diff --git a/codex-rs/otel/tests/suite/otlp_http_loopback.rs b/codex-rs/otel/tests/suite/otlp_http_loopback.rs
index 1f4133691..ede2dcc09 100644
--- a/codex-rs/otel/tests/suite/otlp_http_loopback.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/otel/tests/suite/otlp_http_loopback.rs
@@ -240,6 +240,105 @@ fn otlp_http_exporter_sends_metrics_to_collector() -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn otlp_http_exporter_sends_logs_to_collector()
+-> std::result::Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    let listener = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").expect("bind");
+    let addr = listener.local_addr().expect("local_addr");
+    listener.set_nonblocking(true).expect("set_nonblocking");
+
+    let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel::<Vec<CapturedRequest>>();
+    let server = thread::spawn(move || {
+        let mut captured = Vec::new();
+        let deadline = Instant::now() + Duration::from_secs(3);
+
+        while Instant::now() < deadline {
+            match listener.accept() {
+                Ok((mut stream, _)) => {
+                    let result = read_http_request(&mut stream);
+                    let _ = write_http_response(&mut stream, "202 Accepted");
+                    if let Ok((path, headers, body)) = result {
+                        captured.push(CapturedRequest {
+                            path,
+                            content_type: headers.get("content-type").cloned(),
+                            body,
+                        });
+                    }
+                }
+                Err(err) if err.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::WouldBlock => {
+                    thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(10));
+                }
+                Err(_) => break,
+            }
+        }
+
+        let _ = tx.send(captured);
+    });
+
+    let otel = OtelProvider::from(&OtelSettings {
+        environment: "test".to_string(),
+        service_name: "codex-cli".to_string(),
+        service_version: env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION").to_string(),
+        codex_home: PathBuf::from("."),
+        exporter: OtelExporter::OtlpHttp {
+            endpoint: format!("http://{addr}/v1/logs"),
+            headers: HashMap::new(),
+            protocol: OtelHttpProtocol::Json,
+            tls: None,
+        },
+        trace_exporter: OtelExporter::None,
+        metrics_exporter: OtelExporter::None,
+        runtime_metrics: false,
+        span_attributes: BTreeMap::new(),
+        tracestate: BTreeMap::new(),
+    })?
+    .expect("otel provider");
+    let logger_layer = otel.logger_layer().expect("logger layer");
+    let subscriber = tracing_subscriber::registry().with(logger_layer);
+
+    tracing::subscriber::with_default(subscriber, || {
+        tracing::callsite::rebuild_interest_cache();
+        tracing::event!(
+            target: "codex_otel.log_only",
+            tracing::Level::INFO,
+            event.name = "codex.test.log_exported",
+            "test OTEL log export"
+        );
+    });
+    otel.shutdown();
+
+    server.join().expect("server join");
+    let captured = rx.recv_timeout(Duration::from_secs(1)).expect("captured");
+
+    let request = captured
+        .iter()
+        .find(|req| req.path == "/v1/logs")
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| {
+            let paths = captured
+                .iter()
+                .map(|req| req.path.as_str())
+                .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+                .join(", ");
+            panic!("missing /v1/logs request; got {}: {paths}", captured.len());
+        });
+    let content_type = request
+        .content_type
+        .as_deref()
+        .unwrap_or("<missing content-type>");
+    assert!(
+        content_type.starts_with("application/json"),
+        "unexpected content-type: {content_type}"
+    );
+
+    let body = String::from_utf8_lossy(&request.body);
+    assert!(
+        body.contains("codex.test.log_exported"),
+        "expected exported log event not found; body prefix: {}",
+        &body.chars().take(2000).collect::<String>()
+    );
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn otel_provider_rejects_header_unsafe_configured_tracestate() {
     let result = OtelProvider::from(&OtelSettings {
@@ -357,6 +456,12 @@ fn otlp_http_exporter_sends_traces_to_collector()
         let _guard = span.enter();
         let propagated_trace =
             current_span_w3c_trace_context().expect("current span should have trace context");
+        tracing::event!(
+            target: "codex_otel.trace_safe",
+            tracing::Level::INFO,
+            event.name = "codex.test.trace_event",
+            "test OTEL trace event"
+        );
         tracing::info!("trace loopback event");
         propagated_trace
     });
@@ -409,6 +514,11 @@ fn otlp_http_exporter_sends_traces_to_collector()
         "expected configured span attribute not found; body prefix: {}",
         &body.chars().take(2000).collect::<String>()
     );
+    assert!(
+        body.contains("codex.test.trace_event"),
+        "expected trace event not found; body prefix: {}",
+        &body.chars().take(2000).collect::<String>()
+    );
 
     Ok(())
 }