diff --git a/cmd/argocd-application-controller/commands/argocd_application_controller.go b/cmd/argocd-application-controller/commands/argocd_application_controller.go
index 4f7e587e36564..74d0af45c9d7a 100644
--- a/cmd/argocd-application-controller/commands/argocd_application_controller.go
+++ b/cmd/argocd-application-controller/commands/argocd_application_controller.go
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ func NewCommand() *cobra.Command {
 		repoServerPlaintext              bool
 		repoServerStrictTLS              bool
 		otlpAddress                      string
+		otlpInsecure                     bool
+		otlpHeaders                      map[string]string
 		otlpAttrs                        []string
 		applicationNamespaces            []string
 		persistResourceHealth            bool
@@ -173,7 +175,7 @@ func NewCommand() *cobra.Command {
 			stats.RegisterHeapDumper("memprofile")
 
 			if otlpAddress != "" {
-				closeTracer, err := trace.InitTracer(ctx, "argocd-controller", otlpAddress, otlpAttrs)
+				closeTracer, err := trace.InitTracer(ctx, "argocd-controller", otlpAddress, otlpInsecure, otlpHeaders, otlpAttrs)
 				if err != nil {
 					log.Fatalf("failed to initialize tracing: %v", err)
 				}
@@ -206,6 +208,8 @@ func NewCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	command.Flags().BoolVar(&repoServerStrictTLS, "repo-server-strict-tls", env.ParseBoolFromEnv("ARGOCD_APPLICATION_CONTROLLER_REPO_SERVER_STRICT_TLS", false), "Whether to use strict validation of the TLS cert presented by the repo server")
 	command.Flags().StringSliceVar(&metricsAplicationLabels, "metrics-application-labels", []string{}, "List of Application labels that will be added to the argocd_application_labels metric")
 	command.Flags().StringVar(&otlpAddress, "otlp-address", env.StringFromEnv("ARGOCD_APPLICATION_CONTROLLER_OTLP_ADDRESS", ""), "OpenTelemetry collector address to send traces to")
+	command.Flags().BoolVar(&otlpInsecure, "otlp-insecure", env.ParseBoolFromEnv("ARGOCD_APPLICATION_CONTROLLER_OTLP_INSECURE", true), "OpenTelemetry collector insecure mode")
+	command.Flags().StringToStringVar(&otlpHeaders, "otlp-headers", env.ParseStringToStringFromEnv("ARGOCD_APPLICATION_CONTROLLER_OTLP_HEADERS", map[string]string{}, ","), "List of OpenTelemetry collector extra headers sent with traces, headers are comma-separated key-value pairs(e.g. key1=value1,key2=value2)")
 	command.Flags().StringSliceVar(&otlpAttrs, "otlp-attrs", env.StringsFromEnv("ARGOCD_APPLICATION_CONTROLLER_OTLP_ATTRS", []string{}, ","), "List of OpenTelemetry collector extra attrs when send traces, each attribute is separated by a colon(e.g. key:value)")
 	command.Flags().StringSliceVar(&applicationNamespaces, "application-namespaces", env.StringsFromEnv("ARGOCD_APPLICATION_NAMESPACES", []string{}, ","), "List of additional namespaces that applications are allowed to be reconciled from")
 	command.Flags().BoolVar(&persistResourceHealth, "persist-resource-health", env.ParseBoolFromEnv("ARGOCD_APPLICATION_CONTROLLER_PERSIST_RESOURCE_HEALTH", true), "Enables storing the managed resources health in the Application CRD")
diff --git a/cmd/argocd-cmp-server/commands/argocd_cmp_server.go b/cmd/argocd-cmp-server/commands/argocd_cmp_server.go
index 62f45b24aedb5..526a199cb5490 100644
--- a/cmd/argocd-cmp-server/commands/argocd_cmp_server.go
+++ b/cmd/argocd-cmp-server/commands/argocd_cmp_server.go
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ func NewCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	var (
 		configFilePath string
 		otlpAddress    string
+		otlpInsecure   bool
+		otlpHeaders    map[string]string
 		otlpAttrs      []string
 	)
 	var command = cobra.Command{
