diff --git a/src/SharpIDE.Godot/Features/CodeEditor/SharpIdeCodeEdit.cs b/src/SharpIDE.Godot/Features/CodeEditor/SharpIdeCodeEdit.cs
index f1b753b..ee568eb 100644
--- a/src/SharpIDE.Godot/Features/CodeEditor/SharpIdeCodeEdit.cs
+++ b/src/SharpIDE.Godot/Features/CodeEditor/SharpIdeCodeEdit.cs
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@ public partial class SharpIdeCodeEdit : CodeEdit
 	public async Task SetSharpIdeFile(SharpIdeFile file, SharpIdeFileLinePosition? fileLinePosition = null)
 	{
 		await Task.CompletedTask.ConfigureAwait(ConfigureAwaitOptions.ForceYielding); // get off the UI thread
+		using var __ = SharpIdeOtel.Source.StartActivity($"{nameof(SharpIdeCodeEdit)}.{nameof(SetSharpIdeFile)}");
 		_currentFile = file;
 		var readFileTask = _openTabsFileManager.GetFileTextAsync(file);
 		_currentFile.FileContentsChangedExternally.Subscribe(OnFileChangedExternally);