diff --git a/codex-rs/otel/src/events/image_input_telemetry.rs b/codex-rs/otel/src/events/image_input_telemetry.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..da55329a88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codex-rs/otel/src/events/image_input_telemetry.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,283 @@
+use codex_protocol::user_input::UserInput;
+use serde::Serialize;
+use std::collections::BTreeSet;
+use std::io::Read;
+use std::path::Path;
+
+const IMAGE_HEADER_READ_LIMIT: u64 = 64 * 1024;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub(crate) struct ImageInputTelemetry {
+    pub(crate) details_json: String,
+    pub(crate) image_types: String,
+    pub(crate) mime_types: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
+struct ImageInputDetail {
+    source: &'static str,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    image_type: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    mime_type: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    width: Option<u32>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    height: Option<u32>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    byte_length: Option<u64>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    extension: Option<String>,
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn image_input_telemetry(items: &[UserInput]) -> Option<ImageInputTelemetry> {
+    let details: Vec<ImageInputDetail> = items
+        .iter()
+        .filter_map(|item| match item {
+            UserInput::Image { image_url } => Some(remote_or_data_url_detail(image_url)),
+            UserInput::LocalImage { path } => Some(local_image_detail(path)),
+            UserInput::Text { .. } | UserInput::Skill { .. } | UserInput::Mention { .. } => None,
+            _ => None,
+        })
+        .collect();
+
+    if details.is_empty() {
+        return None;
+    }
+
+    let image_types = comma_join(
+        details
+            .iter()
+            .filter_map(|detail| detail.image_type.as_deref()),
+    );
+    let mime_types = comma_join(
+        details
+            .iter()
+            .filter_map(|detail| detail.mime_type.as_deref()),
+    );
+    let details_json = serde_json::to_string(&details).ok()?;
+
+    Some(ImageInputTelemetry {
+        details_json,
+        image_types,
+        mime_types,
+    })
+}
+
+fn remote_or_data_url_detail(image_url: &str) -> ImageInputDetail {
+    if let Some(detail) = data_url_detail(image_url) {
+        return detail;
+    }
+
+    let extension = safe_image_extension_from_url(image_url);
+    let mime_type = extension.as_deref().and_then(mime_type_from_extension);
+    ImageInputDetail {
+        source: "remote_url",
+        image_type: mime_type.as_deref().and_then(image_type_from_mime),
+        mime_type,
+        width: None,
+        height: None,
+        byte_length: None,
+        extension,
+    }
+}
+
+fn data_url_detail(image_url: &str) -> Option<ImageInputDetail> {
+    let image_url = strip_data_scheme(image_url)?;
+    let (metadata, payload) = image_url.split_once(',')?;
+    let mut metadata_parts = metadata.split(';');
+    let mime_type = metadata_parts.next()?.to_ascii_lowercase();
+    if !mime_type.starts_with("image/") {
+        return None;
+    }
+    let is_base64 = metadata_parts.any(|part| part.eq_ignore_ascii_case("base64"));
+
+    Some(ImageInputDetail {
+        source: "data_url",
+        image_type: image_type_from_mime(&mime_type),
+        mime_type: Some(mime_type),
+        width: None,
+        height: None,
+        byte_length: is_base64.then(|| base64_payload_byte_len(payload)),
+        extension: None,
+    })
+}
+
+fn local_image_detail(path: &Path) -> ImageInputDetail {
+    let extension = path
+        .extension()
+        .and_then(|extension| extension.to_str())
+        .map(str::to_ascii_lowercase)
+        .filter(|extension| mime_type_from_extension(extension).is_some());
+
+    let byte_length = path.metadata().ok().map(|metadata| metadata.len());
+    let header = read_image_header(path).unwrap_or_default();
+    let header_info = image_info_from_header(&header);
+    let mime_type = header_info
+        .as_ref()
+        .map(|info| info.mime_type.to_string())
+        .or_else(|| extension.as_deref().and_then(mime_type_from_extension));
+
+    ImageInputDetail {
+        source: "local_file",
+        image_type: mime_type
+            .as_deref()
+            .and_then(image_type_from_mime)
+            .or(extension.clone()),
+        mime_type,
+        width: header_info.as_ref().and_then(|info| info.width),
+        height: header_info.as_ref().and_then(|info| info.height),
+        byte_length,
+        extension,
+    }
+}
+
+fn strip_data_scheme(image_url: &str) -> Option<&str> {
+    let scheme = image_url.get(..5)?;
+    if !scheme.eq_ignore_ascii_case("data:") {
+        return None;
+    }
+    image_url.get(5..)