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ func NewCommand() *cobra.Command {
 			if otlpAddress != "" {
 				var closer func()
 				var err error
-				closer, err = traceutil.InitTracer(ctx, "argocd-cmp-server", otlpAddress, otlpAttrs)
+				closer, err = traceutil.InitTracer(ctx, "argocd-cmp-server", otlpAddress, otlpInsecure, otlpHeaders, otlpAttrs)
 				if err != nil {
 					log.Fatalf("failed to initialize tracing: %v", err)
 				}
@@ -83,6 +85,8 @@ func NewCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	command.Flags().StringVar(&cmdutil.LogLevel, "loglevel", "info", "Set the logging level. One of: debug|info|warn|error")
 	command.Flags().StringVar(&configFilePath, "config-dir-path", common.DefaultPluginConfigFilePath, "Config management plugin configuration file location, Default is '/home/argocd/cmp-server/config/'")
 	command.Flags().StringVar(&otlpAddress, "otlp-address", env.StringFromEnv("ARGOCD_CMP_SERVER_OTLP_ADDRESS", ""), "OpenTelemetry collector address to send traces to")
+	command.Flags().BoolVar(&otlpInsecure, "otlp-insecure", env.ParseBoolFromEnv("ARGOCD_CMP_SERVER_OTLP_INSECURE", true), "OpenTelemetry collector insecure mode")
+	command.Flags().StringToStringVar(&otlpHeaders, "otlp-headers", env.ParseStringToStringFromEnv("ARGOCD_CMP_SERVER_OTLP_HEADERS", map[string]string{}, ","), "List of OpenTelemetry collector extra headers sent with traces, headers are comma-separated key-value pairs(e.g. key1=value1,key2=value2)")
 	command.Flags().StringSliceVar(&otlpAttrs, "otlp-attrs", env.StringsFromEnv("ARGOCD_CMP_SERVER_OTLP_ATTRS", []string{}, ","), "List of OpenTelemetry collector extra attrs when send traces, each attribute is separated by a colon(e.g. key:value)")
 	return &command
 }
diff --git a/cmd/argocd-repo-server/commands/argocd_repo_server.go b/cmd/argocd-repo-server/commands/argocd_repo_server.go
index 69358d2a91efd..2a16d192e01bd 100644
--- a/cmd/argocd-repo-server/commands/argocd_repo_server.go
+++ b/cmd/argocd-repo-server/commands/argocd_repo_server.go
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ func NewCommand() *cobra.Command {
 		metricsPort                       int
 		metricsHost                       string
 		otlpAddress                       string
+		otlpInsecure                      bool
+		otlpHeaders                       map[string]string
 		otlpAttrs                         []string
 		cacheSrc                          func() (*reposervercache.Cache, error)
 		tlsConfigCustomizer               tls.ConfigCustomizer
@@ -129,7 +131,7 @@ func NewCommand() *cobra.Command {
 			if otlpAddress != "" {
 				var closer func()
 				var err error
-				closer, err = traceutil.InitTracer(ctx, "argocd-repo-server", otlpAddress, otlpAttrs)
+				closer, err = traceutil.InitTracer(ctx, "argocd-repo-server", otlpAddress, otlpInsecure, otlpHeaders, otlpAttrs)
 				if err != nil {
 					log.Fatalf("failed to initialize tracing: %v", err)
 				}
@@ -196,6 +198,8 @@ func NewCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	command.Flags().StringVar(&metricsHost, "metrics-address", env.StringFromEnv("ARGOCD_REPO_SERVER_METRICS_LISTEN_ADDRESS", common.DefaultAddressRepoServerMetrics), "Listen on given address for metrics")
 	command.Flags().IntVar(&metricsPort, "metrics-port", common.DefaultPortRepoServerMetrics, "Start metrics server on given port")
 	command.Flags().StringVar(&otlpAddress, "otlp-address", env.StringFromEnv("ARGOCD_REPO_SERVER_OTLP_ADDRESS", ""), "OpenTelemetry collector address to send traces to")
+	command.Flags().BoolVar(&otlpInsecure, "otlp-insecure", env.ParseBoolFromEnv("ARGOCD_REPO_SERVER_OTLP_INSECURE", true), "OpenTelemetry collector insecure mode")
