diff --git a/ietf/celeryapp.py b/ietf/celeryapp.py
index cefde3a8d..b36f13463 100644
--- a/ietf/celeryapp.py
+++ b/ietf/celeryapp.py
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import os
+import scout_apm.celery
 
 from celery import Celery
+from scout_apm.api import Config
+
 
 # Set the default Django settings module for the 'celery' program
 os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'ietf.settings')
@@ -13,6 +16,25 @@ app = Celery('ietf')
 #   should have a `CELERY_` prefix.
 app.config_from_object('django.conf:settings', namespace='CELERY')
 
+# Turn on Scout APM celery instrumentation if configured in the environment
+scout_key = os.environ.get("SCOUT_KEY", "")
+scout_name = os.environ.get("SCOUT_NAME", "")
+scout_core_agent_socket_path = os.environ.get("SCOUT_CORE_AGENT_SOCKET_PATH", "tcp://scoutapm:6590")
+if scout_key and scout_name:
+    Config.set(
+        key=scout_key,
+        name=scout_name,
+        monitor=True,
+        core_agent_download=False,
+        core_agent_launch=False,
+        core_agent_path=scout_core_agent_socket_path,
+    )
+    # Note: Passing the Celery app to install() method as recommended in the
+    # Scout documentation causes failure at startup, likely because Scout
+    # ingests the config greedily before Django is ready. Have not found a
+    # workaround for this other than explicitly configuring Scout.
+    scout_apm.celery.install() 
+
 # Load task modules from all registered Django apps.
 app.autodiscover_tasks()