diff --git a/python/semantic_kernel/utils/telemetry/agent_diagnostics/decorators.py b/python/semantic_kernel/utils/telemetry/agent_diagnostics/decorators.py
index 91e5f28197f4..5eef5a53bf85 100644
--- a/python/semantic_kernel/utils/telemetry/agent_diagnostics/decorators.py
+++ b/python/semantic_kernel/utils/telemetry/agent_diagnostics/decorators.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from opentelemetry.trace import get_tracer
 
 from semantic_kernel.utils.experimental_decorator import experimental_function
+from semantic_kernel.utils.telemetry.agent_diagnostics import gen_ai_attributes
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from semantic_kernel.agents.agent import Agent
@@ -19,12 +20,22 @@
 @experimental_function
 def trace_agent_invocation(invoke_func: Callable) -> Callable:
     """Decorator to trace agent invocation."""
+    OPERATION_NAME = "invoke_agent"
 
     @functools.wraps(invoke_func)
     async def wrapper_decorator(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> AsyncIterable:
         agent: "Agent" = args[0]
 
-        with tracer.start_as_current_span(agent.name):
+        with tracer.start_as_current_span(f"{OPERATION_NAME} {agent.name}") as span:
+            span.set_attributes({
+                gen_ai_attributes.OPERATION: OPERATION_NAME,
+                gen_ai_attributes.AGENT_ID: agent.id,
+                gen_ai_attributes.AGENT_NAME: agent.name,
+            })
+
+            if agent.description:
+                span.set_attribute(gen_ai_attributes.AGENT_DESCRIPTION, agent.description)
+
             async for response in invoke_func(*args, **kwargs):
                 yield response
 
diff --git a/python/semantic_kernel/utils/telemetry/agent_diagnostics/gen_ai_attributes.py b/python/semantic_kernel/utils/telemetry/agent_diagnostics/gen_ai_attributes.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..09062516c9ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/semantic_kernel/utils/telemetry/agent_diagnostics/gen_ai_attributes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
+
+# Constants for tracing agent activities with semantic conventions.
+# Ideally, we should use the attributes from the semcov package.
+# However, many of the attributes are not yet available in the package,
+# so we define them here for now.
+
+# Activity tags
+OPERATION = "gen_ai.operation.name"
+AGENT_ID = "gen_ai.agent.id"
+AGENT_NAME = "gen_ai.agent.name"
+AGENT_DESCRIPTION = "gen_ai.agent.description"
diff --git a/python/tests/unit/utils/agent_diagnostics/test_trace_chat_completion_agent.py b/python/tests/unit/utils/agent_diagnostics/test_trace_chat_completion_agent.py
index 3c1df16efa14..f222e51227a3 100644
--- a/python/tests/unit/utils/agent_diagnostics/test_trace_chat_completion_agent.py
+++ b/python/tests/unit/utils/agent_diagnostics/test_trace_chat_completion_agent.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ async def test_chat_completion_agent_invoke(mock_tracer, chat_history):
         async for _ in chat_completion_agent.invoke(chat_history):
             pass
     # Assert
-    mock_tracer.start_as_current_span.assert_called_once_with(chat_completion_agent.name)
+    mock_tracer.start_as_current_span.assert_called_once_with(f"invoke_agent {chat_completion_agent.name}")
 
 
 @patch("semantic_kernel.utils.telemetry.agent_diagnostics.decorators.tracer")
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ async def test_chat_completion_agent_invoke_stream(mock_tracer, chat_history):
         async for _ in chat_completion_agent.invoke_stream(chat_history):
             pass
     # Assert
-    mock_tracer.start_as_current_span.assert_called_once_with(chat_completion_agent.name)
+    mock_tracer.start_as_current_span.assert_called_once_with(f"invoke_agent {chat_completion_agent.name}")
diff --git a/python/tests/unit/utils/agent_diagnostics/test_trace_open_ai_assistant_agent.py b/python/tests/unit/utils/agent_diagnostics/test_trace_open_ai_assistant_agent.py
index d4a7ae6134ef..4883b9c2a55c 100644
--- a/python/tests/unit/utils/agent_diagnostics/test_trace_open_ai_assistant_agent.py
+++ b/python/tests/unit/utils/agent_diagnostics/test_trace_open_ai_assistant_agent.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ async def test_open_ai_assistant_agent_invoke(mock_tracer, chat_history, openai_
         async for _ in open_ai_assistant_agent.invoke(chat_history):
             pass
     # Assert
-    mock_tracer.start_as_current_span.assert_called_once_with(open_ai_assistant_agent.name)
+    mock_tracer.start_as_current_span.assert_called_once_with(f"invoke_agent {open_ai_assistant_agent.name}")
 
 
 @patch("semantic_kernel.utils.telemetry.agent_diagnostics.decorators.tracer")
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ async def test_open_ai_assistant_agent_invoke_stream(mock_tracer, chat_history,
         async for _ in open_ai_assistant_agent.invoke_stream(chat_history):
             pass
     # Assert
-    mock_tracer.start_as_current_span.assert_called_once_with(open_ai_assistant_agent.name)
+    mock_tracer.start_as_current_span.assert_called_once_with(f"invoke_agent {open_ai_assistant_agent.name}")