diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/tracing_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/tracing_types.go
index 1b8b55edc47..b7be478de15 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/tracing_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/tracing_types.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ type ProxyTracing struct {
 	// If provider is kubernetes, pod name and namespace are added by default.
 	CustomTags map[string]CustomTag `json:"customTags,omitempty"`
 	// Provider defines the tracing provider.
-	// Only OpenTelemetry is supported currently.
 	Provider TracingProvider `json:"provider"`
 }
 
@@ -26,6 +25,7 @@ type TracingProviderType string
 
 const (
 	TracingProviderTypeOpenTelemetry TracingProviderType = "OpenTelemetry"
+	TracingProviderTypeZipkin        TracingProviderType = "Zipkin"
 )
 
 // TracingProvider defines the tracing provider configuration.
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ const (
 // +kubebuilder:validation:XValidation:message="host or backendRefs needs to be set",rule="has(self.host) || self.backendRefs.size() > 0"
 type TracingProvider struct {
 	// Type defines the tracing provider type.
-	// EG currently only supports OpenTelemetry.
-	// +kubebuilder:validation:Enum=OpenTelemetry
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Enum=OpenTelemetry;Zipkin
 	// +kubebuilder:default=OpenTelemetry
 	Type TracingProviderType `json:"type"`
 	// Host define the provider service hostname.
@@ -58,6 +57,9 @@ type TracingProvider struct {
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:XValidation:message="only support Service kind.",rule="self.all(f, f.kind == 'Service')"
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:XValidation:message="BackendRefs only supports Core group.",rule="self.all(f, f.group == '')"
 	BackendRefs []BackendRef `json:"backendRefs,omitempty"`
+	// Zipkin defines the Zipkin tracing provider configuration
+	// +optional
+	Zipkin *ZipkinTracingProvider `json:"zipkin,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type CustomTagType string
@@ -114,3 +116,16 @@ type RequestHeaderCustomTag struct {
 	// +optional
 	DefaultValue *string `json:"defaultValue,omitempty"`
 }
+
+// ZipkinTracingProvider defines the Zipkin tracing provider configuration.
+type ZipkinTracingProvider struct {
+	// Enable128BitTraceID determines whether a 128bit trace id will be used
+	// when creating a new trace instance. If set to false, a 64bit trace
+	// id will be used.
+	// +optional
+	Enable128BitTraceID *bool `json:"enable128BitTraceId,omitempty"`
+	// DisableSharedSpanContext determines whether the default Envoy behaviour of
+	// client and server spans sharing the same span context should be disabled.
+	// +optional
+	DisableSharedSpanContext *bool `json:"disableSharedSpanContext,omitempty"`
+}
diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index 1c3ae25c430..e1442dd636a 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -4725,6 +4725,11 @@ func (in *TracingProvider) DeepCopyInto(out *TracingProvider) {
 			(*in)[i].DeepCopyInto(&(*out)[i])
 		}
 	}
+	if in.Zipkin != nil {
+		in, out := &in.Zipkin, &out.Zipkin
+		*out = new(ZipkinTracingProvider)
+		(*in).DeepCopyInto(*out)
+	}
 }
 
 // DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new TracingProvider.
@@ -4877,3 +4882,28 @@ func (in *XForwardedForSettings) DeepCopy() *XForwardedForSettings {
 	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
 	return out
 }
+
+// DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
+func (in *ZipkinTracingProvider) DeepCopyInto(out *ZipkinTracingProvider) {
+	*out = *in
+	if in.Enable128BitTraceID != nil {
+		in, out := &in.Enable128BitTraceID, &out.Enable128BitTraceID
+		*out = new(bool)
+		**out = **in
+	}
+	if in.DisableSharedSpanContext != nil {
+		in, out := &in.DisableSharedSpanContext, &out.DisableSharedSpanContext
+		*out = new(bool)
+		**out = **in
+	}
+}
+
+// DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new ZipkinTracingProvider.
+func (in *ZipkinTracingProvider) DeepCopy() *ZipkinTracingProvider {
+	if in == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := new(ZipkinTracingProvider)
+	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
+	return out
+}
diff --git a/charts/gateway-helm/crds/generated/gateway.envoyproxy.io_envoyproxies.yaml b/charts/gateway-helm/crds/generated/gateway.envoyproxy.io_envoyproxies.yaml
index 2da9760560f..f40ff9b0e96 100644
--- a/charts/gateway-helm/crds/generated/gateway.envoyproxy.io_envoyproxies.yaml
+++ b/charts/gateway-helm/crds/generated/gateway.envoyproxy.io_envoyproxies.yaml
@@ -10864,9 +10864,7 @@ spec:
                           If provider is kubernetes, pod name and namespace are added by default.
                         type: object
                       provider:
-                        description: |-
-                          Provider defines the tracing provider.
-                          Only OpenTelemetry is supported currently.
+                        description: Provider defines the tracing provider.
                         properties:
                           backendRefs:
                             description: |-
@@ -10972,12 +10970,27 @@ spec:
                             type: integer
                           type:
                             default: OpenTelemetry
-                            description: |-
-                              Type defines the tracing provider type.
-                              EG currently only supports OpenTelemetry.
+                            description: Type defines the tracing provider type.
                             enum:
                             - OpenTelemetry
+                            - Zipkin
                             type: string
+                          zipkin:
+                            description: Zipkin defines the Zipkin tracing provider
+                              configuration
+                            properties:
+                              disableSharedSpanContext:
+                                description: |-
+                                  DisableSharedSpanContext determines whether the default Envoy behaviour of
+                                  client and server spans sharing the same span context should be disabled.
+                                type: boolean
+                              enable128BitTraceId:
+                                description: |-
+                                  Enable128BitTraceID determines whether a 128bit trace id will be used
+                                  when creating a new trace instance. If set to false, a 64bit trace
+                                  id will be used.
+                                type: boolean
+                            type: object
                         required:
                         - type
                         type: object
diff --git a/site/content/en/latest/api/extension_types.md b/site/content/en/latest/api/extension_types.md
index 57b24c2b5b9..258d99f27fe 100644
--- a/site/content/en/latest/api/extension_types.md
+++ b/site/content/en/latest/api/extension_types.md
@@ -2910,7 +2910,7 @@ _Appears in:_
 | ---   | ---  | ---      | ---         |
 | `samplingRate` | _integer_ |  false  | SamplingRate controls the rate at which traffic will be<br />selected for tracing if no prior sampling decision has been made.<br />Defaults to 100, valid values [0-100]. 100 indicates 100% sampling. |
 | `customTags` | _object (keys:string, values:[CustomTag](#customtag))_ |  true  | CustomTags defines the custom tags to add to each span.<br />If provider is kubernetes, pod name and namespace are added by default. |
-| `provider` | _[TracingProvider](#tracingprovider)_ |  true  | Provider defines the tracing provider.<br />Only OpenTelemetry is supported currently. |
+| `provider` | _[TracingProvider](#tracingprovider)_ |  true  | Provider defines the tracing provider. |
 
 
 #### RateLimit
@@ -3564,10 +3564,11 @@ _Appears in:_
 
 | Field | Type | Required | Description |
 | ---   | ---  | ---      | ---         |
-| `type` | _[TracingProviderType](#tracingprovidertype)_ |  true  | Type defines the tracing provider type.<br />EG currently only supports OpenTelemetry. |
+| `type` | _[TracingProviderType](#tracingprovidertype)_ |  true  | Type defines the tracing provider type. |
 | `host` | _string_ |  false  | Host define the provider service hostname.<br />Deprecated: Use BackendRefs instead. |
 | `port` | _integer_ |  false  | Port defines the port the provider service is exposed on.<br />Deprecated: Use BackendRefs instead. |
 | `backendRefs` | _[BackendRef](#backendref) array_ |  false  | BackendRefs references a Kubernetes object that represents the<br />backend server to which the trace will be sent.<br />Only Service kind is supported for now. |
+| `zipkin` | _[ZipkinTracingProvider](#zipkintracingprovider)_ |  false  | Zipkin defines the Zipkin tracing provider configuration |
 
 
 #### TracingProviderType
@@ -3583,6 +3584,7 @@ _Appears in:_
 | ----- | ----------- |
 | `OpenTelemetry` |  | 
 | `OpenTelemetry` |  | 
+| `Zipkin` |  | 
 
 
 #### TriggerEnum
@@ -3795,3 +3797,18 @@ _Appears in:_
 | `numTrustedHops` | _integer_ |  false  | NumTrustedHops controls the number of additional ingress proxy hops from the right side of XFF HTTP<br />headers to trust when determining the origin client's IP address.<br />Refer to https://www.envoyproxy.io/docs/envoy/latest/configuration/http/http_conn_man/headers#x-forwarded-for<br />for more details. |
 
