diff --git a/.changelog/4842.added b/.changelog/4842.added
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8a8f325280
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/4842.added
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+`opentelemetry-instrumentation-discord-py`: add prefix and app command tracing
diff --git a/docs/instrumentation/discord_py/discord_py.rst b/docs/instrumentation/discord_py/discord_py.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2d5c126a27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/instrumentation/discord_py/discord_py.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+.. include:: ../../../instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-discord-py/README.rst
+    :end-before: References
+
+.. automodule:: opentelemetry.instrumentation.discord_py
+    :members:
+    :undoc-members:
+    :show-inheritance:
diff --git a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-discord-py/README.rst b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-discord-py/README.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9fb832c3d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-discord-py/README.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+OpenTelemetry discord.py Instrumentation
+=========================================
+
+|pypi|
+
+.. |pypi| image:: https://badge.fury.io/py/opentelemetry-instrumentation-discord-py.svg
+   :target: https://pypi.org/project/opentelemetry-instrumentation-discord-py/
+
+This library allows tracing requests made by discord.py bots (prefix
+commands and application/slash commands).
+
+Installation
+------------
+
+::
+
+    pip install opentelemetry-instrumentation-discord-py
+
+References
+----------
+
+* `OpenTelemetry discord.py Instrumentation <https://opentelemetry-python-contrib.readthedocs.io/en/latest/instrumentation/discord_py/discord_py.html>`_
+* `OpenTelemetry Project <https://opentelemetry.io/>`_
diff --git a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-discord-py/pyproject.toml b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-discord-py/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..55434917dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-discord-py/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["hatchling"]
+build-backend = "hatchling.build"
+
+[project]
+name = "opentelemetry-instrumentation-discord-py"
+dynamic = ["version"]
+description = "OpenTelemetry discord.py instrumentation"
+readme = "README.rst"
+license = "Apache-2.0"
+requires-python = ">=3.10"
+authors = [
+  { name = "OpenTelemetry Authors", email = "cncf-opentelemetry-contributors@lists.cncf.io" },
+]
+classifiers = [
+  "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
+  "Intended Audience :: Developers",
+  "License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License",
+  "Programming Language :: Python",
+  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
+  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
+  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
+  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13",
+]
+dependencies = [
+  "opentelemetry-api ~= 1.12",
+  "opentelemetry-instrumentation == 0.65b0.dev",
+  "wrapt >= 1.0.0, < 2.0.0",
+]
+
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+instruments = [
+  "discord.py >= 2.0",
+]
+
+[project.entry-points.opentelemetry_instrumentor]
+discord_py = "opentelemetry.instrumentation.discord_py:DiscordPyInstrumentor"
+
+[project.urls]
+Homepage = "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python-contrib/tree/main/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-discord-py"
+Repository = "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python-contrib"
+
+[tool.hatch.version]
+path = "src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/discord_py/version.py"
+
+[tool.hatch.build.targets.sdist]
+include = [
+  "/src",
+  "/tests",
+]
+
+[tool.hatch.build.targets.wheel]
+packages = ["src/opentelemetry"]
diff --git a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-discord-py/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/discord_py/__init__.py b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-discord-py/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/discord_py/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6cb543df4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-discord-py/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/discord_py/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+# Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+"""
+This library allows tracing discord.py bots: prefix commands (``ext.commands``)
+and application/slash commands (``discord.app_commands``) are wrapped in spans
+automatically once instrumented.
+
+Usage
+-----
+
+.. code-block:: python
+
+    from opentelemetry.instrumentation.discord_py import DiscordPyInstrumentor
+
+    DiscordPyInstrumentor().instrument()
+
+    # ... create and run your discord.py Bot as usual
+
+Every prefix command invocation produces a span named ``discord.command`` and
+every application (slash) command invocation produces a span named
+``discord.app_command``. Both carry ``discord.command.name``,
+``discord.guild.id``, ``discord.channel.id`` and ``discord.user.id`` as
+attributes.
