diff --git a/apollo-router/src/plugins/connectors/handle_responses.rs b/apollo-router/src/plugins/connectors/handle_responses.rs
index eb1d141562..d7276318e2 100644
--- a/apollo-router/src/plugins/connectors/handle_responses.rs
+++ b/apollo-router/src/plugins/connectors/handle_responses.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use http_body::Body as HttpBody;
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
 use serde_json_bytes::ByteString;
 use serde_json_bytes::Value;
+use tracing::Span;
 
 use crate::error::FetchError;
 use crate::graphql;
@@ -14,6 +15,9 @@ use crate::plugins::connectors::make_requests::ResponseKey;
 use crate::plugins::connectors::make_requests::ResponseTypeName;
 use crate::plugins::connectors::plugin::ConnectorContext;
 use crate::plugins::connectors::plugin::SelectionData;
+use crate::plugins::telemetry::consts::OTEL_STATUS_CODE;
+use crate::plugins::telemetry::consts::OTEL_STATUS_CODE_ERROR;
+use crate::plugins::telemetry::consts::OTEL_STATUS_CODE_OK;
 use crate::services::connect::Response;
 use crate::services::fetch::AddSubgraphNameExt;
 
@@ -67,6 +71,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn handle_responses<T: HttpBody>(
                                     .lock()
                                     .push_invalid_response(debug_request, &parts, body);
                             }
+                            Span::current().record(OTEL_STATUS_CODE, OTEL_STATUS_CODE_ERROR);
                             // TODO this stops processing all responses
                             return Err(InvalidResponseBody(format!(
                                 "couldn't deserialize response body: {e}"
@@ -217,6 +222,15 @@ pub(crate) async fn handle_responses<T: HttpBody>(
         Value::Object(data)
     };
 
+    Span::current().record(
+        OTEL_STATUS_CODE,
+        if errors.is_empty() {
+            OTEL_STATUS_CODE_OK
+        } else {
+            OTEL_STATUS_CODE_ERROR
+        },
+    );
+
     Ok(Response {
         response: http::Response::builder()
             .body(
diff --git a/apollo-router/src/plugins/connectors/tests.rs b/apollo-router/src/plugins/connectors/tests.rs
index fd8e580b72..daa5564ee5 100644
--- a/apollo-router/src/plugins/connectors/tests.rs
+++ b/apollo-router/src/plugins/connectors/tests.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ use wiremock::ResponseTemplate;
 
 use crate::json_ext::ValueExt;
 use crate::plugins::connectors::tracing::CONNECT_SPAN_NAME;
+use crate::plugins::telemetry::consts::OTEL_STATUS_CODE;
 use crate::router_factory::RouterSuperServiceFactory;
 use crate::router_factory::YamlRouterFactory;
 use crate::services::new_service::ServiceFactory;
@@ -722,6 +723,7 @@ async fn test_tracing_connect_span() {
                 .fields()
                 .field("apollo.connector.source.detail")
                 .is_some());
+            assert!(attributes.fields().field(OTEL_STATUS_CODE).is_some());
             Id::from_u64(1)
         } else {
             panic!("unexpected span: {}", attributes.metadata().name());
diff --git a/apollo-router/src/services/connector_service.rs b/apollo-router/src/services/connector_service.rs
index e115c9c2e5..1303afe07e 100644
--- a/apollo-router/src/services/connector_service.rs
+++ b/apollo-router/src/services/connector_service.rs
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ impl tower::Service<ConnectRequest> for ConnectorService {
                 "apollo.connector.source.name" = tracing::field::Empty,
                 "apollo.connector.source.detail" = tracing::field::Empty,
                 "apollo_private.sent_time_offset" = fetch_time_offset,
+                "otel.status_code" = tracing::field::Empty,
             );
             // TODO: apollo.connector.field.alias
             // TODO: apollo.connector.field.return_type