diff --git a/packages/backend/src/managers/applicationManager.spec.ts b/packages/backend/src/managers/applicationManager.spec.ts
index 46084ae5d..9f9b40125 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/managers/applicationManager.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/managers/applicationManager.spec.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => {
     deleteContainerMock: vi.fn(),
     inspectContainerMock: vi.fn(),
     logUsageMock: vi.fn(),
+    logErrorMock: vi.fn(),
   };
 });
 vi.mock('../models/AIConfig', () => ({
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@ describe('pullApplication', () => {
       } as unknown as ModelsManager,
       {
         logUsage: mocks.logUsageMock,
+        logError: mocks.logErrorMock,
       } as unknown as TelemetryLogger,
     );
     doDownloadModelWrapperSpy = vi.spyOn(manager, 'doDownloadModelWrapper');
@@ -302,6 +304,7 @@ describe('doCheckout', () => {
       {} as unknown as ModelsManager,
       {
         logUsage: mocks.logUsageMock,
+        logError: mocks.logErrorMock,
       } as unknown as TelemetryLogger,
     );
     await manager.doCheckout('repo', 'folder', taskUtils);
@@ -332,6 +335,7 @@ describe('doCheckout', () => {
       {} as unknown as ModelsManager,
       {
         logUsage: mocks.logUsageMock,
+        logError: mocks.logErrorMock,
       } as unknown as TelemetryLogger,
     );
     await manager.doCheckout('repo', 'folder', taskUtils);
@@ -357,6 +361,7 @@ describe('getConfiguration', () => {
       {} as unknown as ModelsManager,
       {
         logUsage: mocks.logUsageMock,
+        logError: mocks.logErrorMock,
       } as unknown as TelemetryLogger,
     );
     vi.spyOn(fs, 'existsSync').mockReturnValue(false);
@@ -373,6 +378,7 @@ describe('getConfiguration', () => {
       {} as unknown as ModelsManager,
       {
         logUsage: mocks.logUsageMock,
+        logError: mocks.logErrorMock,
       } as unknown as TelemetryLogger,
     );
     vi.spyOn(fs, 'existsSync').mockReturnValue(true);
@@ -410,6 +416,7 @@ describe('downloadModel', () => {
       { isModelOnDisk: isModelOnDiskMock } as unknown as ModelsManager,
       {
         logUsage: mocks.logUsageMock,
+        logError: mocks.logErrorMock,
       } as unknown as TelemetryLogger,
     );
     const doDownloadModelWrapperMock = vi
@@ -449,6 +456,7 @@ describe('downloadModel', () => {
       } as unknown as ModelsManager,
       {
         logUsage: mocks.logUsageMock,
+        logError: mocks.logErrorMock,
       } as unknown as TelemetryLogger,
     );
     await manager.downloadModel(
@@ -498,6 +506,7 @@ describe('filterContainers', () => {
       {} as unknown as ModelsManager,
       {
         logUsage: mocks.logUsageMock,
+        logError: mocks.logErrorMock,
       } as unknown as TelemetryLogger,
     );
     const containers = manager.filterContainers(aiConfig);
@@ -536,6 +545,7 @@ describe('filterContainers', () => {
       {} as unknown as ModelsManager,
       {
         logUsage: mocks.logUsageMock,
+        logError: mocks.logErrorMock,
       } as unknown as TelemetryLogger,
     );
     const containers = manager.filterContainers(aiConfig);
@@ -584,6 +594,7 @@ describe('filterContainers', () => {
       {} as unknown as ModelsManager,
       {
         logUsage: mocks.logUsageMock,
+        logError: mocks.logErrorMock,
       } as unknown as TelemetryLogger,
     );
     const containers = manager.filterContainers(aiConfig);
@@ -602,6 +613,7 @@ describe('getRandomName', () => {
       {} as unknown as ModelsManager,
       {
         logUsage: mocks.logUsageMock,
+        logError: mocks.logErrorMock,
       } as unknown as TelemetryLogger,
     );
     const randomName = manager.getRandomName('base');
@@ -616,6 +628,7 @@ describe('getRandomName', () => {
       {} as unknown as ModelsManager,
       {
         logUsage: mocks.logUsageMock,
+        logError: mocks.logErrorMock,
       } as unknown as TelemetryLogger,
     );
     const randomName = manager.getRandomName('');
@@ -641,16 +654,18 @@ describe('buildImages', () => {
     {} as unknown as ModelsManager,
