diff --git a/src/strands/telemetry/tracer.py b/src/strands/telemetry/tracer.py
index 19a163f5c..1ae122db1 100644
--- a/src/strands/telemetry/tracer.py
+++ b/src/strands/telemetry/tracer.py
@@ -526,9 +526,10 @@ def start_event_loop_cycle_span(
         event_loop_cycle_id = str(invocation_state.get("event_loop_cycle_id"))
         parent_span = parent_span if parent_span else invocation_state.get("event_loop_parent_span")
 
-        attributes: dict[str, AttributeValue] = {
-            "event_loop.cycle_id": event_loop_cycle_id,
-        }
+        attributes: dict[str, AttributeValue] = self._get_common_attributes(
+            operation_name="execute_event_loop_cycle"
+        )
+        attributes["event_loop.cycle_id"] = event_loop_cycle_id
 
         if custom_trace_attributes:
             attributes.update(custom_trace_attributes)
diff --git a/tests/strands/telemetry/test_tracer.py b/tests/strands/telemetry/test_tracer.py
index bcd42b610..2f8cb4086 100644
--- a/tests/strands/telemetry/test_tracer.py
+++ b/tests/strands/telemetry/test_tracer.py
@@ -729,6 +729,8 @@ def test_start_event_loop_cycle_span(mock_tracer):
 
         mock_span.set_attributes.assert_called_once_with(
             {
+                "gen_ai.operation.name": "execute_event_loop_cycle",
+                "gen_ai.system": "strands-agents",
                 "event_loop.cycle_id": "cycle-123",
                 "request_id": "req-456",
                 "trace_level": "debug",
@@ -758,7 +760,13 @@ def test_start_event_loop_cycle_span_latest_conventions(mock_tracer, monkeypatch
         mock_tracer.start_span.assert_called_once()
         assert mock_tracer.start_span.call_args[1]["name"] == "execute_event_loop_cycle"
 
-        mock_span.set_attributes.assert_called_once_with({"event_loop.cycle_id": "cycle-123"})
+        mock_span.set_attributes.assert_called_once_with(
+            {
+                "gen_ai.operation.name": "execute_event_loop_cycle",
+                "gen_ai.provider.name": "strands-agents",
+                "event_loop.cycle_id": "cycle-123",
+            }
+        )
         mock_span.add_event.assert_any_call(
             "gen_ai.client.inference.operation.details",
             attributes={
@@ -768,6 +776,27 @@ def test_start_event_loop_cycle_span_latest_conventions(mock_tracer, monkeypatch
         assert span is not None
 
 
+def test_start_event_loop_cycle_span_includes_common_attributes(mock_tracer):
+    """Test that start_event_loop_cycle_span includes gen_ai common attributes."""
+    with mock.patch("strands.telemetry.tracer.trace_api.get_tracer", return_value=mock_tracer):
+        tracer = Tracer()
+        tracer.tracer = mock_tracer
+
+        mock_span = mock.MagicMock()
+        mock_tracer.start_span.return_value = mock_span
+
+        event_loop_kwargs = {"event_loop_cycle_id": "cycle-123"}
+        messages = [{"role": "user", "content": [{"text": "Hello"}]}]
+
+        tracer.start_event_loop_cycle_span(event_loop_kwargs, messages=messages)
+
+        set_attrs_call = mock_span.set_attributes.call_args[0][0]
+        assert "gen_ai.operation.name" in set_attrs_call
+        assert set_attrs_call["gen_ai.operation.name"] == "execute_event_loop_cycle"
+        assert "gen_ai.system" in set_attrs_call
+        assert set_attrs_call["gen_ai.system"] == "strands-agents"
+
+
 def test_end_event_loop_cycle_span(mock_span):
     """Test ending an event loop cycle span."""
     tracer = Tracer()