diff --git a/opentelemetry/inject-otel-environment-variable/.kyverno-test/expected/inject-before-preexisting-env.yaml b/opentelemetry/inject-otel-environment-variable/.kyverno-test/expected/inject-before-preexisting-env.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f127dc99b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opentelemetry/inject-otel-environment-variable/.kyverno-test/expected/inject-before-preexisting-env.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  name: inject-before-preexisting-env
+  namespace: default
+spec:
+  containers:
+  - name: debdiag
+    image: ghcr.io/babs/debdiag:0
+    env:
+    - name: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT
+      value: http://opentelemetry-collector.opentelemetry-collector:4317
+    - name: TEST_ENV
+      value: test
diff --git a/opentelemetry/inject-otel-environment-variable/.kyverno-test/expected/inject-custom-endpoint-ns.yaml b/opentelemetry/inject-otel-environment-variable/.kyverno-test/expected/inject-custom-endpoint-ns.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f295db9da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opentelemetry/inject-otel-environment-variable/.kyverno-test/expected/inject-custom-endpoint-ns.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  name: inject-custom-endpoint-ns
+  namespace: ns-w-custom-endpoint
+spec:
+  containers:
+  - name: debdiag
+    image: ghcr.io/babs/debdiag:0
+    env:
+    - name: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT
+      value: http://http-collector:4318
diff --git a/opentelemetry/inject-otel-environment-variable/.kyverno-test/expected/inject-custom-endpoint-pod.yaml b/opentelemetry/inject-otel-environment-variable/.kyverno-test/expected/inject-custom-endpoint-pod.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..16cbd5cea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opentelemetry/inject-otel-environment-variable/.kyverno-test/expected/inject-custom-endpoint-pod.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  annotations:
+    otel.corp.org/otlp-endpoint: http://http-collector:4318
+  name: inject-custom-endpoint-pod
+  namespace: default
+spec:
+  containers:
+  - name: debdiag
+    image: ghcr.io/babs/debdiag:0
+    env:
+    - name: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT
+      value: http://http-collector:4318
diff --git a/opentelemetry/inject-otel-environment-variable/.kyverno-test/expected/inject-custom-endpoint.yaml b/opentelemetry/inject-otel-environment-variable/.kyverno-test/expected/inject-custom-endpoint.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a9520b3bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opentelemetry/inject-otel-environment-variable/.kyverno-test/expected/inject-custom-endpoint.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  namespace: default
+  name: inject-custom-endpoint
+  annotations:
+    otel.corp.org/otlp-endpoint: http://custom-endpoint:4318
+spec:
+  containers:
+  - name: debdiag
+    image: ghcr.io/babs/debdiag:0
+    env:
+    - name: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT
+      value: http://custom-endpoint:4318
diff --git a/opentelemetry/inject-otel-environment-variable/.kyverno-test/expected/inject-default.yaml b/opentelemetry/inject-otel-environment-variable/.kyverno-test/expected/inject-default.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9a81d804b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opentelemetry/inject-otel-environment-variable/.kyverno-test/expected/inject-default.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  name: inject-default
+  namespace: ns-wo-annotations
+spec:
+  containers:
+  - name: debdiag
+    image: ghcr.io/babs/debdiag:0
+    env:
+    - name: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT
+      value: http://opentelemetry-collector.opentelemetry-collector:4317
diff --git a/opentelemetry/inject-otel-environment-variable/.kyverno-test/expected/inject-ns.yaml b/opentelemetry/inject-otel-environment-variable/.kyverno-test/expected/inject-ns.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..16f91f25d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opentelemetry/inject-otel-environment-variable/.kyverno-test/expected/inject-ns.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  name: inject-ns
+  namespace: ns-w-inject-true
+spec:
+  containers:
+  - name: debdiag
+    image: ghcr.io/babs/debdiag:0
+    env:
+    - name: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT
+      value: http://opentelemetry-collector.opentelemetry-collector:4317
diff --git a/opentelemetry/inject-otel-environment-variable/.kyverno-test/expected/inject-pod.yaml b/opentelemetry/inject-otel-environment-variable/.kyverno-test/expected/inject-pod.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0ad326eb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opentelemetry/inject-otel-environment-variable/.kyverno-test/expected/inject-pod.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  annotations:
+    otel.corp.org/inject-env-var: "true"
+  name: inject-pod
+  namespace: ns-wo-annotations
+spec:
+  containers:
+  - name: debdiag
+    image: ghcr.io/babs/debdiag:0
+    env:
+    - name: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT
+      value: http://opentelemetry-collector.opentelemetry-collector:4317
diff --git a/opentelemetry/inject-otel-environment-variable/.kyverno-test/kyverno-test.yaml b/opentelemetry/inject-otel-environment-variable/.kyverno-test/kyverno-test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0a481eece
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opentelemetry/inject-otel-environment-variable/.kyverno-test/kyverno-test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+apiVersion: cli.kyverno.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Test
+metadata:
+  name: inject-otel-environment-variable
+policies:
+  - ../inject-otel-environment-variable.yaml
+resources:
+  - resource.yaml
+variables: values.yaml
+results:
+  - policy: inject-otel-environment-variable
+    rule: inject-otel-environment-variable
+    resources:
+    - no-inject-pod
+    kind: Pod
+    result: skip
+
+  - policy: inject-otel-environment-variable
+    rule: inject-otel-environment-variable
+    resources:
+    - no-inject-ns
+    kind: Pod
+    result: skip
+
+  - policy: inject-otel-environment-variable
+    rule: inject-otel-environment-variable
+    resources:
+    - inject-ns
+    patchedResources: expected/inject-ns.yaml
+    kind: Pod
+    result: pass
+
+  - policy: inject-otel-environment-variable
+    rule: inject-otel-environment-variable
+    resources:
+    - inject-pod
+    patchedResources: expected/inject-pod.yaml
+    kind: Pod
+    result: pass
+
+  - policy: inject-otel-environment-variable
+    rule: inject-otel-environment-variable
+    resources:
+    - inject-default
+    patchedResources: expected/inject-default.yaml
+    kind: Pod
+    result: pass
+
+  - policy: inject-otel-environment-variable
+    rule: inject-otel-environment-variable
+    resources:
+    - inject-before-preexisting-env
+    patchedResources: expected/inject-before-preexisting-env.yaml
+    kind: Pod
+    result: pass
+
+  - policy: inject-otel-environment-variable
+    rule: inject-otel-environment-variable
+    resources:
+    - inject-custom-endpoint-pod
+    patchedResources: expected/inject-custom-endpoint-pod.yaml
+    kind: Pod
+    result: pass
+
+  - policy: inject-otel-environment-variable
+    rule: inject-otel-environment-variable
+    resources:
+    - inject-custom-endpoint-ns
+    patchedResources: expected/inject-custom-endpoint-ns.yaml
+    kind: Pod
+    result: pass
+
+  ## Enable for ConfigMap namespace filtering (see rule comments ConfigMap-NS-Filtering for detail)
+  # - policy: inject-otel-environment-variable
+  #   rule: inject-otel-environment-variable
+  #   resources:
+  #   - no-inject-ns-excluded-by-configmap
+  #   kind: Pod
+  #   result: skip
diff --git a/opentelemetry/inject-otel-environment-variable/.kyverno-test/resource.yaml b/opentelemetry/inject-otel-environment-variable/.kyverno-test/resource.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..394fb7913
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opentelemetry/inject-otel-environment-variable/.kyverno-test/resource.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  name: no-inject-pod
+  namespace: ns-wo-annotations
+  annotations:
+    otel.corp.org/inject-env-var: "false"
+spec:
+  containers:
+  - name: debdiag
+    image: ghcr.io/babs/debdiag:0
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  name: no-inject-ns
+  namespace: ns-w-inject-false
+spec:
+  containers:
+  - name: debdiag
+    image: ghcr.io/babs/debdiag:0
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  name: inject-ns
+  namespace: ns-w-inject-true
+spec:
+  containers:
+  - name: debdiag
+    image: ghcr.io/babs/debdiag:0
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  name: inject-pod
+  namespace: ns-wo-annotations
+  annotations:
+    otel.corp.org/inject-env-var: "true"
+spec:
+  containers:
+  - name: debdiag
+    image: ghcr.io/babs/debdiag:0
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  name: inject-default
+  namespace: ns-wo-annotations
+spec:
+  containers:
+  - name: debdiag
+    image: ghcr.io/babs/debdiag:0
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  name: inject-before-preexisting-env
+spec:
+  containers:
+  - name: debdiag
+    image: ghcr.io/babs/debdiag:0
+    env:
+    - name: TEST_ENV
+      value: test
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  name: inject-custom-endpoint-pod
+  annotations:
+    otel.corp.org/otlp-endpoint: http://http-collector:4318
+spec:
+  containers:
+  - name: debdiag
+    image: ghcr.io/babs/debdiag:0
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  name: inject-custom-endpoint-ns
+  namespace: ns-w-custom-endpoint
+spec:
+  containers:
+  - name: debdiag
+    image: ghcr.io/babs/debdiag:0
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  name: no-inject-ns-excluded-by-configmap
+  namespace: ns-excluded-by-configmap
+spec:
+  containers:
+  - name: debdiag
+    image: ghcr.io/babs/debdiag:0
diff --git a/opentelemetry/inject-otel-environment-variable/.kyverno-test/values.yaml b/opentelemetry/inject-otel-environment-variable/.kyverno-test/values.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c64497446
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opentelemetry/inject-otel-environment-variable/.kyverno-test/values.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+apiVersion: cli.kyverno.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Values
