diff --git a/plugins/observability/langfuse/__init__.py b/plugins/observability/langfuse/__init__.py
index 31904d47e305..4cfd992f9a76 100644
--- a/plugins/observability/langfuse/__init__.py
+++ b/plugins/observability/langfuse/__init__.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import re
 import threading
 import time
+import atexit
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
 
@@ -701,6 +702,28 @@ def _end_observation(observation: Any, *, output: Any = None, metadata: Optional
         _debug(f"end observation failed: {exc}")
 
 
+def _close_root_context(state: TraceState) -> None:
+    """Exit a manually-entered Langfuse root context exactly once.
+
+    The plugin keeps the root observation open across multiple request/tool
+    hooks by calling ``root_ctx.__enter__()`` directly in ``_start_root_trace``.
+    Ending the Langfuse span is not the same as exiting the context manager:
+    ``__exit__`` also detaches OpenTelemetry's active span context.  If that
+    generator context is left for interpreter shutdown, OpenTelemetry module
+    globals may already be torn down and Python can print a noisy ignored
+    exception from ``opentelemetry.trace.use_span``.
+    """
+
+    root_ctx = getattr(state, "root_ctx", None)
+    if root_ctx is None:
+        return
+    state.root_ctx = None
+    try:
+        root_ctx.__exit__(None, None, None)
+    except Exception as exc:  # pragma: no cover - fail-open
+        _debug(f"close root context failed: {exc}")
+
+
 def _merge_trace_output(output: Any, state: TraceState) -> Any:
     if not state.turn_tool_calls:
         return output
@@ -760,12 +783,45 @@ def _finish_trace(task_key: str, *, output: Any = None) -> None:
     except Exception as exc:  # pragma: no cover - fail-open
         _debug(f"finish trace failed: {exc}")
     finally:
+        _close_root_context(state)
         try:
             client.flush()
         except Exception:
             pass
 
 
+def _shutdown_active_traces() -> None:
+    """Best-effort cleanup for traces still open when Hermes exits."""
+
+    client = _LANGFUSE_CLIENT if _LANGFUSE_CLIENT is not _INIT_FAILED else None
+    with _STATE_LOCK:
+        states = list(_TRACE_STATE.values())
+        _TRACE_STATE.clear()
+
+    for state in states:
+        try:
+            for observation in state.generations.values():
+                _end_observation(observation)
+            for observation in state.tools.values():
+                _end_observation(observation)
+            for queue in state.pending_tools_by_name.values():
+                for observation in queue:
+                    _end_observation(observation)
+            if getattr(state, "root_span", None) is not None:
+                state.root_span.end()
+        except Exception as exc:  # pragma: no cover - fail-open
+            _debug(f"shutdown trace cleanup failed: {exc}")
+        finally:
+            _close_root_context(state)
+
+    flush = getattr(client, "flush", None) if client is not None else None
+    if callable(flush):
+        try:
+            flush()
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+
 def _assistant_has_tool_calls(message: Any) -> bool:
     return bool(getattr(message, "tool_calls", None))
 
@@ -1135,3 +1191,6 @@ def register(ctx) -> None:
     ctx.register_hook("post_llm_call", on_post_llm_call)
     ctx.register_hook("pre_tool_call", on_pre_tool_call)
     ctx.register_hook("post_tool_call", on_post_tool_call)
+
+
+atexit.register(_shutdown_active_traces)
diff --git a/tests/plugins/test_langfuse_plugin.py b/tests/plugins/test_langfuse_plugin.py
index dd58149eba2e..0ec134ad6851 100644
--- a/tests/plugins/test_langfuse_plugin.py
+++ b/tests/plugins/test_langfuse_plugin.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import logging
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
+from types import SimpleNamespace
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -1021,3 +1022,57 @@ class _Resp:
 
         assert seen["resp"] is resp
         assert captured["usage_details"] == {"input": 7, "output": 3}
+
+
+class TestRootContextCleanup:
+    def _state(self, mod):
+        calls = []
+
+        class RootCtx:
+            def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc, tb):
+                calls.append((exc_type, exc, tb))
+
+        class RootSpan:
+            def __init__(self):
+                self.ended = False
+
+            def set_trace_io(self, **_):
+                pass
+
+            def update(self, **_):
+                pass
+
+            def end(self):
+                self.ended = True
+
+        state = mod.TraceState(trace_id="trace-1", root_ctx=RootCtx(), root_span=RootSpan())
+        return state, calls
+
+    def test_finish_trace_exits_manually_entered_root_context(self, monkeypatch):
+        sys.modules.pop("plugins.observability.langfuse", None)
+        mod = importlib.import_module("plugins.observability.langfuse")
+        state, calls = self._state(mod)
+        task_key = mod._trace_key("task-1", "session-1")
+        monkeypatch.setitem(mod._TRACE_STATE, task_key, state)
+        monkeypatch.setattr(mod, "_get_langfuse", lambda: SimpleNamespace(flush=lambda: None))
+
+        mod._finish_trace(task_key, output={"content": "done"})
+
+        assert state.root_span.ended is True
+        assert state.root_ctx is None
+        assert calls == [(None, None, None)]
+
+    def test_shutdown_active_traces_closes_orphaned_root_contexts(self, monkeypatch):
+        sys.modules.pop("plugins.observability.langfuse", None)
+        mod = importlib.import_module("plugins.observability.langfuse")
+        state, calls = self._state(mod)
+        task_key = mod._trace_key("task-1", "session-1")
+        monkeypatch.setitem(mod._TRACE_STATE, task_key, state)
+        monkeypatch.setattr(mod, "_LANGFUSE_CLIENT", SimpleNamespace(flush=lambda: None))
+
+        mod._shutdown_active_traces()
+
+        assert state.root_span.ended is True
+        assert state.root_ctx is None
+        assert calls == [(None, None, None)]
+        assert task_key not in mod._TRACE_STATE