diff --git a/src/CoreTests/Bugs/Bug_3911_use_sticky_connections_when_otel_connection_tracking_is_on.cs b/src/CoreTests/Bugs/Bug_3911_use_sticky_connections_when_otel_connection_tracking_is_on.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bf3a2b22b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/CoreTests/Bugs/Bug_3911_use_sticky_connections_when_otel_connection_tracking_is_on.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+using System.Threading;
+using Marten.Testing.Harness;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Marten.Services;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace CoreTests.Bugs;
+
+public class Bug_3911_use_sticky_connections_when_otel_connection_tracking_is_on : BugIntegrationContext
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task do_not_blow_up()
+    {
+        StoreOptions(opts => opts.OpenTelemetry.TrackConnections = TrackLevel.Verbose);
+
+        using var conn = theSession.Connection;
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task do_not_blow_up_starting_an_async_transaction()
+    {
+        StoreOptions(opts => opts.OpenTelemetry.TrackConnections = TrackLevel.Verbose);
+
+        await theSession.BeginTransactionAsync(CancellationToken.None);
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Marten/Internal/Sessions/EventTracingConnectionLifetime.cs b/src/Marten/Internal/Sessions/EventTracingConnectionLifetime.cs
index b9abeb7942..b695ccafd5 100644
--- a/src/Marten/Internal/Sessions/EventTracingConnectionLifetime.cs
+++ b/src/Marten/Internal/Sessions/EventTracingConnectionLifetime.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using ImTools;
 using JasperFx;
 using JasperFx.Descriptors;
 using Marten.Events.Operations;
@@ -17,14 +18,14 @@
 namespace Marten.Internal.Sessions;
 
 internal class EventTracingConnectionLifetime:
-    IConnectionLifetime
+    IConnectionLifetime, ITransactionStarter
 {
     private const string MartenCommandExecutionStarted = "marten.command.execution.started";
     private const string MartenBatchExecutionStarted = "marten.batch.execution.started";
     private const string MartenBatchPagesExecutionStarted = "marten.batch.pages.execution.started";
-    private readonly IConnectionLifetime _innerConnectionLifetime;
     private readonly OpenTelemetryOptions _telemetryOptions;
     private readonly Activity? _databaseActivity;
+    private readonly string _tenantId;
 
     public EventTracingConnectionLifetime(IConnectionLifetime innerConnectionLifetime, string tenantId,
         OpenTelemetryOptions telemetryOptions)
@@ -38,24 +39,36 @@ public EventTracingConnectionLifetime(IConnectionLifetime innerConnectionLifetim
 
         Logger = innerConnectionLifetime.Logger;
         CommandTimeout = innerConnectionLifetime.CommandTimeout;
-        _innerConnectionLifetime = innerConnectionLifetime;
+        InnerConnectionLifetime = innerConnectionLifetime;
         _telemetryOptions = telemetryOptions;
 
         var currentActivity = Activity.Current ?? null;
-        var tags = new ActivityTagsCollection(new[] { new KeyValuePair<string, object?>(OtelConstants.TenantId, tenantId) });
+        var tags = new ActivityTagsCollection([new KeyValuePair<string, object?>(OtelConstants.TenantId, tenantId)]);
         _databaseActivity = MartenTracing.StartConnectionActivity(currentActivity, tags);
+
+        _tenantId = tenantId;
     }
 
