diff --git a/extensions/opentelemetry/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/opentelemetry/runtime/logs/OpenTelemetryLogHandler.java b/extensions/opentelemetry/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/opentelemetry/runtime/logs/OpenTelemetryLogHandler.java
index de673ab9c77db..cd989f1680344 100644
--- a/extensions/opentelemetry/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/opentelemetry/runtime/logs/OpenTelemetryLogHandler.java
+++ b/extensions/opentelemetry/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/opentelemetry/runtime/logs/OpenTelemetryLogHandler.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ public void publish(LogRecord record) {
         final LogRecordBuilder logRecordBuilder = openTelemetry.getLogsBridge()
                 .loggerBuilder(INSTRUMENTATION_NAME)
                 .build().logRecordBuilder()
+                .setTimestamp(record.getInstant())
                 .setObservedTimestamp(record.getInstant());
 
         if (record.getLevel() != null) {