diff --git a/api/v1/inline_types.go b/api/v1/inline_types.go
index 6d45b9b9..aefb9f21 100644
--- a/api/v1/inline_types.go
+++ b/api/v1/inline_types.go
@@ -270,3 +270,14 @@ type KubernetesDeploymentSpec struct {
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:Optional
 	Pod coreV1.ResourceRequirements `json:"pod,omitempty"`
 }
+
+type OpenTelemetry struct {
+	// Deprecated setting for backwards compatibility
+	Enabled `json:",inline"`
+
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Optional
+	GRPC Enabled `json:"grpc,omitempty"`
+
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Optional
+	HTTP Enabled `json:"http,omitempty"`
+}
diff --git a/api/v1/instanaagent_types.go b/api/v1/instanaagent_types.go
index 58390d6f..7a298cef 100644
--- a/api/v1/instanaagent_types.go
+++ b/api/v1/instanaagent_types.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ type InstanaAgentSpec struct {
 
 	// Enables the OpenTelemetry gRPC endpoint on the Agent. If true, it will also apply `service.create: true`.
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:Optional
-	OpenTelemetry Enabled `json:"opentelemetry,omitempty"`
+	OpenTelemetry OpenTelemetry `json:"opentelemetry,omitempty"`
 
 	// Enables the Prometheus endpoint on the Agent. If true, it will also apply `service.create: true`.
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:Optional
diff --git a/api/v1beta1/instanaagent_conversion.go b/api/v1beta1/instanaagent_conversion.go
index a8d863d0..59bd50bd 100644
--- a/api/v1beta1/instanaagent_conversion.go
+++ b/api/v1beta1/instanaagent_conversion.go
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func (src *InstanaAgent) convertInternalSpecTo(dst *v1.InstanaAgent) {
 	}
 
 	dst.Spec.Rbac.Create = srcSpec.AgentRbacCreate
-	dst.Spec.OpenTelemetry.Enabled = srcSpec.OpenTelemetryEnabled
+	dst.Spec.OpenTelemetry.Enabled.Enabled = srcSpec.OpenTelemetryEnabled
 
 	dst.Spec.Agent.TlsSpec.SecretName = srcSpec.AgentTlsSecretName
 	dst.Spec.Agent.TlsSpec.Certificate = srcSpec.AgentTlsCertificate
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func (dst *InstanaAgent) ConvertFrom(srcRaw conversion.Hub) error {
 	}
 
 	dst.Spec.AgentRbacCreate = src.Spec.Rbac.Create
-	dst.Spec.OpenTelemetryEnabled = src.Spec.OpenTelemetry.Enabled
+	dst.Spec.OpenTelemetryEnabled = src.Spec.OpenTelemetry.Enabled.Enabled
 
 	dst.Spec.AgentTlsSecretName = src.Spec.Agent.TlsSpec.SecretName
 	dst.Spec.AgentTlsCertificate = src.Spec.Agent.TlsSpec.Certificate
diff --git a/bundle/manifests/instana.io_agents.yaml b/bundle/manifests/instana.io_agents.yaml
index 22ff1e93..d7652557 100644
--- a/bundle/manifests/instana.io_agents.yaml
+++ b/bundle/manifests/instana.io_agents.yaml
@@ -1417,6 +1417,16 @@ spec:
                 properties:
                   enabled:
                     type: boolean
+                  grpc:
+                    properties:
+                      enabled:
+                        type: boolean
+                    type: object
+                  http:
+                    properties:
+                      enabled:
+                        type: boolean
+                    type: object
                 type: object
               opentelemetry.enabled:
                 type: boolean
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/instana.io_agents.yaml b/config/crd/bases/instana.io_agents.yaml
index 45302498..6bf7435f 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/instana.io_agents.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/instana.io_agents.yaml
@@ -1405,6 +1405,16 @@ spec:
                 properties:
                   enabled:
                     type: boolean
+                  grpc:
+                    properties:
+                      enabled:
+                        type: boolean
+                    type: object
+                  http:
+                    properties:
+                      enabled:
+                        type: boolean
+                    type: object
                 type: object
               opentelemetry.enabled:
                 type: boolean