diff --git a/install/installer/pkg/common/common.go b/install/installer/pkg/common/common.go
index fd50ed84968b0a..403877a85c6516 100644
--- a/install/installer/pkg/common/common.go
+++ b/install/installer/pkg/common/common.go
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func DefaultEnv(cfg *config.Config) []corev1.EnvVar {
 	)
 }
 
-func WorkspaceTracingEnv(context *RenderContext) (res []corev1.EnvVar) {
+func WorkspaceTracingEnv(context *RenderContext, component string) (res []corev1.EnvVar) {
 	var tracing *experimental.Tracing
 
 	_ = context.WithExperimental(func(cfg *experimental.Config) error {
@@ -122,10 +122,10 @@ func WorkspaceTracingEnv(context *RenderContext) (res []corev1.EnvVar) {
 		return nil
 	})
 
-	return tracingEnv(context, tracing)
+	return tracingEnv(context, component, tracing)
 }
 
-func WebappTracingEnv(context *RenderContext) (res []corev1.EnvVar) {
+func WebappTracingEnv(context *RenderContext, component string) (res []corev1.EnvVar) {
 	var tracing *experimental.Tracing
 
 	_ = context.WithExperimental(func(cfg *experimental.Config) error {
@@ -135,10 +135,10 @@ func WebappTracingEnv(context *RenderContext) (res []corev1.EnvVar) {
 		return nil
 	})
 
-	return tracingEnv(context, tracing)
+	return tracingEnv(context, component, tracing)
 }
 
-func tracingEnv(context *RenderContext, tracing *experimental.Tracing) (res []corev1.EnvVar) {
+func tracingEnv(context *RenderContext, component string, tracing *experimental.Tracing) (res []corev1.EnvVar) {
 	if context.Config.Observability.Tracing == nil {
 		res = append(res, corev1.EnvVar{Name: "JAEGER_DISABLED", Value: "true"})
 		return
@@ -154,6 +154,41 @@ func tracingEnv(context *RenderContext, tracing *experimental.Tracing) (res []co
 		//			 but would make env var composition more cumbersome.
 	}
 
+	if context.Config.Observability.Tracing.SecretName != nil {
+		res = append(res, corev1.EnvVar{
+			Name: "JAEGER_USER",
+			ValueFrom: &corev1.EnvVarSource{SecretKeyRef: &corev1.SecretKeySelector{
+				LocalObjectReference: corev1.LocalObjectReference{Name: *context.Config.Observability.Tracing.SecretName},
+				Key:                  "JAEGER_USER",
+			}},
+		})
+
+		res = append(res, corev1.EnvVar{
+			Name: "JAEGER_PASSWORD",
+			ValueFrom: &corev1.EnvVarSource{SecretKeyRef: &corev1.SecretKeySelector{
+				LocalObjectReference: corev1.LocalObjectReference{Name: *context.Config.Observability.Tracing.SecretName},
+				Key:                  "JAEGER_PASSWORD",
+			}},
+		})
+	}
+
+	res = append(res, corev1.EnvVar{Name: "JAEGER_SERVICE_NAME", Value: component})
+
+	jaegerTags := []string{}
+	if context.Config.Metadata.InstallationShortname != "" {
+		jaegerTags = append(jaegerTags, fmt.Sprintf("cluster=%v", context.Config.Metadata.InstallationShortname))
+	}
+
+	if context.Config.Metadata.Region != "" {
+		jaegerTags = append(jaegerTags, fmt.Sprintf("region=%v", context.Config.Metadata.Region))
+	}
+
+	if len(jaegerTags) > 0 {
+		res = append(res,
+			corev1.EnvVar{Name: "JAEGER_TAGS", Value: strings.Join(jaegerTags, ",")},
+		)
+	}
+
 	samplerType := experimental.TracingSampleTypeConst
 	samplerParam := "1"
 
