diff --git a/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-2.2/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v2_2/AwsSdkInjectAdapter.java b/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-2.2/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v2_2/AwsSdkInjectAdapter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6021c2acb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-2.2/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v2_2/AwsSdkInjectAdapter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+package io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.awssdk.v2_2;
+
+import io.opentelemetry.context.propagation.TextMapPropagator;
+import software.amazon.awssdk.http.SdkHttpRequest;
+
+final class AwsSdkInjectAdapter implements TextMapPropagator.Setter<SdkHttpRequest.Builder> {
+
+  static final AwsSdkInjectAdapter INSTANCE = new AwsSdkInjectAdapter();
+
+  @Override
+  public void set(SdkHttpRequest.Builder builder, String name, String value) {
+    builder.appendHeader(name, value);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-2.2/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v2_2/TracingExecutionInterceptor.java b/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-2.2/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v2_2/TracingExecutionInterceptor.java
index 2e84b052a3..265512975e 100644
--- a/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-2.2/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v2_2/TracingExecutionInterceptor.java
+++ b/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-2.2/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v2_2/TracingExecutionInterceptor.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import static io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.awssdk.v2_2.AwsSdk.getSpanFromAtt
 import static io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.awssdk.v2_2.AwsSdkHttpClientTracer.tracer;
 import static io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.awssdk.v2_2.RequestType.ofSdkRequest;
 
+import io.opentelemetry.api.OpenTelemetry;
 import io.opentelemetry.api.trace.Span;
 import io.opentelemetry.api.trace.Span.Kind;
 import java.util.EnumMap;
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ import software.amazon.awssdk.core.interceptor.ExecutionAttribute;
 import software.amazon.awssdk.core.interceptor.ExecutionAttributes;
 import software.amazon.awssdk.core.interceptor.ExecutionInterceptor;
 import software.amazon.awssdk.core.interceptor.SdkExecutionAttribute;
+import software.amazon.awssdk.http.SdkHttpRequest;
 
 /** AWS request execution interceptor. */
 final class TracingExecutionInterceptor implements ExecutionInterceptor {
@@ -86,6 +88,23 @@ final class TracingExecutionInterceptor implements ExecutionInterceptor {
     }
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public SdkHttpRequest modifyHttpRequest(
+      Context.ModifyHttpRequest context, ExecutionAttributes executionAttributes) {
+    io.opentelemetry.context.Context otelContext =
+        executionAttributes.getAttribute(CONTEXT_ATTRIBUTE);
+    // Never null in practice unless another interceptor cleared out the attribute, which
+    // is theoretically possible.
+    if (otelContext == null) {
+      return context.httpRequest();
+    }
+    SdkHttpRequest.Builder builder = context.httpRequest().toBuilder();
+    OpenTelemetry.getGlobalPropagators()
+        .getTextMapPropagator()
+        .inject(otelContext, builder, AwsSdkInjectAdapter.INSTANCE);
+    return builder.build();
+  }
+
   @Override
   public void afterMarshalling(
       Context.AfterMarshalling context, ExecutionAttributes executionAttributes) {
diff --git a/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-2.2/testing/src/main/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v2_2/AbstractAws2ClientTest.groovy b/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-2.2/testing/src/main/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v2_2/AbstractAws2ClientTest.groovy
index 00930b09bd..5a8cf947ca 100644
--- a/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-2.2/testing/src/main/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v2_2/AbstractAws2ClientTest.groovy
+++ b/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk-2.2/testing/src/main/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/awssdk/v2_2/AbstractAws2ClientTest.groovy
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ abstract class AbstractAws2ClientTest extends InstrumentationSpecification {
         }
       }
     }
-    server.lastRequest.headers.get("traceparent") == null
+    server.lastRequest.headers.get("traceparent") != null
   }
 
   static dynamoDbRequestDataTable(client) {
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ abstract class AbstractAws2ClientTest extends InstrumentationSpecification {
         }
       }
     }
-    server.lastRequest.headers.get("traceparent") == null
+    server.lastRequest.headers.get("traceparent") != null
 
     where:
     service   | operation           | method | path                  | requestId                              | builder                 | call                                                                                             | body
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ abstract class AbstractAws2ClientTest extends InstrumentationSpecification {
         }
       }
     }
-    server.lastRequest.headers.get("traceparent") == null
+    server.lastRequest.headers.get("traceparent") != null
 
     where:
     service | operation           | method | path                  | requestId                              | builder                  | call                                                                                                                             | body