diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 52fc0ad32..9462778ef 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## Unreleased
+
+### Features
+
+- Add OpenTelemetry support with new `sentry-opentelemetry` gem
+  - Add `config.instrumenter` to switch between sentry and otel instrumentation [#1944](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-ruby/pull/1944)
+
 ## 5.6.0
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/sentry-delayed_job/spec/sentry/delayed_job_spec.rb b/sentry-delayed_job/spec/sentry/delayed_job_spec.rb
index fcb52c1bc..a318bd6a1 100644
--- a/sentry-delayed_job/spec/sentry/delayed_job_spec.rb
+++ b/sentry-delayed_job/spec/sentry/delayed_job_spec.rb
@@ -284,6 +284,30 @@ def perform
         event = transport.events.last
         expect(event.contexts.dig(:trace, :trace_id)).to eq(transaction.contexts.dig(:trace, :trace_id))
       end
+
+      context "with instrumenter :otel" do
+        before do
+          perform_basic_setup do |config|
+            config.traces_sample_rate = 1.0
+            config.instrumenter = :otel
+            config.rails.skippable_job_adapters << "ActiveJob::QueueAdapters::DelayedJobAdapter"
+          end
+        end
+
+        it "does not record transaction" do
+          FailedJob.perform_later
+          enqueued_job = Delayed::Backend::ActiveRecord::Job.last
+          begin
+            enqueued_job.invoke_job
+          rescue ZeroDivisionError
+            nil
+          end
+
+          expect(transport.events.count).to eq(1)
+          event = transport.events.last
+          expect(event).to be_a(Sentry::ErrorEvent)
+        end
+      end
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/railtie.rb b/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/railtie.rb
index 8e21931ca..63f929b1c 100644
--- a/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/railtie.rb
+++ b/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/railtie.rb
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ def override_streaming_reporter
     end
 
     def activate_tracing
-      if Sentry.configuration.tracing_enabled?
+      if Sentry.configuration.tracing_enabled? && Sentry.configuration.instrumenter == :sentry
         subscribers = Sentry.configuration.rails.tracing_subscribers
         Sentry::Rails::Tracing.register_subscribers(subscribers)
         Sentry::Rails::Tracing.subscribe_tracing_events
diff --git a/sentry-rails/spec/sentry/rails/tracing_spec.rb b/sentry-rails/spec/sentry/rails/tracing_spec.rb
index 8d8b9da54..346471f9c 100644
--- a/sentry-rails/spec/sentry/rails/tracing_spec.rb
+++ b/sentry-rails/spec/sentry/rails/tracing_spec.rb
@@ -91,6 +91,23 @@
     end
   end
 
+  context "with instrumenter :otel" do
+    before do
+      make_basic_app do |config|
+        config.traces_sample_rate = 1.0
+        config.instrumenter = :otel
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "doesn't do any tracing" do
+      p = Post.create!
+      get "/posts/#{p.id}"
+
+      expect(response).to have_http_status(:ok)
+      expect(transport.events.count).to eq(0)
+    end
+  end
+
   context "with sprockets-rails" do
     let(:string_io) { StringIO.new }
     let(:logger) do
diff --git a/sentry-resque/spec/sentry/tracing_spec.rb b/sentry-resque/spec/sentry/tracing_spec.rb
index 1e3ad837c..01605b950 100644
--- a/sentry-resque/spec/sentry/tracing_spec.rb
+++ b/sentry-resque/spec/sentry/tracing_spec.rb
@@ -60,4 +60,22 @@ def self.perform(msg)
     expect(tracing_event.dig(:contexts, :trace, :status)).to eq("internal_error")
     expect(tracing_event.dig(:contexts, :trace, :op)).to eq("queue.resque")
   end
+
+  context "with instrumenter :otel" do
+    before do
+      perform_basic_setup do |config|
+        config.traces_sample_rate = 1.0
+        config.instrumenter = :otel
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "does not record transaction" do
+      Resque::Job.create(:default, MessageJob, "report")
+      worker.work(0)
+
+      expect(transport.events.count).to eq(1)
+      event = transport.events.first.to_hash
+      expect(event[:message]).to eq("report")
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/sentry-ruby/lib/sentry/configuration.rb b/sentry-ruby/lib/sentry/configuration.rb
index 5cbc08355..9c6eebc41 100644
--- a/sentry-ruby/lib/sentry/configuration.rb
+++ b/sentry-ruby/lib/sentry/configuration.rb
@@ -211,6 +211,10 @@ class Configuration
     # @return [Boolean]
     attr_accessor :auto_session_tracking
 
+    # The instrumenter to use, :sentry or :otel
+    # @return [Symbol]
+    attr_reader :instrumenter
+
     # these are not config options
     # @!visibility private
     attr_reader :errors, :gem_specs
@@ -237,6 +241,8 @@ class Configuration
     MODULE_SEPARATOR = "::".freeze
     SKIP_INSPECTION_ATTRIBUTES = [:@linecache, :@stacktrace_builder]
 
+    INSTRUMENTERS = [:sentry, :otel]
+
     # Post initialization callbacks are called at the end of initialization process
     # allowing extending the configuration of sentry-ruby by multiple extensions
     @@post_initialization_callbacks = []
@@ -269,6 +275,7 @@ def initialize
       self.trusted_proxies = []
       self.dsn = ENV['SENTRY_DSN']
       self.server_name = server_name_from_env
+      self.instrumenter = :sentry
 
       self.before_send = nil
       self.rack_env_whitelist = RACK_ENV_WHITELIST_DEFAULT
@@ -332,6 +339,10 @@ def environment=(environment)
       @environment = environment.to_s
     end
 