+
+API
+---
+"""
+
+# pylint: disable=no-name-in-module,no-self-use
+
+from typing import Collection
+
+import discord.app_commands.tree
+import discord.ext.commands.bot
+import wrapt
+
+from opentelemetry.instrumentation.discord_py.package import _instruments
+from opentelemetry.instrumentation.discord_py.version import __version__
+from opentelemetry.instrumentation.instrumentor import BaseInstrumentor
+from opentelemetry.instrumentation.utils import unwrap
+from opentelemetry.trace import SpanKind, Status, StatusCode, get_tracer
+
+_PREFIX_COMMAND_SPAN_NAME = "discord.command"
+_APP_COMMAND_SPAN_NAME = "discord.app_command"
+
+
+def _set_common_attributes(span, *, guild_id, channel_id, user_id, command_name):
+    """Attach the low-cardinality attributes every discord.py span carries.
+
+    ``None`` values are dropped rather than set, so call sites can pass
+    optional discord.py fields (e.g. ``guild_id`` on a DM interaction)
+    without branching.
+    """
+    if command_name is not None:
+        span.set_attribute("discord.command.name", command_name)
+    if guild_id is not None:
+        span.set_attribute("discord.guild.id", guild_id)
+    if channel_id is not None:
+        span.set_attribute("discord.channel.id", channel_id)
+    if user_id is not None:
+        span.set_attribute("discord.user.id", user_id)
+
+
+class DiscordPyInstrumentor(BaseInstrumentor):
+    """An instrumentor for discord.py.
+
+    See `BaseInstrumentor`.
+    """
+
+    def instrumentation_dependencies(self) -> Collection[str]:
+        return _instruments
+
+    def _instrument(self, **kwargs):
+        tracer_provider = kwargs.get("tracer_provider")
+        tracer = get_tracer(
+            __name__,
+            __version__,
+            tracer_provider,
+        )
+
+        wrapt.wrap_function_wrapper(
+            "discord.ext.commands.bot",
+            "Bot.invoke",
+            _wrap_prefix_command_invoke(tracer),
+        )
+        wrapt.wrap_function_wrapper(
+            "discord.app_commands.tree",
+            "CommandTree._call",
+            _wrap_app_command_call(tracer),
+        )
+
+    def _uninstrument(self, **kwargs):
+        unwrap(discord.ext.commands.bot.Bot, "invoke")
+        unwrap(discord.app_commands.tree.CommandTree, "_call")
+
+
+def _wrap_prefix_command_invoke(tracer):
+    async def wrapper(wrapped, instance, args, kwargs):
+        # signature: Bot.invoke(self, ctx)
+        ctx = args[0] if args else kwargs.get("ctx")
+        command = getattr(ctx, "command", None)
+        command_name = command.qualified_name if command else None
+
+        with tracer.start_as_current_span(
+            _PREFIX_COMMAND_SPAN_NAME,
+            kind=SpanKind.SERVER,
+        ) as span:
+            if span.is_recording():
+                _set_common_attributes(
+                    span,
+                    guild_id=getattr(getattr(ctx, "guild", None), "id", None),
+                    channel_id=getattr(getattr(ctx, "channel", None), "id", None),
+                    user_id=getattr(getattr(ctx, "author", None), "id", None),
+                    command_name=command_name,
+                )
+            try:
+                return await wrapped(*args, **kwargs)
+            except Exception as exc:
+                span.set_status(Status(StatusCode.ERROR, str(exc)))
+                span.record_exception(exc)
+                raise
+
+    return wrapper
+
+
+def _wrap_app_command_call(tracer):
+    async def wrapper(wrapped, instance, args, kwargs):
+        # signature: CommandTree._call(self, interaction)
+        interaction = args[0] if args else kwargs.get("interaction")
+
+        with tracer.start_as_current_span(
+            _APP_COMMAND_SPAN_NAME,
+            kind=SpanKind.SERVER,
+        ) as span:
+            try:
+                return await wrapped(*args, **kwargs)
+            finally:
+                # The command isn't resolved on the interaction until
+                # after ``_call`` runs its internal lookup, so read it back
+                # out afterwards rather than before invoking ``wrapped``.
