diff --git a/py/plugins/firebase/README.md b/py/plugins/firebase/README.md
index 285f89dfda..c371a66497 100644
--- a/py/plugins/firebase/README.md
+++ b/py/plugins/firebase/README.md
@@ -2,3 +2,17 @@
 
 This Genkit plugin provides a set of tools and utilities for working with
 Firebase.
+
+## Install
+
+Firestore integrations (no telemetry):
+
+```bash
+pip install genkit-plugin-firebase
+```
+
+Telemetry export to Google Cloud Observability (Cloud Trace + Cloud Monitoring):
+
+```bash
+pip install "genkit-plugin-firebase[telemetry]"
+```
diff --git a/py/plugins/firebase/pyproject.toml b/py/plugins/firebase/pyproject.toml
index 04721020a5..7cb07e8747 100644
--- a/py/plugins/firebase/pyproject.toml
+++ b/py/plugins/firebase/pyproject.toml
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 version = "0.5.0"
 
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+# Telemetry export uses the Google Cloud telemetry exporters (Cloud Trace/Monitoring).
+telemetry = ["genkit-plugin-google-cloud"]
+
 [project.urls]
 "Bug Tracker"   = "https://github.com/firebase/genkit/issues"
 "Documentation" = "https://firebase.google.com/docs/genkit"
diff --git a/py/plugins/firebase/src/genkit/plugins/firebase/__init__.py b/py/plugins/firebase/src/genkit/plugins/firebase/__init__.py
index 96c673b7b7..fd121a12d1 100644
--- a/py/plugins/firebase/src/genkit/plugins/firebase/__init__.py
+++ b/py/plugins/firebase/src/genkit/plugins/firebase/__init__.py
@@ -175,8 +175,6 @@
     - Genkit documentation: https://genkit.dev/
 """
 
-from genkit.plugins.google_cloud.telemetry.tracing import add_gcp_telemetry
-
 from .firestore import define_firestore_vector_store
 
 
@@ -195,6 +193,15 @@ def add_firebase_telemetry() -> None:
     Exports traces to Cloud Trace and metrics to Cloud Monitoring.
     In development (GENKIT_ENV=dev), telemetry is disabled by default.
     """
+    try:
+        # Imported lazily so Firestore-only users don't need telemetry deps.
+        from genkit.plugins.google_cloud.telemetry.tracing import add_gcp_telemetry
+    except ImportError as e:  # pragma: no cover
+        raise ImportError(
+            'Firebase telemetry requires the Google Cloud telemetry exporter. '
+            'Install it with: pip install "genkit-plugin-firebase[telemetry]"'
+        ) from e
+
     add_gcp_telemetry(force_export=False)
 
 
diff --git a/py/plugins/firebase/src/genkit/plugins/firebase/tests/telemetry_test.py b/py/plugins/firebase/src/genkit/plugins/firebase/tests/telemetry_test.py
index 93fa147163..e03a08914f 100644
--- a/py/plugins/firebase/src/genkit/plugins/firebase/tests/telemetry_test.py
+++ b/py/plugins/firebase/src/genkit/plugins/firebase/tests/telemetry_test.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def _create_model_span(
     return mock_span
 
 
-@patch('genkit.plugins.firebase.add_gcp_telemetry')
+@patch('genkit.plugins.google_cloud.telemetry.tracing.add_gcp_telemetry')
 def test_firebase_telemetry_delegates_to_gcp(mock_add_gcp_telemetry: MagicMock) -> None:
     """Test that Firebase telemetry delegates to GCP telemetry."""
     add_firebase_telemetry()
diff --git a/py/plugins/firebase/tests/firebase_plugin_test.py b/py/plugins/firebase/tests/firebase_plugin_test.py
index f3bcf561d9..031c7d76ee 100644
--- a/py/plugins/firebase/tests/firebase_plugin_test.py
+++ b/py/plugins/firebase/tests/firebase_plugin_test.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def test_package_name() -> None:
     assert package_name() == 'genkit.plugins.firebase'
 
 
-@patch('genkit.plugins.firebase.add_gcp_telemetry')
+@patch('genkit.plugins.google_cloud.telemetry.tracing.add_gcp_telemetry')
 def test_add_firebase_telemetry_calls_gcp_telemetry(mock_add_gcp: MagicMock) -> None:
     """Test add_firebase_telemetry delegates to GCP telemetry."""
     add_firebase_telemetry()