+policies:
+- name: inject-otel-environment-variable
+  rules:
+  - name: inject-otel-environment-variable
+    values:
+      namespacefilters.data.exclude: '["ns-excluded-by-configmap"]'
+      # Global Reference simulation
+      namespaces:
+      - metadata:
+          name: ns-wo-annotations
+      - metadata:
+          name: ns-w-inject-true
+          annotations:
+            otel.corp.org/inject-env-var: "true"
+      - metadata:
+          name: ns-w-inject-false
+          annotations:
+            otel.corp.org/inject-env-var: "false"
+      - metadata:
+          name: ns-w-custom-endpoint
+          annotations:
+            otel.corp.org/otlp-endpoint: "http://http-collector:4318"
diff --git a/opentelemetry/inject-otel-environment-variable/artifacthub-pkg.yml b/opentelemetry/inject-otel-environment-variable/artifacthub-pkg.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0c07b71de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opentelemetry/inject-otel-environment-variable/artifacthub-pkg.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+name: inject-otel-environment-variable
+version: 1.0.0
+displayName: Inject OpenTelemetry environment variable
+createdAt: "2024-12-27T00:00:00.000Z"
+description: >-
+  Injects OpenTelemetry `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT` env var in `containers` and `initContainers`.
+  Injection can be controlled by `otel.corp.org/inject-env-var: "false"` annotation on the Pod or at the Namespace level.
+  Value of the injected env var can also be overridden per Pod or Namespace via `otel.corp.org/otlp-endpoint: "http://xxxx:4317"` annotation.
+  The env var will be injected first, meaning that if one is already declared, the later will takes precedence over the injected one.
+  To avoid stress on the control plane API, a GlobalContextEntry containing Namespaces has to be declared (group: '', version: v1, resource: namespaces)
+  and `cache.kyverno.io/enabled: "true"` should be set on the `namespacefilters` ConfigMap (see rule comments ConfigMap-NS-Filtering).
+install: |-
+  ```shell
+  kubectl apply \
+    -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kyverno/policies/main/opentelemetry/inject-otel-environment-variable/globalcontext.yaml
+    -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kyverno/policies/main/opentelemetry/inject-otel-environment-variable/inject-otel-environment-variable.yaml
+  ```
+keywords:
+  - kyverno
+  - OpenTelemetry
+readme: |
+  Injects OpenTelemetry `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT` env var in `containers` and `initContainers`.
+  Injection can be controlled by `otel.corp.org/inject-env-var: "false"` annotation on the Pod or at the Namespace level.
+  Value of the injected env var can also be overridden per Pod or Namespace via `otel.corp.org/otlp-endpoint: "http://xxxx:4317"` annotation.
+  The env var will be injected first, meaning that if one is already declared, the later will takes precedence over the injected one.
+  To avoid stress on the control plane API, a GlobalContextEntry containing Namespaces has to be declared (group: '', version: v1, resource: namespaces)
+  and `cache.kyverno.io/enabled: "true"` should be set on the `namespacefilters` ConfigMap (see rule comments ConfigMap-NS-Filtering).
+
+  Refer to the documentation for more details on Kyverno annotations: https://artifacthub.io/docs/topics/annotations/kyverno/
+annotations:
+  kyverno/version: "1.13.0"
+  kyverno/category: "OpenTelemetry"
+  kyverno/subject: "Pod"
+digest: ffa101097cabaa69e4c3ddfa07d7d4526c5e9a4e32005d794ab37f6c118d6df9
diff --git a/opentelemetry/inject-otel-environment-variable/globalcontext.yaml b/opentelemetry/inject-otel-environment-variable/globalcontext.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3301386d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opentelemetry/inject-otel-environment-variable/globalcontext.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+apiVersion: kyverno.io/v2alpha1
+kind: GlobalContextEntry
+metadata:
+  name: namespaces
+spec:
+  kubernetesResource:
+    group: ''
+    version: v1
+    resource: namespaces
diff --git a/opentelemetry/inject-otel-environment-variable/inject-otel-environment-variable.yaml b/opentelemetry/inject-otel-environment-variable/inject-otel-environment-variable.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..293e50c2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opentelemetry/inject-otel-environment-variable/inject-otel-environment-variable.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+apiVersion: kyverno.io/v1
+kind: ClusterPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: inject-otel-environment-variable
+  annotations:
+    policies.kyverno.io/title: Injects OpenTelemetry environment variable
+    policies.kyverno.io/minversion: 1.13.0
+    kyverno.io/kyverno-version: 1.13.0
+    policies.kyverno.io/subject: Namespace, Pod
+    policies.kyverno.io/category: OpenTelemetry
+    policies.kyverno.io/description: >-
+      Injects OpenTelemetry `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT` env var in `containers` and `initContainers`.
