diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/middleware/authenticated.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/middleware/authenticated.ts
index 16f658b90a..8885e5c996 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/middleware/authenticated.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/middleware/authenticated.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import * as identity from "../context/identity"
 import env from "../environment"
 import { Ctx, EndpointMatcher, SessionCookie } from "@budibase/types"
 import { InvalidAPIKeyError, ErrorCode } from "../errors"
+import tracer from "dd-trace"
 
 const ONE_MINUTE = env.SESSION_UPDATE_PERIOD
   ? parseInt(env.SESSION_UPDATE_PERIOD)
@@ -166,6 +167,19 @@ export default function (
       if (!authenticated) {
         authenticated = false
       }
+
+      if (user) {
+        tracer.setUser({
+          id: user?.id,
+          tenantId: user?.tenantId,
+          admin: user?.admin,
+          builder: user?.builder,
+          budibaseAccess: user?.budibaseAccess,
+          status: user?.status,
+          roles: user?.roles,
+        })
+      }
+
       // isAuthenticated is a function, so use a variable to be able to check authed state
       finalise(ctx, { authenticated, user, internal, version, publicEndpoint })