diff --git a/modules/caddyhttp/tracing/tracer.go b/modules/caddyhttp/tracing/tracer.go
index 62742413a..218f5378a 100644
--- a/modules/caddyhttp/tracing/tracer.go
+++ b/modules/caddyhttp/tracing/tracer.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func newOpenTelemetryWrapper(ctx context.Context, spanName string, injectServerT
 // serveHTTP injects a tracing context and call the next handler.
 func (ot *openTelemetryWrapper) serveHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	ctx := r.Context()
-
+	ot.propagators.Inject(ctx, propagation.HeaderCarrier(r.Header))
 	spanCtx := trace.SpanContextFromContext(ctx)
 	if spanCtx.IsValid() {
 		traceID := spanCtx.TraceID().String()