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/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/v1beta1/types.go
index 14db6340795..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
@@ -125,16 +126,6 @@ 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/v1beta1/zz_generated.conversion.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/v1beta1/zz_generated.conversion.go
index 202c354fb0a..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
@@ -249,8 +249,7 @@ func Convert_apiserver_TLSConfig_To_v1beta1_TLSConfig(in *apiserver.TLSConfig, o
 }
 
 func autoConvert_v1beta1_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
 }
 
@@ -260,8 +259,7 @@ func Convert_v1beta1_TracingConfiguration_To_apiserver_TracingConfiguration(in *
 }
 
 func autoConvert_apiserver_TracingConfiguration_To_v1beta1_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/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/apiserver/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index 500e4c7bd13..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
@@ -136,16 +136,7 @@ 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/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/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
 }