+	command.Flags().StringToStringVar(&otlpHeaders, "otlp-headers", env.ParseStringToStringFromEnv("ARGOCD_REPO_OTLP_HEADERS", map[string]string{}, ","), "List of OpenTelemetry collector extra headers sent with traces, headers are comma-separated key-value pairs(e.g. key1=value1,key2=value2)")
 	command.Flags().StringSliceVar(&otlpAttrs, "otlp-attrs", env.StringsFromEnv("ARGOCD_REPO_SERVER_OTLP_ATTRS", []string{}, ","), "List of OpenTelemetry collector extra attrs when send traces, each attribute is separated by a colon(e.g. key:value)")
 	command.Flags().BoolVar(&disableTLS, "disable-tls", env.ParseBoolFromEnv("ARGOCD_REPO_SERVER_DISABLE_TLS", false), "Disable TLS on the gRPC endpoint")
 	command.Flags().StringVar(&maxCombinedDirectoryManifestsSize, "max-combined-directory-manifests-size", env.StringFromEnv("ARGOCD_REPO_SERVER_MAX_COMBINED_DIRECTORY_MANIFESTS_SIZE", "10M"), "Max combined size of manifest files in a directory-type Application")
diff --git a/cmd/argocd-server/commands/argocd_server.go b/cmd/argocd-server/commands/argocd_server.go
index 8709c7de09523..6eeb5b299ce0f 100644
--- a/cmd/argocd-server/commands/argocd_server.go
+++ b/cmd/argocd-server/commands/argocd_server.go
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ func NewCommand() *cobra.Command {
 		metricsHost              string
 		metricsPort              int
 		otlpAddress              string
+		otlpInsecure             bool
+		otlpHeaders              map[string]string
 		otlpAttrs                []string
 		glogLevel                int
 		clientConfig             clientcmd.ClientConfig
@@ -200,7 +202,7 @@ func NewCommand() *cobra.Command {
 				var closer func()
 				ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
 				if otlpAddress != "" {
-					closer, err = traceutil.InitTracer(ctx, "argocd-server", otlpAddress, otlpAttrs)
+					closer, err = traceutil.InitTracer(ctx, "argocd-server", otlpAddress, otlpInsecure, otlpHeaders, otlpAttrs)
 					if err != nil {
 						log.Fatalf("failed to initialize tracing: %v", err)
 					}
@@ -239,6 +241,8 @@ func NewCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	command.Flags().StringVar(&metricsHost, env.StringFromEnv("ARGOCD_SERVER_METRICS_LISTEN_ADDRESS", "metrics-address"), common.DefaultAddressAPIServerMetrics, "Listen for metrics on given address")
 	command.Flags().IntVar(&metricsPort, "metrics-port", common.DefaultPortArgoCDAPIServerMetrics, "Start metrics on given port")
 	command.Flags().StringVar(&otlpAddress, "otlp-address", env.StringFromEnv("ARGOCD_SERVER_OTLP_ADDRESS", ""), "OpenTelemetry collector address to send traces to")
+	command.Flags().BoolVar(&otlpInsecure, "otlp-insecure", env.ParseBoolFromEnv("ARGOCD_SERVER_OTLP_INSECURE", true), "OpenTelemetry collector insecure mode")
+	command.Flags().StringToStringVar(&otlpHeaders, "otlp-headers", env.ParseStringToStringFromEnv("ARGOCD_SERVER_OTLP_HEADERS", map[string]string{}, ","), "List of OpenTelemetry collector extra headers sent with traces, headers are comma-separated key-value pairs(e.g. key1=value1,key2=value2)")
 	command.Flags().StringSliceVar(&otlpAttrs, "otlp-attrs", env.StringsFromEnv("ARGOCD_SERVER_OTLP_ATTRS", []string{}, ","), "List of OpenTelemetry collector extra attrs when send traces, each attribute is separated by a colon(e.g. key:value)")
 	command.Flags().IntVar(&repoServerTimeoutSeconds, "repo-server-timeout-seconds", env.ParseNumFromEnv("ARGOCD_SERVER_REPO_SERVER_TIMEOUT_SECONDS", 60, 0, math.MaxInt64), "Repo server RPC call timeout seconds.")
 	command.Flags().StringVar(&frameOptions, "x-frame-options", env.StringFromEnv("ARGOCD_SERVER_X_FRAME_OPTIONS", "sameorigin"), "Set X-Frame-Options header in HTTP responses to `value`. To disable, set to \"\".")