+}
+
+fn read_image_header(path: &Path) -> std::io::Result<Vec<u8>> {
+    let file = std::fs::File::open(path)?;
+    let mut header = Vec::new();
+    file.take(IMAGE_HEADER_READ_LIMIT)
+        .read_to_end(&mut header)?;
+    Ok(header)
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+struct HeaderImageInfo {
+    mime_type: &'static str,
+    width: Option<u32>,
+    height: Option<u32>,
+}
+
+fn image_info_from_header(bytes: &[u8]) -> Option<HeaderImageInfo> {
+    if bytes.starts_with(b"\x89PNG\r\n\x1a\n") && bytes.len() >= 24 {
+        return Some(HeaderImageInfo {
+            mime_type: "image/png",
+            width: Some(u32::from_be_bytes(bytes[16..20].try_into().ok()?)),
+            height: Some(u32::from_be_bytes(bytes[20..24].try_into().ok()?)),
+        });
+    }
+
+    if (bytes.starts_with(b"GIF87a") || bytes.starts_with(b"GIF89a")) && bytes.len() >= 10 {
+        return Some(HeaderImageInfo {
+            mime_type: "image/gif",
+            width: Some(u16::from_le_bytes(bytes[6..8].try_into().ok()?) as u32),
+            height: Some(u16::from_le_bytes(bytes[8..10].try_into().ok()?) as u32),
+        });
+    }
+
+    if bytes.starts_with(b"\xff\xd8") {
+        return jpeg_info_from_header(bytes);
+    }
+
+    if bytes.len() >= 12 && bytes.starts_with(b"RIFF") && bytes[8..12] == *b"WEBP" {
+        return Some(HeaderImageInfo {
+            mime_type: "image/webp",
+            width: None,
+            height: None,
+        });
+    }
+
+    None
+}
+
+fn jpeg_info_from_header(bytes: &[u8]) -> Option<HeaderImageInfo> {
+    let mut i = 2;
+    while i + 4 <= bytes.len() {
+        if bytes[i] != 0xff {
+            i += 1;
+            continue;
+        }
+        while i < bytes.len() && bytes[i] == 0xff {
+            i += 1;
+        }
+        if i >= bytes.len() {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        let marker = bytes[i];
+        i += 1;
+        if marker == 0xd9 || marker == 0xda {
+            break;
+        }
+        if i + 2 > bytes.len() {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        let segment_len = u16::from_be_bytes(bytes[i..i + 2].try_into().ok()?) as usize;
+        if segment_len < 2 || i + segment_len > bytes.len() {
+            break;
+        }
+        if is_jpeg_start_of_frame(marker) && segment_len >= 7 {
+            return Some(HeaderImageInfo {
+                mime_type: "image/jpeg",
+                width: Some(u16::from_be_bytes(bytes[i + 5..i + 7].try_into().ok()?) as u32),
+                height: Some(u16::from_be_bytes(bytes[i + 3..i + 5].try_into().ok()?) as u32),
+            });
+        }
+        i += segment_len;
+    }
+
+    Some(HeaderImageInfo {
+        mime_type: "image/jpeg",
+        width: None,
+        height: None,
+    })
+}
+
+fn is_jpeg_start_of_frame(marker: u8) -> bool {
+    matches!(
+        marker,
+        0xc0 | 0xc1 | 0xc2 | 0xc3 | 0xc5 | 0xc6 | 0xc7 | 0xc9 | 0xca | 0xcb | 0xcd | 0xce | 0xcf
+    )
+}
+
+fn safe_image_extension_from_url(url: &str) -> Option<String> {
+    let path = url.split(['?', '#']).next().unwrap_or(url);
+    let extension = Path::new(path)
+        .extension()
+        .and_then(|extension| extension.to_str())
+        .map(str::to_ascii_lowercase)?;
+    mime_type_from_extension(&extension)?;
+    Some(extension)
+}
+
+fn mime_type_from_extension(extension: &str) -> Option<String> {
+    match extension {
+        "png" => Some("image/png".to_string()),
+        "jpg" | "jpeg" => Some("image/jpeg".to_string()),
+        "gif" => Some("image/gif".to_string()),
+        "webp" => Some("image/webp".to_string()),
+        "bmp" => Some("image/bmp".to_string()),
+        "heic" => Some("image/heic".to_string()),
+        "heif" => Some("image/heif".to_string()),
+        "tif" | "tiff" => Some("image/tiff".to_string()),
+        "svg" => Some("image/svg+xml".to_string()),
