diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/types.go
index 1d723d5e362..dcb082e0953 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/types.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package apiserver
 import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	tracingapi "k8s.io/component-base/tracing/api/v1"
 )
 
 // +k8s:deepcopy-gen:interfaces=k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime.Object
@@ -153,16 +154,6 @@ type TLSConfig struct {
 type TracingConfiguration struct {
 	metav1.TypeMeta
 
-	// +optional
-	// Endpoint of the collector that's running on the control-plane node.
-	// The APIServer uses the egressType ControlPlane when sending data to the collector.
-	// The syntax is defined in https://github.com/grpc/grpc/blob/master/doc/naming.md.
-	// Defaults to the otlp grpc default, localhost:4317
-	// The connection is insecure, and does not currently support TLS.
-	Endpoint *string
-
-	// +optional
-	// SamplingRatePerMillion is the number of samples to collect per million spans.
-	// Defaults to 0.
-	SamplingRatePerMillion *int32
+	// Embed the component config tracing configuration struct
+	tracingapi.TracingConfiguration
 }
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/v1alpha1/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/v1alpha1/types.go
index cd937f1c7f0..b18d84d9d3c 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/v1alpha1/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/v1alpha1/types.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package v1alpha1
 import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	tracingapi "k8s.io/component-base/tracing/api/v1"
 )
 
 // +k8s:deepcopy-gen:interfaces=k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime.Object
@@ -154,16 +155,6 @@ type TLSConfig struct {
 type TracingConfiguration struct {
 	metav1.TypeMeta `json:",inline"`
 
-	// +optional
-	// Endpoint of the collector that's running on the control-plane node.
-	// The APIServer uses the egressType ControlPlane when sending data to the collector.
-	// The syntax is defined in https://github.com/grpc/grpc/blob/master/doc/naming.md.
-	// Defaults to the otlpgrpc default, localhost:4317
-	// The connection is insecure, and does not support TLS.
-	Endpoint *string `json:"endpoint,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=endpoint"`
-
-	// +optional
-	// SamplingRatePerMillion is the number of samples to collect per million spans.
-	// Defaults to 0.
-	SamplingRatePerMillion *int32 `json:"samplingRatePerMillion,omitempty" protobuf:"varint,2,opt,name=samplingRatePerMillion"`
+	// Embed the component config tracing configuration struct
+	tracingapi.TracingConfiguration `json:",inline"`
 }
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/v1alpha1/zz_generated.conversion.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/v1alpha1/zz_generated.conversion.go
index e60f2f3b70b..41b350c48e2 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/v1alpha1/zz_generated.conversion.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/v1alpha1/zz_generated.conversion.go
@@ -313,8 +313,7 @@ func Convert_apiserver_TLSConfig_To_v1alpha1_TLSConfig(in *apiserver.TLSConfig,
 }
 
 func autoConvert_v1alpha1_TracingConfiguration_To_apiserver_TracingConfiguration(in *TracingConfiguration, out *apiserver.TracingConfiguration, s conversion.Scope) error {
-	out.Endpoint = (*string)(unsafe.Pointer(in.Endpoint))
-	out.SamplingRatePerMillion = (*int32)(unsafe.Pointer(in.SamplingRatePerMillion))
+	out.TracingConfiguration = in.TracingConfiguration
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -324,8 +323,7 @@ func Convert_v1alpha1_TracingConfiguration_To_apiserver_TracingConfiguration(in
 }
 
 func autoConvert_apiserver_TracingConfiguration_To_v1alpha1_TracingConfiguration(in *apiserver.TracingConfiguration, out *TracingConfiguration, s conversion.Scope) error {
-	out.Endpoint = (*string)(unsafe.Pointer(in.Endpoint))
-	out.SamplingRatePerMillion = (*int32)(unsafe.Pointer(in.SamplingRatePerMillion))
+	out.TracingConfiguration = in.TracingConfiguration
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index 0e95103e01c..f8ac34035fd 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -189,16 +189,7 @@ func (in *TLSConfig) DeepCopy() *TLSConfig {
 func (in *TracingConfiguration) DeepCopyInto(out *TracingConfiguration) {
 	*out = *in
 	out.TypeMeta = in.TypeMeta
-	if in.Endpoint != nil {
-		in, out := &in.Endpoint, &out.Endpoint
-		*out = new(string)
-		**out = **in
-	}
-	if in.SamplingRatePerMillion != nil {
-		in, out := &in.SamplingRatePerMillion, &out.SamplingRatePerMillion
-		*out = new(int32)
-		**out = **in
-	}
+	in.TracingConfiguration.DeepCopyInto(&out.TracingConfiguration)
 	return
 }
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/v1beta1/register.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/v1beta1/register.go
index 9ea529472f3..705d2e5eb31 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/v1beta1/register.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/v1beta1/register.go
@@ -23,10 +23,14 @@ import (
 )
 
 const GroupName = "apiserver.k8s.io"
+const ConfigGroupName = "apiserver.config.k8s.io"
 