     {
       logUsage: mocks.logUsageMock,
+      logError: mocks.logErrorMock,
     } as unknown as TelemetryLogger,
   );
-  test('setTaskState should be called with error if context does not exist', async () => {
+  test('setTaskState should be called with error and telemetry seent if context does not exist', async () => {
     vi.spyOn(fs, 'existsSync').mockReturnValue(false);
     mocks.listImagesMock.mockRejectedValue([]);
     await expect(manager.buildImages(containers, 'config', taskUtils)).rejects.toThrow(
       'Context configured does not exist.',
     );
+    expect(mocks.logErrorMock).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
-  test('setTaskState should be called with error if buildImage executon fails', async () => {
+  test('setTaskState should be called with error and telemetry sent if buildImage executon fails', async () => {
     vi.spyOn(fs, 'existsSync').mockReturnValue(true);
     mocks.builImageMock.mockRejectedValue('error');
     mocks.listImagesMock.mockRejectedValue([]);
@@ -658,6 +673,7 @@ describe('buildImages', () => {
       'Something went wrong while building the image: error',
     );
     expect(setTaskStateMock).toBeCalledWith('container1', 'error');
+    expect(mocks.logErrorMock).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
   test('setTaskState should be called with error if unable to find the image after built', async () => {
     vi.spyOn(fs, 'existsSync').mockReturnValue(true);
@@ -713,6 +729,7 @@ describe('createPod', async () => {
     {} as unknown as ModelsManager,
     {
       logUsage: mocks.logUsageMock,
+      logError: mocks.logErrorMock,
     } as unknown as TelemetryLogger,
   );
   test('throw an error if there is no sample image', async () => {
@@ -770,6 +787,7 @@ describe('createApplicationPod', () => {
     {} as unknown as ModelsManager,
     {
       logUsage: mocks.logUsageMock,
+      logError: mocks.logErrorMock,
     } as unknown as TelemetryLogger,
   );
   const images = [imageInfo1, imageInfo2];
@@ -825,6 +843,7 @@ describe('doDownloadModelWrapper', () => {
     {} as unknown as ModelsManager,
     {
       logUsage: mocks.logUsageMock,
+      logError: mocks.logErrorMock,
     } as unknown as TelemetryLogger,
   );
   test('returning model path if model has been downloaded', async () => {
@@ -879,6 +898,7 @@ describe('restartContainerWhenModelServiceIsUp', () => {
     {} as unknown as ModelsManager,
     {
       logUsage: mocks.logUsageMock,
+      logError: mocks.logErrorMock,
     } as unknown as TelemetryLogger,
   );
   test('restart container if endpoint is alive', async () => {
@@ -896,6 +916,7 @@ describe('runApplication', () => {
     {} as unknown as ModelsManager,
     {
       logUsage: mocks.logUsageMock,
+      logError: mocks.logErrorMock,
     } as unknown as TelemetryLogger,
   );
   const pod: PodInfo = {
@@ -953,6 +974,7 @@ describe('createAndAddContainersToPod', () => {
     {} as unknown as ModelsManager,
     {
       logUsage: mocks.logUsageMock,
+      logError: mocks.logErrorMock,
     } as unknown as TelemetryLogger,
   );
   const pod: PodInfo = {
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/managers/applicationManager.ts b/packages/backend/src/managers/applicationManager.ts
index 0980bb6a4..e2d60222c 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/managers/applicationManager.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/managers/applicationManager.ts
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ export class ApplicationManager {
     await timeout(5000);
     await this.restartContainerWhenModelServiceIsUp(engineId, modelServiceEndpoint, container).catch(
       (error: unknown) => {
+        this.telemetry.logError('recipe.pull', { message: 'error monitoring endpoint', error: error });
         console.error('Error monitoring endpoint', error);
       },
     );
@@ -185,6 +186,7 @@ export class ApplicationManager {
         state: 'error',
         name: 'Creating application',
       });
+      this.telemetry.logError('recipe.pull', { message: 'error creating pod', error: e });
       throw e;
     }
 