diff --git a/docs/operator-manual/argocd-cmd-params-cm.yaml b/docs/operator-manual/argocd-cmd-params-cm.yaml
index bb55c6fb213f3..695119bf0a27f 100644
--- a/docs/operator-manual/argocd-cmd-params-cm.yaml
+++ b/docs/operator-manual/argocd-cmd-params-cm.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ data:
   redis.db:
 
   # Open-Telemetry collector address: (e.g. "otel-collector:4317")
-  otlp.address:
+  otlp.address: ""
+  # Open-Telemetry collector insecure: (e.g. "true")
+  otlp.insecure: "true"
+  # Open-Telemetry collector headers: (e.g. "key1=value1,key2=value2")
+  otlp.headers: ""
 
   # List of additional namespaces where applications may be created in and
   # reconciled from. The namespace where Argo CD is installed to will always
diff --git a/docs/operator-manual/server-commands/argocd-application-controller.md b/docs/operator-manual/server-commands/argocd-application-controller.md
index e03cf7fc51536..434c30621b8bd 100644
--- a/docs/operator-manual/server-commands/argocd-application-controller.md
+++ b/docs/operator-manual/server-commands/argocd-application-controller.md
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ argocd-application-controller [flags]
       --operation-processors int               Number of application operation processors (default 10)
       --otlp-address string                    OpenTelemetry collector address to send traces to
       --otlp-attrs strings                     List of OpenTelemetry collector extra attrs when send traces, each attribute is separated by a colon(e.g. key:value)
+      --otlp-headers stringToString            List of OpenTelemetry collector extra headers sent with traces, headers are comma-separated key-value pairs(e.g. key1=value1,key2=value2) (default [])
+      --otlp-insecure                          OpenTelemetry collector insecure mode (default true)
       --password string                        Password for basic authentication to the API server
       --persist-resource-health                Enables storing the managed resources health in the Application CRD (default true)
       --proxy-url string                       If provided, this URL will be used to connect via proxy
diff --git a/docs/operator-manual/server-commands/argocd-repo-server.md b/docs/operator-manual/server-commands/argocd-repo-server.md
index 33ecaf7c76dd4..7be45fe18d26f 100644
--- a/docs/operator-manual/server-commands/argocd-repo-server.md
+++ b/docs/operator-manual/server-commands/argocd-repo-server.md
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ argocd-repo-server [flags]
       --metrics-port int                               Start metrics server on given port (default 8084)
       --otlp-address string                            OpenTelemetry collector address to send traces to
       --otlp-attrs strings                             List of OpenTelemetry collector extra attrs when send traces, each attribute is separated by a colon(e.g. key:value)
+      --otlp-headers stringToString                    List of OpenTelemetry collector extra headers sent with traces, headers are comma-separated key-value pairs(e.g. key1=value1,key2=value2) (default [])
+      --otlp-insecure                                  OpenTelemetry collector insecure mode (default true)
       --parallelismlimit int                           Limit on number of concurrent manifests generate requests. Any value less the 1 means no limit.
       --plugin-tar-exclude stringArray                 Globs to filter when sending tarballs to plugins.
       --port int                                       Listen on given port for incoming connections (default 8081)
diff --git a/docs/operator-manual/server-commands/argocd-server.md b/docs/operator-manual/server-commands/argocd-server.md
index c33cf0bedcbcf..e3dcc937243df 100644
--- a/docs/operator-manual/server-commands/argocd-server.md
+++ b/docs/operator-manual/server-commands/argocd-server.md
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ argocd-server [flags]
       --oidc-cache-expiration duration                Cache expiration for OIDC state (default 3m0s)
       --otlp-address string                           OpenTelemetry collector address to send traces to
       --otlp-attrs strings                            List of OpenTelemetry collector extra attrs when send traces, each attribute is separated by a colon(e.g. key:value)
+      --otlp-headers stringToString                   List of OpenTelemetry collector extra headers sent with traces, headers are comma-separated key-value pairs(e.g. key1=value1,key2=value2) (default [])
+      --otlp-insecure                                 OpenTelemetry collector insecure mode (default true)
       --password string                               Password for basic authentication to the API server
       --port int                                      Listen on given port (default 8080)
       --proxy-url string                              If provided, this URL will be used to connect via proxy
diff --git a/manifests/base/application-controller-deployment/argocd-application-controller-deployment.yaml b/manifests/base/application-controller-deployment/argocd-application-controller-deployment.yaml
index 9b618d96367dc..4862721961f21 100644
--- a/manifests/base/application-controller-deployment/argocd-application-controller-deployment.yaml
