diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 46e336c5ecb..20cd30ea7ba 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -560,6 +560,7 @@
 /packages/zeek @elastic/integration-experience
 /packages/zerofox @elastic/security-service-integrations
 /packages/zeronetworks @elastic/security-service-integrations
+/packages/zipkin_input_otel @elastic/ecosystem
 /packages/zookeeper @elastic/obs-infraobs-integrations
 /packages/zoom @elastic/security-service-integrations
 /packages/zscaler_zia @elastic/security-service-integrations
diff --git a/packages/zipkin_input_otel/LICENSE.txt b/packages/zipkin_input_otel/LICENSE.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d317b57b294
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/zipkin_input_otel/LICENSE.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+Elastic License 2.0
+
+URL: https://www.elastic.co/licensing/elastic-license
+
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+## No Liability
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diff --git a/packages/zipkin_input_otel/_dev/build/docs/README.md b/packages/zipkin_input_otel/_dev/build/docs/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..80968afe732
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/zipkin_input_otel/_dev/build/docs/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Zipkin OpenTelemetry Input Package
+
+## Overview
+The Zipkin OpenTelemetry Input Package for Elastic enables collection of trace data from applications instrumented with [Zipkin](https://zipkin.io/) through OpenTelemetry protocols using the [zipkinreceiver](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/tree/main/receiver/zipkinreceiver#zipkin-receiver).
+
+### How it works
+This package receives Zipkin trace data (V1 and V2 JSON/Protobuf formats) by configuring the Zipkin receiver in the Input Package, which then gets applied to the zipkinreceiver present in the EDOT collector, which then forwards the data to Elastic Agent. The Elastic Agent processes and enriches the data before sending it to Elasticsearch for indexing and analysis.
+
+## Configuration
+
+For the full list of settings exposed for the receiver and examples, refer to the [Zipkin Receiver documentation](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/tree/main/receiver/zipkinreceiver).
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+If you encounter issues:
+
+1. Verify the endpoint is accessible and not blocked by a firewall.
+2. Ensure applications are sending Zipkin-formatted traces to the configured endpoint (default: `http://<host>:9411`).
+3. Check the Elastic Agent logs for any receiver errors.
+
+## Traces reference
+For more details about the Zipkin receiver and its configuration options, refer to the [Zipkin Receiver documentation](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/tree/main/receiver/zipkinreceiver) in the upstream OpenTelemetry Collector repository.
diff --git a/packages/zipkin_input_otel/_dev/deploy/docker/docker-compose.yml b/packages/zipkin_input_otel/_dev/deploy/docker/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0cd0903caec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/zipkin_input_otel/_dev/deploy/docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+version: '2.3'
+services:
+  run_queries:
+    image: curlimages/curl
+    environment:
+      - TARGET_URL=http://backend:9000
+    volumes:
+      - ./scripts/run_queries.sh:/run_queries.sh
+    command: ["sh", "/run_queries.sh"]
+    depends_on:
+      backend:
+        condition: service_healthy
+  # Scenario based on the example defined in
+  # https://github.com/openzipkin/brave-example/tree/a71b18511b4fc8cbbe67ea2a6fd5ca43048c2465/docker
+  # https://github.com/openzipkin/brave-example/blob/a71b18511b4fc8cbbe67ea2a6fd5ca43048c2465/README.md#running-the-example
+  # The backend container is used to generate traces that are sent to the elastic-agent container.
+  backend:
+    image: ghcr.io/openzipkin/brave-example:armeria
+    entrypoint: start-backend
+    environment:
+      - ZIPKIN_BASEURL=http://elastic-agent:9411
diff --git a/packages/zipkin_input_otel/_dev/deploy/docker/scripts/run_queries.sh b/packages/zipkin_input_otel/_dev/deploy/docker/scripts/run_queries.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..bd244f45425
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/zipkin_input_otel/_dev/deploy/docker/scripts/run_queries.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+set -ex
+
+TARGET_URL=${TARGET_URL:-http://backend:9000}
+SLEEP_TIME=${SLEEP_TIME:-5}
+
+# NOTE: backend container is the one that requires to communicate with the elastic-agent container
+# to send the traces to the zipkin receiver port. If set the SIGHUP signal in the test system configuration
+# file, that signal would be received by the backend container and it gets killed.
