diff --git a/litellm/integrations/opentelemetry.py b/litellm/integrations/opentelemetry.py
index 90383ddb60d..8da5dce7184 100644
--- a/litellm/integrations/opentelemetry.py
+++ b/litellm/integrations/opentelemetry.py
@@ -2764,6 +2764,9 @@ class OpenTelemetry(OTELGenAISemconvMixin, CustomLogger):
         """
         Safely sets an attribute on the span, ensuring the value is a primitive type.
         """
+        is_recording: Final = getattr(span, "is_recording", None)
+        if callable(is_recording) and not is_recording():
+            return
         primitive_value: Final = self._cast_as_primitive_value_type(value)
         span.set_attribute(key, primitive_value)
 
diff --git a/litellm/integrations/otel/logger.py b/litellm/integrations/otel/logger.py
index 9eb9cb40caf..993590e9c9e 100644
--- a/litellm/integrations/otel/logger.py
+++ b/litellm/integrations/otel/logger.py
@@ -767,7 +767,8 @@ class OpenTelemetryV2(CustomLogger):
                     # path's ``async_pre_call_hook``). Idempotent.
                     set_request_root_span(server_span)
                     for key, value in bag.items():
-                        server_span.set_attribute(key, value)
+                        if is_recordable_span(server_span) and server_span.is_recording():
+                            server_span.set_attribute(key, value)
         except Exception:
             pass
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/integrations/test_opentelemetry.py b/tests/unit/integrations/test_opentelemetry.py
index 9ba09085ce8..87438893dff 100644
--- a/tests/unit/integrations/test_opentelemetry.py
+++ b/tests/unit/integrations/test_opentelemetry.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import unittest
 import weakref
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
 from pathlib import Path
-from types import MappingProxyType
+from types import MappingProxyType, SimpleNamespace
 from typing import Final
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
 
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ from litellm.integrations.opentelemetry import (
     RAW_REQUEST_SPAN_NAME,
     _normalize_team_metadata_keys,
 )
+from litellm.integrations.otel import logger as otel_logger
+from litellm.integrations.otel.logger import OpenTelemetryV2
+from litellm.integrations.otel.plumbing.context import set_request_root_span
 from litellm.litellm_core_utils.safe_json_dumps import safe_dumps
 from litellm.proxy import proxy_server
 from litellm.proxy._types import SpanAttributes
@@ -387,6 +390,47 @@ def test_v1_malformed_routing_metadata_preserves_inference_attributes(decision:
     assert not any(key.startswith("litellm.routing.") for key in finished.attributes)
 
 
+def test_safe_set_attribute_skips_ended_and_non_recording_spans() -> None:
+    provider: Final = TracerProvider()
+    tracer: Final = provider.get_tracer(__name__)
+    otel: Final = OpenTelemetry(tracer_provider=provider)
+
+    with tracer.start_as_current_span("recording") as recording_span:
+        otel.safe_set_attribute(recording_span, "litellm.test", "recorded")
+        assert recording_span.attributes["litellm.test"] == "recorded"
+
+    ended_attributes: Final = dict(recording_span.attributes)
+    assert not recording_span.is_recording()
+    with tracer.start_as_current_span("non-recording") as non_recording_span:
+        pass
+    assert not non_recording_span.is_recording()
+
+    otel.safe_set_attribute(recording_span, "litellm.test", "skipped")
+    otel.safe_set_attribute(non_recording_span, "litellm.test", "skipped")
+
+    assert dict(recording_span.attributes) == ended_attributes
+
+
+def test_seed_request_identity_preserves_recording_span_and_ignores_ended_span() -> None:
+    exporter: Final = InMemorySpanExporter()
+    provider: Final = TracerProvider()
+    provider.add_span_processor(SimpleSpanProcessor(exporter))
+    logger: Final = OpenTelemetryV2(tracer_provider=provider)
+    auth = SimpleNamespace(team_id="qa-team", api_key="qa-key")
+
+    with provider.get_tracer(__name__).start_as_current_span("server") as server_span:
+        set_request_root_span(server_span)
+        logger.seed_request_identity(auth, model="qa-model")
+        assert server_span.is_recording()
+        assert server_span.attributes["litellm.team.id"] == "qa-team"
+
+    (finished,) = exporter.get_finished_spans()
+    attributes_before = dict(finished.attributes)
+    assert not server_span.is_recording()
+    logger.seed_request_identity(auth, model="qa-model")
+    assert dict(finished.attributes) == attributes_before
+
+
 class TestOpenTelemetryCostBreakdown(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_cost_breakdown_emitted_to_otel_span(self):
         """