 
+#### ZipkinTracingProvider
+
+
+
+ZipkinTracingProvider defines the Zipkin tracing provider configuration.
+
+_Appears in:_
+- [TracingProvider](#tracingprovider)
+
+| Field | Type | Required | Description |
+| ---   | ---  | ---      | ---         |
+| `enable128BitTraceId` | _boolean_ |  false  | Enable128BitTraceID determines whether a 128bit trace id will be used<br />when creating a new trace instance. If set to false, a 64bit trace<br />id will be used. |
+| `disableSharedSpanContext` | _boolean_ |  false  | DisableSharedSpanContext determines whether the default Envoy behaviour of<br />client and server spans sharing the same span context should be disabled. |
+
+
diff --git a/site/content/zh/latest/api/extension_types.md b/site/content/zh/latest/api/extension_types.md
index 57b24c2b5b9..258d99f27fe 100644
--- a/site/content/zh/latest/api/extension_types.md
+++ b/site/content/zh/latest/api/extension_types.md
@@ -2910,7 +2910,7 @@ _Appears in:_
 | ---   | ---  | ---      | ---         |
 | `samplingRate` | _integer_ |  false  | SamplingRate controls the rate at which traffic will be<br />selected for tracing if no prior sampling decision has been made.<br />Defaults to 100, valid values [0-100]. 100 indicates 100% sampling. |
 | `customTags` | _object (keys:string, values:[CustomTag](#customtag))_ |  true  | CustomTags defines the custom tags to add to each span.<br />If provider is kubernetes, pod name and namespace are added by default. |
-| `provider` | _[TracingProvider](#tracingprovider)_ |  true  | Provider defines the tracing provider.<br />Only OpenTelemetry is supported currently. |
+| `provider` | _[TracingProvider](#tracingprovider)_ |  true  | Provider defines the tracing provider. |
 
 
 #### RateLimit
@@ -3564,10 +3564,11 @@ _Appears in:_
 
 | Field | Type | Required | Description |
 | ---   | ---  | ---      | ---         |
-| `type` | _[TracingProviderType](#tracingprovidertype)_ |  true  | Type defines the tracing provider type.<br />EG currently only supports OpenTelemetry. |
+| `type` | _[TracingProviderType](#tracingprovidertype)_ |  true  | Type defines the tracing provider type. |
 | `host` | _string_ |  false  | Host define the provider service hostname.<br />Deprecated: Use BackendRefs instead. |
 | `port` | _integer_ |  false  | Port defines the port the provider service is exposed on.<br />Deprecated: Use BackendRefs instead. |
 | `backendRefs` | _[BackendRef](#backendref) array_ |  false  | BackendRefs references a Kubernetes object that represents the<br />backend server to which the trace will be sent.<br />Only Service kind is supported for now. |
+| `zipkin` | _[ZipkinTracingProvider](#zipkintracingprovider)_ |  false  | Zipkin defines the Zipkin tracing provider configuration |
 
 
 #### TracingProviderType
@@ -3583,6 +3584,7 @@ _Appears in:_
 | ----- | ----------- |
 | `OpenTelemetry` |  | 
 | `OpenTelemetry` |  | 
+| `Zipkin` |  | 
 
 
 #### TriggerEnum
@@ -3795,3 +3797,18 @@ _Appears in:_
 | `numTrustedHops` | _integer_ |  false  | NumTrustedHops controls the number of additional ingress proxy hops from the right side of XFF HTTP<br />headers to trust when determining the origin client's IP address.<br />Refer to https://www.envoyproxy.io/docs/envoy/latest/configuration/http/http_conn_man/headers#x-forwarded-for<br />for more details. |
 
 
+#### ZipkinTracingProvider
+
+
+
+ZipkinTracingProvider defines the Zipkin tracing provider configuration.
+
+_Appears in:_
+- [TracingProvider](#tracingprovider)
+
+| Field | Type | Required | Description |
+| ---   | ---  | ---      | ---         |
+| `enable128BitTraceId` | _boolean_ |  false  | Enable128BitTraceID determines whether a 128bit trace id will be used<br />when creating a new trace instance. If set to false, a 64bit trace<br />id will be used. |
+| `disableSharedSpanContext` | _boolean_ |  false  | DisableSharedSpanContext determines whether the default Envoy behaviour of<br />client and server spans sharing the same span context should be disabled. |
+
+