+# Therefore, the SIGHUP signal is not used to start the workload and it is done here instead (separate container).
+
+# Wait for the elastic-agent container to be ready with the corresponding
+# agent policy assigned
+sleep ${SLEEP_TIME}
+
+echo "Sending traces to ${TARGET_URL}/api"
+i=0
+while true; do
+    echo "Trigger query ${i}"
+    # Force creating traces containing requests with errors
+    # The following curl command will fail with a 404 error per the backend code.
+    curl -s -o /dev/null "${TARGET_URL}"
+
+    ## Create traces without any errors
+    # curl ${TARGET_URL}/api will return a 200 status code
+    curl -s -o /dev/null "${TARGET_URL}/api"
+    i=$((i+1))
+    sleep 1
+done
diff --git a/packages/zipkin_input_otel/_dev/test/policy/test-default-custom-dataset.expected b/packages/zipkin_input_otel/_dev/test/policy/test-default-custom-dataset.expected
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cddb652cb4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/zipkin_input_otel/_dev/test/policy/test-default-custom-dataset.expected
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+connectors:
+    elasticapm/componentid-0: {}
+    forward: {}
+exporters:
+    elasticsearch/componentid-0:
+        endpoints:
+            - https://elasticsearch:9200
+inputs: []
+output_permissions:
+    default:
+        _elastic_agent_checks:
+            cluster:
+                - monitor
+        _elastic_agent_monitoring:
+            indices: []
+        uuid-for-permissions-on-related-indices:
+            indices:
+                - names:
+                    - traces-*-*
+                  privileges:
+                    - auto_configure
+                    - create_doc
+                - names:
+                    - logs-generic.otel-*
+                  privileges:
+                    - auto_configure
+                    - create_doc
+                - names:
+                    - metrics-*-*
+                  privileges:
+                    - auto_configure
+                    - create_doc
+processors:
+    elasticapm/componentid-0: {}
+    transform/componentid-0:
+        metric_statements:
+            - context: datapoint
+              statements:
+                - set(attributes["data_stream.namespace"], "ep")
+    transform/componentid-1:
+        trace_statements:
+            - context: span
+              statements:
+                - set(attributes["data_stream.type"], "traces")
+                - set(attributes["data_stream.dataset"], "zipkin.custom")
+                - set(attributes["data_stream.namespace"], "ep")
+            - context: spanevent
+              statements:
+                - set(attributes["data_stream.type"], "logs")
+                - set(attributes["data_stream.namespace"], "ep")
+receivers:
+    zipkin/componentid-0:
+        endpoint: 0.0.0.0:9411
+        parse_string_tags: true
+secret_references: []
+service:
+    pipelines:
+        metrics:
+            exporters:
+                - elasticsearch/componentid-0
+            receivers:
+                - forward
+        metrics/componentid-1:
+            exporters:
+                - forward
+            processors:
+                - transform/componentid-0
+            receivers:
+                - elasticapm/componentid-0
+        traces:
+            exporters:
+                - elasticsearch/componentid-0
+            receivers:
+                - forward
+        traces/componentid-0:
+            exporters:
+                - elasticapm/componentid-0
+                - forward
+            processors:
+                - elasticapm/componentid-0
+                - transform/componentid-1
+            receivers:
+                - zipkin/componentid-0
diff --git a/packages/zipkin_input_otel/_dev/test/policy/test-default-custom-dataset.yml b/packages/zipkin_input_otel/_dev/test/policy/test-default-custom-dataset.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..90f01adbefc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/zipkin_input_otel/_dev/test/policy/test-default-custom-dataset.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+vars:
+  endpoint: "0.0.0.0:9411"
+  parse_string_tags: true
+  data_stream.dataset: "zipkin.custom"
diff --git a/packages/zipkin_input_otel/_dev/test/policy/test-default-disable-use-apm.expected b/packages/zipkin_input_otel/_dev/test/policy/test-default-disable-use-apm.expected
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9bfab820c31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/zipkin_input_otel/_dev/test/policy/test-default-disable-use-apm.expected
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+connectors:
+    forward: {}
+exporters:
+    elasticsearch/componentid-0:
+        endpoints:
+            - https://elasticsearch:9200
+inputs: []
+output_permissions:
+    default:
+        _elastic_agent_checks:
+            cluster:
