diff --git a/backend/runner/runner.go b/backend/runner/runner.go
index 99d1c0705d..ae119939e8 100644
--- a/backend/runner/runner.go
+++ b/backend/runner/runner.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/TBD54566975/ftl/backend/runner/observability"
 	"github.com/TBD54566975/ftl/backend/runner/proxy"
 	"github.com/TBD54566975/ftl/backend/runner/pubsub"
+	"github.com/TBD54566975/ftl/backend/timeline"
 	"github.com/TBD54566975/ftl/common/plugin"
 	"github.com/TBD54566975/ftl/internal/download"
 	"github.com/TBD54566975/ftl/internal/dsn"
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	Key                   model.RunnerKey          `help:"Runner key (auto)."`
 	ControllerEndpoint    *url.URL                 `name:"ftl-endpoint" help:"Controller endpoint." env:"FTL_ENDPOINT" default:"http://127.0.0.1:8892"`
 	LeaseEndpoint         *url.URL                 `name:"ftl-lease-endpoint" help:"Lease endpoint endpoint." env:"FTL_LEASE_ENDPOINT" default:"http://127.0.0.1:8895"`
+	TimelineEndpoint      *url.URL                 `help:"Timeline endpoint." env:"FTL_TIMELINE_ENDPOINT" default:"http://127.0.0.1:8894"`
 	TemplateDir           string                   `help:"Template directory to copy into each deployment, if any." type:"existingdir"`
 	DeploymentDir         string                   `help:"Directory to store deployments in." default:"${deploymentdir}"`
 	DeploymentKeepHistory int                      `help:"Number of deployments to keep history for." default:"3"`
@@ -84,6 +86,8 @@ func Start(ctx context.Context, config Config, storage *artefacts.OCIArtefactSer
 	logger := log.FromContext(ctx).Attrs(map[string]string{"runner": config.Key.String()})
 	logger.Debugf("Starting FTL Runner")
 
+	ctx = timeline.ContextWithClient(ctx, timeline.NewClient(ctx, config.TimelineEndpoint))
+
 	err = manageDeploymentDirectory(logger, config)
 	if err != nil {
 		observability.Runner.StartupFailed(ctx)
diff --git a/charts/ftl/templates/runner.yaml b/charts/ftl/templates/runner.yaml
index d6370fa0d9..8ee0a4b85f 100644
--- a/charts/ftl/templates/runner.yaml
+++ b/charts/ftl/templates/runner.yaml
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ data:
                   value: "http://0.0.0.0:{{ (index .Values.runner.ports 0).containerPort }}"
                 - name: FTL_LEASE_ENDPOINT
                   value: http://ftl-lease:8892
+                - name: FTL_TIMELINE_ENDPOINT
+                  value: "http://{{ .Values.timeline.service.name }}:{{ .Values.timeline.service.port }}"
                 - name: FTL_ARTEFACT_REGISTRY_ALLOW_INSECURE
                   value: "{{ .Values.registry.allowInsecure }}"
                 - name: FTL_ARTEFACT_REGISTRY_USERNAME