diff --git a/ext/configuration.h b/ext/configuration.h
index c5f271b1ef..1e1920f85f 100644
--- a/ext/configuration.h
+++ b/ext/configuration.h
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ enum ddtrace_sidecar_connection_mode {
     CONFIG(INT, DD_TRACE_AGENT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT, DD_CFG_EXPSTR(DD_TRACE_AGENT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_VAL),             \
            .ini_change = zai_config_system_ini_change)                                                         \
     CONFIG(INT, DD_TRACE_DEBUG_PRNG_SEED, "-1", .ini_change = ddtrace_reseed_seed_change)                      \
+    CONFIG(BOOL, DD_TRACE_SECURE_RANDOM, "false")                                                             \
     CONFIG(BOOL, DD_LOG_BACKTRACE, "false")                                                                    \
     CONFIG(BOOL, DD_CRASHTRACKING_ENABLED, DD_CRASHTRACKING_ENABLED_DEFAULT)                                   \
     CONFIG(BOOL, DD_TRACE_GENERATE_ROOT_SPAN, "true", .ini_change = ddtrace_span_alter_root_span_config)       \
diff --git a/ext/random.c b/ext/random.c
index 9ddbdcd096..cd15c22b1b 100644
--- a/ext/random.c
+++ b/ext/random.c
@@ -106,7 +106,15 @@ uint64_t ddtrace_parse_hex_span_id(zval *zid) {
     return ddtrace_parse_hex_span_id_str(Z_STRVAL_P(zid), Z_STRLEN_P(zid));
 }
 
-uint64_t ddtrace_generate_span_id(void) { return (uint64_t)genrand64_int64(); }
+uint64_t ddtrace_generate_span_id(void) {
+    if (get_DD_TRACE_SECURE_RANDOM()) {
+        uint64_t id;
+        if (php_random_bytes_silent(&id, sizeof(id)) == SUCCESS) {
+            return id;
+        }
+    }
+    return (uint64_t)genrand64_int64();
+}
 
 uint64_t ddtrace_peek_span_id(void) {
     ddtrace_span_properties *pspan = DDTRACE_G(active_stack) ? DDTRACE_G(active_stack)->active : NULL;
diff --git a/tests/ext/secure_random_generates_nonzero_ids.phpt b/tests/ext/secure_random_generates_nonzero_ids.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..010c5745c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ext/secure_random_generates_nonzero_ids.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+--TEST--
+DD_TRACE_SECURE_RANDOM generates valid non-zero span IDs
+--ENV--
+DD_TRACE_GENERATE_ROOT_SPAN=false
+DD_TRACE_DEBUG=false
+DD_TRACE_SECURE_RANDOM=true
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+DDTrace\start_span();
+$id1 = DDTrace\active_span()->id;
+DDTrace\close_span();
+
+DDTrace\start_span();
+$id2 = DDTrace\active_span()->id;
+DDTrace\close_span();
+
+// Both IDs must be non-empty numeric strings representing non-zero values.
+var_dump(ctype_digit($id1) && $id1 !== '0');
+var_dump(ctype_digit($id2) && $id2 !== '0');
+
+// Two consecutive IDs drawn from a CSPRNG must differ.
+var_dump($id1 !== $id2);
+
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
diff --git a/tests/ext/secure_random_ignores_prng_seed.phpt b/tests/ext/secure_random_ignores_prng_seed.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5f5420b8b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ext/secure_random_ignores_prng_seed.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+--TEST--
+DD_TRACE_SECURE_RANDOM bypasses the deterministic PRNG seed
+--ENV--
+DD_TRACE_GENERATE_ROOT_SPAN=false
+DD_TRACE_DEBUG=false
+DD_TRACE_SECURE_RANDOM=true
+DD_TRACE_DEBUG_PRNG_SEED=42
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+// With DD_TRACE_DEBUG_PRNG_SEED set and DD_TRACE_SECURE_RANDOM=false,
+// the MT19937-64 produces a fixed sequence: every process run with the
+// same seed yields the same IDs in the same order.
+//
+// With DD_TRACE_SECURE_RANDOM=true the MT is bypassed entirely, so the
+// seed has no effect and consecutive IDs must differ (CSPRNG output).
+
+DDTrace\start_span();
+$id1 = DDTrace\active_span()->id;
+DDTrace\close_span();
+
+DDTrace\start_span();
+$id2 = DDTrace\active_span()->id;
+DDTrace\close_span();
+
+// IDs must be valid non-zero numeric strings.
+var_dump(ctype_digit($id1) && $id1 !== '0');
+var_dump(ctype_digit($id2) && $id2 !== '0');
+
+// CSPRNG output must not be equal across calls; this fails deterministically
+// under the MT because seed 42 would produce the same first two values every run.
+var_dump($id1 !== $id2);
+
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+bool(true)
+bool(true)
+bool(true)