diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-google-generativeai/opentelemetry/instrumentation/google_generativeai/__init__.py b/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-google-generativeai/opentelemetry/instrumentation/google_generativeai/__init__.py
index edd29b1d4b..f2ea907ea9 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-google-generativeai/opentelemetry/instrumentation/google_generativeai/__init__.py
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-google-generativeai/opentelemetry/instrumentation/google_generativeai/__init__.py
@@ -100,7 +100,9 @@ def _build_from_streaming_response(
     complete_response = "".join(text_parts)
 
     if emit_events:
-        emit_choice_events(response, event_logger)
+        # last_chunk carries the candidates; response is the generator we just drained
+        if last_chunk is not None:
+            emit_choice_events(last_chunk, event_logger)
     else:
         if last_chunk is not None and getattr(last_chunk, "candidates", None):
             set_response_attributes(span, last_chunk, llm_model)
@@ -141,7 +143,9 @@ async def _abuild_from_streaming_response(
     complete_response = "".join(text_parts)
 
     if emit_events:
-        emit_choice_events(response, event_logger)
+        # last_chunk carries the candidates; response is the generator we just drained
+        if last_chunk is not None:
+            emit_choice_events(last_chunk, event_logger)
     else:
         if last_chunk is not None and getattr(last_chunk, "candidates", None):
             set_response_attributes(span, last_chunk, llm_model)
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-google-generativeai/tests/test_streaming_events.py b/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-google-generativeai/tests/test_streaming_events.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9e2b3c48ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-google-generativeai/tests/test_streaming_events.py
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+"""Streaming builders must emit choice events from the last chunk, not the drained generator."""
+
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
+import pytest
+from opentelemetry.instrumentation.google_generativeai import (
+    _abuild_from_streaming_response,
+    _build_from_streaming_response,
+)
+
+
+class _Part:
+    def __init__(self, text):
+        self.text = text
+
+
+class _Content:
+    role = "model"
+
+    def __init__(self, text):
+        self.parts = [_Part(text)]
+
+
+class _Candidate:
+    finish_reason = None
+
+    def __init__(self, text):
+        self.content = _Content(text)
+
+
+class _Chunk:
+    """Stands in for a GenerateContentResponse chunk."""
+
+    def __init__(self, text):
+        self.text = text
+        self.candidates = [_Candidate(text)]
+        self.usage_metadata = None
+
+
+def _streaming_setup(monkeypatch):
+    seen = {}
+
+    def fake_emit_choice_events(response, event_logger):
+        seen["response"] = response
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "opentelemetry.instrumentation.google_generativeai.emit_choice_events",
+        fake_emit_choice_events,
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "opentelemetry.instrumentation.google_generativeai.should_emit_events",
+        lambda: True,
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "opentelemetry.instrumentation.google_generativeai.set_model_response_attributes",
+        lambda *a, **k: None,
+    )
+    return seen
+
+
+def test_sync_streaming_emits_choice_events_from_last_chunk(monkeypatch):
+    seen = _streaming_setup(monkeypatch)
+    chunks = [_Chunk("hello "), _Chunk("world")]
+
+    generator = _build_from_streaming_response(
+        MagicMock(), iter(chunks), "gemini-2.0-flash", MagicMock(), None
+    )
+    list(generator)
+
+    assert seen["response"] is chunks[-1], (
+        "choice events must come from the last chunk, the generator has been drained"
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_async_streaming_emits_choice_events_from_last_chunk(monkeypatch):
+    seen = _streaming_setup(monkeypatch)
+    chunks = [_Chunk("hello "), _Chunk("world")]
+
+    async def agen():
+        for c in chunks:
+            yield c
+
+    generator = _abuild_from_streaming_response(
+        MagicMock(), agen(), "gemini-2.0-flash", MagicMock(), None
+    )
+    async for _ in generator:
+        pass
+
+    assert seen["response"] is chunks[-1]
+
+
+def test_sync_streaming_with_no_chunks_does_not_emit(monkeypatch):
+    seen = _streaming_setup(monkeypatch)
+
+    generator = _build_from_streaming_response(
+        MagicMock(), iter([]), "gemini-2.0-flash", MagicMock(), None
+    )
+    list(generator)
+
+    assert "response" not in seen, "an empty stream has no candidates to emit"