+                if span.is_recording():
+                    command = getattr(interaction, "command", None)
+                    command_name = (
+                        command.qualified_name if command else None
+                    )
+                    _set_common_attributes(
+                        span,
+                        guild_id=getattr(interaction, "guild_id", None),
+                        channel_id=getattr(interaction, "channel_id", None),
+                        user_id=getattr(
+                            getattr(interaction, "user", None), "id", None
+                        ),
+                        command_name=command_name,
+                    )
+
+    return wrapper
diff --git a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-discord-py/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/discord_py/package.py b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-discord-py/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/discord_py/package.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b00b17974
--- /dev/null
+++ b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-discord-py/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/discord_py/package.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+_instruments = ("discord.py >= 2.0",)
diff --git a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-discord-py/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/discord_py/version.py b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-discord-py/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/discord_py/version.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3716e78195
--- /dev/null
+++ b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-discord-py/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/discord_py/version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+__version__ = "0.1.dev0"
diff --git a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-discord-py/test-requirements.txt b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-discord-py/test-requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c184b78608
--- /dev/null
+++ b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-discord-py/test-requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+discord.py==2.4.0
+pytest==7.4.4
+wrapt==1.16.0
+-e opentelemetry-instrumentation
+-e instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-discord-py
diff --git a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-discord-py/tests/__init__.py b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-discord-py/tests/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e57cf4aba9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-discord-py/tests/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
diff --git a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-discord-py/tests/test_discord_py_instrumentation.py b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-discord-py/tests/test_discord_py_instrumentation.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..17813483ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-discord-py/tests/test_discord_py_instrumentation.py
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+# Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+# pylint: disable=invalid-name,no-name-in-module
+
+from unittest import IsolatedAsyncioTestCase, mock
+
+import discord.app_commands.tree
+import discord.ext.commands.bot
+
+from opentelemetry.instrumentation.discord_py import DiscordPyInstrumentor
+from opentelemetry.test.test_base import TestBase
+from opentelemetry.trace import SpanKind, StatusCode
+
+
+class TestDiscordPyInstrumentor(TestBase, IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        super().setUp()
+        DiscordPyInstrumentor().instrument(tracer_provider=self.tracer_provider)
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        super().tearDown()
+        DiscordPyInstrumentor().uninstrument()
+
+    async def test_prefix_command_creates_span(self):
+        ctx = mock.Mock()
+        ctx.command.qualified_name = "ping"
+        ctx.guild.id = 111
+        ctx.channel.id = 222
+        ctx.author.id = 333
+
+        async def fake_invoke(self, ctx):
+            return None
+
+        with mock.patch.object(
+            discord.ext.commands.bot.Bot, "invoke", new=fake_invoke
+        ):
+            # Re-instrument so the patch applied above is what gets wrapped.
+            DiscordPyInstrumentor().uninstrument()
+            DiscordPyInstrumentor().instrument(
+                tracer_provider=self.tracer_provider
+            )
+            fake_bot = discord.ext.commands.bot.Bot.__new__(
+                discord.ext.commands.bot.Bot
+            )
+            await fake_bot.invoke(ctx)
+
+        spans = self.memory_exporter.get_finished_spans()
+        self.assertEqual(len(spans), 1)
+        span = spans[0]
+        self.assertEqual(span.name, "discord.command")
+        self.assertEqual(span.kind, SpanKind.SERVER)
+        self.assertEqual(span.attributes["discord.command.name"], "ping")
+        self.assertEqual(span.attributes["discord.guild.id"], 111)
+        self.assertEqual(span.attributes["discord.channel.id"], 222)
+        self.assertEqual(span.attributes["discord.user.id"], 333)
+
+    async def test_prefix_command_records_exception(self):