+                - monitor
+        _elastic_agent_monitoring:
+            indices: []
+        uuid-for-permissions-on-related-indices:
+            indices:
+                - names:
+                    - traces-*-*
+                  privileges:
+                    - auto_configure
+                    - create_doc
+                - names:
+                    - logs-generic.otel-*
+                  privileges:
+                    - auto_configure
+                    - create_doc
+processors:
+    transform/componentid-0:
+        trace_statements:
+            - context: span
+              statements:
+                - set(attributes["data_stream.type"], "traces")
+                - set(attributes["data_stream.dataset"], "zipkinreceiver")
+                - set(attributes["data_stream.namespace"], "ep")
+            - context: spanevent
+              statements:
+                - set(attributes["data_stream.type"], "logs")
+                - set(attributes["data_stream.namespace"], "ep")
+receivers:
+    zipkin/componentid-0:
+        endpoint: 0.0.0.0:9411
+        parse_string_tags: true
+secret_references: []
+service:
+    pipelines:
+        traces:
+            exporters:
+                - elasticsearch/componentid-0
+            receivers:
+                - forward
+        traces/componentid-0:
+            exporters:
+                - forward
+            processors:
+                - transform/componentid-0
+            receivers:
+                - zipkin/componentid-0
diff --git a/packages/zipkin_input_otel/_dev/test/policy/test-default-disable-use-apm.yml b/packages/zipkin_input_otel/_dev/test/policy/test-default-disable-use-apm.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..70e101c31d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/zipkin_input_otel/_dev/test/policy/test-default-disable-use-apm.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+vars:
+  endpoint: "0.0.0.0:9411"
+  parse_string_tags: true
+  use_apm: false
diff --git a/packages/zipkin_input_otel/_dev/test/policy/test-default-use-apm.expected b/packages/zipkin_input_otel/_dev/test/policy/test-default-use-apm.expected
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..005a7c72b66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/zipkin_input_otel/_dev/test/policy/test-default-use-apm.expected
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+connectors:
+    elasticapm/componentid-0: {}
+    forward: {}
+exporters:
+    elasticsearch/componentid-0:
+        endpoints:
+            - https://elasticsearch:9200
+inputs: []
+output_permissions:
+    default:
+        _elastic_agent_checks:
+            cluster:
+                - monitor
+        _elastic_agent_monitoring:
+            indices: []
+        uuid-for-permissions-on-related-indices:
+            indices:
+                - names:
+                    - traces-*-*
+                  privileges:
+                    - auto_configure
+                    - create_doc
+                - names:
+                    - logs-generic.otel-*
+                  privileges:
+                    - auto_configure
+                    - create_doc
+                - names:
+                    - metrics-*-*
+                  privileges:
+                    - auto_configure
+                    - create_doc
+processors:
+    elasticapm/componentid-0: {}
+    transform/componentid-0:
+        metric_statements:
+            - context: datapoint
+              statements:
+                - set(attributes["data_stream.namespace"], "ep")
+    transform/componentid-1:
+        trace_statements:
+            - context: span
+              statements:
+                - set(attributes["data_stream.type"], "traces")
+                - set(attributes["data_stream.dataset"], "zipkinreceiver")
+                - set(attributes["data_stream.namespace"], "ep")
+            - context: spanevent
+              statements:
+                - set(attributes["data_stream.type"], "logs")
+                - set(attributes["data_stream.namespace"], "ep")
+receivers:
+    zipkin/componentid-0:
+        endpoint: 0.0.0.0:9411
+        parse_string_tags: true
+secret_references: []
+service:
+    pipelines:
+        metrics:
+            exporters:
+                - elasticsearch/componentid-0
+            receivers:
+                - forward
+        metrics/componentid-1:
+            exporters:
+                - forward
+            processors:
+                - transform/componentid-0
+            receivers:
+                - elasticapm/componentid-0
+        traces:
+            exporters:
+                - elasticsearch/componentid-0
+            receivers:
+                - forward
+        traces/componentid-0:
+            exporters:
+                - elasticapm/componentid-0
+                - forward
+            processors:
+                - elasticapm/componentid-0
