diff --git a/langfuse/langchain/CallbackHandler.py b/langfuse/langchain/CallbackHandler.py
index 5b5dfe691..8d2c8db90 100644
--- a/langfuse/langchain/CallbackHandler.py
+++ b/langfuse/langchain/CallbackHandler.py
@@ -303,6 +303,28 @@ def _parse_langfuse_trace_attributes(
 
         return attributes
 
+    def _get_langchain_observation_metadata(
+        self,
+        *,
+        parent_run_id: Optional[UUID],
+        tags: Optional[List[str]] = None,
+        metadata: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
+        keep_langfuse_trace_attributes: bool = False,
+    ) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        observation_metadata = self.__join_tags_and_metadata(
+            tags=tags,
+            metadata=metadata,
+            keep_langfuse_trace_attributes=keep_langfuse_trace_attributes,
+        )
+
+        if parent_run_id is not None:
+            return observation_metadata
+
+        root_metadata = observation_metadata.copy() if observation_metadata else {}
+        root_metadata["is_langchain_root"] = True
+
+        return root_metadata
+
     def on_chain_start(
         self,
         serialized: Optional[Dict[str, Any]],
@@ -325,7 +347,11 @@ def on_chain_start(
             )
 
             span_name = self.get_langchain_run_name(serialized, **kwargs)
-            span_metadata = self.__join_tags_and_metadata(tags, metadata)
+            span_metadata = self._get_langchain_observation_metadata(
+                parent_run_id=parent_run_id,
+                tags=tags,
+                metadata=metadata,
+            )
             span_level = "DEBUG" if tags and LANGSMITH_TAG_HIDDEN in tags else None
 
             observation_type = self._get_observation_type_from_serialized(
@@ -690,7 +716,11 @@ def on_tool_start(
                 "on_tool_start", run_id, parent_run_id, input_str=input_str
             )
 
-            meta = self.__join_tags_and_metadata(tags, metadata)
+            meta = self._get_langchain_observation_metadata(
+                parent_run_id=parent_run_id,
+                tags=tags,
+                metadata=metadata,
+            )
 
             if not meta:
                 meta = {}
@@ -734,7 +764,11 @@ def on_retriever_start(
                 "on_retriever_start", run_id, parent_run_id, query=query
             )
             span_name = self.get_langchain_run_name(serialized, **kwargs)
-            span_metadata = self.__join_tags_and_metadata(tags, metadata)
+            span_metadata = self._get_langchain_observation_metadata(
+                parent_run_id=parent_run_id,
+                tags=tags,
+                metadata=metadata,
+            )
             span_level = "DEBUG" if tags and LANGSMITH_TAG_HIDDEN in tags else None
 
             observation_type = self._get_observation_type_from_serialized(
@@ -865,9 +899,10 @@ def __on_llm_action(
             content = {
                 "name": self.get_langchain_run_name(serialized, **kwargs),
                 "input": prompts,
-                "metadata": self.__join_tags_and_metadata(
-                    tags,
-                    metadata,
+                "metadata": self._get_langchain_observation_metadata(
+                    parent_run_id=parent_run_id,
+                    tags=tags,
+                    metadata=metadata,
                     # If llm is run isolated and outside chain, keep trace attributes
                     keep_langfuse_trace_attributes=True
                     if parent_run_id is None
diff --git a/tests/test_langchain.py b/tests/test_langchain.py
index 6c9d3eb4d..fa2bcfddb 100644
--- a/tests/test_langchain.py
+++ b/tests/test_langchain.py
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ def test_callback_generated_from_trace_chat():
     assert langchain_generation_span.input != ""
     assert langchain_generation_span.output is not None
     assert langchain_generation_span.output != ""
+    assert langchain_generation_span.metadata["is_langchain_root"] is True
 
 
 def test_callback_generated_from_lcel_chain():
@@ -103,6 +104,11 @@ def test_callback_generated_from_lcel_chain():
             trace.observations,
         )
     )[0]
+    langchain_root_spans = [
+        observation
+        for observation in trace.observations
+        if observation.metadata and observation.metadata.get("is_langchain_root")
+    ]
 
     assert langchain_generation_span.usage_details["input"] > 1
     assert langchain_generation_span.usage_details["output"] > 0
@@ -111,6 +117,9 @@ def test_callback_generated_from_lcel_chain():
     assert langchain_generation_span.input != ""
     assert langchain_generation_span.output is not None
     assert langchain_generation_span.output != ""
+    assert len(langchain_root_spans) == 1
+    assert langchain_root_spans[0].type == "CHAIN"
+    assert langchain_root_spans[0].metadata["is_langchain_root"] is True
 
 
 @pytest.mark.skip(reason="Flaky")