diff --git a/src/features/propagateTraceWhenPdf/index.ts b/src/features/propagateTraceWhenPdf/index.ts
index a2e9fb7fa2..640864d22a 100644
--- a/src/features/propagateTraceWhenPdf/index.ts
+++ b/src/features/propagateTraceWhenPdf/index.ts
@@ -34,8 +34,13 @@ export function propagateTraceWhenPdf() {
           if (traceparent) {
             config.headers['traceparent'] = traceparent;
           }
-          if (tracestate) {
-            config.headers['tracestate'] = tracestate;
+          if (typeof tracestate === 'string' && tracestate.length > 0) {
+            try {
+              config.headers['tracestate'] = atob(tracestate);
+            } catch (err) {
+              config.headers['tracestate'] = tracestate;
+              console.error('Error decoding tracestate from cookie', err);
+            }
           }
           return config;
         } catch (err) {