diff --git a/salt/metalk8s/addons/nginx-ingress-control-plane/config/ingress-controller.yaml.j2 b/salt/metalk8s/addons/nginx-ingress-control-plane/config/ingress-controller.yaml.j2
index a5ba9c93ed..c164418e16 100644
--- a/salt/metalk8s/addons/nginx-ingress-control-plane/config/ingress-controller.yaml.j2
+++ b/salt/metalk8s/addons/nginx-ingress-control-plane/config/ingress-controller.yaml.j2
@@ -10,3 +10,6 @@ spec:
     hide-headers: 'Server,X-Powered-By'
     ssl-ciphers: 'EECDH+AESGCM:EDH+AESGCM'
     ssl-protocols: 'TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3'
+    location-snippet: |
+      proxy_set_header traceparent "";
+      proxy_set_header tracestate "";
diff --git a/salt/metalk8s/addons/nginx-ingress/config/ingress-controller.yaml.j2 b/salt/metalk8s/addons/nginx-ingress/config/ingress-controller.yaml.j2
index a5ba9c93ed..c164418e16 100644
--- a/salt/metalk8s/addons/nginx-ingress/config/ingress-controller.yaml.j2
+++ b/salt/metalk8s/addons/nginx-ingress/config/ingress-controller.yaml.j2
@@ -10,3 +10,6 @@ spec:
     hide-headers: 'Server,X-Powered-By'
     ssl-ciphers: 'EECDH+AESGCM:EDH+AESGCM'
     ssl-protocols: 'TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3'
+    location-snippet: |
+      proxy_set_header traceparent "";
+      proxy_set_header tracestate "";