diff --git a/lib/crewai/src/crewai/telemetry/otel.py b/lib/crewai/src/crewai/telemetry/otel.py
index 7ff086f26..d0476bf18 100644
--- a/lib/crewai/src/crewai/telemetry/otel.py
+++ b/lib/crewai/src/crewai/telemetry/otel.py
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ from opentelemetry.trace import (
     TraceFlags,
 )
 
+from crewai.execution import get_execution_uuid
+
 
 _TRACER_NAME = "crewai"
 
@@ -70,9 +72,14 @@ def operation(
         The active :class:`Span`.  Callers may attach additional
         attributes or events to it as the operation progresses.
     """
+    attrs: dict[str, Any] = dict(attributes or {})
+    execution_uuid = get_execution_uuid()
+    if execution_uuid and "crewai.execution_uuid" not in attrs:
+        attrs["crewai.execution_uuid"] = execution_uuid
+
     with _tracer().start_as_current_span(
         name,
-        attributes=attributes or {},
+        attributes=attrs,
         links=links or [],
         record_exception=False,
         set_status_on_exception=False,
@@ -85,6 +92,8 @@ def operation(
             span.record_exception(exc, escaped=True)
             span.set_status(Status(StatusCode.ERROR, f"{type(exc).__name__}: {exc}"))
             raise
+        else:
+            span.set_status(Status(StatusCode.OK))
 
 
 def follows_from(
diff --git a/lib/crewai/tests/telemetry/test_otel.py b/lib/crewai/tests/telemetry/test_otel.py
index 16acfe2b7..9bf0aee6f 100644
--- a/lib/crewai/tests/telemetry/test_otel.py
+++ b/lib/crewai/tests/telemetry/test_otel.py
@@ -210,7 +210,37 @@ class TestOperation:
         finished = span_exporter.get_finished_spans()
         assert [s.name for s in finished] == ["sample op"]
         assert finished[0].attributes["crewai.test.key"] == "value"
-        assert finished[0].status.status_code == StatusCode.UNSET
+        assert finished[0].status.status_code == StatusCode.OK
+
+    def test_stamps_execution_uuid_from_contextvar(
+        self, span_exporter: InMemorySpanExporter
+    ) -> None:
+        from crewai.execution import clear_execution_uuid, set_execution_uuid
+
+        token = set_execution_uuid("kickoff-uuid-1")
+        try:
+            with operation("sample op"):
+                pass
+        finally:
+            clear_execution_uuid(token)
+
+        finished = span_exporter.get_finished_spans()
+        assert finished[0].attributes["crewai.execution_uuid"] == "kickoff-uuid-1"
+
+    def test_leaves_explicit_execution_uuid_in_place(
+        self, span_exporter: InMemorySpanExporter
+    ) -> None:
+        from crewai.execution import clear_execution_uuid, set_execution_uuid
+
+        token = set_execution_uuid("contextvar-id")
+        try:
+            with operation("sample op", {"crewai.execution_uuid": "explicit-id"}):
+                pass
+        finally:
+            clear_execution_uuid(token)
+
+        finished = span_exporter.get_finished_spans()
+        assert finished[0].attributes["crewai.execution_uuid"] == "explicit-id"
 
     def test_exception_marks_span_error(
         self, span_exporter: InMemorySpanExporter
@@ -310,6 +340,7 @@ class TestHotPathSpans:
         ]
         assert len(crew_spans) == 1
         assert crew_spans[0].attributes["crewai.crew.id"] == str(crew.id)
+        assert crew_spans[0].attributes.get("crewai.execution_uuid")
 
     def test_nested_spans_share_trace_id(
         self, span_exporter: InMemorySpanExporter