+        _ => None,
+    }
+}
+
+fn image_type_from_mime(mime_type: &str) -> Option<String> {
+    mime_type
+        .strip_prefix("image/")
+        .map(str::to_ascii_lowercase)
+}
+
+fn base64_payload_byte_len(payload: &str) -> u64 {
+    let trimmed = payload.trim_end_matches('=');
+    ((trimmed.len() * 3) / 4) as u64
+}
+
+fn comma_join<'a>(values: impl Iterator<Item = &'a str>) -> String {
+    values
+        .collect::<BTreeSet<_>>()
+        .into_iter()
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+        .join(",")
+}
diff --git a/codex-rs/otel/src/events/mod.rs b/codex-rs/otel/src/events/mod.rs
index b0254c92cd..fa95dedf46 100644
--- a/codex-rs/otel/src/events/mod.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/otel/src/events/mod.rs
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
+pub(crate) mod image_input_telemetry;
 pub(crate) mod session_telemetry;
 pub(crate) mod shared;
diff --git a/codex-rs/otel/src/events/session_telemetry.rs b/codex-rs/otel/src/events/session_telemetry.rs
index d6839d8882..5e747b1380 100644
--- a/codex-rs/otel/src/events/session_telemetry.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/otel/src/events/session_telemetry.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use crate::TelemetryAuthMode;
 use crate::ToolDecisionSource;
+use crate::events::image_input_telemetry::image_input_telemetry;
 use crate::events::shared::log_and_trace_event;
 use crate::events::shared::log_event;
 use crate::events::shared::trace_event;
@@ -855,6 +856,7 @@ impl SessionTelemetry {
             .iter()
             .filter(|item| matches!(item, UserInput::LocalImage { .. }))
             .count();
+        let image_telemetry = image_input_telemetry(items);
 
         let prompt_to_log = if self.metadata.log_user_prompts {
             prompt.as_str()
@@ -868,14 +870,28 @@ impl SessionTelemetry {
             prompt_length = %prompt.chars().count(),
             prompt = %prompt_to_log,
         );
-        trace_event!(
-            self,
-            event.name = "codex.user_prompt",
-            prompt_length = %prompt.chars().count(),
-            text_input_count = text_input_count as i64,
-            image_input_count = image_input_count as i64,
-            local_image_input_count = local_image_input_count as i64,
-        );
+        if let Some(image_telemetry) = image_telemetry {
+            trace_event!(
+                self,
+                event.name = "codex.user_prompt",
+                prompt_length = %prompt.chars().count(),
+                text_input_count = text_input_count as i64,
+                image_input_count = image_input_count as i64,
+                local_image_input_count = local_image_input_count as i64,
+                image_input_types = %image_telemetry.image_types,
+                image_input_mime_types = %image_telemetry.mime_types,
+                image_input_details = %image_telemetry.details_json,
+            );
+        } else {
+            trace_event!(
+                self,
+                event.name = "codex.user_prompt",
+                prompt_length = %prompt.chars().count(),
+                text_input_count = text_input_count as i64,
+                image_input_count = image_input_count as i64,
+                local_image_input_count = local_image_input_count as i64,
+            );
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn tool_decision(
diff --git a/codex-rs/otel/tests/suite/otel_export_routing_policy.rs b/codex-rs/otel/tests/suite/otel_export_routing_policy.rs
index fa02cc7f39..603a6ad2a7 100644
--- a/codex-rs/otel/tests/suite/otel_export_routing_policy.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/otel/tests/suite/otel_export_routing_policy.rs
@@ -11,9 +11,11 @@ use opentelemetry_sdk::logs::SdkLoggerProvider;
 use opentelemetry_sdk::trace::InMemorySpanExporter;
