diff --git a/elastic_transport/_async_transport.py b/elastic_transport/_async_transport.py
index 7c20e7b..0e70202 100644
--- a/elastic_transport/_async_transport.py
+++ b/elastic_transport/_async_transport.py
@@ -220,8 +220,8 @@ async def perform_request(  # type: ignore[override]
             method,
             endpoint_id=resolve_default(endpoint_id, None),
             path_parts=resolve_default(path_parts, {}),
-        ):
-            return await self._perform_request(
+        ) as span:
+            response = await self._perform_request(
                 method,
                 target,
                 body=body,
@@ -232,6 +232,8 @@ async def perform_request(  # type: ignore[override]
                 request_timeout=request_timeout,
                 client_meta=client_meta,
             )
+            span.set_elastic_cloud_metadata(response.meta.headers)
+            return response
 
     async def _perform_request(  # type: ignore[override,return]
         self,
diff --git a/elastic_transport/_otel.py b/elastic_transport/_otel.py
index a413252..7e3e98b 100644
--- a/elastic_transport/_otel.py
+++ b/elastic_transport/_otel.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 try:
     from opentelemetry import trace
+    from opentelemetry.trace import Span
 
     _tracer: trace.Tracer | None = trace.get_tracer("elastic-transport")
 except ModuleNotFoundError:
@@ -32,6 +33,23 @@
 ENABLED_ENV_VAR = "OTEL_PYTHON_INSTRUMENTATION_ELASTICSEARCH_ENABLED"
 
 
+class OpenTelemetrySpan:
+    def __init__(self, otel_span: Optional[Span]):
+        self.otel_span = otel_span
+
+    def set_attribute(self, key: str, value: str) -> None:
+        if self.otel_span is not None:
+            self.otel_span.set_attribute(key, value)
+
+    def set_elastic_cloud_metadata(self, headers: Mapping[str, str]) -> None:
+        cluster_name = headers.get("X-Found-Handling-Cluster")
+        if cluster_name is not None:
+            self.set_attribute("db.elasticsearch.cluster.name", cluster_name)
+        node_name = headers.get("X-Found-Handling-Instance")
+        if node_name is not None:
+            self.set_attribute("db.elasticsearch.node.name", node_name)
+
+
 class OpenTelemetry:
     def __init__(self, enabled: bool | None = None, tracer: trace.Tracer | None = None):
         if enabled is None:
@@ -46,17 +64,17 @@ def span(
         *,
         endpoint_id: Optional[str],
         path_parts: Mapping[str, str],
-    ) -> Generator[None, None, None]:
+    ) -> Generator[OpenTelemetrySpan, None, None]:
         if not self.enabled or self.tracer is None:
-            yield
+            yield OpenTelemetrySpan(None)
             return
 
         span_name = endpoint_id or method
-        with self.tracer.start_as_current_span(span_name) as span:
-            span.set_attribute("http.request.method", method)
-            span.set_attribute("db.system", "elasticsearch")
+        with self.tracer.start_as_current_span(span_name) as otel_span:
+            otel_span.set_attribute("http.request.method", method)
+            otel_span.set_attribute("db.system", "elasticsearch")
             if endpoint_id is not None:
-                span.set_attribute("db.operation", endpoint_id)
+                otel_span.set_attribute("db.operation", endpoint_id)
             for key, value in path_parts.items():
-                span.set_attribute(f"db.elasticsearch.path_parts.{key}", value)
-            yield
+                otel_span.set_attribute(f"db.elasticsearch.path_parts.{key}", value)
+            yield OpenTelemetrySpan(otel_span)
diff --git a/elastic_transport/_transport.py b/elastic_transport/_transport.py
index 23afadc..ed013f2 100644
--- a/elastic_transport/_transport.py
+++ b/elastic_transport/_transport.py
@@ -303,8 +303,8 @@ def perform_request(
             method,
             endpoint_id=resolve_default(endpoint_id, None),
             path_parts=resolve_default(path_parts, {}),
-        ):
-            return self._perform_request(
+        ) as span:
+            api_response = self._perform_request(
                 method,
                 target,
                 body=body,
@@ -315,6 +315,8 @@ def perform_request(
                 request_timeout=request_timeout,
                 client_meta=client_meta,
             )
+            span.set_elastic_cloud_metadata(api_response.meta.headers)
+            return api_response
 
     def _perform_request(  # type: ignore[return]
         self,
diff --git a/tests/test_otel.py b/tests/test_otel.py
index f404779..e6cb36a 100644
--- a/tests/test_otel.py
+++ b/tests/test_otel.py
@@ -53,8 +53,13 @@ def test_detailed_span():
     otel = OpenTelemetry(enabled=True, tracer=tracer)
     with otel.span(
         "GET", endpoint_id="ml.close_job", path_parts={"job_id": "my-job", "foo": "bar"}
-    ):
-        pass
+    ) as span:
+        span.set_elastic_cloud_metadata(
+            {
+                "X-Found-Handling-Cluster": "e9106fc68e3044f0b1475b04bf4ffd5f",
+                "X-Found-Handling-Instance": "instance-0000000001",
+            }
+        )
 
     spans = memory_exporter.get_finished_spans()
     assert len(spans) == 1
@@ -65,4 +70,6 @@ def test_detailed_span():
         "db.operation": "ml.close_job",
         "db.elasticsearch.path_parts.job_id": "my-job",
         "db.elasticsearch.path_parts.foo": "bar",
+        "db.elasticsearch.cluster.name": "e9106fc68e3044f0b1475b04bf4ffd5f",
+        "db.elasticsearch.node.name": "instance-0000000001",
     }