+                - transform/componentid-1
+            receivers:
+                - zipkin/componentid-0
diff --git a/packages/zipkin_input_otel/_dev/test/policy/test-default-use-apm.yml b/packages/zipkin_input_otel/_dev/test/policy/test-default-use-apm.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7b383dfd445
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/zipkin_input_otel/_dev/test/policy/test-default-use-apm.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+vars:
+  endpoint: "0.0.0.0:9411"
+  parse_string_tags: true
+  use_apm: true
diff --git a/packages/zipkin_input_otel/_dev/test/policy/test-default-vars.expected b/packages/zipkin_input_otel/_dev/test/policy/test-default-vars.expected
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c23cff1583a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/zipkin_input_otel/_dev/test/policy/test-default-vars.expected
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+connectors:
+    elasticapm/componentid-0: {}
+    forward: {}
+exporters:
+    elasticsearch/componentid-0:
+        endpoints:
+            - https://elasticsearch:9200
+inputs: []
+output_permissions:
+    default:
+        _elastic_agent_checks:
+            cluster:
+                - monitor
+        _elastic_agent_monitoring:
+            indices: []
+        uuid-for-permissions-on-related-indices:
+            indices:
+                - names:
+                    - traces-*-*
+                  privileges:
+                    - auto_configure
+                    - create_doc
+                - names:
+                    - logs-generic.otel-*
+                  privileges:
+                    - auto_configure
+                    - create_doc
+                - names:
+                    - metrics-*-*
+                  privileges:
+                    - auto_configure
+                    - create_doc
+processors:
+    elasticapm/componentid-0: {}
+    transform/componentid-0:
+        metric_statements:
+            - context: datapoint
+              statements:
+                - set(attributes["data_stream.namespace"], "ep")
+    transform/componentid-1:
+        trace_statements:
+            - context: span
+              statements:
+                - set(attributes["data_stream.type"], "traces")
+                - set(attributes["data_stream.dataset"], "zipkinreceiver")
+                - set(attributes["data_stream.namespace"], "ep")
+            - context: spanevent
+              statements:
+                - set(attributes["data_stream.type"], "logs")
+                - set(attributes["data_stream.namespace"], "ep")
+receivers:
+    zipkin/componentid-0:
+        endpoint: localhost:9411
+        parse_string_tags: false
+secret_references: []
+service:
+    pipelines:
+        metrics:
+            exporters:
+                - elasticsearch/componentid-0
+            receivers:
+                - forward
+        metrics/componentid-1:
+            exporters:
+                - forward
+            processors:
+                - transform/componentid-0
+            receivers:
+                - elasticapm/componentid-0
+        traces:
+            exporters:
+                - elasticsearch/componentid-0
+            receivers:
+                - forward
+        traces/componentid-0:
+            exporters:
+                - elasticapm/componentid-0
+                - forward
+            processors:
+                - elasticapm/componentid-0
+                - transform/componentid-1
+            receivers:
+                - zipkin/componentid-0
diff --git a/packages/zipkin_input_otel/_dev/test/policy/test-default-vars.yml b/packages/zipkin_input_otel/_dev/test/policy/test-default-vars.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..72b4ca320df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/zipkin_input_otel/_dev/test/policy/test-default-vars.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+vars: ~
diff --git a/packages/zipkin_input_otel/_dev/test/policy/test-default.expected b/packages/zipkin_input_otel/_dev/test/policy/test-default.expected
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..005a7c72b66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/zipkin_input_otel/_dev/test/policy/test-default.expected
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+connectors:
+    elasticapm/componentid-0: {}
+    forward: {}
+exporters:
+    elasticsearch/componentid-0:
+        endpoints:
+            - https://elasticsearch:9200
+inputs: []
+output_permissions:
+    default:
+        _elastic_agent_checks:
+            cluster:
+                - monitor
+        _elastic_agent_monitoring:
+            indices: []
+        uuid-for-permissions-on-related-indices:
+            indices:
+                - names:
+                    - traces-*-*
+                  privileges:
+                    - auto_configure
+                    - create_doc