diff --git a/install/installer/pkg/components/agent-smith/daemonset.go b/install/installer/pkg/components/agent-smith/daemonset.go
index 2ef94f6e5b9370..8f3c04333f5f7c 100644
--- a/install/installer/pkg/components/agent-smith/daemonset.go
+++ b/install/installer/pkg/components/agent-smith/daemonset.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func daemonset(ctx *common.RenderContext) ([]runtime.Object, error) {
 						}},
 						Env: common.CustomizeEnvvar(ctx, Component, common.MergeEnv(
 							common.DefaultEnv(&ctx.Config),
-							common.WorkspaceTracingEnv(ctx),
+							common.WorkspaceTracingEnv(ctx, Component),
 							common.NodeNameEnv(ctx),
 						)),
 						SecurityContext: &corev1.SecurityContext{
diff --git a/install/installer/pkg/components/blobserve/deployment.go b/install/installer/pkg/components/blobserve/deployment.go
index 6c84926d886cc6..3ccd9c9fe000a0 100644
--- a/install/installer/pkg/components/blobserve/deployment.go
+++ b/install/installer/pkg/components/blobserve/deployment.go
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func deployment(ctx *common.RenderContext) ([]runtime.Object, error) {
 							},
 							Env: common.CustomizeEnvvar(ctx, Component, common.MergeEnv(
 								common.DefaultEnv(&ctx.Config),
-								common.WorkspaceTracingEnv(ctx),
+								common.WorkspaceTracingEnv(ctx, Component),
 							)),
 							VolumeMounts: []corev1.VolumeMount{{
 								Name:      "config",
diff --git a/install/installer/pkg/components/content-service/deployment.go b/install/installer/pkg/components/content-service/deployment.go
index 58aa8321da9887..ccfe7eab06e984 100644
--- a/install/installer/pkg/components/content-service/deployment.go
+++ b/install/installer/pkg/components/content-service/deployment.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func deployment(ctx *common.RenderContext) ([]runtime.Object, error) {
 			},
 			Env: common.CustomizeEnvvar(ctx, Component, common.MergeEnv(
 				common.DefaultEnv(&ctx.Config),
-				common.WorkspaceTracingEnv(ctx),
+				common.WorkspaceTracingEnv(ctx, Component),
 				[]corev1.EnvVar{{
 					Name:  "GRPC_GO_RETRY",
 					Value: "on",
diff --git a/install/installer/pkg/components/image-builder-mk3/deployment.go b/install/installer/pkg/components/image-builder-mk3/deployment.go
index fcf3b7341f8c4c..5d39c77fb23914 100644
--- a/install/installer/pkg/components/image-builder-mk3/deployment.go
+++ b/install/installer/pkg/components/image-builder-mk3/deployment.go
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func deployment(ctx *common.RenderContext) ([]runtime.Object, error) {
 						},
 						Env: common.CustomizeEnvvar(ctx, Component, common.MergeEnv(
 							common.DefaultEnv(&ctx.Config),
-							common.WorkspaceTracingEnv(ctx),
+							common.WorkspaceTracingEnv(ctx, Component),
 						)),
 						Resources: common.ResourceRequirements(ctx, Component, Component, corev1.ResourceRequirements{
 							Requests: corev1.ResourceList{
diff --git a/install/installer/pkg/components/registry-facade/daemonset.go b/install/installer/pkg/components/registry-facade/daemonset.go
index 80e83dfb21e03b..936524abb3563e 100644
--- a/install/installer/pkg/components/registry-facade/daemonset.go
+++ b/install/installer/pkg/components/registry-facade/daemonset.go
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ func daemonset(ctx *common.RenderContext) ([]runtime.Object, error) {
 						},
 						Env: common.CustomizeEnvvar(ctx, Component, common.MergeEnv(
 							common.DefaultEnv(&ctx.Config),
-							common.WorkspaceTracingEnv(ctx),
+							common.WorkspaceTracingEnv(ctx, Component),
 							[]corev1.EnvVar{
 								{
 									Name:  "GRPC_GO_RETRY",
diff --git a/install/installer/pkg/components/server/deployment.go b/install/installer/pkg/components/server/deployment.go
index d818cb65d70166..dd0698e02d96d5 100644
--- a/install/installer/pkg/components/server/deployment.go