 // SchemeGroupVersion is group version used to register these objects
 var SchemeGroupVersion = schema.GroupVersion{Group: GroupName, Version: "v1beta1"}
 
+// ConfigSchemeGroupVersion is group version used to register these objects
+var ConfigSchemeGroupVersion = schema.GroupVersion{Group: ConfigGroupName, Version: "v1beta1"}
+
 var (
 	// TODO: move SchemeBuilder with zz_generated.deepcopy.go to k8s.io/api.
 	// localSchemeBuilder and AddToScheme will stay in k8s.io/kubernetes.
@@ -47,6 +51,9 @@ func addKnownTypes(scheme *runtime.Scheme) error {
 	scheme.AddKnownTypes(SchemeGroupVersion,
 		&EgressSelectorConfiguration{},
 	)
+	scheme.AddKnownTypes(ConfigSchemeGroupVersion,
+		&TracingConfiguration{},
+	)
 	metav1.AddToGroupVersion(scheme, SchemeGroupVersion)
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/v1beta1/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/v1beta1/types.go
index ea22b403a33..c61baea9ff1 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/v1beta1/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/v1beta1/types.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package v1beta1
 
 import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	tracingapi "k8s.io/component-base/tracing/api/v1"
 )
 
 // +k8s:deepcopy-gen:interfaces=k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime.Object
@@ -118,3 +119,13 @@ type TLSConfig struct {
 	// +optional
 	ClientCert string `json:"clientCert,omitempty"`
 }
+
+// +k8s:deepcopy-gen:interfaces=k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime.Object
+
+// TracingConfiguration provides versioned configuration for tracing clients.
+type TracingConfiguration struct {
+	metav1.TypeMeta `json:",inline"`
+
+	// Embed the component config tracing configuration struct
+	tracingapi.TracingConfiguration `json:",inline"`
+}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/v1beta1/zz_generated.conversion.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/v1beta1/zz_generated.conversion.go
index 37b0f2f7b76..ebf810b055b 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/v1beta1/zz_generated.conversion.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/v1beta1/zz_generated.conversion.go
@@ -81,6 +81,16 @@ func RegisterConversions(s *runtime.Scheme) error {
 	}); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	if err := s.AddGeneratedConversionFunc((*TracingConfiguration)(nil), (*apiserver.TracingConfiguration)(nil), func(a, b interface{}, scope conversion.Scope) error {
+		return Convert_v1beta1_TracingConfiguration_To_apiserver_TracingConfiguration(a.(*TracingConfiguration), b.(*apiserver.TracingConfiguration), scope)
+	}); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := s.AddGeneratedConversionFunc((*apiserver.TracingConfiguration)(nil), (*TracingConfiguration)(nil), func(a, b interface{}, scope conversion.Scope) error {
+		return Convert_apiserver_TracingConfiguration_To_v1beta1_TracingConfiguration(a.(*apiserver.TracingConfiguration), b.(*TracingConfiguration), scope)
+	}); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	if err := s.AddGeneratedConversionFunc((*Transport)(nil), (*apiserver.Transport)(nil), func(a, b interface{}, scope conversion.Scope) error {
 		return Convert_v1beta1_Transport_To_apiserver_Transport(a.(*Transport), b.(*apiserver.Transport), scope)
 	}); err != nil {
@@ -238,6 +248,26 @@ func Convert_apiserver_TLSConfig_To_v1beta1_TLSConfig(in *apiserver.TLSConfig, o
 	return autoConvert_apiserver_TLSConfig_To_v1beta1_TLSConfig(in, out, s)
 }
 
+func autoConvert_v1beta1_TracingConfiguration_To_apiserver_TracingConfiguration(in *TracingConfiguration, out *apiserver.TracingConfiguration, s conversion.Scope) error {
+	out.TracingConfiguration = in.TracingConfiguration
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Convert_v1beta1_TracingConfiguration_To_apiserver_TracingConfiguration is an autogenerated conversion function.
+func Convert_v1beta1_TracingConfiguration_To_apiserver_TracingConfiguration(in *TracingConfiguration, out *apiserver.TracingConfiguration, s conversion.Scope) error {
+	return autoConvert_v1beta1_TracingConfiguration_To_apiserver_TracingConfiguration(in, out, s)
+}
+
+func autoConvert_apiserver_TracingConfiguration_To_v1beta1_TracingConfiguration(in *apiserver.TracingConfiguration, out *TracingConfiguration, s conversion.Scope) error {
+	out.TracingConfiguration = in.TracingConfiguration
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Convert_apiserver_TracingConfiguration_To_v1beta1_TracingConfiguration is an autogenerated conversion function.
+func Convert_apiserver_TracingConfiguration_To_v1beta1_TracingConfiguration(in *apiserver.TracingConfiguration, out *TracingConfiguration, s conversion.Scope) error {
+	return autoConvert_apiserver_TracingConfiguration_To_v1beta1_TracingConfiguration(in, out, s)
+}
+
 func autoConvert_v1beta1_Transport_To_apiserver_Transport(in *Transport, out *apiserver.Transport, s conversion.Scope) error {
 	out.TCP = (*apiserver.TCPTransport)(unsafe.Pointer(in.TCP))
 	out.UDS = (*apiserver.UDSTransport)(unsafe.Pointer(in.UDS))
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index bb1819cac65..beb0b50b57b 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -132,6 +132,32 @@ func (in *TLSConfig) DeepCopy() *TLSConfig {
 	return out
 }
 
+// DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
+func (in *TracingConfiguration) DeepCopyInto(out *TracingConfiguration) {
+	*out = *in
+	out.TypeMeta = in.TypeMeta
+	in.TracingConfiguration.DeepCopyInto(&out.TracingConfiguration)
+	return
+}
+
+// DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new TracingConfiguration.
+func (in *TracingConfiguration) DeepCopy() *TracingConfiguration {
+	if in == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := new(TracingConfiguration)
+	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
+	return out
+}
+
+// DeepCopyObject is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new runtime.Object.
+func (in *TracingConfiguration) DeepCopyObject() runtime.Object {
+	if c := in.DeepCopy(); c != nil {
+		return c
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
 func (in *Transport) DeepCopyInto(out *Transport) {
 	*out = *in
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index 86acce65f88..40c8b4a6e9b 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -189,16 +189,7 @@ func (in *TLSConfig) DeepCopy() *TLSConfig {
 func (in *TracingConfiguration) DeepCopyInto(out *TracingConfiguration) {
 	*out = *in
 	out.TypeMeta = in.TypeMeta
-	if in.Endpoint != nil {
-		in, out := &in.Endpoint, &out.Endpoint
-		*out = new(string)
-		**out = **in
-	}
-	if in.SamplingRatePerMillion != nil {
-		in, out := &in.SamplingRatePerMillion, &out.SamplingRatePerMillion
-		*out = new(int32)
-		**out = **in
-	}
+	in.TracingConfiguration.DeepCopyInto(&out.TracingConfiguration)
 	return
 }
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index 62d416a41ae..369248a17eb 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ const (
 
 	// owner: @dashpole
 	// alpha: v1.22
+	// beta: v1.27
 	//
 	// Add support for distributed tracing in the API Server
 	APIServerTracing featuregate.Feature = "APIServerTracing"
@@ -231,7 +232,7 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 
 	APIServerIdentity: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 
-	APIServerTracing: {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
+	APIServerTracing: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 
 	AdvancedAuditing: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true}, // remove in 1.28
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/options/tracing.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/options/tracing.go
index 1a135e83d23..d56e7df511d 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/options/tracing.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/options/tracing.go
@@ -154,9 +154,5 @@ func ReadTracingConfiguration(configFilePath string) (*tracingapi.TracingConfigu
 	if err := runtime.DecodeInto(codecs.UniversalDecoder(), data, internalConfig); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to decode tracing configuration data: %v", err)
 	}
-	tc := &tracingapi.TracingConfiguration{
-		Endpoint:               internalConfig.Endpoint,
-		SamplingRatePerMillion: internalConfig.SamplingRatePerMillion,
-	}
-	return tc, nil
+	return &internalConfig.TracingConfiguration, nil
 }
diff --git a/test/integration/apiserver/tracing/tracing_test.go b/test/integration/apiserver/tracing/tracing_test.go
index 7b4c315b968..d284de19857 100644
--- a/test/integration/apiserver/tracing/tracing_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/apiserver/tracing/tracing_test.go
@@ -37,10 +37,7 @@ import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/strategicpatch"
-	genericfeatures "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features"
-	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
 	client "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
-	featuregatetesting "k8s.io/component-base/featuregate/testing"
 	kubeapiservertesting "k8s.io/kubernetes/cmd/kube-apiserver/app/testing"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/integration/framework"
 )
@@ -79,7 +76,7 @@ egressSelections:
 	defer os.Remove(tracingConfigFile.Name())
 
 	if err := os.WriteFile(tracingConfigFile.Name(), []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`
-apiVersion: apiserver.config.k8s.io/v1alpha1
+apiVersion: apiserver.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: TracingConfiguration
 endpoint: %s`, listener.Addr().String())), os.FileMode(0755)); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -107,7 +104,6 @@ endpoint: %s`, listener.Addr().String())), os.FileMode(0755)); err != nil {
 }
 
 func TestAPIServerTracing(t *testing.T) {
-	defer featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, genericfeatures.APIServerTracing, true)()
 	// Listen for traces from the API Server before starting it, so the
 	// API Server will successfully connect right away during the test.
 	listener, err := net.Listen("tcp", "localhost:")
@@ -122,7 +118,7 @@ func TestAPIServerTracing(t *testing.T) {
 	defer os.Remove(tracingConfigFile.Name())
 
 	if err := os.WriteFile(tracingConfigFile.Name(), []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`
-apiVersion: apiserver.config.k8s.io/v1alpha1
+apiVersion: apiserver.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: TracingConfiguration
 samplingRatePerMillion: 1000000
 endpoint: %s`, listener.Addr().String())), os.FileMode(0755)); err != nil {