+      Injection can be controlled by `otel.corp.org/inject-env-var: "false"` annotation on the Pod or at the Namespace level.
+      Value of the injected env var can also be overridden per Pod or Namespace via `otel.corp.org/otlp-endpoint: "http://xxxx:4317"` annotation.
+      The env var will be injected first, meaning that if one is already declared, the later will takes precedence over the injected one.
+      To avoid stress on the control plane API, a GlobalContextEntry containing Namespaces has to be declared (group: '', version: v1, resource: namespaces)
+      and `cache.kyverno.io/enabled: "true"` should be set on the `namespacefilters` ConfigMap (see rule comments ConfigMap-NS-Filtering).
+
+spec:
+  background: false
+  rules:
+  - name: inject-otel-environment-variable
+    context:
+    - name: namespaces
+      globalReference:
+        # This is the name of the GlobalContextEntry
+        #
+        # apiVersion: kyverno.io/v2alpha1
+        # kind: GlobalContextEntry
+        # metadata:
+        #   name: namespaces
+        # spec:
+        #   kubernetesResource:
+        #     group: ''
+        #     version: v1
+        #     resource: namespaces
+        name: namespaces
+    - name: nsannontations
+      variable:
+        jmesPath: namespaces[?metadata.name == '{{ request.object.metadata.namespace }}'] | [0].metadata.annotations
+        default: {}
+    - name: otlp_endpoint
+      variable:
+        jmesPath: request.object.metadata.annotations."otel.corp.org/otlp-endpoint" || nsannontations."otel.corp.org/otlp-endpoint"
+        default: 'http://opentelemetry-collector.opentelemetry-collector:4317'
+
+      # ConfigMap-NS-Filtering
+      # See https://kyverno.io/docs/writing-policies/external-data-sources/#handling-configmap-array-values
+      # Don't forget to enable kyverno's cache on the ConfigMap to avoid stress on the control plane
+      # Enable only if the proper config map has been enabled
+      #
+      # apiVersion: v1
+      # kind: ConfigMap
+      # metadata:
+      #   namespace: opentelemetry-collector
+      #   name: namespacefilters
+      #   labels:
+      #     cache.kyverno.io/enabled: "true"
+      # data:
+      #   exclude: '["ns-excluded-by-configmap"]'
+
+    ## Uncomment the following for configmap namespace filtering, make sure the proper ConfigMap exists!
+    ## Also uncomment bellow in the preconditions section
+    # - name: namespacefilters
+    #   configMap:
+    #     name: namespacefilters
+    #     namespace: opentelemetry-collector
+
+    preconditions:
+      all:
+      # By default inject, expect if namespace or pod annotations says otherwise
+      - key: "{{ request.object.metadata.annotations.\"otel.corp.org/inject-env-var\" || nsannontations.\"otel.corp.org/inject-env-var\" || 'true' }}"
+        operator: NotEquals
+        value: 'false'
+
+      # ConfigMap-NS-Filtering
+      # Env variable injection can be disabled on per NS basis using ConfigMap (no per pod override possible)
+      ## Uncomment the following for ConfigMap-based namespace filtering
+      ## Ensure the corresponding context above is uncommented and the appropriate ConfigMap is configured.
+      # - key: "{{ request.object.metadata.namespace }}"
+      #   operator: AnyNotIn
+      #   value: "{{ namespacefilters.data.exclude || '[]' }}"
+    match:
+      any:
+      - resources:
+          kinds:
+          - Pod
+          operations:
+          - CREATE
+    mutate:
+      foreach:
+      - list: request.object.spec.containers[]
+        patchesJson6902: |-
+          - op: add
+            path: /spec/containers/{{elementIndex}}/env/0
+            value:
+              name: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT
+              value: "{{ otlp_endpoint }}"
+      - list: request.object.spec.initContainers[]
+        patchesJson6902: |-
+          - op: add
+            path: /spec/initContainers/{{elementIndex}}/env/0
+            value:
+              name: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT
+              value: "{{ otlp_endpoint }}"