diff --git a/test/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.AspNetCore.Tests/BasicTests.cs b/test/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.AspNetCore.Tests/BasicTests.cs
index 03dc2b9d6..208b12da7 100644
--- a/test/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.AspNetCore.Tests/BasicTests.cs
+++ b/test/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.AspNetCore.Tests/BasicTests.cs
@@ -550,6 +550,39 @@ namespace OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.AspNetCore.Tests
             Assert.Equal(shouldEnrichBeCalled, enrichCalled);
         }
 
+        [Fact(Skip = "Changes pending on instrumentation")]
+        public async Task ActivitiesStartedInMiddlewareShouldNotBeUpdatedByInstrumentation()
+        {
+            var exportedItems = new List<Activity>();
+
+            var activitySourceName = "TestMiddlewareActivitySource";
+            var activityName = "TestMiddlewareActivity";
+
+            // Arrange
+            using (var client = this.factory
+                .WithWebHostBuilder(builder =>
+                    builder.ConfigureTestServices((IServiceCollection services) =>
+                    {
+                        services.AddSingleton<ActivityMiddleware.ActivityMiddlewareImpl>(new TestActivityMiddlewareImpl(activitySourceName, activityName));
+                        services.AddOpenTelemetryTracing((builder) => builder.AddAspNetCoreInstrumentation()
+                        .AddSource(activitySourceName)
+                        .AddInMemoryExporter(exportedItems));
+                    }))
+                .CreateClient())
+            {
+                var response = await client.GetAsync("/api/values/2");
+                response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
+                WaitForActivityExport(exportedItems, 2);
+            }
+
+            Assert.Equal(2, exportedItems.Count);
+
+            var middlewareActivity = exportedItems[0];
+
+            // Middleware activity name should not be changed
+            Assert.Equal(activityName, middlewareActivity.DisplayName);
+        }
+
         public void Dispose()
         {
             this.tracerProvider?.Dispose();
@@ -661,5 +694,28 @@ namespace OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.AspNetCore.Tests
                 this.OnStopActivityCallback?.Invoke(activity, payload);
             }
         }
+
+        private class TestActivityMiddlewareImpl : ActivityMiddleware.ActivityMiddlewareImpl
+        {
+            private ActivitySource activitySource;
+            private Activity activity;
+            private string activityName;
+
+            public TestActivityMiddlewareImpl(string activitySourceName, string activityName)
+            {
+                this.activitySource = new ActivitySource(activitySourceName);
+                this.activityName = activityName;
+            }
+
+            public override void PreProcess(HttpContext context)
+            {
+                this.activity = this.activitySource.StartActivity(this.activityName);
+            }
+
+            public override void PostProcess(HttpContext context)
+            {
+                this.activity?.Stop();
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/TestApp.AspNetCore.3.1/ActivityMiddleware.cs b/test/TestApp.AspNetCore.3.1/ActivityMiddleware.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..44c1eff7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/TestApp.AspNetCore.3.1/ActivityMiddleware.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+// <copyright file="ActivityMiddleware.cs" company="OpenTelemetry Authors">
+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+// </copyright>
+
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
+
+namespace TestApp.AspNetCore._3._1
+{
+    public class ActivityMiddleware
+    {
+        private readonly ActivityMiddlewareImpl impl;
+        private readonly RequestDelegate next;
+
+        public ActivityMiddleware(RequestDelegate next, ActivityMiddlewareImpl impl)
+        {
+            this.next = next;
+            this.impl = impl;
+        }
+
+        public async Task InvokeAsync(HttpContext context)
+        {
+            if (this.impl != null)
+            {
+                this.impl.PreProcess(context);
+            }
+
+            await this.next(context);
+
+            if (this.impl != null)
+            {
+                this.impl.PostProcess(context);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public class ActivityMiddlewareImpl
+        {
+            public virtual void PreProcess(HttpContext context)
+            {
+                // do nothing
+            }
+
+            public virtual void PostProcess(HttpContext context)
+            {
+                // do nothing
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/TestApp.AspNetCore.3.1/Startup.cs b/test/TestApp.AspNetCore.3.1/Startup.cs
index eaf926c8a..b8d84242a 100644
--- a/test/TestApp.AspNetCore.3.1/Startup.cs
+++ b/test/TestApp.AspNetCore.3.1/Startup.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ namespace TestApp.AspNetCore._3._1
             services.AddSingleton<HttpClient>();
             services.AddSingleton(
                 new CallbackMiddleware.CallbackMiddlewareImpl());
+            services.AddSingleton(
+               new ActivityMiddleware.ActivityMiddlewareImpl());
         }
 
         // This method gets called by the runtime. Use this method to configure the HTTP request pipeline.
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ namespace TestApp.AspNetCore._3._1
             }
 
             app.UseMiddleware<CallbackMiddleware>();
+            app.UseMiddleware<ActivityMiddleware>();
             app.UseRouting();
 
             app.UseAuthorization();
diff --git a/test/TestApp.AspNetCore.6.0/ActivityMiddleware.cs b/test/TestApp.AspNetCore.6.0/ActivityMiddleware.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c45b5e828
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/TestApp.AspNetCore.6.0/ActivityMiddleware.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+// <copyright file="ActivityMiddleware.cs" company="OpenTelemetry Authors">
+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+// </copyright>
+
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
+
+namespace TestApp.AspNetCore._6._0
+{
+    public class ActivityMiddleware
+    {
+        private readonly ActivityMiddlewareImpl impl;
+        private readonly RequestDelegate next;
+
+        public ActivityMiddleware(RequestDelegate next, ActivityMiddlewareImpl impl)
+        {
+            this.next = next;
+            this.impl = impl;
+        }
+
+        public async Task InvokeAsync(HttpContext context)
+        {
+            if (this.impl != null)
+            {
+                this.impl.PreProcess(context);
+            }
+
+            await this.next(context);
+
+            if (this.impl != null)
+            {
+                this.impl.PostProcess(context);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public class ActivityMiddlewareImpl
+        {
+            public virtual void PreProcess(HttpContext context)
+            {
+                // Do nothing
+            }
+
+            public virtual void PostProcess(HttpContext context)
+            {
+                // Do nothing
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/TestApp.AspNetCore.6.0/Startup.cs b/test/TestApp.AspNetCore.6.0/Startup.cs
index 1da705364..988ee7470 100644
--- a/test/TestApp.AspNetCore.6.0/Startup.cs
+++ b/test/TestApp.AspNetCore.6.0/Startup.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ namespace TestApp.AspNetCore._6._0
             services.AddSingleton<HttpClient>();
             services.AddSingleton(
                 new CallbackMiddleware.CallbackMiddlewareImpl());
+            services.AddSingleton(
+                new ActivityMiddleware.ActivityMiddlewareImpl());
         }
 
         // This method gets called by the runtime. Use this method to configure the HTTP request pipeline.
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ namespace TestApp.AspNetCore._6._0
             }
 
             app.UseMiddleware<CallbackMiddleware>();
+            app.UseMiddleware<ActivityMiddleware>();
             app.UseRouting();
 
             app.UseAuthorization();