diff --git a/pkg/internal/ebpf/common/common.go b/pkg/internal/ebpf/common/common.go
index e2821abb1..6cd1e0f44 100644
--- a/pkg/internal/ebpf/common/common.go
+++ b/pkg/internal/ebpf/common/common.go
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 package ebpfcommon
 
 import (
+	"bufio"
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"io"
+	"log/slog"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/cilium/ebpf"
@@ -68,6 +72,8 @@ type Filter struct {
 	Fd int
 }
 
+func ptlog() *slog.Logger { return slog.With("component", "ebpf.ProcessTracer") }
+
 func ReadHTTPRequestTraceAsSpan(record *ringbuf.Record) (request.Span, bool, error) {
 	var eventType uint8
 
@@ -99,3 +105,49 @@ func ReadSQLRequestTraceAsSpan(record *ringbuf.Record) (request.Span, bool, erro
 
 	return SQLRequestTraceToSpan(&event), false, nil
 }
+
+type KernelLockdown uint8
+
+const (
+	KernelLockdownNone KernelLockdown = iota + 1
+	KernelLockdownIntegrity
+	KernelLockdownConfidentiality
+	KernelLockdownOther
+)
+
+// Injectable for tests
+var lockdownPath = "/sys/kernel/security/lockdown"
+
+func KernelLockdownMode() KernelLockdown {
+	plog := ptlog()
+	plog.Debug("checking kernel lockdown mode, [none] allows us to propagate trace context")
+	// If we can't find the file, assume no lockdown
+	if _, err := os.Stat(lockdownPath); err == nil {
+		f, err := os.Open(lockdownPath)
+
+		if err != nil {
+			plog.Warn("failed to open /sys/kernel/security/lockdown, assuming lockdown [integrity]", "error", err)
+			return KernelLockdownIntegrity
+		}
+
+		defer f.Close()
+		scanner := bufio.NewScanner(f)
+		if scanner.Scan() {
+			lockdown := scanner.Text()
+			if strings.Contains(lockdown, "[none]") {
+				return KernelLockdownNone
+			} else if strings.Contains(lockdown, "[integrity]") {
+				return KernelLockdownIntegrity
+			} else if strings.Contains(lockdown, "[confidentiality]") {
+				return KernelLockdownConfidentiality
+			}
+			return KernelLockdownOther
+		}
+
+		plog.Warn("file /sys/kernel/security/lockdown is empty, assuming lockdown [integrity]")
+		return KernelLockdownIntegrity
+	}
+
+	plog.Debug("can't find /sys/kernel/security/lockdown, assuming no lockdown")
+	return KernelLockdownNone
+}
diff --git a/pkg/internal/ebpf/common/common_test.go b/pkg/internal/ebpf/common/common_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..51a84893e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/internal/ebpf/common/common_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+package ebpfcommon
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func setIntegrity(t *testing.T, path, text string) {
+	err := os.WriteFile(path, []byte(text), 0644)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+}
+
+func setNotReadable(t *testing.T, path string) {
+	err := os.Chmod(path, 000)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+}
+
+func TestLockdownParsing(t *testing.T) {
+	noFile, err := os.CreateTemp("", "not_existent_fake_lockdown")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	notPath, err := filepath.Abs(noFile.Name())
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	noFile.Close()
+	os.Remove(noFile.Name())
+
+	// Setup for testing file that doesn't exist
+	lockdownPath = notPath
+	assert.Equal(t, KernelLockdownNone, KernelLockdownMode())
+
+	tempFile, err := os.CreateTemp("", "fake_lockdown")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	path, err := filepath.Abs(tempFile.Name())
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	tempFile.Close()
+
+	defer os.Remove(tempFile.Name())
+	// Setup for testing
+	lockdownPath = path
+
+	setIntegrity(t, path, "none [integrity] confidentiality\n")
+	assert.Equal(t, KernelLockdownIntegrity, KernelLockdownMode())
+
+	setIntegrity(t, path, "[none] integrity confidentiality\n")
+	assert.Equal(t, KernelLockdownNone, KernelLockdownMode())
+
+	setIntegrity(t, path, "none integrity [confidentiality]\n")
+	assert.Equal(t, KernelLockdownConfidentiality, KernelLockdownMode())
+
+	setIntegrity(t, path, "whatever\n")
+	assert.Equal(t, KernelLockdownOther, KernelLockdownMode())
+
+	setIntegrity(t, path, "")
+	assert.Equal(t, KernelLockdownIntegrity, KernelLockdownMode())
+
+	setIntegrity(t, path, "[none] integrity confidentiality\n")
+	setNotReadable(t, path)
+	assert.Equal(t, KernelLockdownIntegrity, KernelLockdownMode())
+}