diff --git a/jobs-core/src/actix_job.rs b/jobs-core/src/actix_job.rs
index 56e4f8b..70e6aac 100644
--- a/jobs-core/src/actix_job.rs
+++ b/jobs-core/src/actix_job.rs
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ pub trait ActixJob: Serialize + DeserializeOwned + 'static {
     /// an actor in an actix-based system.
     fn run(self, state: Self::State) -> Self::Future;
 
+    /// Generate a Span that the job will be processed within
+    fn span(&self) -> Option<Span> {
+        None
+    }
+
     /// If this job should not use it's default queue, this can be overridden in
     /// user-code.
     fn queue(&self) -> &str {
@@ -125,6 +130,10 @@ where
         })
     }
 
+    fn span(&self) -> Option<Span> {
+        ActixJob::span(self)
+    }
+
     fn queue(&self) -> &str {
         ActixJob::queue(self)
     }
diff --git a/jobs-core/src/job.rs b/jobs-core/src/job.rs
index 1021f5f..da2b0de 100644
--- a/jobs-core/src/job.rs
+++ b/jobs-core/src/job.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ use chrono::{offset::Utc, DateTime};
 use serde::{de::DeserializeOwned, ser::Serialize};
 use serde_json::Value;
 use std::{future::Future, pin::Pin};
+use tracing::Span;
+use tracing_futures::Instrument;
 
 /// The Job trait defines parameters pertaining to an instance of background job
 ///
@@ -95,6 +97,11 @@ pub trait Job: Serialize + DeserializeOwned + 'static {
     /// an actor in an actix-based system.
     fn run(self, state: Self::State) -> Self::Future;
 
+    /// Generate a Span that the job will be processed within
+    fn span(&self) -> Option<Span> {
+        None
+    }
+
     /// If this job should not use it's default queue, this can be overridden in
     /// user-code.
     fn queue(&self) -> &str {
@@ -159,10 +166,24 @@ pub fn process<J>(
 where
     J: Job,
 {
-    let res = serde_json::from_value::<J>(args).map(move |job| job.run(state));
+    let res = serde_json::from_value::<J>(args).map(move |job| {
+        if let Some(span) = job.span() {
+            let fut = span.in_scope(move || job.run(state));
+
+            (fut, Some(span))
+        } else {
+            (job.run(state), None)
+        }
+    });
 
     Box::pin(async move {
-        res?.await?;
+        let (fut, span) = res?;
+
+        if let Some(span) = span {
+            fut.instrument(span).await?;
+        } else {
+            fut.await?;
+        }
 
         Ok(())
     })