+    public EventTracingConnectionLifetime(OpenTelemetryOptions telemetryOptions, Activity? databaseActivity, IConnectionLifetime innerConnectionLifetime, IMartenSessionLogger logger)
+    {
+        _telemetryOptions = telemetryOptions;
+        _databaseActivity = databaseActivity;
+        InnerConnectionLifetime = innerConnectionLifetime;
+        Logger = logger;
+    }
+
+    public IConnectionLifetime InnerConnectionLifetime { get; }
+
     public ValueTask DisposeAsync()
     {
         _databaseActivity?.Stop();
-        return _innerConnectionLifetime.DisposeAsync();
+        return InnerConnectionLifetime.DisposeAsync();
     }
 
     public void Dispose()
     {
         _databaseActivity?.Stop();
-        _innerConnectionLifetime.Dispose();
+        InnerConnectionLifetime.Dispose();
     }
 
     public IMartenSessionLogger Logger { get; set; }
@@ -66,7 +79,7 @@ public int Execute(NpgsqlCommand cmd)
 
         try
         {
-            return _innerConnectionLifetime.Execute(cmd);
+            return InnerConnectionLifetime.Execute(cmd);
         }
         catch (Exception e)
         {
@@ -82,7 +95,7 @@ public int Execute(NpgsqlCommand cmd)
 
         try
         {
-            return await _innerConnectionLifetime.ExecuteAsync(command, token).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            return await InnerConnectionLifetime.ExecuteAsync(command, token).ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
         catch (Exception e)
         {
@@ -98,7 +111,7 @@ public DbDataReader ExecuteReader(NpgsqlCommand command)
 
         try
         {
-            return _innerConnectionLifetime.ExecuteReader(command);
+            return InnerConnectionLifetime.ExecuteReader(command);
         }
         catch (Exception e)
         {
@@ -114,7 +127,7 @@ public async Task<DbDataReader> ExecuteReaderAsync(NpgsqlCommand command, Cancel
 
         try
         {
-            return await _innerConnectionLifetime.ExecuteReaderAsync(command, token).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            return await InnerConnectionLifetime.ExecuteReaderAsync(command, token).ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
         catch (Exception e)
         {
@@ -130,7 +143,7 @@ public DbDataReader ExecuteReader(NpgsqlBatch batch)
 
         try
         {
-            return _innerConnectionLifetime.ExecuteReader(batch);
+            return InnerConnectionLifetime.ExecuteReader(batch);
         }
         catch (Exception e)
         {
@@ -146,7 +159,7 @@ public async Task<DbDataReader> ExecuteReaderAsync(NpgsqlBatch batch, Cancellati
 
         try
         {
-            return await _innerConnectionLifetime.ExecuteReaderAsync(batch, token).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            return await InnerConnectionLifetime.ExecuteReaderAsync(batch, token).ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
         catch (Exception e)
         {
@@ -162,7 +175,7 @@ public void ExecuteBatchPages(IReadOnlyList<OperationPage> pages, List<Exception
 
         try
         {
-            _innerConnectionLifetime.ExecuteBatchPages(pages, exceptions);
+            InnerConnectionLifetime.ExecuteBatchPages(pages, exceptions);
             writeVerboseEvents(pages);
         }
         catch (AggregateException e)
@@ -185,7 +198,7 @@ public async Task ExecuteBatchPagesAsync(IReadOnlyList<OperationPage> pages, Lis
 
         try
         {
-            await _innerConnectionLifetime.ExecuteBatchPagesAsync(pages, exceptions, token).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            await InnerConnectionLifetime.ExecuteBatchPagesAsync(pages, exceptions, token).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
             writeVerboseEvents(pages);
         }
@@ -223,4 +236,20 @@ private void writeVerboseEvents(IReadOnlyList<OperationPage> pages)
             }
         }
     }
+
+    public IAlwaysConnectedLifetime Start()
+    {
+        if (InnerConnectionLifetime is ITransactionStarter starter) return starter.Start();
+
+        throw new InvalidOperationException(
+            $"The inner connection lifetime {InnerConnectionLifetime} does not implement {nameof(ITransactionStarter)}");
+    }
+
+    public Task<IAlwaysConnectedLifetime> StartAsync(CancellationToken token)
+    {
+        if (InnerConnectionLifetime is ITransactionStarter starter) return starter.StartAsync(token);
+
+        throw new InvalidOperationException(
+            $"The inner connection lifetime {InnerConnectionLifetime} does not implement {nameof(ITransactionStarter)}");
+    }
 }