 use opentelemetry_sdk::trace::SdkTracerProvider;
 use pretty_assertions::assert_eq;
+use serde_json::Value;
+use serde_json::json;
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
-use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::fs;
 use tracing_subscriber::Layer;
 use tracing_subscriber::filter::filter_fn;
 use tracing_subscriber::layer::SubscriberExt;
@@ -93,6 +95,18 @@ fn auth_env_metadata() -> AuthEnvTelemetryMetadata {
 
 #[test]
 fn otel_export_routing_policy_routes_user_prompt_log_and_trace_events() {
+    let local_png = std::env::temp_dir().join(format!(
+        "codex-otel-user-prompt-image-{}.png",
+        std::process::id()
+    ));
+    fs::write(
+        &local_png,
+        [
+            0x89, b'P', b'N', b'G', b'\r', b'\n', 0x1a, b'\n', 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x0d, b'I', b'H',
+            b'D', b'R', 0x00, 0x00, 0x02, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0xe0,
+        ],
+    )
+    .expect("write local png header");
     let log_exporter = InMemoryLogExporter::default();
     let logger_provider = SdkLoggerProvider::builder()
         .with_simple_exporter(log_exporter.clone())
@@ -138,10 +152,13 @@ fn otel_export_routing_policy_routes_user_prompt_log_and_trace_events() {
                 text_elements: Vec::new(),
             },
             UserInput::Image {
-                image_url: "https://example.com/image.png".to_string(),
+                image_url: "DATA:image/jpeg;BASE64,AAAA".to_string(),
+            },
+            UserInput::Image {
+                image_url: "https://example.com/image.customer-secret".to_string(),
             },
             UserInput::LocalImage {
-                path: PathBuf::from("/tmp/secret.png"),
+                path: local_png.clone(),
             },
         ]);
     });
@@ -187,7 +204,7 @@ fn otel_export_routing_policy_routes_user_prompt_log_and_trace_events() {
         prompt_trace_attrs
             .get("image_input_count")
             .map(String::as_str),
-        Some("1")
+        Some("2")
     );
     assert_eq!(
         prompt_trace_attrs
@@ -195,9 +212,55 @@ fn otel_export_routing_policy_routes_user_prompt_log_and_trace_events() {
             .map(String::as_str),
         Some("1")
     );
+    assert_eq!(
+        prompt_trace_attrs
+            .get("image_input_types")
+            .map(String::as_str),
+        Some("jpeg,png")
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        prompt_trace_attrs
+            .get("image_input_mime_types")
+            .map(String::as_str),
+        Some("image/jpeg,image/png")
+    );
+    let image_input_details: Value = serde_json::from_str(
+        prompt_trace_attrs
+            .get("image_input_details")
+            .expect("image input details"),
+    )
+    .expect("image input details should be json");
+    assert_eq!(
+        image_input_details,
+        json!([
+            {
+                "source": "data_url",
+                "image_type": "jpeg",
+                "mime_type": "image/jpeg",
+                "byte_length": 3
+            },
+            {
+                "source": "remote_url"
+            },
+            {
+                "source": "local_file",
+                "image_type": "png",
+                "mime_type": "image/png",
+                "width": 640,
+                "height": 480,
+                "byte_length": 24,
+                "extension": "png"
+            }
+        ])
+    );
+    assert!(
+        !prompt_trace_attrs["image_input_details"].contains("customer-secret"),
+        "unknown remote URL suffixes should not be traced"
+    );
     assert!(!prompt_trace_attrs.contains_key("prompt"));
     assert!(!prompt_trace_attrs.contains_key("user.email"));
     assert!(!prompt_trace_attrs.contains_key("user.account_id"));
+    fs::remove_file(local_png).expect("remove local png header");
 }
 
 #[test]