+                - names:
+                    - logs-generic.otel-*
+                  privileges:
+                    - auto_configure
+                    - create_doc
+                - names:
+                    - metrics-*-*
+                  privileges:
+                    - auto_configure
+                    - create_doc
+processors:
+    elasticapm/componentid-0: {}
+    transform/componentid-0:
+        metric_statements:
+            - context: datapoint
+              statements:
+                - set(attributes["data_stream.namespace"], "ep")
+    transform/componentid-1:
+        trace_statements:
+            - context: span
+              statements:
+                - set(attributes["data_stream.type"], "traces")
+                - set(attributes["data_stream.dataset"], "zipkinreceiver")
+                - set(attributes["data_stream.namespace"], "ep")
+            - context: spanevent
+              statements:
+                - set(attributes["data_stream.type"], "logs")
+                - set(attributes["data_stream.namespace"], "ep")
+receivers:
+    zipkin/componentid-0:
+        endpoint: 0.0.0.0:9411
+        parse_string_tags: true
+secret_references: []
+service:
+    pipelines:
+        metrics:
+            exporters:
+                - elasticsearch/componentid-0
+            receivers:
+                - forward
+        metrics/componentid-1:
+            exporters:
+                - forward
+            processors:
+                - transform/componentid-0
+            receivers:
+                - elasticapm/componentid-0
+        traces:
+            exporters:
+                - elasticsearch/componentid-0
+            receivers:
+                - forward
+        traces/componentid-0:
+            exporters:
+                - elasticapm/componentid-0
+                - forward
+            processors:
+                - elasticapm/componentid-0
+                - transform/componentid-1
+            receivers:
+                - zipkin/componentid-0
diff --git a/packages/zipkin_input_otel/_dev/test/policy/test-default.yml b/packages/zipkin_input_otel/_dev/test/policy/test-default.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5893fe8d4fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/zipkin_input_otel/_dev/test/policy/test-default.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+vars:
+  endpoint: "0.0.0.0:9411"
+  parse_string_tags: true
diff --git a/packages/zipkin_input_otel/_dev/test/policy/test-tls.expected b/packages/zipkin_input_otel/_dev/test/policy/test-tls.expected
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8f89b7b1d69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/zipkin_input_otel/_dev/test/policy/test-tls.expected
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+connectors:
+    elasticapm/componentid-0: {}
+    forward: {}
+exporters:
+    elasticsearch/componentid-0:
+        endpoints:
+            - https://elasticsearch:9200
+inputs: []
+output_permissions:
+    default:
+        _elastic_agent_checks:
+            cluster:
+                - monitor
+        _elastic_agent_monitoring:
+            indices: []
+        uuid-for-permissions-on-related-indices:
+            indices:
+                - names:
+                    - traces-*-*
+                  privileges:
+                    - auto_configure
+                    - create_doc
+                - names:
+                    - logs-generic.otel-*
+                  privileges:
+                    - auto_configure
+                    - create_doc
+                - names:
+                    - metrics-*-*
+                  privileges:
+                    - auto_configure
+                    - create_doc
+processors:
+    elasticapm/componentid-0: {}
+    transform/componentid-0:
+        metric_statements:
+            - context: datapoint
+              statements:
+                - set(attributes["data_stream.namespace"], "ep")
+    transform/componentid-1:
+        trace_statements:
+            - context: span
+              statements:
+                - set(attributes["data_stream.type"], "traces")
+                - set(attributes["data_stream.dataset"], "zipkinreceiver")
+                - set(attributes["data_stream.namespace"], "ep")
+            - context: spanevent
+              statements:
+                - set(attributes["data_stream.type"], "logs")
+                - set(attributes["data_stream.namespace"], "ep")
+receivers:
+    zipkin/componentid-0:
+        endpoint: 0.0.0.0:9411
+        parse_string_tags: true
+        tls:
+            ca_file: /path/to/ca.crt
+            cert_file: /path/to/client.crt
+            include_system_ca_certs_pool: true
+            key_file: /path/to/client.key
+            max_version: "1.3"
+            min_version: "1.2"
+secret_references: []
+service:
+    pipelines:
+        metrics:
+            exporters:
+                - elasticsearch/componentid-0
+            receivers:
+                - forward
+        metrics/componentid-1:
+            exporters:
+                - forward
+            processors:
+                - transform/componentid-0
+            receivers:
+                - elasticapm/componentid-0
+        traces:
+            exporters:
+                - elasticsearch/componentid-0
+            receivers:
+                - forward
+        traces/componentid-0:
+            exporters:
+                - elasticapm/componentid-0
+                - forward
+            processors:
+                - elasticapm/componentid-0
+                - transform/componentid-1
+            receivers:
+                - zipkin/componentid-0
diff --git a/packages/zipkin_input_otel/_dev/test/policy/test-tls.yml b/packages/zipkin_input_otel/_dev/test/policy/test-tls.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6cab88dfc04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/zipkin_input_otel/_dev/test/policy/test-tls.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+vars:
+  endpoint: "0.0.0.0:9411"
+  parse_string_tags: true
+  tls_enabled: true
+  tls_ca_file: "/path/to/ca.crt"
+  tls_cert_file: "/path/to/client.crt"
+  tls_key_file: "/path/to/client.key"
+  tls_min_version: "1.2"
+  tls_max_version: "1.3"
+  tls_include_system_ca_certs_pool: true
diff --git a/packages/zipkin_input_otel/_dev/test/system/test-default-config.yml b/packages/zipkin_input_otel/_dev/test/system/test-default-config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2751f845da5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/zipkin_input_otel/_dev/test/system/test-default-config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+service: backend
+vars:
+  endpoint: "0.0.0.0:9411"
+  parse_string_tags: false
+assert:
+  min_count: 20
diff --git a/packages/zipkin_input_otel/agent/input/input.yml.hbs b/packages/zipkin_input_otel/agent/input/input.yml.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3ee9a8b555c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/zipkin_input_otel/agent/input/input.yml.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+receivers:
+  zipkin:
+    endpoint: {{endpoint}}
+    parse_string_tags: {{parse_string_tags}}
+{{#if tls_enabled}}
+    tls:
+{{#if tls_ca_file}}
+      ca_file: {{tls_ca_file}}
+{{/if}}
+{{#if tls_cert_file}}
+      cert_file: {{tls_cert_file}}
+{{/if}}
+{{#if tls_key_file}}
+      key_file: {{tls_key_file}}
+{{/if}}
+      min_version: "{{tls_min_version}}"
+{{#if tls_max_version}}
+      max_version: "{{tls_max_version}}"
+{{/if}}
+{{#if tls_include_system_ca_certs_pool}}
+      include_system_ca_certs_pool: {{tls_include_system_ca_certs_pool}}
+{{/if}}
+{{/if}}
+service:
+  pipelines:
+    traces:
+      receivers: [zipkin]
diff --git a/packages/zipkin_input_otel/changelog.yml b/packages/zipkin_input_otel/changelog.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ed6aabd03e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/zipkin_input_otel/changelog.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# newer versions go on top
+- version: "0.1.0"
+  changes:
+    - description: Initial draft of the package
+      type: enhancement
+      link: https://github.com/elastic/integrations/pull/17226
diff --git a/packages/zipkin_input_otel/docs/README.md b/packages/zipkin_input_otel/docs/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..80968afe732
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/zipkin_input_otel/docs/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Zipkin OpenTelemetry Input Package
+
+## Overview
+The Zipkin OpenTelemetry Input Package for Elastic enables collection of trace data from applications instrumented with [Zipkin](https://zipkin.io/) through OpenTelemetry protocols using the [zipkinreceiver](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/tree/main/receiver/zipkinreceiver#zipkin-receiver).
+
+### How it works
+This package receives Zipkin trace data (V1 and V2 JSON/Protobuf formats) by configuring the Zipkin receiver in the Input Package, which then gets applied to the zipkinreceiver present in the EDOT collector, which then forwards the data to Elastic Agent. The Elastic Agent processes and enriches the data before sending it to Elasticsearch for indexing and analysis.
+
+## Configuration
+
+For the full list of settings exposed for the receiver and examples, refer to the [Zipkin Receiver documentation](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/tree/main/receiver/zipkinreceiver).
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+If you encounter issues:
+
+1. Verify the endpoint is accessible and not blocked by a firewall.
+2. Ensure applications are sending Zipkin-formatted traces to the configured endpoint (default: `http://<host>:9411`).
+3. Check the Elastic Agent logs for any receiver errors.
