diff --git a/cli/daemon/dash/dash.go b/cli/daemon/dash/dash.go
index 3b77e407b7..248b65c440 100644
--- a/cli/daemon/dash/dash.go
+++ b/cli/daemon/dash/dash.go
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ func (s *Server) listenTraces() {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		data, err := protoEncoder.Marshal(sp)
+		data, err := protoEncoder.Marshal(sp.Span)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error().Err(err).Msg("dash: could not marshal trace")
 			continue
@@ -345,7 +345,10 @@ func (s *Server) listenTraces() {
 
 		s.notify(&notification{
 			Method: "trace/new",
-			Params: json.RawMessage(data),
+			Params: map[string]any{
+				"app_id": sp.AppID,
+				"span":   json.RawMessage(data),
+			},
 		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cli/daemon/dash/server.go b/cli/daemon/dash/server.go
index f26cc004a6..f0206c9073 100644
--- a/cli/daemon/dash/server.go
+++ b/cli/daemon/dash/server.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import (
 	"encr.dev/cli/internal/jsonrpc2"
 	"encr.dev/internal/conf"
 	"encr.dev/pkg/fns"
-	tracepb2 "encr.dev/proto/encore/engine/trace2"
 )
 
 var upgrader = websocket.Upgrader{
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ func NewServer(appsMgr *apps.Manager, runMgr *run.Manager, tr trace2.Store, dash
 		run:      runMgr,
 		tr:       tr,
 		dashPort: dashPort,
-		traceCh:  make(chan *tracepb2.SpanSummary, 10),
+		traceCh:  make(chan trace2.NewSpanEvent, 10),
 		clients:  make(map[chan<- *notification]struct{}),
 	}
 
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ type Server struct {
 	run      *run.Manager
 	tr       trace2.Store
 	dashPort int
-	traceCh  chan *tracepb2.SpanSummary
+	traceCh  chan trace2.NewSpanEvent
 
 	mu      sync.Mutex
 	clients map[chan<- *notification]struct{}
diff --git a/cli/daemon/engine/trace2/sqlite/read.go b/cli/daemon/engine/trace2/sqlite/read.go
index 9d3c24c636..44fd9001f5 100644
--- a/cli/daemon/engine/trace2/sqlite/read.go
+++ b/cli/daemon/engine/trace2/sqlite/read.go
@@ -97,7 +97,10 @@ func (s *Store) emitCompleteSpanToListeners(ctx context.Context, appID, traceID,
 	ts := time.Unix(0, startedAt)
 	t.StartedAt = timestamppb.New(ts)
 	for _, ln := range s.listeners {
-		ln <- &t
+		ln <- trace2.NewSpanEvent{
+			AppID: appID,
+			Span:  &t,
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/cli/daemon/engine/trace2/sqlite/write.go b/cli/daemon/engine/trace2/sqlite/write.go
index 26fec66fbb..0950959f00 100644
--- a/cli/daemon/engine/trace2/sqlite/write.go
+++ b/cli/daemon/engine/trace2/sqlite/write.go
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ func New(db *sql.DB) *Store {
 
 type Store struct {
 	db        *sql.DB
-	listeners []chan<- *tracepbcli.SpanSummary
+	listeners []chan<- trace2.NewSpanEvent
 }
 
 var _ trace2.Store = (*Store)(nil)
 
-func (s *Store) Listen(ch chan<- *tracepbcli.SpanSummary) {
+func (s *Store) Listen(ch chan<- trace2.NewSpanEvent) {
 	s.listeners = append(s.listeners, ch)
 }
 
diff --git a/cli/daemon/engine/trace2/store.go b/cli/daemon/engine/trace2/store.go
index a64c17798b..2839b852b8 100644
--- a/cli/daemon/engine/trace2/store.go
+++ b/cli/daemon/engine/trace2/store.go
@@ -72,5 +72,10 @@ type Store interface {
 	Get(ctx context.Context, appID, traceID string, iter EventIterator) error
 
 	// Listen listens for new spans.
-	Listen(ch chan<- *tracepb2.SpanSummary)
+	Listen(ch chan<- NewSpanEvent)
+}
+
+type NewSpanEvent struct {
+	AppID string
+	Span  *tracepb2.SpanSummary
 }