diff --git a/src/libs/Navigation/OnyxTabNavigator.tsx b/src/libs/Navigation/OnyxTabNavigator.tsx
index d5cd04e27cbf..84f565653bf3 100644
--- a/src/libs/Navigation/OnyxTabNavigator.tsx
+++ b/src/libs/Navigation/OnyxTabNavigator.tsx
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ type OnyxTabNavigatorProps<TTabName extends string = SelectedTabRequest> = Child
 
     /** Whether tabs should have equal width */
     equalWidth?: boolean;
+
+    /** Fires when a tab becomes active, including the initial mount. Deduplicated so it fires at most
+     *  once per distinct active tab. Intended for side-effects like telemetry where consumers want to
+     *  observe focus events without duplicating React Navigation state-listener noise. */
+    onTabFocused?: (tabName: TTabName) => void;
 };
 
 const TopTab = createMaterialTopTabNavigator<ParamListBase, string>();
@@ -105,10 +110,12 @@ function OnyxTabNavigator<TTabName extends string = SelectedTabRequest>({
     lazyLoadEnabled = false,
     onTabSelect,
     equalWidth = false,
+    onTabFocused,
     ...rest
 }: OnyxTabNavigatorProps<TTabName>) {
     const styles = useThemeStyles();
     const isFirstMountRef = useRef(true);
+    const lastFocusedTabRef = useRef<string | null>(null);
     // Mapping of tab name to focus trap container element
     const [focusTrapContainerElementMapping, setFocusTrapContainerElementMapping] = useState<Record<string, HTMLElement>>({});
     const [selectedTab, selectedTabResult] = useOnyx(`${ONYXKEYS.COLLECTION.SELECTED_TAB}${id}`);
@@ -193,6 +200,10 @@ function OnyxTabNavigator<TTabName extends string = SelectedTabRequest>({
                             isFirstMountRef.current = false;
                         }
                         const newSelectedTab = routeNames.at(index);
+                        if (newSelectedTab && newSelectedTab !== lastFocusedTabRef.current) {
+                            lastFocusedTabRef.current = newSelectedTab;
+                            onTabFocused?.(newSelectedTab as TTabName);
+                        }
                         if (selectedTab === newSelectedTab) {
                             return;
                         }
diff --git a/src/libs/actions/IOU/Split.ts b/src/libs/actions/IOU/Split.ts
index 90ac609fe906..4dd1c7cd468d 100644
--- a/src/libs/actions/IOU/Split.ts
+++ b/src/libs/actions/IOU/Split.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import {
 } from '@libs/ReportUtils';
 import type {OptimisticChatReport} from '@libs/ReportUtils';
 import playSound, {SOUNDS} from '@libs/Sound';
+import emitExpenseCreated from '@libs/telemetry/emitExpenseCreated';
 import {addOptimization, setPendingSubmitFollowUpAction} from '@libs/telemetry/submitFollowUpAction';
 import {
     buildOptimisticTransaction,
@@ -1995,6 +1996,8 @@ function createDistanceRequest(distanceRequestInformation: CreateDistanceRequest
         onyxData = moneyRequestOnyxData;
         distanceIouReport = iouReport;
 
+        emitExpenseCreated(transaction.iouRequestType);
+
         const isGPSDistanceRequest = transaction.iouRequestType === CONST.IOU.REQUEST_TYPE.DISTANCE_GPS;
 
         if (isDistanceExpenseType(transaction.iouRequestType)) {
diff --git a/src/libs/telemetry/emitExpenseCreated.ts b/src/libs/telemetry/emitExpenseCreated.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7ef6dc6b2029
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libs/telemetry/emitExpenseCreated.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import * as Sentry from '@sentry/react-native';
+import type {ValueOf} from 'type-fest';
+import type CONST from '@src/CONST';
+
+type IOURequestType = ValueOf<typeof CONST.IOU.REQUEST_TYPE>;
+
+function emitExpenseCreated(iouRequestType: IOURequestType | undefined) {
+    if (!iouRequestType) {
+        return;
+    }
+    Sentry.startInactiveSpan({
+        name: `ExpenseCreated.${iouRequestType}`,
+        op: 'expense.created',
+        forceTransaction: true,
+    })?.end();
+}
+
+export default emitExpenseCreated;
diff --git a/src/pages/iou/request/DistanceRequestStartPage.tsx b/src/pages/iou/request/DistanceRequestStartPage.tsx
index 84aa6620cb55..00e56356e2bb 100644
--- a/src/pages/iou/request/DistanceRequestStartPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/iou/request/DistanceRequestStartPage.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import React, {useEffect, useMemo, useState} from 'react';
+import * as Sentry from '@sentry/react-native';
+import React, {useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState} from 'react';
 import {View} from 'react-native';
 import FocusTrapContainerElement from '@components/FocusTrap/FocusTrapContainerElement';
 import HeaderWithBackButton from '@components/HeaderWithBackButton';
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ import {endSpan} from '@libs/telemetry/activeSpans';
 import AccessOrNotFoundWrapper from '@pages/workspace/AccessOrNotFoundWrapper';
 import CONST from '@src/CONST';
 import ONYXKEYS from '@src/ONYXKEYS';
-import type SCREENS from '@src/SCREENS';
+import SCREENS from '@src/SCREENS';
 import type {SelectedTabRequest} from '@src/types/onyx';
 import isLoadingOnyxValue from '@src/types/utils/isLoadingOnyxValue';
 import IOURequestStepDistanceGPS from './step/IOURequestStepDistanceGPS';
@@ -84,6 +85,14 @@ function DistanceRequestStartPage({
         endSpan(CONST.TELEMETRY.SPAN_OPEN_CREATE_EXPENSE);
     }, []);
 
+    const handleTabFocused = useCallback((tabName: SelectedTabRequest) => {
+        Sentry.startInactiveSpan({
+            name: `${SCREENS.MONEY_REQUEST.DISTANCE_CREATE}.tab.${tabName}`,
+            op: 'ui.tab.focus',
+            forceTransaction: true,
+        })?.end();
+    }, []);
+
     const navigateBack = () => {
         Navigation.closeRHPFlow();
     };
@@ -126,6 +135,7 @@ function DistanceRequestStartPage({
                         tabBar={TabSelector}
                         onTabBarFocusTrapContainerElementChanged={setTabBarContainerElement}
                         onActiveTabFocusTrapContainerElementChanged={setActiveTabContainerElement}
+                        onTabFocused={handleTabFocused}
                         lazyLoadEnabled
                     >
                         <TopTab.Screen name={CONST.TAB_REQUEST.DISTANCE_MAP}>