diff --git a/js/modules/k6/experimental/tracing/trace_id.go b/js/modules/k6/experimental/tracing/trace_id.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c4900332adac
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+++ b/js/modules/k6/experimental/tracing/trace_id.go
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+package tracing
+
+import (
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+const (
+	// Being 075 the ASCII code for 'K' :)
+	k6Prefix = 0o756
+
+	// To ingest and process the related spans in k6 Cloud.
+	k6CloudCode = 12
+
+	// To not ingest and process the related spans, b/c they are part of a non-cloud run.
+	k6LocalCode = 33
+)
+
+// TraceID represents a trace-id as defined by the [W3c specification], and
+// used by w3c, b3 and jaeger propagators. See Considerations for trace-id field [generation]
+// for more information.
+//
+// [W3c specification]: https://www.w3.org/TR/trace-context/#trace-id
+// [generation]: https://www.w3.org/TR/trace-context/#considerations-for-trace-id-field-generation
+type TraceID struct {
+	// Prefix is the first 2 bytes of the trace-id, and is used to identify the
+	// vendor of the trace-id.
+	Prefix int16
+
+	// Code is the third byte of the trace-id, and is used to identify the
+	// vendor's specific trace-id format.
+	Code int8
+
+	// UnixTimestampNano is the last 8 bytes of the trace-id, and is used to
+	// identify the time of the trace-id generation, in nanoseconds. It also
+	// participates in ensuring that trace-ids uniqueness.
+	UnixTimestampNano uint64
+}
+
+// Encode encodes the TraceID into a hex string.
+//
+// The encoding is done as follows:
+// 1. The first 2 bytes are the Prefix
+// 2. The third byte is the Code.
+// 3. The following 8 bytes are UnixTimestampNano.
+// 4. The remaining 5 bytes are random bytes.
+func (t TraceID) Encode() (string, error) {
+	if !t.isValid() {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to encode traceID: %v", t)
+	}
+
+	buf := make([]byte, 16)
+
+	n := binary.PutVarint(buf, int64(t.Prefix))
+	n += binary.PutVarint(buf[n:], int64(t.Code))
+	n += binary.PutUvarint(buf[n:], t.UnixTimestampNano)
+
+	randomness := make([]byte, 16-n)
+	err := binary.Read(rand.Reader, binary.BigEndian, randomness)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to read random bytes from os; reason: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	buf = append(buf[:n], randomness...)
+	hx := hex.EncodeToString(buf)
+
+	return hx, nil
+}
+
+func (t TraceID) isValid() bool {
+	var (
+		isk6Prefix = t.Prefix == k6Prefix
+		isk6Cloud  = t.Code == k6CloudCode
+		isk6Local  = t.Code == k6LocalCode
+	)
+
+	return isk6Prefix && (isk6Cloud || isk6Local)
+}
diff --git a/js/modules/k6/experimental/tracing/trace_id_test.go b/js/modules/k6/experimental/tracing/trace_id_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4745ae5ee01e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/modules/k6/experimental/tracing/trace_id_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+package tracing
+
+import "testing"
+
+func TestTraceID_isValid(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	type fields struct {
+		Prefix            int16
+		Code              int8
+		UnixTimestampNano uint64
+	}
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name   string
+		fields fields
+		want   bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "traceID with k6 cloud code is valid",
+			fields: fields{
+				Prefix:            k6Prefix,
+				Code:              k6CloudCode,
+				UnixTimestampNano: 123456789,
+			},
+			want: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "traceID with k6 local code is valid",
+			fields: fields{
+				Prefix:            k6Prefix,
+				Code:              k6LocalCode,
+				UnixTimestampNano: 123456789,
+			},
+			want: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "traceID with prefix != k6Prefix is invalid",
+			fields: fields{
+				Prefix:            0,
+				Code:              k6CloudCode,
+				UnixTimestampNano: 123456789,
+			},
+			want: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "traceID code with code != k6CloudCode and code != k6LocalCode is invalid",
+			fields: fields{
+				Prefix:            k6Prefix,
+				Code:              0,
+				UnixTimestampNano: 123456789,
+			},
+			want: false,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		tc := tc
+
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+
+			tr := &TraceID{
+				Prefix:            tc.fields.Prefix,
+				Code:              tc.fields.Code,
+				UnixTimestampNano: tc.fields.UnixTimestampNano,
+			}
+
+			if got := tr.isValid(); got != tc.want {
+				t.Errorf("TraceID.isValid() = %v, want %v", got, tc.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}