diff --git a/.github/scripts/levelization/results/ordering.txt b/.github/scripts/levelization/results/ordering.txt
index ad34e623b2..61b3d4ea3d 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/levelization/results/ordering.txt
+++ b/.github/scripts/levelization/results/ordering.txt
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ libxrpl.tx > xrpl.json
 libxrpl.tx > xrpl.ledger
 libxrpl.tx > xrpl.protocol
 libxrpl.tx > xrpl.server
+libxrpl.tx > xrpl.telemetry
 libxrpl.tx > xrpl.tx
 test.app > test.jtx
 test.app > test.unit_test
diff --git a/cmake/XrplCore.cmake b/cmake/XrplCore.cmake
index fab45c2901..bbbb2d49ee 100644
--- a/cmake/XrplCore.cmake
+++ b/cmake/XrplCore.cmake
@@ -189,9 +189,6 @@ target_link_libraries(
         xrpl.libxrpl.conditions
 )
 
-add_module(xrpl tx)
-target_link_libraries(xrpl.libxrpl.tx PUBLIC xrpl.libxrpl.ledger)
-
 # Telemetry module — OpenTelemetry distributed tracing support.
 # Sources: include/xrpl/telemetry/ (headers), src/libxrpl/telemetry/ (impl).
 # When telemetry=ON, links the Conan-provided umbrella target
@@ -209,6 +206,12 @@ if(telemetry)
     )
 endif()
 
+add_module(xrpl tx)
+target_link_libraries(
+    xrpl.libxrpl.tx
+    PUBLIC xrpl.libxrpl.ledger xrpl.libxrpl.telemetry
+)
+
 add_library(xrpl.libxrpl)
 set_target_properties(xrpl.libxrpl PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME xrpl)
 
diff --git a/src/libxrpl/tx/Transactor.cpp b/src/libxrpl/tx/Transactor.cpp
index 28fa059902..5df0504004 100644
--- a/src/libxrpl/tx/Transactor.cpp
+++ b/src/libxrpl/tx/Transactor.cpp
@@ -34,9 +34,12 @@
 #include <xrpl/protocol/SystemParameters.h>
 #include <xrpl/protocol/TER.h>
 #include <xrpl/protocol/TxFlags.h>
+#include <xrpl/protocol/TxFormats.h>
 #include <xrpl/protocol/TxMeta.h>
 #include <xrpl/protocol/XRPAmount.h>
 #include <xrpl/server/LoadFeeTrack.h>
+#include <xrpl/telemetry/SpanGuard.h>
+#include <xrpl/telemetry/SpanNames.h>
 #include <xrpl/tx/ApplyContext.h>
 #include <xrpl/tx/SignerEntries.h>
 #include <xrpl/tx/apply.h>
@@ -1193,6 +1196,13 @@ Transactor::checkInvariants(TER result, XRPAmount fee)
 ApplyResult
 Transactor::operator()()
 {
+    auto span = telemetry::SpanGuard::span(
+        telemetry::TraceCategory::Transactions,
+        telemetry::seg::tx,
+        telemetry::makeStr("transactor"));
+    if (auto const* fmt = TxFormats::getInstance().findByType(ctx_.tx.getTxnType()))
+        span.setAttribute("tx_type", fmt->getName().c_str());
+
     JLOG(j_.trace()) << "apply: " << ctx_.tx.getTransactionID();
 
     // These global updates really should have been for every Transaction
@@ -1419,6 +1429,9 @@ Transactor::operator()()
 
     JLOG(j_.trace()) << (applied ? "applied " : "not applied ") << transToken(result);
 
+    span.setAttribute("ter_result", transToken(result).c_str());
+    span.setAttribute("applied", applied);
+
     return {result, applied, metadata};
 }