diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index bac4b2b..6b5b4bc 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-logr/stdr v1.2.2 // indirect
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.19.1 // indirect
+	github.com/jinzhu/inflection v1.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/jinzhu/now v1.1.5 // indirect
 	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.8 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 // indirect
@@ -37,4 +39,5 @@ require (
 	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20240401170217-c3f982113cda // indirect
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.63.2 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.33.0 // indirect
+	gorm.io/gorm v1.25.11 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 2124972..27ef01b 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
 github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.19.1 h1:/c3QmbOGMGTOumP2iT/rCwB7b0QDGLKzqOmktBjT+Is=
 github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.19.1/go.mod h1:5SN9VR2LTsRFsrEC6FHgRbTWrTHu6tqPeKxEQv15giM=
+github.com/jinzhu/inflection v1.0.0 h1:K317FqzuhWc8YvSVlFMCCUb36O/S9MCKRDI7QkRKD/E=
+github.com/jinzhu/inflection v1.0.0/go.mod h1:h+uFLlag+Qp1Va5pdKtLDYj+kHp5pxUVkryuEj+Srlc=
+github.com/jinzhu/now v1.1.5 h1:/o9tlHleP7gOFmsnYNz3RGnqzefHA47wQpKrrdTIwXQ=
+github.com/jinzhu/now v1.1.5/go.mod h1:d3SSVoowX0Lcu0IBviAWJpolVfI5UJVZZ7cO71lE/z8=
 github.com/klauspost/compress v1.15.0/go.mod h1:/3/Vjq9QcHkK5uEr5lBEmyoZ1iFhe47etQ6QUkpK6sk=
 github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.8 h1:YcnTYrq7MikUT7k0Yb5eceMmALQPYBW/Xltxn0NAMnU=
 github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.8/go.mod h1:Di0epgTjJY877eYKx5yC51cX2A2Vl2ibi7bDH9ttBbw=
@@ -104,3 +108,5 @@ gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
+gorm.io/gorm v1.25.11 h1:/Wfyg1B/je1hnDx3sMkX+gAlxrlZpn6X0BXRlwXlvHg=
+gorm.io/gorm v1.25.11/go.mod h1:xh7N7RHfYlNc5EmcI/El95gXusucDrQnHXe0+CgWcLQ=
diff --git a/pkg/attr/attr.go b/pkg/attr/attr.go
index b17cffb..a4090c5 100644
--- a/pkg/attr/attr.go
+++ b/pkg/attr/attr.go
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ const (
 	ServiceLayerKey            = attribute.Key("service.layer")
 	ServiceLayerNameKey        = attribute.Key("service.layer_name")
 	DBExecutionTimeMsKey       = attribute.Key("db.execution_time_ms")
+	DBRowsAffectedKey          = attribute.Key("db.rows_affected")
 )
 
 type ServiceArchitectureLayer string
@@ -266,3 +267,10 @@ func DBExecutionTimeMs(duration time.Duration) attribute.KeyValue {
 		Value: attribute.Int64Value(duration.Milliseconds()),
 	}
 }
+
+func DBRowsAffected(rows int64) attribute.KeyValue {
+	return attribute.KeyValue{
+		Key:   DBRowsAffectedKey,
+		Value: attribute.Int64Value(rows),
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/gorm_tracing/middleware.go b/pkg/gorm_tracing/middleware.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..083e6d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/gorm_tracing/middleware.go
@@ -0,0 +1,277 @@
+package gorm_tracing
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"git.ma-al.com/maal-libraries/observer/pkg/attr"
+	"git.ma-al.com/maal-libraries/observer/pkg/event"
+	"git.ma-al.com/maal-libraries/observer/pkg/level"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
+	semconv "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/semconv/v1.25.0"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
+	"gorm.io/gorm"
+)
+
+type Option func(p *gormPlugin)
+
+func defaultSqlQueryFormatter(query string) string {
+	return strings.Join(strings.Fields(strings.TrimSpace(query)), " ")
+}
+
+// WithEveryStatementAsEvent configures the plugin to log all statements as distinct events, not just errors and warnings.
+func WithEveryStatementAsEvent() Option {
+	return func(p *gormPlugin) {
+		p.everyStatementAsEvent = true
+	}
+}
+
+// WithSlowQueryDuration configures the duration at which the query will be considered slow an logged with warning.
