diff --git a/integrations/langfuse/src/haystack_integrations/tracing/langfuse/tracer.py b/integrations/langfuse/src/haystack_integrations/tracing/langfuse/tracer.py
index 94064a0d1..c9c8a354e 100644
--- a/integrations/langfuse/src/haystack_integrations/tracing/langfuse/tracer.py
+++ b/integrations/langfuse/src/haystack_integrations/tracing/langfuse/tracer.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import contextlib
+import logging
 import os
+from datetime import datetime
 from typing import Any, Dict, Iterator, Optional, Union
 
 from haystack.components.generators.openai_utils import _convert_message_to_openai_format
@@ -9,6 +11,8 @@
 
 import langfuse
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 HAYSTACK_LANGFUSE_ENFORCE_FLUSH_ENV_VAR = "HAYSTACK_LANGFUSE_ENFORCE_FLUSH"
 _SUPPORTED_GENERATORS = [
     "AzureOpenAIGenerator",
@@ -148,7 +152,18 @@ def trace(self, operation_name: str, tags: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None) -> I
             replies = span._data.get("haystack.component.output", {}).get("replies")
             if replies:
                 meta = replies[0].meta
-                span._span.update(usage=meta.get("usage") or None, model=meta.get("model"))
+                completion_start_time = meta.get("completion_start_time")
+                if completion_start_time:
+                    try:
+                        completion_start_time = datetime.fromisoformat(completion_start_time)
+                    except ValueError:
+                        logger.error(f"Failed to parse completion_start_time: {completion_start_time}")
+                        completion_start_time = None
+                span._span.update(
+                    usage=meta.get("usage") or None,
+                    model=meta.get("model"),
+                    completion_start_time=completion_start_time,
+                )
 
         pipeline_input = tags.get("haystack.pipeline.input_data", None)
         if pipeline_input:
diff --git a/integrations/langfuse/tests/test_tracer.py b/integrations/langfuse/tests/test_tracer.py
index c6bf4acdf..9ee8e5dc4 100644
--- a/integrations/langfuse/tests/test_tracer.py
+++ b/integrations/langfuse/tests/test_tracer.py
@@ -1,9 +1,43 @@
-import os
+import datetime
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock, Mock, patch
 
+from haystack.dataclasses import ChatMessage
 from haystack_integrations.tracing.langfuse.tracer import LangfuseTracer
 
 
+class MockSpan:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._data = {}
+        self._span = self
+        self.operation_name = "operation_name"
+
+    def raw_span(self):
+        return self
+
+    def span(self, name=None):
+        # assert correct operation name passed to the span
+        assert name == "operation_name"
+        return self
+
+    def update(self, **kwargs):
+        self._data.update(kwargs)
+
+    def generation(self, name=None):
+        return self
+
+    def end(self):
+        pass
+
+
+class MockTracer:
+
+    def trace(self, name, **kwargs):
+        return MockSpan()
+
+    def flush(self):
+        pass
+
+
 class TestLangfuseTracer:
 
     #  LangfuseTracer can be initialized with a Langfuse instance, a name and a boolean value for public.
@@ -45,37 +79,6 @@ def test_create_new_span(self):
 
     # check that update method is called on the span instance with the provided key value pairs
     def test_update_span_with_pipeline_input_output_data(self):
-        class MockTracer:
-
-            def trace(self, name, **kwargs):
-                return MockSpan()
-
-            def flush(self):
-                pass
-
-        class MockSpan:
-            def __init__(self):
-                self._data = {}
-                self._span = self
-                self.operation_name = "operation_name"
-
-            def raw_span(self):
-                return self
-
-            def span(self, name=None):
-                # assert correct operation name passed to the span
-                assert name == "operation_name"
-                return self
-
-            def update(self, **kwargs):
-                self._data.update(kwargs)
-
-            def generation(self, name=None):
-                return self
-
-            def end(self):
-                pass
-
         tracer = LangfuseTracer(tracer=MockTracer(), name="Haystack", public=False)
         with tracer.trace(operation_name="operation_name", tags={"haystack.pipeline.input_data": "hello"}) as span:
             assert span.raw_span()._data["metadata"] == {"haystack.pipeline.input_data": "hello"}
@@ -83,6 +86,40 @@ def end(self):
         with tracer.trace(operation_name="operation_name", tags={"haystack.pipeline.output_data": "bye"}) as span:
             assert span.raw_span()._data["metadata"] == {"haystack.pipeline.output_data": "bye"}
 
+    def test_trace_generation(self):
+        tracer = LangfuseTracer(tracer=MockTracer(), name="Haystack", public=False)
+        tags = {
+            "haystack.component.type": "OpenAIChatGenerator",
+            "haystack.component.output": {
+                "replies": [
+                    ChatMessage.from_assistant(
+                        "", meta={"completion_start_time": "2021-07-27T16:02:08.012345", "model": "test_model"}
+                    )
+                ]
+            },
+        }
+        with tracer.trace(operation_name="operation_name", tags=tags) as span:
+            ...
+        assert span.raw_span()._data["usage"] is None
+        assert span.raw_span()._data["model"] == "test_model"
+        assert span.raw_span()._data["completion_start_time"] == datetime.datetime(2021, 7, 27, 16, 2, 8, 12345)
+
+    def test_trace_generation_invalid_start_time(self):
+        tracer = LangfuseTracer(tracer=MockTracer(), name="Haystack", public=False)
+        tags = {
+            "haystack.component.type": "OpenAIChatGenerator",
+            "haystack.component.output": {
+                "replies": [
+                    ChatMessage.from_assistant("", meta={"completion_start_time": "foobar", "model": "test_model"}),
+                ]
+            },
+        }
+        with tracer.trace(operation_name="operation_name", tags=tags) as span:
+            ...
+        assert span.raw_span()._data["usage"] is None
+        assert span.raw_span()._data["model"] == "test_model"
+        assert span.raw_span()._data["completion_start_time"] is None
+
     def test_update_span_gets_flushed_by_default(self):
         tracer_mock = Mock()