diff --git a/internal/test/resolvers/main.resolvers.go b/internal/test/resolvers/main.resolvers.go
index ee254e8..3ac813b 100644
--- a/internal/test/resolvers/main.resolvers.go
+++ b/internal/test/resolvers/main.resolvers.go
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ func (r *queryResolver) User(ctx context.Context, name string) (*model.User, err
 	if name == "forbidden" {
 		return nil, ForbiddenError{}
 	}
+	if name == "not_found" {
+		return nil, &NotFoundError{}
+	}
 	age := 17
 	return &model.User{Name: name, Age: &age}, nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/test/resolvers/resolver.go b/internal/test/resolvers/resolver.go
index 373769a..cdefdc6 100644
--- a/internal/test/resolvers/resolver.go
+++ b/internal/test/resolvers/resolver.go
@@ -11,3 +11,7 @@ type ForbiddenError struct{}
 func (ForbiddenError) Error() string {
 	return "forbidden"
 }
+
+type NotFoundError struct{}
+
+func (NotFoundError) Error() string { return "not found" }
diff --git a/tracer.go b/tracer.go
index c5103bc..f197876 100644
--- a/tracer.go
+++ b/tracer.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ type config struct {
 	tracerProvider          trace.TracerProvider
 	complexityExtensionName string
 	traceStructFields       bool
+	errorSelector           ErrorSelector
 }
 
 type Option func(c *config)
@@ -55,6 +56,15 @@ func TraceStructFields(v bool) Option {
 	}
 }
 
+// ErrorSelector is a predicate that the error should be recorded.
+//
+// The span records only errors that the function returns true.
+// If the function returns false against all of the errors in the gqlgen response, the span status will be Unset instead of Error.
+type ErrorSelector func(err error) bool
+
+// WithErrorSelector creates an Option that tells Tracer uses the given selector.
+func WithErrorSelector(fn ErrorSelector) Option { return func(c *config) { c.errorSelector = fn } }
+
 // New returns a new Tracer with given options.
 func New(opts ...Option) Tracer {
 	cfg := &config{}
@@ -68,10 +78,14 @@ func New(opts ...Option) Tracer {
 		tracer:                  cfg.tracerProvider.Tracer(tracerName),
 		complexityExtensionName: cfg.complexityExtensionName,
 		traceStructFields:       cfg.traceStructFields,
+		errorSelector:           cfg.errorSelector,
 	}
 	if t.complexityExtensionName == "" {
 		t.complexityExtensionName = defaultComplexityExtensionName
 	}
+	if t.errorSelector == nil {
+		t.errorSelector = func(_ error) bool { return true }
+	}
 	return t
 }
 
@@ -80,6 +94,7 @@ type Tracer struct {
 	tracer                  trace.Tracer
 	complexityExtensionName string
 	traceStructFields       bool
+	errorSelector           ErrorSelector
 }
 
 var _ interface {
@@ -143,9 +158,9 @@ func (t Tracer) InterceptResponse(ctx context.Context, next graphql.ResponseHand
 	span.SetAttributes(attrs...)
 	resp := next(ctx)
 	if resp != nil && len(resp.Errors) > 0 {
-		recordGQLErrors(span, resp.Errors)
+		recordGQLErrors(span, resp.Errors, t.errorSelector)
 		if parentSpan.SpanContext().IsValid() {
-			recordGQLErrors(parentSpan, resp.Errors)
+			recordGQLErrors(parentSpan, resp.Errors, t.errorSelector)
 		}
 	}
 	return resp
@@ -203,7 +218,7 @@ func (t Tracer) InterceptField(ctx context.Context, next graphql.Resolver) (any,
 
 	resp, err := next(ctx)
 	if errs := graphql.GetFieldErrors(ctx, fieldCtx); len(errs) > 0 {
-		recordGQLErrors(span, errs)
+		recordGQLErrors(span, errs, t.errorSelector)
 	}
 	return resp, err
 }
@@ -223,15 +238,20 @@ func operationName(ctx context.Context) string {
 	return string(op.Operation)
 }
 
-func recordGQLErrors(span trace.Span, errs gqlerror.List) {
-	span.SetStatus(codes.Error, errs.Error())
-	for _, e := range errs {
-		attrs := []attribute.KeyValue{
-			keyErrorPath.String(e.Path.String()),
+func recordGQLErrors(span trace.Span, errs gqlerror.List, selector ErrorSelector) {
+	var recorded bool
+	for _, gqlErr := range errs {
+		if !selector(gqlErr) {
+			continue
 		}
-		err := unwrapErr(e)
-		span.RecordError(err, trace.WithStackTrace(true), trace.WithAttributes(attrs...))
+		recorded = true
+		attrErrorPath := keyErrorPath.String(gqlErr.Path.String())
+		span.RecordError(unwrapErr(gqlErr), trace.WithStackTrace(true), trace.WithAttributes(attrErrorPath))
+	}
+	if !recorded {
+		return
 	}
+	span.SetStatus(codes.Error, errs.Error())
 }
 
 func unwrapErr(err error) error {
diff --git a/tracer_test.go b/tracer_test.go
index 24bbcbe..ae295da 100644
--- a/tracer_test.go
+++ b/tracer_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
@@ -310,6 +311,51 @@ func TestTracer(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "error that must be ignored from root field",
+			options: []otelgqlgen.Option{
+				otelgqlgen.WithErrorSelector(func(err error) bool {
+					return !errors.Is(err, &resolvers.NotFoundError{})
+				}),
+			},
+			params: &graphql.RawParams{
+				Query:     `query($name: String!) {user(name: $name) {name}}`,
+				Variables: map[string]any{"name": "not_found"},
+			},
+			spans: tracetest.SpanStubs{
+				{Name: "read", SpanKind: trace.SpanKindServer},
+				{Name: "parsing", SpanKind: trace.SpanKindServer},
+				{Name: "validation", SpanKind: trace.SpanKindServer},
+				{
+					Name:     "Query/user",
+					SpanKind: trace.SpanKindServer,
+					Attributes: []attribute.KeyValue{
+						attribute.String("graphql.resolver.object", "Query"),
+						attribute.String("graphql.resolver.field", "user"),
+						attribute.String("graphql.resolver.alias", "user"),
+						attribute.String("graphql.resolver.args.name", "$name"),
+						attribute.String("graphql.resolver.path", "user"),
+						attribute.Bool("graphql.resolver.is_method", true),
+						attribute.Bool("graphql.resolver.is_resolver", true),
+					},
+				},
+				{
+					Name:     "query",
+					SpanKind: trace.SpanKindServer,
+					Attributes: []attribute.KeyValue{
+						attribute.String("graphql.operation.name", "query"),
+						attribute.String("graphql.operation.type", "query"),
+						attribute.String("graphql.operation.variables.name", "not_found"),
+						attribute.Int("graphql.operation.complexity.limit", 1000),
+						attribute.Int("graphql.operation.complexity.calculated", 2),
+					},
+				},
+				{
+					Name:     "http_handler",
+					SpanKind: trace.SpanKindInternal,
+				},
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			name: "error from edge fields",
 			params: &graphql.RawParams{