+func WithSlowQueryDuration(duration time.Duration) Option {
+	return func(p *gormPlugin) {
+		p.slowQueryDuration = duration
+	}
+}
+
+// WithTracerProvider configures a tracer provider that is used to create a tracer.
+func WithTracerProvider(provider trace.TracerProvider) Option {
+	return func(p *gormPlugin) {
+		p.provider = provider
+	}
+}
+
+// WithAttributes configures attributes that are used to create a span.
+func WithAttributes(attrs ...attribute.KeyValue) Option {
+	return func(p *gormPlugin) {
+		p.attrs = append(p.attrs, attrs...)
+	}
+}
+
+// WithDBName configures a db.name attribute.
+func WithDBName(name string) Option {
+	return func(p *gormPlugin) {
+		p.attrs = append(p.attrs, semconv.DBNameKey.String(name))
+	}
+}
+
+// WithoutQueryVariables configures the db.statement attribute to exclude query variables
+func WithoutQueryVariables() Option {
+	return func(p *gormPlugin) {
+		p.excludeQueryVars = true
+	}
+}
+
+// WithQueryFormatter configures a query formatter
+func WithQueryFormatter(queryFormatter func(query string) string) Option {
+	return func(p *gormPlugin) {
+		p.queryFormatter = queryFormatter
+	}
+}
+
+// WithDefaultQueryFormatter adds a simple formatter that trims any excess whitespaces from the query
+func WithDefaultQueryFormatter() Option {
+	return func(p *gormPlugin) {
+		p.queryFormatter = defaultSqlQueryFormatter
+	}
+}
+
+type gormPlugin struct {
+	provider              trace.TracerProvider
+	tracer                trace.Tracer
+	attrs                 []attribute.KeyValue
+	excludeQueryVars      bool
+	queryFormatter        func(query string) string
+	slowQueryDuration     time.Duration
+	everyStatementAsEvent bool
+}
+
+// Overrides and sets some options with recommended defaults
+func DefaultGormPlugin(opts ...Option) gorm.Plugin {
+	p := &gormPlugin{}
+	for _, opt := range opts {
+		opt(p)
+	}
+	WithDefaultQueryFormatter()(p)
+	WithoutQueryVariables()(p)
+	WithEveryStatementAsEvent()(p)
+	p.provider = otel.GetTracerProvider()
+	return p
+}
+
+func NewGormPlugin(opts ...Option) gorm.Plugin {
+	p := &gormPlugin{}
+	for _, opt := range opts {
+		opt(p)
+	}
+
+	if p.provider == nil {
+		p.provider = otel.GetTracerProvider()
+	}
+	p.tracer = p.provider.Tracer("git.ma-al.com/maal-libraries/observer/pkg/gorm_tracing")
+
+	return p
+}
+
+func (p gormPlugin) Name() string {
+	return "observerGorm"
+}
+
+type gormHookFunc func(tx *gorm.DB)
+
+type gormRegister interface {
+	Register(name string, fn func(*gorm.DB)) error
+}
+
+func (p gormPlugin) Initialize(db *gorm.DB) (err error) {
+	cb := db.Callback()
+	hooks := []struct {
+		callback gormRegister
+		hook     gormHookFunc
+		name     string
+	}{
+		{cb.Create().Before("gorm:create"), p.before("gorm.Create"), "before:create"},
+		{cb.Create().After("gorm:create"), p.after(), "after:create"},
+
+		{cb.Query().Before("gorm:query"), p.before("gorm.Query"), "before:select"},
+		{cb.Query().After("gorm:query"), p.after(), "after:select"},
+
+		{cb.Delete().Before("gorm:delete"), p.before("gorm.Delete"), "before:delete"},
+		{cb.Delete().After("gorm:delete"), p.after(), "after:delete"},
+
+		{cb.Update().Before("gorm:update"), p.before("gorm.Update"), "before:update"},
+		{cb.Update().After("gorm:update"), p.after(), "after:update"},
+
+		{cb.Row().Before("gorm:row"), p.before("gorm.Row"), "before:row"},
+		{cb.Row().After("gorm:row"), p.after(), "after:row"},
+
+		{cb.Raw().Before("gorm:raw"), p.before("gorm.Raw"), "before:raw"},
+		{cb.Raw().After("gorm:raw"), p.after(), "after:raw"},
+	}
+
+	var firstErr error
+
+	for _, h := range hooks {
+		if err := h.callback.Register("observer:"+h.name, h.hook); err != nil && firstErr == nil {
+			firstErr = fmt.Errorf("callback register %s failed: %w", h.name, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return firstErr
+}
+
+func (p *gormPlugin) before(spanName string) gormHookFunc {
+	return func(tx *gorm.DB) {
+		ctx := tx.Statement.Context
+
+		tx.Statement.Set("observer:statement_start", time.Now())
+		tx.Statement.Context, _ = p.tracer.Start(ctx, spanName, trace.WithSpanKind(trace.SpanKindClient))
+	}
+}
+
+func (p *gormPlugin) after() gormHookFunc {
+	return func(tx *gorm.DB) {
+		span := trace.SpanFromContext(tx.Statement.Context)
+		if !span.IsRecording() {
+			return
+		}
+		defer span.End()
+
+		attrs := make([]attribute.KeyValue, 0, len(p.attrs)+4)
+		attrs = append(attrs, p.attrs...)
