diff --git a/include/xrpl/telemetry/SpanGuard.h b/include/xrpl/telemetry/SpanGuard.h
index 10a4a80b4a..24ae206694 100644
--- a/include/xrpl/telemetry/SpanGuard.h
+++ b/include/xrpl/telemetry/SpanGuard.h
@@ -918,6 +918,15 @@ public:
     void
     addEvent(std::string_view name) noexcept;
 
+    /**
+     * Add a named event with key-value attributes to the span's timeline.
+     * No-op on a null guard.
+     * @param name   Event name.
+     * @param attrs  Attribute pairs (all string_view for simplicity).
+     */
+    void
+    addEvent(std::string_view name, std::initializer_list<EventAttribute> attrs) noexcept;
+
     /**
      * Record an exception as a span event and mark status as error.
      * No-op on a null guard.
@@ -1355,6 +1364,10 @@ public:
     {
     }
     void
+    addEvent(std::string_view, std::initializer_list<EventAttribute>) noexcept
+    {
+    }
+    void
     recordException(std::exception const&) noexcept
     {
     }
diff --git a/src/libxrpl/telemetry/SpanGuard.cpp b/src/libxrpl/telemetry/SpanGuard.cpp
index 4939fb012a..5ec341a5fd 100644
--- a/src/libxrpl/telemetry/SpanGuard.cpp
+++ b/src/libxrpl/telemetry/SpanGuard.cpp
@@ -863,6 +863,14 @@ ScopedSpanGuard::addEvent(std::string_view name) noexcept
     impl_->guard.addEvent(name);
 }
 
+void
+ScopedSpanGuard::addEvent(
+    std::string_view name,
+    std::initializer_list<EventAttribute> attrs) noexcept
+{
+    impl_->guard.addEvent(name, attrs);
+}
+
 void
 ScopedSpanGuard::recordException(std::exception const& e) noexcept
 {
diff --git a/src/tests/libxrpl/telemetry/SpanGuardScope.cpp b/src/tests/libxrpl/telemetry/SpanGuardScope.cpp
index 8f546183b8..cb90b8e5a9 100644
--- a/src/tests/libxrpl/telemetry/SpanGuardScope.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/libxrpl/telemetry/SpanGuardScope.cpp
@@ -661,6 +661,33 @@ TEST_F(SpanGuardScopeTest, spanGuard_addEvent_without_attributes_records_bare_ev
     EXPECT_EQ(events.front().GetAttributes().size(), 0u);
 }
 
+// The scoped guard records event attributes too. consensus.accept.apply relies
+// on it for one tx.included event per transaction of the accepted set.
+TEST_F(SpanGuardScopeTest, scopedGuard_addEvent_records_name_and_attribute_values)
+{
+    namespace cs = consensus::span;
+
+    static constexpr std::string_view kEventName{cs::event::txIncluded};
+    static constexpr std::string_view kTxIdKey{cs::attr::txId};
+    static constexpr std::string_view kTxId{"6B5F1A2C3D4E5F60718293A4B5C6D7E8"};
+
+    {
+        ScopedSpanGuard guard(TraceCategory::Consensus, seg::consensus, cs::op::acceptApply);
+        ASSERT_TRUE(static_cast<bool>(guard));
+        guard.addEvent(kEventName, {{kTxIdKey, kTxId}});
+    }
+
+    auto spans = spanData()->GetSpans();
+    auto* applySpan = findSpan(spans, cs::acceptApply);
+    ASSERT_NE(applySpan, nullptr);
+
+    auto const& events = applySpan->GetEvents();
+    ASSERT_EQ(events.size(), 1u);
+    EXPECT_EQ(events.front().GetName(), std::string(kEventName));
+    EXPECT_EQ(events.front().GetAttributes().size(), 1u);
+    EXPECT_EQ(eventAttribute(events.front(), kTxIdKey), std::string(kTxId));
+}
+
 // A forced-root span started while a PendingTraceId is active adopts that
 // pinned 16-byte trace_id and remains a true root (no parent).
 TEST_F(SpanGuardScopeTest, deterministicIdGenerator_forced_root_gets_pending_trace_id)