diff --git a/helm-charts/splunk-otel-collector/templates/_helpers.tpl b/helm-charts/splunk-otel-collector/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 0fa18e1562..24dc89faf3 100644
--- a/helm-charts/splunk-otel-collector/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/helm-charts/splunk-otel-collector/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -107,6 +107,13 @@ Whether metrics enabled for Splunk Platform.
 {{- and (eq (include "splunk-otel-collector.splunkPlatformEnabled" .) "true") .Values.splunkPlatform.metricsEnabled }}
 {{- end -}}
 
+{{/*
+Whether traces enabled for Splunk Platform.
+*/}}
+{{- define "splunk-otel-collector.platformTracesEnabled" -}}
+{{- and (eq (include "splunk-otel-collector.splunkPlatformEnabled" .) "true") .Values.splunkPlatform.tracesEnabled }}
+{{- end -}}
+
 {{/*
 Whether metrics enabled for any destination.
 */}}
@@ -115,10 +122,10 @@ Whether metrics enabled for any destination.
 {{- end -}}
 
 {{/*
-Whether traces enabled for any destination. (currently applicable to Splunk Observability only).
+Whether traces enabled for any destination.
 */}}
 {{- define "splunk-otel-collector.tracesEnabled" -}}
-{{- include "splunk-otel-collector.o11yTracesEnabled" . }}
+{{- or (eq (include "splunk-otel-collector.o11yTracesEnabled" .) "true") (eq (include "splunk-otel-collector.platformTracesEnabled" .) "true") }}
 {{- end -}}
 
 {{/*
diff --git a/helm-charts/splunk-otel-collector/templates/config/_common.tpl b/helm-charts/splunk-otel-collector/templates/config/_common.tpl
index 827125f6c8..24b596fc3a 100644
--- a/helm-charts/splunk-otel-collector/templates/config/_common.tpl
+++ b/helm-charts/splunk-otel-collector/templates/config/_common.tpl
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ splunk_hec/platform_logs:
 {{- end }}
 
 {{/*
-Splunk Platform Logs exporter
+Splunk Platform Metrics exporter
 */}}
 {{- define "splunk-otel-collector.splunkPlatformMetricsExporter" -}}
 splunk_hec/platform_metrics:
@@ -246,6 +246,42 @@ splunk_hec/platform_metrics:
     queue_size: {{ .Values.splunkPlatform.sendingQueue.queueSize }}
 {{- end }}
 
+{{/*
+Splunk Platform Traces exporter
+*/}}
+{{- define "splunk-otel-collector.splunkPlatformTracesExporter" -}}
+splunk_hec/platform_traces:
+  endpoint: {{ .Values.splunkPlatform.endpoint | quote }}
+  token: "${SPLUNK_PLATFORM_HEC_TOKEN}"
+  index: {{ .Values.splunkPlatform.tracesIndex | quote }}
+  source: {{ .Values.splunkPlatform.source | quote }}
+  max_connections: {{ .Values.splunkPlatform.maxConnections }}
+  disable_compression: {{ .Values.splunkPlatform.disableCompression }}
+  timeout: {{ .Values.splunkPlatform.timeout }}
+  splunk_app_name: {{ .Chart.Name }}
+  splunk_app_version: {{ .Chart.Version }}
+  tls:
+    insecure_skip_verify: {{ .Values.splunkPlatform.insecureSkipVerify }}
+    {{- if .Values.splunkPlatform.clientCert }}
+    cert_file: /otel/etc/splunk_platform_hec_client_cert
+    {{- end }}
+    {{- if .Values.splunkPlatform.clientKey  }}
+    key_file: /otel/etc/splunk_platform_hec_client_key
+    {{- end }}
+    {{- if .Values.splunkPlatform.caFile }}
+    ca_file: /otel/etc/splunk_platform_hec_ca_file
+    {{- end }}
+  retry_on_failure:
+    enabled: {{ .Values.splunkPlatform.retryOnFailure.enabled }}
+    initial_interval: {{ .Values.splunkPlatform.retryOnFailure.initialInterval }}
+    max_interval: {{ .Values.splunkPlatform.retryOnFailure.maxInterval }}
+    max_elapsed_time: {{ .Values.splunkPlatform.retryOnFailure.maxElapsedTime }}
+  sending_queue:
+    enabled:  {{ .Values.splunkPlatform.sendingQueue.enabled }}
+    num_consumers: {{ .Values.splunkPlatform.sendingQueue.numConsumers }}
+    queue_size: {{ .Values.splunkPlatform.sendingQueue.queueSize }}
+{{- end }}
+
 {{/*
 Add Extra Labels
 */}}
diff --git a/helm-charts/splunk-otel-collector/templates/config/_otel-agent.tpl b/helm-charts/splunk-otel-collector/templates/config/_otel-agent.tpl
index 043a735a29..0cc400286d 100644
--- a/helm-charts/splunk-otel-collector/templates/config/_otel-agent.tpl
+++ b/helm-charts/splunk-otel-collector/templates/config/_otel-agent.tpl
@@ -587,6 +587,9 @@ exporters:
   {{- if (eq (include "splunk-otel-collector.platformMetricsEnabled" .) "true") }}
   {{- include "splunk-otel-collector.splunkPlatformMetricsExporter" . | nindent 2 }}
   {{- end }}
+  {{- if (eq (include "splunk-otel-collector.platformTracesEnabled" .) "true") }}
+  {{- include "splunk-otel-collector.splunkPlatformTracesExporter" . | nindent 2 }}
+  {{- end }}
   {{- end }}
 