+
+## Traces reference
+For more details about the Zipkin receiver and its configuration options, refer to the [Zipkin Receiver documentation](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/tree/main/receiver/zipkinreceiver) in the upstream OpenTelemetry Collector repository.
diff --git a/packages/zipkin_input_otel/img/zipkin_symbol_logo_otel.svg b/packages/zipkin_input_otel/img/zipkin_symbol_logo_otel.svg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..06e4a16fde1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/zipkin_input_otel/img/zipkin_symbol_logo_otel.svg
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diff --git a/packages/zipkin_input_otel/manifest.yml b/packages/zipkin_input_otel/manifest.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3005fb79140
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/zipkin_input_otel/manifest.yml
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+format_version: 3.5.0
+name: zipkin_input_otel
+title: "Zipkin OpenTelemetry Input Package"
+version: "0.1.0"
+source:
+  license: "Elastic-2.0"
+description: "Collect Zipkin traces using OpenTelemetry Collector"
+type: input
+categories:
+  - observability
+  - opentelemetry
+conditions:
+  kibana:
+    version: "^9.4.0"
+  elastic:
+    subscription: "basic"
+icons:
+  - src: /img/zipkin_symbol_logo_otel.svg
+    title: Zipkin OTel logo
+    size: 32x32
+    type: image/svg+xml
+policy_templates:
+  - name: zipkinreceiver
+    type: traces
+    title: Zipkin OpenTelemetry Input
+    description: Collect Zipkin traces using OpenTelemetry Collector
+    input: otelcol
+    template_path: input.yml.hbs
+    vars:
+      - name: endpoint
+        type: text
+        title: Endpoint
+        required: true
+        description: The host:port address to listen on for Zipkin spans.
+        default: localhost:9411
+        show_user: true
+      - name: parse_string_tags
+        type: bool
+        title: Parse String Tags
+        required: false
+        description: If enabled, string tags/binary annotations will be parsed into int/bool/float types.
+        default: false
+        show_user: true
+      # TLS settings
+      - name: tls_enabled
+        type: bool
+        required: false
+        title: Enable TLS Configuration
+        description: Enable TLS for the Zipkin receiver listener.
+        default: false
+        show_user: true
+      - name: tls_ca_file
+        type: text
+        required: false
+        title: TLS CA File
+        description: Path to the CA certificate file for server certificate verification. Only used when TLS is enabled.
+        show_user: false
+      - name: tls_cert_file
+        type: text
+        required: false
+        title: TLS Certificate File
+        description: Path to the TLS certificate file for client authentication.
+        show_user: false
+      - name: tls_key_file
+        type: text
+        required: false
+        title: TLS Key File
+        description: Path to the TLS key file for client authentication.
+        show_user: false
+      - name: tls_min_version
+        type: select
+        required: false
+        title: TLS Min Version
+        description: Minimum acceptable TLS version. Default is 1.2.
+        show_user: false
+        options:
+          - text: "1.0"
+            value: "1.0"
+          - text: "1.1"
+            value: "1.1"
+          - text: "1.2"
+            value: "1.2"
+          - text: "1.3"
+            value: "1.3"
+        default: "1.2"
+      - name: tls_max_version
+        type: select
+        required: false
+        title: TLS Max Version
+        description: Maximum acceptable TLS version.
+        show_user: false
+        options:
+          - text: "1.0"
+            value: "1.0"
+          - text: "1.1"
+            value: "1.1"
+          - text: "1.2"
+            value: "1.2"
+          - text: "1.3"
+            value: "1.3"
+      - name: tls_include_system_ca_certs_pool
+        type: bool
+        required: false
+        title: Include System CA Certs Pool
+        description: Whether to load the system certificate authorities pool alongside the certificate authority.
+        default: false
+        show_user: false
+owner:
+  github: elastic/ecosystem
+  type: elastic
diff --git a/packages/zipkin_input_otel/sample_event.json b/packages/zipkin_input_otel/sample_event.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..259e8c06d2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/zipkin_input_otel/sample_event.json
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+{
+    "@timestamp": "2026-03-26T12:25:35.754Z",
+    "agent": {
+        "name": "otlp",
+        "version": "unknown"
+    },
+    "attributes": {
+        "error": "404",
+        "event": {
+            "outcome": "failure",
+            "success_count": 0
+        },
+        "http": {
+            "method": "GET",
+            "path": "/",
+            "status_code": "404"
+        },
+        "net": {
+            "host": {
+                "ip": "172.20.0.2"
+            },
+            "peer": {
+                "ip": "172.20.0.3",
+                "port": 57164
+            }
+        },
+        "processor": {
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