diff --git a/identity/manager.go b/identity/manager.go
index f41f0b1a33b..f35fd146871 100644
--- a/identity/manager.go
+++ b/identity/manager.go
@@ -10,10 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"slices"
 	"sort"
 
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
-
 	"github.com/ory/kratos/schema"
-	"github.com/ory/kratos/x/events"
 	"github.com/ory/x/sqlcon"
 
 	"github.com/ory/x/otelx"
@@ -101,7 +98,6 @@ func (m *Manager) Create(ctx context.Context, i *Identity, opts ...ManagerOption
 		return err
 	}
 
-	trace.SpanFromContext(ctx).AddEvent(events.NewIdentityCreated(ctx, i.ID))
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -346,10 +342,6 @@ func (m *Manager) CreateIdentities(ctx context.Context, identities []*Identity,
 		return err
 	}
 
-	for _, i := range identities {
-		trace.SpanFromContext(ctx).AddEvent(events.NewIdentityCreated(ctx, i.ID))
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -416,7 +408,6 @@ func (m *Manager) UpdateSchemaID(ctx context.Context, id uuid.UUID, schemaID str
 		return err
 	}
 
-	trace.SpanFromContext(ctx).AddEvent(events.NewIdentityUpdated(ctx, id))
 	return m.r.PrivilegedIdentityPool().UpdateIdentity(ctx, original)
 }
 
@@ -477,7 +468,6 @@ func (m *Manager) UpdateTraits(ctx context.Context, id uuid.UUID, traits Traits,
 		return err
 	}
 
-	trace.SpanFromContext(ctx).AddEvent(events.NewIdentityUpdated(ctx, id))
 	return m.r.PrivilegedIdentityPool().UpdateIdentity(ctx, updated)
 }
 
diff --git a/persistence/sql/identity/persister_identity.go b/persistence/sql/identity/persister_identity.go
index 807d3d67779..127167613b9 100644
--- a/persistence/sql/identity/persister_identity.go
+++ b/persistence/sql/identity/persister_identity.go
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/ory/kratos/x/events"
+
 	"github.com/ory/x/crdbx"
 
 	"github.com/gobuffalo/pop/v6"
@@ -538,7 +540,7 @@ func (p *IdentityPersister) CreateIdentity(ctx context.Context, ident *identity.
 func (p *IdentityPersister) CreateIdentities(ctx context.Context, identities ...*identity.Identity) (err error) {
 	ctx, span := p.r.Tracer(ctx).Tracer().Start(ctx, "persistence.sql.CreateIdentities",
 		trace.WithAttributes(
-			attribute.Int("num_identities", len(identities)),
+			attribute.Int("identities.count", len(identities)),
 			attribute.Stringer("network.id", p.NetworkID(ctx))))
 	defer otelx.End(span, &err)
 
@@ -568,7 +570,7 @@ func (p *IdentityPersister) CreateIdentities(ctx context.Context, identities ...
 		}
 	}
 
-	return p.Transaction(ctx, func(ctx context.Context, tx *pop.Connection) error {
+	if err := p.Transaction(ctx, func(ctx context.Context, tx *pop.Connection) error {
 		conn := &batch.TracerConnection{
 			Tracer:     p.r.Tracer(ctx),
 			Connection: tx,
@@ -590,7 +592,15 @@ func (p *IdentityPersister) CreateIdentities(ctx context.Context, identities ...
 			return sqlcon.HandleError(err)
 		}
 		return nil
-	})
+	}); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	for _, ident := range identities {
+		span.AddEvent(events.NewIdentityCreated(ctx, ident.ID))
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (p *IdentityPersister) HydrateIdentityAssociations(ctx context.Context, i *identity.Identity, expand identity.Expandables) (err error) {
@@ -960,10 +970,15 @@ func (p *IdentityPersister) UpdateIdentityColumns(ctx context.Context, i *identi
 			attribute.Stringer("network.id", p.NetworkID(ctx))))
 	defer otelx.End(span, &err)
 
-	return p.Transaction(ctx, func(ctx context.Context, tx *pop.Connection) error {
+	if err := p.Transaction(ctx, func(ctx context.Context, tx *pop.Connection) error {
 		_, err := tx.Where("id = ? AND nid = ?", i.ID, p.NetworkID(ctx)).UpdateQuery(i, columns...)
 		return sqlcon.HandleError(err)
-	})
+	}); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	span.AddEvent(events.NewIdentityUpdated(ctx, i.ID))
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (p *IdentityPersister) UpdateIdentity(ctx context.Context, i *identity.Identity) (err error) {
@@ -978,7 +993,7 @@ func (p *IdentityPersister) UpdateIdentity(ctx context.Context, i *identity.Iden
 	}
 
 	i.NID = p.NetworkID(ctx)
-	return sqlcon.HandleError(p.Transaction(ctx, func(ctx context.Context, tx *pop.Connection) error {
+	if err := sqlcon.HandleError(p.Transaction(ctx, func(ctx context.Context, tx *pop.Connection) error {
 		// This returns "ErrNoRows" if the identity does not exist
 		if err := update.Generic(WithTransaction(ctx, tx), tx, p.r.Tracer(ctx).Tracer(), i); err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -1003,7 +1018,12 @@ func (p *IdentityPersister) UpdateIdentity(ctx context.Context, i *identity.Iden
 		}
 
 		return sqlcon.HandleError(p.createIdentityCredentials(ctx, tx, i))
-	}))
+	})); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	span.AddEvent(events.NewIdentityUpdated(ctx, i.ID))
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (p *IdentityPersister) DeleteIdentity(ctx context.Context, id uuid.UUID) (err error) {
@@ -1028,6 +1048,7 @@ func (p *IdentityPersister) DeleteIdentity(ctx context.Context, id uuid.UUID) (e
 	if count == 0 {
 		return errors.WithStack(sqlcon.ErrNoRows)
 	}
+	span.AddEvent(events.NewIdentityDeleted(ctx, id))
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/x/events/events.go b/x/events/events.go
index 13ec1695553..862a35a39e9 100644
--- a/x/events/events.go
+++ b/x/events/events.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ const (
 	VerificationSucceeded   semconv.Event = "VerificationSucceeded"
 	IdentityCreated         semconv.Event = "IdentityCreated"
 	IdentityUpdated         semconv.Event = "IdentityUpdated"
+	IdentityDeleted         semconv.Event = "IdentityDeleted"
 	WebhookDelivered        semconv.Event = "WebhookDelivered"
 	WebhookSucceeded        semconv.Event = "WebhookSucceeded"
 	WebhookFailed           semconv.Event = "WebhookFailed"
@@ -262,6 +263,16 @@ func NewIdentityCreated(ctx context.Context, identityID uuid.UUID) (string, trac
 		)
 }
 
+func NewIdentityDeleted(ctx context.Context, identityID uuid.UUID) (string, trace.EventOption) {
+	return IdentityDeleted.String(),
+		trace.WithAttributes(
+			append(
+				semconv.AttributesFromContext(ctx),
+				semconv.AttrIdentityID(identityID),
+			)...,
+		)
+}
+
 func NewIdentityUpdated(ctx context.Context, identityID uuid.UUID) (string, trace.EventOption) {
 	return IdentityUpdated.String(),
 		trace.WithAttributes(