+++ b/install/installer/pkg/components/server/deployment.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func deployment(ctx *common.RenderContext) ([]runtime.Object, error) {
 	env := common.MergeEnv(
 		common.DefaultEnv(&ctx.Config),
 		common.DatabaseEnv(&ctx.Config),
-		common.WebappTracingEnv(ctx),
+		common.WebappTracingEnv(ctx, Component),
 		common.AnalyticsEnv(&ctx.Config),
 		common.MessageBusEnv(&ctx.Config),
 		common.ConfigcatEnv(ctx),
diff --git a/install/installer/pkg/components/ws-daemon/daemonset.go b/install/installer/pkg/components/ws-daemon/daemonset.go
index b77c5df6113fde..de56a1bead2d77 100644
--- a/install/installer/pkg/components/ws-daemon/daemonset.go
+++ b/install/installer/pkg/components/ws-daemon/daemonset.go
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ fi
 				}},
 				Env: common.CustomizeEnvvar(ctx, Component, common.MergeEnv(
 					common.DefaultEnv(&cfg),
-					common.WorkspaceTracingEnv(ctx),
+					common.WorkspaceTracingEnv(ctx, Component),
 					common.NodeNameEnv(ctx),
 				)),
 				Resources: common.ResourceRequirements(ctx, Component, Component, corev1.ResourceRequirements{Requests: corev1.ResourceList{
diff --git a/install/installer/pkg/components/ws-manager-bridge/deployment.go b/install/installer/pkg/components/ws-manager-bridge/deployment.go
index a324f3bab4da78..9dc2f5b213eb97 100644
--- a/install/installer/pkg/components/ws-manager-bridge/deployment.go
+++ b/install/installer/pkg/components/ws-manager-bridge/deployment.go
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func deployment(ctx *common.RenderContext) ([]runtime.Object, error) {
 							},
 							Env: common.CustomizeEnvvar(ctx, Component, common.MergeEnv(
 								common.DefaultEnv(&ctx.Config),
-								common.WorkspaceTracingEnv(ctx),
+								common.WorkspaceTracingEnv(ctx, Component),
 								common.AnalyticsEnv(&ctx.Config),
 								common.MessageBusEnv(&ctx.Config),
 								common.DatabaseEnv(&ctx.Config),
diff --git a/install/installer/pkg/components/ws-manager/deployment.go b/install/installer/pkg/components/ws-manager/deployment.go
index a67e0f48b969e0..ac8a741a1a6de1 100644
--- a/install/installer/pkg/components/ws-manager/deployment.go
+++ b/install/installer/pkg/components/ws-manager/deployment.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func deployment(ctx *common.RenderContext) ([]runtime.Object, error) {
 			},
 			Env: common.CustomizeEnvvar(ctx, Component, common.MergeEnv(
 				common.DefaultEnv(&ctx.Config),
-				common.WorkspaceTracingEnv(ctx),
+				common.WorkspaceTracingEnv(ctx, Component),
 				[]corev1.EnvVar{{Name: "GRPC_GO_RETRY", Value: "on"}},
 			)),
 			VolumeMounts: []corev1.VolumeMount{
diff --git a/install/installer/pkg/components/ws-proxy/deployment.go b/install/installer/pkg/components/ws-proxy/deployment.go
index 4c43ca8e4c9ec4..2b9dcfeb51f6a2 100644
--- a/install/installer/pkg/components/ws-proxy/deployment.go
+++ b/install/installer/pkg/components/ws-proxy/deployment.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func deployment(ctx *common.RenderContext) ([]runtime.Object, error) {
 			},
 			Env: common.CustomizeEnvvar(ctx, Component, common.MergeEnv(
 				common.DefaultEnv(&ctx.Config),
-				common.WorkspaceTracingEnv(ctx),
+				common.WorkspaceTracingEnv(ctx, Component),
 				common.AnalyticsEnv(&ctx.Config),
 			)),
 			ReadinessProbe: &corev1.Probe{
diff --git a/install/installer/pkg/config/v1/config.go b/install/installer/pkg/config/v1/config.go
index 7fa0fa55432258..a124be059252a1 100644
--- a/install/installer/pkg/config/v1/config.go
+++ b/install/installer/pkg/config/v1/config.go
@@ -220,6 +220,9 @@ type Analytics struct {
 type Tracing struct {
 	Endpoint  *string `json:"endpoint,omitempty"`
 	AgentHost *string `json:"agentHost,omitempty"`
+	// Name of the kubernetes secret to use for Jaeger authentication
+	// The secret should contains two definitions: JAEGER_USER and JAEGER_PASSWORD
+	SecretName *string `json:"secretName,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type Database struct {