c005504dc3 100644
--- a/modules/nextflow/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/nextflow/build.gradle
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ dependencies {
     api 'dev.failsafe:failsafe:3.1.0'
     api 'org.bouncycastle:bcprov-ext-jdk18on:1.78.1'
     api 'org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk18on:1.78.1'
+    api 'io.seqera:lib-trace:0.1.0'
 
     testImplementation 'org.subethamail:subethasmtp:3.1.7'
 
diff --git a/modules/nextflow/src/main/groovy/nextflow/util/SimpleHttpClient.groovy b/modules/nextflow/src/main/groovy/nextflow/util/SimpleHttpClient.groovy
index 07ac305fa6..bb756c0af3 100644
--- a/modules/nextflow/src/main/groovy/nextflow/util/SimpleHttpClient.groovy
+++ b/modules/nextflow/src/main/groovy/nextflow/util/SimpleHttpClient.groovy
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ package nextflow.util
 import groovy.json.JsonSlurper
 import groovy.transform.CompileStatic
 import groovy.util.logging.Slf4j
+import io.seqera.util.trace.TraceUtils
 import nextflow.BuildInfo
 /**
  * Small and simple http client that sends POST requests
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@ class SimpleHttpClient {
             con.setRequestMethod(method)
             con.setRequestProperty("Content-Type", contentType)
             con.setRequestProperty("User-Agent", userAgent)
+            con.setRequestProperty("Traceparent", TraceUtils.rndTrace())
             // set charset
             if( charset )
                 con.setRequestProperty("charset", "utf-8")
diff --git a/plugins/nf-wave/build.gradle b/plugins/nf-wave/build.gradle
index ce8c00b39d..ce8c256db1 100644
--- a/plugins/nf-wave/build.gradle
+++ b/plugins/nf-wave/build.gradle
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ dependencies {
     compileOnly project(':nextflow')
     compileOnly 'org.slf4j:slf4j-api:2.0.16'
     compileOnly 'org.pf4j:pf4j:3.12.0'
+    compileOnly 'io.seqera:lib-trace:0.1.0'
     api 'org.apache.commons:commons-compress:1.26.1'
     api 'org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.12.0'
     api 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.10.1'
diff --git a/plugins/nf-wave/src/main/io/seqera/wave/plugin/WaveClient.groovy b/plugins/nf-wave/src/main/io/seqera/wave/plugin/WaveClient.groovy
index 89cbb3fe4d..36b1b561cd 100644
--- a/plugins/nf-wave/src/main/io/seqera/wave/plugin/WaveClient.groovy
+++ b/plugins/nf-wave/src/main/io/seqera/wave/plugin/WaveClient.groovy
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import groovy.json.JsonSlurper
 import groovy.transform.Canonical
 import groovy.transform.CompileStatic
 import groovy.transform.Memoized
+import io.seqera.util.trace.TraceUtils
 import io.seqera.wave.api.BuildStatusResponse
 import io.seqera.wave.api.ContainerStatus
 import io.seqera.wave.api.ContainerStatusResponse
@@ -290,12 +291,13 @@ class WaveClient {
         request.towerAccessToken = accessToken
         request.towerRefreshToken = refreshToken
 
+        final trace = TraceUtils.rndTrace()
         final body = JsonOutput.toJson(request)
         final uri = URI.create("${endpoint}/v1alpha2/container")
         log.debug "Wave request: $uri; attempt=$attempt - request: $request"
         final req = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
                 .uri(uri)
-                .headers('Content-Type','application/json')
+                .headers('Content-Type','application/json', 'Traceparent', trace)
                 .POST(HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.ofString(body))
                 .build()