   {{- if (eq (include "splunk-otel-collector.splunkO11yEnabled" .) "true") }}
@@ -698,7 +701,13 @@ service:
     {{- if (eq (include "splunk-otel-collector.tracesEnabled" .) "true") }}
     # Default traces pipeline.
     traces:
-      receivers: [otlp, jaeger, smartagent/signalfx-forwarder, zipkin]
+      receivers:
+        - otlp
+        - jaeger
+        {{- if (eq (include "splunk-otel-collector.o11yTracesEnabled" $) "true") }}
+        - smartagent/signalfx-forwarder
+        {{- end }}
+        - zipkin
       processors:
         - memory_limiter
         - k8sattributes
@@ -712,8 +721,13 @@ service:
         {{- if $gatewayEnabled }}
         - otlp
         {{- else }}
+        {{- if (eq (include "splunk-otel-collector.o11yTracesEnabled" .) "true") }}
         - sapm
         {{- end }}
+        {{- if (eq (include "splunk-otel-collector.platformTracesEnabled" .) "true") }}
+        - splunk_hec/platform_traces
+        {{- end }}
+        {{- end }}
         {{- if (eq (include "splunk-otel-collector.o11yMetricsEnabled" $) "true") }}
         # For trace/metric correlation.
         - signalfx
diff --git a/helm-charts/splunk-otel-collector/templates/config/_otel-collector.tpl b/helm-charts/splunk-otel-collector/templates/config/_otel-collector.tpl
index 3dddda329c..782d7cb6e7 100644
--- a/helm-charts/splunk-otel-collector/templates/config/_otel-collector.tpl
+++ b/helm-charts/splunk-otel-collector/templates/config/_otel-collector.tpl
@@ -164,6 +164,9 @@ exporters:
   {{- include "splunk-otel-collector.splunkPlatformMetricsExporter" . | nindent 2 }}
   {{- end }}
 
+  {{- if (eq (include "splunk-otel-collector.platformTracesEnabled" .) "true") }}
+  {{- include "splunk-otel-collector.splunkPlatformTracesExporter" . | nindent 2 }}
+  {{- end }}
 service:
   telemetry:
     metrics:
@@ -179,7 +182,7 @@ service:
   # The default pipelines should not need to be changed. You can add any custom pipeline instead.
   # In order to disable a default pipeline just set it to `null` in gateway.config overrides.
   pipelines:
-    {{- if (eq (include "splunk-otel-collector.o11yTracesEnabled" $) "true") }}
+    {{- if (eq (include "splunk-otel-collector.tracesEnabled" $) "true") }}
     # default traces pipeline
     traces:
       receivers: [otlp, jaeger, zipkin]
@@ -194,7 +197,13 @@ service:
         {{- if .Values.environment }}
         - resource/add_environment
         {{- end }}
-      exporters: [sapm]
+      exporters:
+        {{- if (eq (include "splunk-otel-collector.o11yTracesEnabled" .) "true") }}
+        - sapm
+        {{- end }}
+        {{- if (eq (include "splunk-otel-collector.platformTracesEnabled" .) "true") }}
+        - splunk_hec/platform_traces
+        {{- end }}
     {{- end }}
 