+
+		if sys := dbSystem(tx); sys.Valid() {
+			attrs = append(attrs, sys)
+		}
+
+		vars := tx.Statement.Vars
+		if p.excludeQueryVars {
+			// Replace query variables with '?' to mask them
+			vars = make([]interface{}, len(tx.Statement.Vars))
+
+			for i := 0; i < len(vars); i++ {
+				vars[i] = "?"
+			}
+		}
+
+		query := tx.Dialector.Explain(tx.Statement.SQL.String(), vars...)
+
+		attrs = append(attrs, semconv.DBStatementKey.String(p.formatQuery(query)))
+		if tx.Statement.Table != "" {
+			attrs = append(attrs, semconv.DBSQLTableKey.String(tx.Statement.Table))
+		}
+		if tx.Statement.RowsAffected != -1 {
+			attrs = append(attrs, attr.DBRowsAffected(tx.Statement.RowsAffected))
+		}
+
+		slowQuery := false
+		if statementStart, ok := tx.Statement.Get("observer:statement_start"); ok {
+			start := statementStart.(time.Time)
+			duration := time.Now().Sub(start)
+
+			attrs = append(attrs, attr.DBExecutionTimeMs(duration))
+
+			if p.slowQueryDuration != time.Duration(0) {
+				if duration >= p.slowQueryDuration {
+					attrs = append(attrs, attr.SeverityLevel(level.WARN))
+					slowQuery = true
+
+					event.NewErrInSpan(event.Error{
+						Level:      level.WARN,
+						Err:        errors.New("slow query execution"),
+						Attributes: attrs,
+					}.SkipMoreInCallStack(2), span)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		errQuery := false
+		if tx.Statement.Error != nil {
+			attrs = append(attrs, attr.SeverityLevel(level.ERR))
+			errQuery = true
+			event.NewErrInSpan(event.Error{
+				Level:      level.ERR,
+				Err:        tx.Statement.Error,
+				Attributes: attrs,
+			}.SkipMoreInCallStack(2), span)
+		}
+
+		if !slowQuery && !errQuery && p.everyStatementAsEvent {
+			attrs = append(attrs, attr.SeverityLevel(level.DEBUG))
+			event.NewInSpan(event.Event{
+				Level:        level.DEBUG,
+				ShortMessage: "executed an sql query with gorm",
+				Attributes:   attrs,
+			}.SkipMoreInCallStack(2), span)
+		}
+
+		span.SetAttributes(attrs...)
+	}
+}
+
+func (p *gormPlugin) formatQuery(query string) string {
+	if p.queryFormatter != nil {
+		return p.queryFormatter(query)
+	}
+	return query
+}
+
+func dbSystem(tx *gorm.DB) attribute.KeyValue {
+	switch tx.Dialector.Name() {
+	case "mysql":
+		return semconv.DBSystemMySQL
+	case "mssql":
+		return semconv.DBSystemMSSQL
+	case "postgres", "postgresql":
+		return semconv.DBSystemPostgreSQL
+	case "sqlite":
+		return semconv.DBSystemSqlite
+	case "sqlserver":
+		return semconv.DBSystemKey.String("sqlserver")
+	case "clickhouse":
+		return semconv.DBSystemKey.String("clickhouse")
+	default:
+		return attribute.KeyValue{}
+	}
+}