diff --git a/src/karapace/kafka/admin.py b/src/karapace/kafka/admin.py
index fef52ebf5..0455a712c 100644
--- a/src/karapace/kafka/admin.py
+++ b/src/karapace/kafka/admin.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 from collections.abc import Container, Iterable
 from concurrent.futures import Future
-from confluent_kafka import TopicPartition
+from confluent_kafka import TopicCollection, TopicPartition
 from confluent_kafka.admin import (
     AdminClient,
     BrokerMetadata,
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     TopicMetadata,
 )
 from confluent_kafka.error import KafkaException
+from dependency_injector.wiring import inject, Provide
 from karapace.constants import TOPIC_CREATION_TIMEOUT_S
 from karapace.kafka.common import (
     _KafkaConfigMixin,
@@ -27,6 +28,8 @@
     single_futmap_result,
     UnknownTopicOrPartitionError,
 )
+from schema_registry.telemetry.container import TelemetryContainer
+from schema_registry.telemetry.tracer import Tracer
 
 
 class KafkaAdminClient(_KafkaConfigMixin, AdminClient):
@@ -175,3 +178,10 @@ def get_offsets(self, topic: str, partition_id: int) -> dict[str, int]:
         except KafkaException as exc:
             raise_from_kafkaexception(exc)
         return {"beginning_offset": startoffset.offset, "end_offset": endoffset.offset}
+
+    @inject
+    def describe_topics(
+        self, topics: TopicCollection, tracer: Tracer = Provide[TelemetryContainer.tracer]
+    ) -> dict[str, Future]:
+        with tracer.get_tracer().start_as_current_span(tracer.get_name_from_caller_with_class(self, self.describe_topics)):
+            return super().describe_topics(topics)
diff --git a/src/schema_registry/__main__.py b/src/schema_registry/__main__.py
index 20dfc109e..3da295b4d 100644
--- a/src/schema_registry/__main__.py
+++ b/src/schema_registry/__main__.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from schema_registry.telemetry.container import TelemetryContainer
 
 import karapace.coordinator.master_coordinator
+import karapace.kafka.admin
 import karapace.offset_watcher
 import schema_registry.controller
 import schema_registry.factory
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@
             schema_registry.reader,
             karapace.offset_watcher,
             karapace.coordinator.master_coordinator,
+            karapace.kafka.admin,
         ]
     )