@@ -204,6 +206,7 @@ export class ApplicationManager {
         state: 'error',
         name: 'Creating application',
       });
+      this.telemetry.logError('recipe.pull', { message: 'error adding containers to pod', error: e });
       throw e;
     }
 
@@ -352,6 +355,7 @@ export class ApplicationManager {
         if (!fs.existsSync(context)) {
           console.error('The context provided does not exist.');
           taskUtil.setTaskState(container.name, 'error');
+          this.telemetry.logError('recipe.pull', { message: 'configured context does not exist' });
           throw new Error('Context configured does not exist.');
         }
 
@@ -367,6 +371,7 @@ export class ApplicationManager {
               // todo: do something with the event
               if (event === 'error' || (event === 'finish' && data !== '')) {
                 console.error('Something went wrong while building the image: ', data);
+                this.telemetry.logError('recipe.pull', { message: 'error building image' });
                 taskUtil.setTaskState(container.name, 'error');
               }
             },
@@ -374,6 +379,7 @@ export class ApplicationManager {
           )
           .catch((err: unknown) => {
             console.error('Something went wrong while building the image: ', err);
+            this.telemetry.logError('recipe.pull', { message: 'error building image', error: err });
             taskUtil.setTaskState(container.name, 'error');
             throw new Error(`Something went wrong while building the image: ${String(err)}`);
           });
@@ -432,6 +438,7 @@ export class ApplicationManager {
     } catch (e) {
       loadingConfiguration.state = 'error';
       taskUtil.setTask(loadingConfiguration);
+      this.telemetry.logError('recipe.pull', { message: 'error loading configuration', error: e });
       throw e;
     }
 
@@ -445,6 +452,7 @@ export class ApplicationManager {
       // Mark as failure.
       loadingConfiguration.state = 'error';
       taskUtil.setTask(loadingConfiguration);
+      this.telemetry.logError('recipe.pull', { message: 'no container available' });
       throw new Error('No containers available.');
     }
 
@@ -485,6 +493,7 @@ export class ApplicationManager {
             'model-pulling': model.id,
           },
         });
+        this.telemetry.logError('model.download', { message: 'error downloading model', error: e });
         throw e;
       }
     } else {
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/managers/playground.ts b/packages/backend/src/managers/playground.ts
index 596d830fa..22704364e 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/managers/playground.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/managers/playground.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import {
   type Webview,
   type ProviderContainerConnection,
   type ImageInfo,
+  type TelemetryLogger,
 } from '@podman-desktop/api';
 import type { LocalModelInfo } from '@shared/src/models/ILocalModelInfo';
 import type { ModelResponse } from '@shared/src/models/IModelResponse';
@@ -51,7 +52,10 @@ export class PlayGroundManager {
   private playgrounds: Map<string, PlaygroundState>;
   private queries: Map<number, QueryState>;
 
-  constructor(private webview: Webview) {
+  constructor(
+    private webview: Webview,
+    private telemetry: TelemetryLogger,
+  ) {
     this.playgrounds = new Map<string, PlaygroundState>();
     this.queries = new Map<number, QueryState>();
   }
@@ -99,6 +103,7 @@ export class PlayGroundManager {
     const connection = findFirstProvider();
     if (!connection) {
       await this.setPlaygroundStatus(modelId, 'error');
+      this.telemetry.logError('playground.start', { message: 'unable to find an engine to start playground' });
       throw new Error('Unable to find an engine to start playground');
     }
 
@@ -108,6 +113,7 @@ export class PlayGroundManager {
       image = await this.selectImage(connection, PLAYGROUND_IMAGE);
       if (!image) {
         await this.setPlaygroundStatus(modelId, 'error');
+        this.telemetry.logError('playground.start', { message: 'unable to find playground image' });
         throw new Error(`Unable to find ${PLAYGROUND_IMAGE} image`);
       }
     }
@@ -168,6 +174,7 @@ export class PlayGroundManager {
       })
       .catch(async (error: unknown) => {
         console.error(error);
+        this.telemetry.logError('playground.stop', { message: 'error stopping playground', error: error });
         await this.setPlaygroundStatus(modelId, 'error');
       });
   }
@@ -211,6 +218,7 @@ export class PlayGroundManager {
           const result = JSON.parse(resBody);
           const q = this.queries.get(query.id);
           if (!q) {
+            this.telemetry.logError('playground.ask', { message: 'error reading response' });
             throw new Error('query not found in state');
           }
           q.response = result as ModelResponse;
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/studio.ts b/packages/backend/src/studio.ts
index 8a7b8c5e6..e705ae9e7 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/studio.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/studio.ts
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ export class Studio {
     const gitManager = new GitManager();
     const taskRegistry = new TaskRegistry();
     const recipeStatusRegistry = new RecipeStatusRegistry(taskRegistry, this.#panel.webview);
-    this.playgroundManager = new PlayGroundManager(this.#panel.webview);
+    this.playgroundManager = new PlayGroundManager(this.#panel.webview, this.telemetry);
     // Create catalog manager, responsible for loading the catalog files and watching for changes
     this.catalogManager = new CatalogManager(appUserDirectory, this.#panel.webview);
     this.modelsManager = new ModelsManager(appUserDirectory, this.#panel.webview, this.catalogManager, this.telemetry);