diff --git a/block/internal/da/forced_inclusion_retriever.go b/block/internal/da/forced_inclusion_retriever.go
index 7b07b7d5d..9b0ad5529 100644
--- a/block/internal/da/forced_inclusion_retriever.go
+++ b/block/internal/da/forced_inclusion_retriever.go
@@ -16,8 +16,14 @@ import (
 // ErrForceInclusionNotConfigured is returned when the forced inclusion namespace is not configured.
 var ErrForceInclusionNotConfigured = errors.New("forced inclusion namespace not configured")
 
-// ForcedInclusionRetriever handles retrieval of forced inclusion transactions from DA.
-type ForcedInclusionRetriever struct {
+// ForcedInclusionRetriever defines the interface for retrieving forced inclusion transactions from DA.
+type ForcedInclusionRetriever interface {
+	RetrieveForcedIncludedTxs(ctx context.Context, daHeight uint64) (*ForcedInclusionEvent, error)
+	Stop()
+}
+
+// forcedInclusionRetriever handles retrieval of forced inclusion transactions from DA.
+type forcedInclusionRetriever struct {
 	client        Client
 	logger        zerolog.Logger
 	daEpochSize   uint64
@@ -40,7 +46,7 @@ func NewForcedInclusionRetriever(
 	logger zerolog.Logger,
 	cfg config.Config,
 	daStartHeight, daEpochSize uint64,
-) *ForcedInclusionRetriever {
+) ForcedInclusionRetriever {
 	retrieverLogger := logger.With().Str("component", "forced_inclusion_retriever").Logger()
 
 	// Create async block retriever for background prefetching
@@ -54,24 +60,28 @@ func NewForcedInclusionRetriever(
 	)
 	asyncFetcher.Start()
 
-	return &ForcedInclusionRetriever{
+	base := &forcedInclusionRetriever{
 		client:        client,
 		logger:        retrieverLogger,
 		daStartHeight: daStartHeight,
 		daEpochSize:   daEpochSize,
 		asyncFetcher:  asyncFetcher,
 	}
+	if cfg.Instrumentation.IsTracingEnabled() {
+		return withTracingForcedInclusionRetriever(base)
+	}
+	return base
 }
 
 // Stop stops the background prefetcher.
-func (r *ForcedInclusionRetriever) Stop() {
+func (r *forcedInclusionRetriever) Stop() {
 	r.asyncFetcher.Stop()
 }
 
 // RetrieveForcedIncludedTxs retrieves forced inclusion transactions at the given DA height.
 // It respects epoch boundaries and only fetches at epoch end.
 // It tries to get blocks from the async fetcher cache first, then falls back to sync fetching.
-func (r *ForcedInclusionRetriever) RetrieveForcedIncludedTxs(ctx context.Context, daHeight uint64) (*ForcedInclusionEvent, error) {
+func (r *forcedInclusionRetriever) RetrieveForcedIncludedTxs(ctx context.Context, daHeight uint64) (*ForcedInclusionEvent, error) {
 	// when daStartHeight is not set or no namespace is configured, we retrieve nothing.
 	if !r.client.HasForcedInclusionNamespace() {
 		return nil, ErrForceInclusionNotConfigured
diff --git a/block/internal/da/forced_inclusion_tracing.go b/block/internal/da/forced_inclusion_tracing.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7e777161f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/block/internal/da/forced_inclusion_tracing.go
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package da
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/codes"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
+)
+
+var _ ForcedInclusionRetriever = (*tracedForcedInclusionRetriever)(nil)
+
+type tracedForcedInclusionRetriever struct {
+	inner  ForcedInclusionRetriever
+	tracer trace.Tracer
+}
+
+func withTracingForcedInclusionRetriever(inner ForcedInclusionRetriever) ForcedInclusionRetriever {
+	return &tracedForcedInclusionRetriever{
+		inner:  inner,
+		tracer: otel.Tracer("ev-node/forced-inclusion"),
+	}
+}
+
+func (t *tracedForcedInclusionRetriever) RetrieveForcedIncludedTxs(ctx context.Context, daHeight uint64) (*ForcedInclusionEvent, error) {
+	ctx, span := t.tracer.Start(ctx, "ForcedInclusionRetriever.RetrieveForcedIncludedTxs",
+		trace.WithAttributes(
+			attribute.Int64("da.height", int64(daHeight)),
+		),
+	)
+	defer span.End()
+
+	event, err := t.inner.RetrieveForcedIncludedTxs(ctx, daHeight)
+	if err != nil {
+		span.RecordError(err)
+		span.SetStatus(codes.Error, err.Error())
+		return event, err
+	}
+
+	if event != nil {
+		span.SetAttributes(
+			attribute.Int64("event.start_da_height", int64(event.StartDaHeight)),
+			attribute.Int64("event.end_da_height", int64(event.EndDaHeight)),
+			attribute.Int("event.tx_count", len(event.Txs)),
+		)
+	}
+
+	return event, nil
+}
+
+func (t *tracedForcedInclusionRetriever) Stop() {
+	t.inner.Stop()
+}
diff --git a/block/internal/syncing/syncer.go b/block/internal/syncing/syncer.go
index 6365c548b..ede86c9a2 100644
--- a/block/internal/syncing/syncer.go
+++ b/block/internal/syncing/syncer.go
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ type Syncer struct {
 
 	// Handlers
 	daRetriever DARetriever
-	fiRetriever *da.ForcedInclusionRetriever
+	fiRetriever da.ForcedInclusionRetriever
 	p2pHandler  p2pHandler
 
 	// Forced inclusion tracking
diff --git a/block/public.go b/block/public.go
index 54bba68c7..f8586eebc 100644
--- a/block/public.go
+++ b/block/public.go
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ type ForcedInclusionRetriever interface {
 
 // NewForcedInclusionRetriever creates a new forced inclusion retriever.
 // It internally creates and manages an AsyncBlockRetriever for background prefetching.
+// Tracing is automatically enabled when configured.
 func NewForcedInclusionRetriever(
 	client DAClient,
 	cfg config.Config,