diff --git a/dataplane-globalpolicy-template/global-policies-plugins.yaml b/dataplane-globalpolicy-template/global-policies-plugins.yaml
index f6f516e..649f1e8 100644
--- a/dataplane-globalpolicy-template/global-policies-plugins.yaml
+++ b/dataplane-globalpolicy-template/global-policies-plugins.yaml
@@ -103,3 +103,17 @@ config:
     service.name: ${NAME}
   sampling_rate: 1
   http_response_header_for_traceid: X-Trace-Id
+  # Without this block every hop starts its own trace: a single end-to-end
+  # transaction shows up in Tempo as a dozen unrelated traces, one per service.
+  # `extract` is what makes the gateway continue the caller's trace instead of
+  # opening a new one, and `inject` is what carries it to the upstream so the
+  # backend can continue it in turn.
+  propagation:
+    extract:
+      - w3c
+      - b3
+      - jaeger
+    inject:
+      - w3c
+    default_format: w3c
+    clear: []