+++ b/manifests/base/application-controller-deployment/argocd-application-controller-deployment.yaml
@@ -136,6 +136,18 @@ spec:
                 name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
                 key: otlp.address
                 optional: true
+        - name: ARGOCD_APPLICATION_CONTROLLER_OTLP_INSECURE
+          valueFrom:
+              configMapKeyRef:
+                name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
+                key: otlp.insecure
+                optional: true
+        - name: ARGOCD_APPLICATION_CONTROLLER_OTLP_HEADERS
+          valueFrom:
+              configMapKeyRef:
+                name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
+                key: otlp.headers
+                optional: true
         - name: ARGOCD_APPLICATION_NAMESPACES
           valueFrom:
               configMapKeyRef:
diff --git a/manifests/base/application-controller/argocd-application-controller-statefulset.yaml b/manifests/base/application-controller/argocd-application-controller-statefulset.yaml
index 3c576a421a25c..f5e5c759e0750 100644
--- a/manifests/base/application-controller/argocd-application-controller-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/manifests/base/application-controller/argocd-application-controller-statefulset.yaml
@@ -143,6 +143,18 @@ spec:
                 name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
                 key: otlp.address
                 optional: true
+        - name: ARGOCD_APPLICATION_CONTROLLER_OTLP_INSECURE
+          valueFrom:
+              configMapKeyRef:
+                name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
+                key: otlp.insecure
+                optional: true
+        - name: ARGOCD_APPLICATION_CONTROLLER_OTLP_HEADERS
+          valueFrom:
+              configMapKeyRef:
+                name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
+                key: otlp.headers
+                optional: true
         - name: ARGOCD_APPLICATION_NAMESPACES
           valueFrom:
               configMapKeyRef:
diff --git a/manifests/base/repo-server/argocd-repo-server-deployment.yaml b/manifests/base/repo-server/argocd-repo-server-deployment.yaml
index 728c80c14bc2a..907bc80a34e56 100644
--- a/manifests/base/repo-server/argocd-repo-server-deployment.yaml
+++ b/manifests/base/repo-server/argocd-repo-server-deployment.yaml
@@ -120,6 +120,18 @@ spec:
                   name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
                   key: otlp.address
                   optional: true
+          - name: ARGOCD_REPO_SERVER_OTLP_INSECURE
+            valueFrom:
+                configMapKeyRef:
+                  name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
+                  key: otlp.insecure
+                  optional: true
+          - name: ARGOCD_REPO_SERVER_OTLP_HEADERS
+            valueFrom:
+                configMapKeyRef:
+                  name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
+                  key: otlp.headers
+                  optional: true
           - name: ARGOCD_REPO_SERVER_MAX_COMBINED_DIRECTORY_MANIFESTS_SIZE
             valueFrom:
               configMapKeyRef:
diff --git a/manifests/base/server/argocd-server-deployment.yaml b/manifests/base/server/argocd-server-deployment.yaml
index b09891d26e529..6df5f9701713f 100644
--- a/manifests/base/server/argocd-server-deployment.yaml
+++ b/manifests/base/server/argocd-server-deployment.yaml
@@ -215,6 +215,18 @@ spec:
                 name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
                 key: otlp.address
                 optional: true
+        - name: ARGOCD_SERVER_OTLP_INSECURE
+          valueFrom:
+              configMapKeyRef:
+                name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
+                key: otlp.insecure
+                optional: true
+        - name: ARGOCD_SERVER_OTLP_HEADERS
+          valueFrom:
+              configMapKeyRef:
+                name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
+                key: otlp.headers
+                optional: true
         - name: ARGOCD_APPLICATION_NAMESPACES
           valueFrom:
               configMapKeyRef:
diff --git a/manifests/core-install.yaml b/manifests/core-install.yaml
index 2469f171351fe..beda1e8a5103f 100644
--- a/manifests/core-install.yaml
+++ b/manifests/core-install.yaml
@@ -21262,6 +21262,18 @@ spec:
               key: otlp.address
               name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
               optional: true
+        - name: ARGOCD_REPO_SERVER_OTLP_INSECURE
+          valueFrom:
+            configMapKeyRef:
+              key: otlp.insecure
+              name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
+              optional: true
+        - name: ARGOCD_REPO_SERVER_OTLP_HEADERS
+          valueFrom:
+            configMapKeyRef:
+              key: otlp.headers
+              name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
+              optional: true
         - name: ARGOCD_REPO_SERVER_MAX_COMBINED_DIRECTORY_MANIFESTS_SIZE
           valueFrom:
             configMapKeyRef:
@@ -21587,6 +21599,18 @@ spec:
               key: otlp.address
               name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
               optional: true
