diff --git a/authenticate/authenticate.go b/authenticate/authenticate.go
index 4c2b46b01..a8c2638d1 100644
--- a/authenticate/authenticate.go
+++ b/authenticate/authenticate.go
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ func New(opts config.Options) (*Authenticate, error) {
 			RequestTimeout:          opts.GRPCClientTimeout,
 			ClientDNSRoundRobin:     opts.GRPCClientDNSRoundRobin,
 			WithInsecure:            opts.GRPCInsecure,
+			ServiceName:             opts.Services,
 		})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/authorize/authorize.go b/authorize/authorize.go
index 5da810057..0dcd9c32b 100644
--- a/authorize/authorize.go
+++ b/authorize/authorize.go
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ func New(opts config.Options) (*Authorize, error) {
 			RequestTimeout:          opts.GRPCClientTimeout,
 			ClientDNSRoundRobin:     opts.GRPCClientDNSRoundRobin,
 			WithInsecure:            opts.GRPCInsecure,
+			ServiceName:             opts.Services,
 		})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("authorize: error creating cache connection: %w", err)
diff --git a/cache/cache.go b/cache/cache.go
index 598742383..dcb02d0db 100644
--- a/cache/cache.go
+++ b/cache/cache.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pomerium/pomerium/internal/grpc/user"
 	"github.com/pomerium/pomerium/internal/identity"
 	"github.com/pomerium/pomerium/internal/identity/manager"
+	"github.com/pomerium/pomerium/internal/telemetry"
 	"github.com/pomerium/pomerium/internal/urlutil"
 )
 
@@ -52,9 +53,19 @@ func New(opts config.Options) (*Cache, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+
+	// No metrics handler because we have one in the control plane.  Add one
+	// if we no longer register with that grpc Server
 	localGRPCServer := grpc.NewServer()
-	localGRPCConnection, err := grpc.DialContext(context.Background(), localListener.Addr().String(),
-		grpc.WithInsecure())
+
+	clientStatsHandler := telemetry.NewGRPCClientStatsHandler(opts.Services)
+	clientDialOptions := clientStatsHandler.DialOptions(grpc.WithInsecure())
+
+	localGRPCConnection, err := grpc.DialContext(
+		context.Background(),
+		localListener.Addr().String(),
+		clientDialOptions...,
+	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/grpc/client.go b/internal/grpc/client.go
index 06f3b0cb7..2a43e3cde 100644
--- a/internal/grpc/client.go
+++ b/internal/grpc/client.go
@@ -13,14 +13,13 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/pomerium/pomerium/internal/log"
-	"github.com/pomerium/pomerium/internal/telemetry/metrics"
-	"github.com/pomerium/pomerium/internal/telemetry/requestid"
-
-	"go.opencensus.io/plugin/ocgrpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/balancer/roundrobin"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials"
+
+	"github.com/pomerium/pomerium/internal/log"
+	"github.com/pomerium/pomerium/internal/telemetry"
+	"github.com/pomerium/pomerium/internal/telemetry/requestid"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -68,17 +67,19 @@ func NewGRPCClientConn(opts *Options) (*grpc.ClientConn, error) {
 			connAddr = net.JoinHostPort(connAddr, strconv.Itoa(defaultGRPCInsecurePort))
 		}
 	}
+
 	dialOptions := []grpc.DialOption{
 		grpc.WithChainUnaryInterceptor(
 			requestid.UnaryClientInterceptor(),
-			metrics.GRPCClientInterceptor(opts.ServiceName),
 			grpcTimeoutInterceptor(opts.RequestTimeout),
 		),
 		grpc.WithStreamInterceptor(requestid.StreamClientInterceptor()),
-		grpc.WithStatsHandler(&ocgrpc.ClientHandler{}),
 		grpc.WithDefaultCallOptions([]grpc.CallOption{grpc.WaitForReady(true)}...),
 	}
 