+        ctx = mock.Mock()
+        ctx.command = None
+        ctx.guild = None
+        ctx.channel.id = 222
+        ctx.author.id = 333
+
+        async def failing_invoke(self, ctx):
+            raise RuntimeError("boom")
+
+        with mock.patch.object(
+            discord.ext.commands.bot.Bot, "invoke", new=failing_invoke
+        ):
+            DiscordPyInstrumentor().uninstrument()
+            DiscordPyInstrumentor().instrument(
+                tracer_provider=self.tracer_provider
+            )
+            fake_bot = discord.ext.commands.bot.Bot.__new__(
+                discord.ext.commands.bot.Bot
+            )
+            with self.assertRaises(RuntimeError):
+                await fake_bot.invoke(ctx)
+
+        spans = self.memory_exporter.get_finished_spans()
+        self.assertEqual(len(spans), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(spans[0].status.status_code, StatusCode.ERROR)
+
+    async def test_app_command_creates_span(self):
+        interaction = mock.Mock()
+        interaction.command.qualified_name = "slash-ping"
+        interaction.guild_id = 444
+        interaction.channel_id = 555
+        interaction.user.id = 666
+
+        async def fake_call(self, interaction):
+            return None
+
+        with mock.patch.object(
+            discord.app_commands.tree.CommandTree, "_call", new=fake_call
+        ):
+            DiscordPyInstrumentor().uninstrument()
+            DiscordPyInstrumentor().instrument(
+                tracer_provider=self.tracer_provider
+            )
+            fake_tree = discord.app_commands.tree.CommandTree.__new__(
+                discord.app_commands.tree.CommandTree
+            )
+            await fake_tree._call(interaction)
+
+        spans = self.memory_exporter.get_finished_spans()
+        self.assertEqual(len(spans), 1)
+        span = spans[0]
+        self.assertEqual(span.name, "discord.app_command")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            span.attributes["discord.command.name"], "slash-ping"
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(span.attributes["discord.guild.id"], 444)
+        self.assertEqual(span.attributes["discord.channel.id"], 555)
+        self.assertEqual(span.attributes["discord.user.id"], 666)
diff --git a/opentelemetry-instrumentation/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/bootstrap_gen.py b/opentelemetry-instrumentation/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/bootstrap_gen.py
index ac9adc84a3..66975d965f 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-instrumentation/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/bootstrap_gen.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-instrumentation/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/bootstrap_gen.py
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@
         "library": "confluent-kafka >= 1.8.2, < 3.0.0",
         "instrumentation": "opentelemetry-instrumentation-confluent-kafka==0.65b0.dev",
     },
+    {
+        "library": "discord.py >= 2.0",
+        "instrumentation": "opentelemetry-instrumentation-discord-py==0.1.dev0",
+    },
     {
         "library": "django >= 2.0",
         "instrumentation": "opentelemetry-instrumentation-django==0.65b0.dev",
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 81ba52d1f5..29ab8d96ac 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -206,6 +206,11 @@ envlist =
     lint-instrumentation-logging
     benchmark-instrumentation-logging
 
+    ; opentelemetry-instrumentation-discord-py
+    py3{10,11,12,13,14}-test-instrumentation-discord_py
+    pypy3-test-instrumentation-discord_py
+    lint-instrumentation-discord_py
+
     ; opentelemetry-instrumentation-exceptions
     py3{10,11,12,13,14}-test-instrumentation-exceptions
     pypy3-test-instrumentation-exceptions
@@ -710,6 +715,9 @@ deps =
   logging: {[testenv]test_deps}
   logging: -r {toxinidir}/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-logging/test-requirements.txt
   benchmark-instrumentation-logging: -r {toxinidir}/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-logging/benchmark-requirements.txt
+  
+  discord_py: {[testenv]test_deps}
+  discord_py: -r {toxinidir}/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-discord-py/test-requirements.txt
 
   exceptions: {[testenv]test_deps}
   exceptions: -r {toxinidir}/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-exceptions/test-requirements.txt
@@ -920,6 +928,9 @@ commands =
   lint-instrumentation-logging: sh -c "cd instrumentation && pylint --rcfile ../.pylintrc opentelemetry-instrumentation-logging"
   benchmark-instrumentation-logging: pytest {toxinidir}/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-logging/benchmarks {posargs} --benchmark-json=instrumentation-logging-benchmark.json
 
+  test-instrumentation-discord_py: pytest {toxinidir}/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-discord-py/tests {posargs}
+  lint-instrumentation-discord_py: sh -c "cd instrumentation && pylint --rcfile ../.pylintrc opentelemetry-instrumentation-discord-py"
+  
   test-instrumentation-exceptions: pytest {toxinidir}/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-exceptions/tests {posargs}
   lint-instrumentation-exceptions: sh -c "cd instrumentation && pylint --rcfile ../.pylintrc opentelemetry-instrumentation-exceptions"