+    def instrumenter=(instrumenter)
+      @instrumenter = INSTRUMENTERS.include?(instrumenter) ? instrumenter : :sentry
+    end
+
     def sending_allowed?
       @errors = []
 
diff --git a/sentry-ruby/lib/sentry/hub.rb b/sentry-ruby/lib/sentry/hub.rb
index 582855a30..8e58c60fc 100644
--- a/sentry-ruby/lib/sentry/hub.rb
+++ b/sentry-ruby/lib/sentry/hub.rb
@@ -76,8 +76,9 @@ def pop_scope
       @stack.pop
     end
 
-    def start_transaction(transaction: nil, custom_sampling_context: {}, **options)
+    def start_transaction(transaction: nil, custom_sampling_context: {}, instrumenter: :sentry, **options)
       return unless configuration.tracing_enabled?
+      return unless instrumenter == configuration.instrumenter
 
       transaction ||= Transaction.new(**options.merge(hub: self))
 
@@ -92,7 +93,9 @@ def start_transaction(transaction: nil, custom_sampling_context: {}, **options)
       transaction
     end
 
-    def with_child_span(**attributes, &block)
+    def with_child_span(instrumenter: :sentry, **attributes, &block)
+      return yield(nil) unless instrumenter == configuration.instrumenter
+
       current_span = current_scope.get_span
       return yield(nil) unless current_span
 
diff --git a/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/configuration_spec.rb b/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/configuration_spec.rb
index 6f73bfb77..e164f9313 100644
--- a/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/configuration_spec.rb
+++ b/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/configuration_spec.rb
@@ -351,4 +351,25 @@ class SentryConfigurationSample < Sentry::Configuration
       expect(subject.auto_session_tracking).to eq(false)
     end
   end
+
+  describe "#instrumenter" do
+    it "returns :sentry by default" do
+      expect(subject.instrumenter).to eq(:sentry)
+    end
+
+    it "can be set to :sentry" do
+      subject.instrumenter = :sentry
+      expect(subject.instrumenter).to eq(:sentry)
+    end
+
+    it "can be set to :otel" do
+      subject.instrumenter = :otel
+      expect(subject.instrumenter).to eq(:otel)
+    end
+
+    it "defaults to :sentry if invalid" do
+      subject.instrumenter = :foo
+      expect(subject.instrumenter).to eq(:sentry)
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry_spec.rb b/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry_spec.rb
index 94ea1a948..c8b7cb3b3 100644
--- a/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry_spec.rb
+++ b/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry_spec.rb
@@ -469,6 +469,24 @@
         expect(described_class.start_transaction(op: "foo")).to eq(nil)
       end
     end
+
+    context "when instrumenter is not :sentry" do
+      before do
+        perform_basic_setup do |config|
+          config.traces_sample_rate = 1.0
+          config.instrumenter = :otel
+        end
+      end
+
+      it "noops without explicit instrumenter" do
+        expect(described_class.start_transaction(op: "foo")).to eq(nil)
+      end
+
+      it "creates transaction with explicit instrumenter" do
+        transaction = described_class.start_transaction(op: "foo", instrumenter: :otel)
+        expect(transaction).to be_a(Sentry::Transaction)
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   describe ".with_child_span" do
@@ -515,6 +533,45 @@
         expect(child_span.parent_span_id).to eq(parent_span.span_id)
         expect(child_span.timestamp).to be_a(Float)
       end
+
+      context "when instrumenter is not :sentry" do
+        before do
+          perform_basic_setup do |config|
+            config.traces_sample_rate = 1.0
+            config.instrumenter = :otel
+          end
+
+          described_class.get_current_scope.set_span(parent_span)
+        end
+
+        it "yields block with nil without explicit instrumenter" do
+          span = nil
+          executed = false
+
+          result = described_class.with_child_span do |child_span|
+            span = child_span
+            executed = true
+            "foobar"
+          end
+
+          expect(result).to eq("foobar")
+          expect(span).to eq(nil)
+          expect(executed).to eq(true)
+        end
+
+        it "records the child span with explicit instrumenter" do
+          child_span = nil
+
+          result = described_class.with_child_span(instrumenter: :otel, op: "child") do |span|
+            child_span = span
+            "foobar"
+          end
+
+          expect(result).to eq("foobar")
+          expect(child_span.parent_span_id).to eq(parent_span.span_id)
+          expect(child_span.timestamp).to be_a(Float)
+        end
+      end
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/sentry-sidekiq/spec/sentry/sidekiq_spec.rb b/sentry-sidekiq/spec/sentry/sidekiq_spec.rb
index d469d479b..806974e27 100644
--- a/sentry-sidekiq/spec/sentry/sidekiq_spec.rb
+++ b/sentry-sidekiq/spec/sentry/sidekiq_spec.rb
@@ -229,6 +229,22 @@ def retry_last_failed_job
       event = transport.events.last
       expect(event.contexts.dig(:trace, :trace_id)).to eq(transaction.contexts.dig(:trace, :trace_id))
     end
+
+    context "with instrumenter :otel" do
+      before do
+        perform_basic_setup do |config|
+          config.traces_sample_rate = 1.0
+          config.instrumenter = :otel
+        end
+      end
+
+      it "does not record transaction" do
+        execute_worker(processor, SadWorker)
+        expect(transport.events.count).to eq(1)
+        event = transport.events.first
+        expect(event).to be_a(Sentry::ErrorEvent)
+      end
+    end
   end
 end