diff --git a/cmd/test_load.go b/cmd/test_load.go
index 6dd1d6b66651..61080953aea4 100644
--- a/cmd/test_load.go
+++ b/cmd/test_load.go
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ func loadTest(gs *state.GlobalState, cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (*loaded
 		Registry:       registry,
 		BuiltinMetrics: metrics.RegisterBuiltinMetrics(registry),
 		Events:         gs.Events,
+		TracerProvider: gs.TracerProvider,
 		LookupEnv: func(key string) (string, bool) {
 			val, ok := gs.Env[key]
 			return val, ok
diff --git a/js/bundle.go b/js/bundle.go
index 0f6943397225..d0e0f3daefc8 100644
--- a/js/bundle.go
+++ b/js/bundle.go
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ func newBundle(
 			global: piState.Events,
 			local:  event.NewEventSystem(100, piState.Logger),
 		},
+		tracerProvider: piState.TracerProvider,
 	}
 	vuImpl.eventLoop = eventloop.New(vuImpl)
 	exports, err := bundle.instantiate(vuImpl, 0)
@@ -237,6 +238,7 @@ func (b *Bundle) Instantiate(ctx context.Context, vuID uint64) (*BundleInstance,
 			global: b.preInitState.Events,
 			local:  event.NewEventSystem(100, b.preInitState.Logger),
 		},
+		tracerProvider: b.preInitState.TracerProvider,
 	}
 	vuImpl.eventLoop = eventloop.New(vuImpl)
 	exports, err := b.instantiate(vuImpl, vuID)
diff --git a/lib/test_state.go b/lib/test_state.go
index 370b12103ccc..1067961f1c2a 100644
--- a/lib/test_state.go
+++ b/lib/test_state.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"go.k6.io/k6/event"
+	"go.k6.io/k6/lib/trace"
 	"go.k6.io/k6/metrics"
 )
 
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ type TestPreInitState struct {
 	Registry       *metrics.Registry
 	BuiltinMetrics *metrics.BuiltinMetrics
 	Events         *event.System
+	TracerProvider *trace.TracerProvider
 	KeyLogger      io.Writer
 	LookupEnv      func(key string) (val string, ok bool)
 	Logger         logrus.FieldLogger