+        - name: ARGOCD_APPLICATION_CONTROLLER_OTLP_INSECURE
+          valueFrom:
+            configMapKeyRef:
+              key: otlp.insecure
+              name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
+              optional: true
+        - name: ARGOCD_APPLICATION_CONTROLLER_OTLP_HEADERS
+          valueFrom:
+            configMapKeyRef:
+              key: otlp.headers
+              name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
+              optional: true
         - name: ARGOCD_APPLICATION_NAMESPACES
           valueFrom:
             configMapKeyRef:
diff --git a/manifests/ha/install.yaml b/manifests/ha/install.yaml
index 0f637cd786dc2..50254b138d6ab 100644
--- a/manifests/ha/install.yaml
+++ b/manifests/ha/install.yaml
@@ -22749,6 +22749,18 @@ spec:
               key: otlp.address
               name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
               optional: true
+        - name: ARGOCD_REPO_SERVER_OTLP_INSECURE
+          valueFrom:
+            configMapKeyRef:
+              key: otlp.insecure
+              name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
+              optional: true
+        - name: ARGOCD_REPO_SERVER_OTLP_HEADERS
+          valueFrom:
+            configMapKeyRef:
+              key: otlp.headers
+              name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
+              optional: true
         - name: ARGOCD_REPO_SERVER_MAX_COMBINED_DIRECTORY_MANIFESTS_SIZE
           valueFrom:
             configMapKeyRef:
@@ -23144,6 +23156,18 @@ spec:
               key: otlp.address
               name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
               optional: true
+        - name: ARGOCD_SERVER_OTLP_INSECURE
+          valueFrom:
+            configMapKeyRef:
+              key: otlp.insecure
+              name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
+              optional: true
+        - name: ARGOCD_SERVER_OTLP_HEADERS
+          valueFrom:
+            configMapKeyRef:
+              key: otlp.headers
+              name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
+              optional: true
         - name: ARGOCD_APPLICATION_NAMESPACES
           valueFrom:
             configMapKeyRef:
@@ -23402,6 +23426,18 @@ spec:
               key: otlp.address
               name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
               optional: true
+        - name: ARGOCD_APPLICATION_CONTROLLER_OTLP_INSECURE
+          valueFrom:
+            configMapKeyRef:
+              key: otlp.insecure
+              name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
+              optional: true
+        - name: ARGOCD_APPLICATION_CONTROLLER_OTLP_HEADERS
+          valueFrom:
+            configMapKeyRef:
+              key: otlp.headers
+              name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
+              optional: true
         - name: ARGOCD_APPLICATION_NAMESPACES
           valueFrom:
             configMapKeyRef:
diff --git a/manifests/ha/namespace-install.yaml b/manifests/ha/namespace-install.yaml
index 33ada40e37004..59aad0e49bda3 100644
--- a/manifests/ha/namespace-install.yaml
+++ b/manifests/ha/namespace-install.yaml
@@ -2136,6 +2136,18 @@ spec:
               key: otlp.address
               name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
               optional: true
+        - name: ARGOCD_REPO_SERVER_OTLP_INSECURE
+          valueFrom:
+            configMapKeyRef:
+              key: otlp.insecure
+              name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
+              optional: true
+        - name: ARGOCD_REPO_SERVER_OTLP_HEADERS
+          valueFrom:
+            configMapKeyRef:
+              key: otlp.headers
+              name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
+              optional: true
         - name: ARGOCD_REPO_SERVER_MAX_COMBINED_DIRECTORY_MANIFESTS_SIZE
           valueFrom:
             configMapKeyRef:
@@ -2531,6 +2543,18 @@ spec:
               key: otlp.address
               name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
               optional: true
+        - name: ARGOCD_SERVER_OTLP_INSECURE
+          valueFrom:
+            configMapKeyRef:
+              key: otlp.insecure
+              name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
+              optional: true
+        - name: ARGOCD_SERVER_OTLP_HEADERS
+          valueFrom:
+            configMapKeyRef:
+              key: otlp.headers
+              name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
+              optional: true
         - name: ARGOCD_APPLICATION_NAMESPACES
           valueFrom:
             configMapKeyRef:
@@ -2789,6 +2813,18 @@ spec:
               key: otlp.address
               name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
               optional: true
+        - name: ARGOCD_APPLICATION_CONTROLLER_OTLP_INSECURE
+          valueFrom:
+            configMapKeyRef:
+              key: otlp.insecure
+              name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
+              optional: true
+        - name: ARGOCD_APPLICATION_CONTROLLER_OTLP_HEADERS
+          valueFrom:
+            configMapKeyRef:
+              key: otlp.headers
+              name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