     {{- if (eq (include "splunk-otel-collector.metricsEnabled" .) "true") }}
diff --git a/helm-charts/splunk-otel-collector/templates/daemonset.yaml b/helm-charts/splunk-otel-collector/templates/daemonset.yaml
index 30c9ae2b8f..2b32660993 100644
--- a/helm-charts/splunk-otel-collector/templates/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/helm-charts/splunk-otel-collector/templates/daemonset.yaml
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ spec:
         {{- end }}
         ports:
         {{- range $key, $port := $agent.ports }}
-        {{- if eq true (and (eq (include "splunk-otel-collector.metricsEnabled" $) "true") (has "metrics" $port.enabled_for)) (and (eq (include "splunk-otel-collector.o11yTracesEnabled" $) "true") (has "traces" $port.enabled_for)) (and (eq (include "splunk-otel-collector.logsEnabled" $) "true") (has "logs" $port.enabled_for)) (and (eq (include "splunk-otel-collector.profilingEnabled" $) "true") (has "profiling" $port.enabled_for)) }}
+        {{- if eq true (and (eq (include "splunk-otel-collector.metricsEnabled" $) "true") (has "metrics" $port.enabled_for)) (and (eq (include "splunk-otel-collector.tracesEnabled" $) "true") (has "traces" $port.enabled_for)) (and (eq (include "splunk-otel-collector.logsEnabled" $) "true") (has "logs" $port.enabled_for)) (and (eq (include "splunk-otel-collector.profilingEnabled" $) "true") (has "profiling" $port.enabled_for)) }}
         - name: {{ $key }}
           {{- omit $port "enabled_for" | toYaml | trim | nindent 10 }}
         {{- end }}
diff --git a/helm-charts/splunk-otel-collector/values.schema.json b/helm-charts/splunk-otel-collector/values.schema.json
index 0079789047..ec2c00fa62 100644
--- a/helm-charts/splunk-otel-collector/values.schema.json
+++ b/helm-charts/splunk-otel-collector/values.schema.json
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@
         "metricsIndex": {
           "type": "string"
         },
+        "tracesIndex": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
         "source": {
           "type": "string"
         },
@@ -81,6 +84,10 @@
           "description": "Send Metrics to Splunk Platform",
           "type": "boolean"
         },
+        "tracesEnabled": {
+          "description": "Send Traces to Splunk Platform",
+          "type": "boolean"
+        },
         "fieldNameConvention": {
           "type": "object",
           "additionalProperties": false,
diff --git a/helm-charts/splunk-otel-collector/values.yaml b/helm-charts/splunk-otel-collector/values.yaml
index a8c6c5e619..d6cab0dec7 100644
--- a/helm-charts/splunk-otel-collector/values.yaml
+++ b/helm-charts/splunk-otel-collector/values.yaml
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ splunkPlatform:
   index: "main"
   # Name of the Splunk metric type index targeted. Required when ingesting metrics to Splunk Platform.
   metricsIndex: ""
+  # Name of the Splunk event type index targeted. Required when ingesting traces to Splunk Platform.
+  tracesIndex: ""
   # Optional. Default value for `source` field.
   source: "kubernetes"
   # Optional. Default value for `sourcetype` field. For container logs, it will
@@ -67,7 +69,8 @@ splunkPlatform:
   logsEnabled: true
   # If you enable metrics collection, make sure that `metricsIndex` is provided as well.
   metricsEnabled: false
-
+  # If you enable traces collection, make sure that `tracesIndex` is provided as well.
+  tracesEnabled: false
   # Field name conventions to use. (Only for those who are migrating from Splunk Connect for Kubernetes helm chart)
   fieldNameConvention:
     # Boolean for renaming pod metadata fields to match to Splunk Connect for Kubernetes helm chart.