diff --git a/jaeger/injector/mutator/patch.go b/jaeger/injector/mutator/patch.go
index 233aa8df3e123..93b26576f6989 100644
--- a/jaeger/injector/mutator/patch.go
+++ b/jaeger/injector/mutator/patch.go
@@ -46,6 +46,14 @@ const tpl = `[
       "value": "{{.CollectorSvcAccount}}.serviceaccount.identity.{{.LinkerdNamespace}}.{{.ClusterDomain}}"
     }
   },
+  {
+    "op": "add",
+    "path": "/spec/{{.ProxyPath}}/env/-",
+    "value": {
+      "name": "LINKERD2_PROXY_TRACE_EXTRA_ATTRIBUTES",
+      "value": "k8s.pod.uid=\"$(_pod_uid)\"\nk8s.container.name=\"$(_pod_containerName)\""
+    }
+  },
   {
     "op": "add",
     "path": "/spec/{{.ProxyPath}}/volumeMounts/-",