+              optional: true
         - name: ARGOCD_APPLICATION_NAMESPACES
           valueFrom:
             configMapKeyRef:
diff --git a/manifests/install.yaml b/manifests/install.yaml
index cb4cda559caf0..4fd267106eaf6 100644
--- a/manifests/install.yaml
+++ b/manifests/install.yaml
@@ -21795,6 +21795,18 @@ spec:
               key: otlp.address
               name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
               optional: true
+        - name: ARGOCD_REPO_SERVER_OTLP_INSECURE
+          valueFrom:
+            configMapKeyRef:
+              key: otlp.insecure
+              name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
+              optional: true
+        - name: ARGOCD_REPO_SERVER_OTLP_HEADERS
+          valueFrom:
+            configMapKeyRef:
+              key: otlp.headers
+              name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
+              optional: true
         - name: ARGOCD_REPO_SERVER_MAX_COMBINED_DIRECTORY_MANIFESTS_SIZE
           valueFrom:
             configMapKeyRef:
@@ -22188,6 +22200,18 @@ spec:
               key: otlp.address
               name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
               optional: true
+        - name: ARGOCD_SERVER_OTLP_INSECURE
+          valueFrom:
+            configMapKeyRef:
+              key: otlp.insecure
+              name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
+              optional: true
+        - name: ARGOCD_SERVER_OTLP_HEADERS
+          valueFrom:
+            configMapKeyRef:
+              key: otlp.headers
+              name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
+              optional: true
         - name: ARGOCD_APPLICATION_NAMESPACES
           valueFrom:
             configMapKeyRef:
@@ -22446,6 +22470,18 @@ spec:
               key: otlp.address
               name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
               optional: true
+        - name: ARGOCD_APPLICATION_CONTROLLER_OTLP_INSECURE
+          valueFrom:
+            configMapKeyRef:
+              key: otlp.insecure
+              name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
+              optional: true
+        - name: ARGOCD_APPLICATION_CONTROLLER_OTLP_HEADERS
+          valueFrom:
+            configMapKeyRef:
+              key: otlp.headers
+              name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
+              optional: true
         - name: ARGOCD_APPLICATION_NAMESPACES
           valueFrom:
             configMapKeyRef:
diff --git a/manifests/namespace-install.yaml b/manifests/namespace-install.yaml
index 9e6f98030d89b..fdd4eacd14efb 100644
--- a/manifests/namespace-install.yaml
+++ b/manifests/namespace-install.yaml
@@ -1182,6 +1182,18 @@ spec:
               key: otlp.address
               name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
               optional: true
+        - name: ARGOCD_REPO_SERVER_OTLP_INSECURE
+          valueFrom:
+            configMapKeyRef:
+              key: otlp.insecure
+              name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
+              optional: true
+        - name: ARGOCD_REPO_SERVER_OTLP_HEADERS
+          valueFrom:
+            configMapKeyRef:
+              key: otlp.headers
+              name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
+              optional: true
         - name: ARGOCD_REPO_SERVER_MAX_COMBINED_DIRECTORY_MANIFESTS_SIZE
           valueFrom:
             configMapKeyRef:
@@ -1575,6 +1587,18 @@ spec:
               key: otlp.address
               name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
               optional: true
+        - name: ARGOCD_SERVER_OTLP_INSECURE
+          valueFrom:
+            configMapKeyRef:
+              key: otlp.insecure
+              name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
+              optional: true
+        - name: ARGOCD_SERVER_OTLP_HEADERS
+          valueFrom:
+            configMapKeyRef:
+              key: otlp.headers
+              name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
+              optional: true
         - name: ARGOCD_APPLICATION_NAMESPACES
           valueFrom:
             configMapKeyRef:
@@ -1833,6 +1857,18 @@ spec:
               key: otlp.address
               name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
               optional: true
+        - name: ARGOCD_APPLICATION_CONTROLLER_OTLP_INSECURE
+          valueFrom:
+            configMapKeyRef:
+              key: otlp.insecure
+              name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
+              optional: true
+        - name: ARGOCD_APPLICATION_CONTROLLER_OTLP_HEADERS
+          valueFrom:
+            configMapKeyRef:
+              key: otlp.headers
+              name: argocd-cmd-params-cm
+              optional: true
         - name: ARGOCD_APPLICATION_NAMESPACES
           valueFrom:
             configMapKeyRef:
diff --git a/util/env/env.go b/util/env/env.go
index 221db7b0efaab..985484c1ae80b 100644
--- a/util/env/env.go
+++ b/util/env/env.go
@@ -186,3 +186,30 @@ func ParseBoolFromEnv(envVar string, defaultValue bool) bool {
 	}
 	return defaultValue
 }
+
+// ParseStringToStringVar parses given value from the environment as a map of string.
+// Returns default value if envVar is not set.