+	clientStatsHandler := telemetry.NewGRPCClientStatsHandler(opts.ServiceName)
+	dialOptions = clientStatsHandler.DialOptions(dialOptions...)
+
 	if opts.WithInsecure {
 		log.Info().Str("addr", connAddr).Msg("internal/grpc: grpc with insecure")
 		dialOptions = append(dialOptions, grpc.WithInsecure())
diff --git a/internal/telemetry/grpc.go b/internal/telemetry/grpc.go
index 24c05e742..b4b4258f2 100644
--- a/internal/telemetry/grpc.go
+++ b/internal/telemetry/grpc.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 
 	"go.opencensus.io/plugin/ocgrpc"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	grpcstats "google.golang.org/grpc/stats"
 
 	"github.com/pomerium/pomerium/internal/telemetry/metrics"
@@ -37,3 +38,30 @@ func NewGRPCServerStatsHandler(service string) grpcstats.Handler {
 		metricsHandler: metrics.NewGRPCServerMetricsHandler(ServiceName(service)),
 	}
 }
+
+// GRPCClientStatsHandler provides DialOptions for grpc clients to instrument network calls with
+// both metrics and tracing
+type GRPCClientStatsHandler struct {
+	UnaryInterceptor grpc.UnaryClientInterceptor
+	// TODO: we should have a streaming interceptor too
+	grpcstats.Handler
+}
+
+// NewGRPCClientStatsHandler returns a new GRPCClientStatsHandler used to create
+// telemetry related client DialOptions
+func NewGRPCClientStatsHandler(service string) *GRPCClientStatsHandler {
+	return &GRPCClientStatsHandler{
+		Handler:          &ocgrpc.ClientHandler{},
+		UnaryInterceptor: metrics.GRPCClientInterceptor(ServiceName(service)),
+	}
+}
+
+// DialOptions returns telemetry related DialOptions appended to an optional existing list
+// of DialOptions
+func (h *GRPCClientStatsHandler) DialOptions(o ...grpc.DialOption) []grpc.DialOption {
+	o = append(o,
+		grpc.WithUnaryInterceptor(h.UnaryInterceptor),
+		grpc.WithStatsHandler(h.Handler),
+	)
+	return o
+}
diff --git a/internal/telemetry/grpc_test.go b/internal/telemetry/grpc_test.go
index d2e208f2b..54bdc8021 100644
--- a/internal/telemetry/grpc_test.go
+++ b/internal/telemetry/grpc_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"go.opencensus.io/plugin/ocgrpc"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	grpcstats "google.golang.org/grpc/stats"
 )
 
@@ -35,3 +36,27 @@ func Test_GRPCServerStatsHandler(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, ctx.Value(mockCtxTag("added")), "true")
 	assert.Equal(t, ctx.Value(mockCtxTag("original")), "true")
 }
+
+type mockDialOption struct {
+	name string
+	grpc.EmptyDialOption
+}
+
+func Test_NewGRPCClientStatsHandler(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	h := NewGRPCClientStatsHandler("test")
+
+	origOpts := []grpc.DialOption{
+		mockDialOption{name: "one"},
+		mockDialOption{name: "two"},
+	}
+
+	newOpts := h.DialOptions(origOpts...)
+
+	for i := range origOpts {
+		assert.Contains(t, newOpts, origOpts[i])
+	}
+
+	assert.Greater(t, len(newOpts), len(origOpts))
+}
diff --git a/proxy/proxy.go b/proxy/proxy.go
index ebc5d4873..b2c84c32b 100644
--- a/proxy/proxy.go
+++ b/proxy/proxy.go
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ func New(opts config.Options) (*Proxy, error) {
 		RequestTimeout:          opts.GRPCClientTimeout,
 		ClientDNSRoundRobin:     opts.GRPCClientDNSRoundRobin,
 		WithInsecure:            opts.GRPCInsecure,
+		ServiceName:             opts.Services,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err