diff --git a/src/core/config/mod.rs b/src/core/config/mod.rs
index 4eefddcf..aadfe564 100644
--- a/src/core/config/mod.rs
+++ b/src/core/config/mod.rs
@@ -183,6 +183,9 @@ pub struct Config {
 	#[serde(default)]
 	#[cfg(feature = "perf_measurements")]
 	pub allow_jaeger: bool,
+	#[serde(default = "default_jaeger_filter")]
+	#[cfg(feature = "perf_measurements")]
+	pub jaeger_filter: String,
 	#[serde(default)]
 	#[cfg(feature = "perf_measurements")]
 	pub tracing_flame: bool,
@@ -979,6 +982,14 @@ fn default_max_fetch_prev_events() -> u16 { 100_u16 }
 #[cfg(feature = "perf_measurements")]
 fn default_tracing_flame_filter() -> String { "trace,h2=off".to_owned() }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "perf_measurements")]
+fn default_jaeger_filter() -> String {
+	cfg!(debug_assertions)
+		.then_some("trace,h2=off")
+		.unwrap_or("info")
+		.to_owned()
+}
+
 #[cfg(feature = "perf_measurements")]
 fn default_tracing_flame_output_path() -> String { "./tracing.folded".to_owned() }
 
diff --git a/src/main/tracing.rs b/src/main/tracing.rs
index ccfe188d..67977088 100644
--- a/src/main/tracing.rs
+++ b/src/main/tracing.rs
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ pub(crate) fn init(config: &Config) -> Result<(LogLevelReloadHandles, TracingFla
 			(None, None)
 		};
 
+		let jaeger_filter = EnvFilter::try_new(&config.jaeger_filter)
+			.map_err(|e| Error::BadConfig(format!("in the 'jaeger_filter' setting: {e}.")))?;
 		let jaeger_layer = config.allow_jaeger.then(|| {
 			opentelemetry::global::set_text_map_propagator(opentelemetry_jaeger::Propagator::new());
 			let tracer = opentelemetry_jaeger::new_agent_pipeline()
@@ -63,10 +65,11 @@ pub(crate) fn init(config: &Config) -> Result<(LogLevelReloadHandles, TracingFla
 				.install_batch(opentelemetry_sdk::runtime::Tokio)
 				.expect("jaeger agent pipeline");
 			let telemetry = tracing_opentelemetry::layer().with_tracer(tracer);
-			let (jaeger_reload_filter, jaeger_reload_handle) = reload::Layer::new(console_filter.clone());
+			let (jaeger_reload_filter, jaeger_reload_handle) = reload::Layer::new(jaeger_filter.clone());
 			reload_handles.add("jaeger", Box::new(jaeger_reload_handle));
 			Some(telemetry.with_filter(jaeger_reload_filter))
 		});
+
 		let subscriber = subscriber.with(flame_layer).with(jaeger_layer);
 		(subscriber, flame_guard)
 	};