diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e55578c6..610725f3 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.1.3
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0
+	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp v0.20.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v0.20.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp v0.20.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v0.20.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 430af116..38aabe6f 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ github.com/envoyproxy/protoc-gen-validate v0.1.0/go.mod h1:iSmxcyjqTsJpI2R4NaDN7
 github.com/evanphx/json-patch v4.11.0+incompatible h1:glyUF9yIYtMHzn8xaKw5rMhdWcwsYV8dZHIq5567/xs=
 github.com/evanphx/json-patch v4.11.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:50XU6AFN0ol/bzJsmQLiYLvXMP4fmwYFNcr97nuDLSk=
 github.com/fatih/color v1.7.0/go.mod h1:Zm6kSWBoL9eyXnKyktHP6abPY2pDugNf5KwzbycvMj4=
+github.com/felixge/httpsnoop v1.0.1 h1:lvB5Jl89CsZtGIWuTcDM1E/vkVs49/Ml7JJe07l8SPQ=
+github.com/felixge/httpsnoop v1.0.1/go.mod h1:m8KPJKqk1gH5J9DgRY2ASl2lWCfGKXixSwevea8zH2U=
 github.com/form3tech-oss/jwt-go v3.2.2+incompatible/go.mod h1:pbq4aXjuKjdthFRnoDwaVPLA+WlJuPGy+QneDUgJi2k=
 github.com/form3tech-oss/jwt-go v3.2.3+incompatible/go.mod h1:pbq4aXjuKjdthFRnoDwaVPLA+WlJuPGy+QneDUgJi2k=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.4.7/go.mod h1:jwhsz4b93w/PPRr/qN1Yymfu8t87LnFCMoQvtojpjFo=
@@ -352,6 +354,10 @@ go.opencensus.io v0.21.0/go.mod h1:mSImk1erAIZhrmZN+AvHh14ztQfjbGwt4TtuofqLduU=
 go.opencensus.io v0.22.0/go.mod h1:+kGneAE2xo2IficOXnaByMWTGM9T73dGwxeWcUqIpI8=
 go.opencensus.io v0.22.2/go.mod h1:yxeiOL68Rb0Xd1ddK5vPZ/oVn4vY4Ynel7k9FzqtOIw=
 go.opencensus.io v0.22.3/go.mod h1:yxeiOL68Rb0Xd1ddK5vPZ/oVn4vY4Ynel7k9FzqtOIw=
+go.opentelemetry.io/contrib v0.20.0 h1:ubFQUn0VCZ0gPwIoJfBJVpeBlyRMxu8Mm/huKWYd9p0=
+go.opentelemetry.io/contrib v0.20.0/go.mod h1:G/EtFaa6qaN7+LxqfIAT3GiZa7Wv5DTBUzl5H4LY0Kc=
+go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp v0.20.0 h1:Q3C9yzW6I9jqEc8sawxzxZmY48fs9u220KXq6d5s3XU=
+go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp v0.20.0/go.mod h1:2AboqHi0CiIZU0qwhtUfCYD1GeUzvvIXWNkhDt7ZMG4=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel v0.20.0 h1:eaP0Fqu7SXHwvjiqDq83zImeehOHX8doTvU9AwXON8g=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel v0.20.0/go.mod h1:Y3ugLH2oa81t5QO+Lty+zXf8zC9L26ax4Nzoxm/dooo=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp v0.20.0 h1:PTNgq9MRmQqqJY0REVbZFvwkYOA85vbdQU/nVfxDyqg=
diff --git a/traces/utils.go b/traces/utils.go
index 592f4d9f..5b271fd1 100644
--- a/traces/utils.go
+++ b/traces/utils.go
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ package traces
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"net/http"
 
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlpgrpc"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/propagation"
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	sdktrace "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/trace"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
 
+	"k8s.io/client-go/transport"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 )
 
@@ -52,6 +55,25 @@ func NewProvider(ctx context.Context, baseSampler sdktrace.Sampler, resourceOpts
 	)
 }
 
+// WrapperFor can be used to add tracing to a *rest.Config. Example usage:
+//     tp := traces.NewProvider(...)
+//     config, _ := rest.InClusterConfig()
+//     config.Wrap(traces.WrapperFor(&tp))
+//     kubeclient, _ := clientset.NewForConfig(config)
+func WrapperFor(tp *trace.TracerProvider) transport.WrapperFunc {
+	return func(rt http.RoundTripper) http.RoundTripper {
+		opts := []otelhttp.Option{
+			otelhttp.WithPropagators(Propagators()),
+		}
+		if tp != nil {
+			opts = append(opts, otelhttp.WithTracerProvider(*tp))
+		}
+		// Even if there is no TracerProvider, the otelhttp still handles context propagation.
+		// See https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/tree/main/example/passthrough
+		return otelhttp.NewTransport(rt, opts...)
+	}
+}
+
 // Propagators returns the recommended set of propagators.
 func Propagators() propagation.TextMapPropagator {
 	return propagation.NewCompositeTextMapPropagator(propagation.TraceContext{}, propagation.Baggage{})