+func ParseStringToStringFromEnv(envVar string, defaultValue map[string]string, seperator string) map[string]string {
+	str := os.Getenv(envVar)
+	str = strings.TrimSpace(str)
+	if str == "" {
+		return defaultValue
+	}
+
+	parsed := make(map[string]string)
+	for _, pair := range strings.Split(str, seperator) {
+		keyvalue := strings.Split(pair, "=")
+		if len(keyvalue) != 2 {
+			log.Warnf("Invalid key-value pair when parsing environment '%s' as a string map", str)
+			return defaultValue
+		}
+		key := strings.TrimSpace(keyvalue[0])
+		value := strings.TrimSpace(keyvalue[1])
+		if _, ok := parsed[key]; ok {
+			log.Warnf("Duplicate key '%s' when parsing environment '%s' as a string map", key, str)
+			return defaultValue
+		}
+		parsed[key] = value
+	}
+	return parsed
+}
diff --git a/util/env/env_test.go b/util/env/env_test.go
index 691d235805b23..9178592ed3552 100644
--- a/util/env/env_test.go
+++ b/util/env/env_test.go
@@ -210,3 +210,41 @@ func TestStringsFromEnv(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestParseStringToStringFromEnv(t *testing.T) {
+	envKey := "SOMEKEY"
+	def := map[string]string{}
+
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name     string
+		env      string
+		expected map[string]string
+		def      map[string]string
+		sep      string
+	}{
+		{"success, no key-value", "", map[string]string{}, def, ","},
+		{"success, one key, no value", "key1=", map[string]string{"key1": ""}, def, ","},
+		{"success, one key, no value, with spaces", "key1 = ", map[string]string{"key1": ""}, def, ","},
+		{"success, one pair", "key1=value1", map[string]string{"key1": "value1"}, def, ","},
+		{"success, one pair with spaces", "key1 = value1", map[string]string{"key1": "value1"}, def, ","},
+		{"success, one pair with spaces and no value", "key1 = ", map[string]string{"key1": ""}, def, ","},
+		{"success, two keys, no value", "key1=,key2=", map[string]string{"key1": "", "key2": ""}, def, ","},
+		{"success, two keys, no value, with spaces", "key1 = , key2 = ", map[string]string{"key1": "", "key2": ""}, def, ","},
+		{"success, two pairs", "key1=value1,key2=value2", map[string]string{"key1": "value1", "key2": "value2"}, def, ","},
+		{"success, two pairs with semicolon as seperator", "key1=value1;key2=value2", map[string]string{"key1": "value1", "key2": "value2"}, def, ";"},
+		{"success, two pairs with spaces", "key1 = value1, key2 = value2", map[string]string{"key1": "value1", "key2": "value2"}, def, ","},
+		{"failure, one key", "key1", map[string]string{}, def, ","},
+		{"failure, duplicate keys", "key1=value1,key1=value2", map[string]string{}, def, ","},
+		{"failure, one key ending with two successive equals to", "key1==", map[string]string{}, def, ","},
+		{"failure, one valid pair and invalid one key", "key1=value1,key2", map[string]string{}, def, ","},
+		{"failure, two valid pairs and invalid two keys", "key1=value1,key2=value2,key3,key4", map[string]string{}, def, ","},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Setenv(envKey, tt.env)
+			got := ParseStringToStringFromEnv(envKey, tt.def, tt.sep)
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.expected, got)
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/util/trace/trace.go b/util/trace/trace.go
index 64a0361dfa3d5..9d281bf0d4c76 100644
--- a/util/trace/trace.go
+++ b/util/trace/trace.go
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/resource"
 	sdktrace "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/trace"
 	semconv "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/semconv/v1.6.1"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials"
 )
 
 // InitTracer initializes the trace provider and the otel grpc exporter.
-func InitTracer(ctx context.Context, serviceName, otlpAddress string, otlpAttrs []string) (func(), error) {
+func InitTracer(ctx context.Context, serviceName, otlpAddress string, otlpInsecure bool, otlpHeaders map[string]string, otlpAttrs []string) (func(), error) {
 	attrs := make([]attribute.KeyValue, 0, len(otlpAttrs))
 	for i := range otlpAttrs {
 		attr := otlpAttrs[i]
@@ -38,10 +39,19 @@ func InitTracer(ctx context.Context, serviceName, otlpAddress string, otlpAttrs
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create resource: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	// Set up a trace exporter
+	// set up grpc options based on secure/insecure connection
+	var secureOption otlptracegrpc.Option
+	if otlpInsecure {
+		secureOption = otlptracegrpc.WithInsecure()
+	} else {
+		secureOption = otlptracegrpc.WithTLSCredentials(credentials.NewClientTLSFromCert(nil, ""))
+	}
+
+	// set up a trace exporter
 	exporter, err := otlptracegrpc.New(ctx,
-		otlptracegrpc.WithInsecure(),
+		secureOption,
 		otlptracegrpc.WithEndpoint(otlpAddress),
+		otlptracegrpc.WithHeaders(otlpHeaders),
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create trace exporter: %w", err)