diff --git a/sdk/core/azure-core-tracing-opencensus/tests/test_tracing_implementations.py b/sdk/core/azure-core-tracing-opencensus/tests/test_tracing_implementations.py
index ffdbb8b58a3b..ecaf8ac96ee4 100644
--- a/sdk/core/azure-core-tracing-opencensus/tests/test_tracing_implementations.py
+++ b/sdk/core/azure-core-tracing-opencensus/tests/test_tracing_implementations.py
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ def test_set_http_attributes(self):
             setattr(request, "headers", {})
             setattr(response, "status_code", 200)
             wrapped_class.set_http_attributes(request)
+            assert wrapped_class.span_instance.span_kind == OpenCensusSpanKind.CLIENT
             assert wrapped_class.span_instance.attributes.get("http.method") == request.method
             assert wrapped_class.span_instance.attributes.get("component") == "http"
             assert wrapped_class.span_instance.attributes.get("http.url") == request.url
diff --git a/sdk/core/azure-core-tracing-opentelemetry/tests/test_tracing_implementations.py b/sdk/core/azure-core-tracing-opentelemetry/tests/test_tracing_implementations.py
index 15d4e11569dc..a3be80465e09 100644
--- a/sdk/core/azure-core-tracing-opentelemetry/tests/test_tracing_implementations.py
+++ b/sdk/core/azure-core-tracing-opentelemetry/tests/test_tracing_implementations.py
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ def test_add_attribute(self, tracer):
             assert parent.attributes["test"] == "test2"
 
     def test_set_http_attributes(self, tracer):
-        with tracer.start_as_current_span("Root") as parent:
+        with tracer.start_as_current_span("Root", kind=OpenTelemetrySpanKind.CLIENT) as parent:
             wrapped_class = OpenTelemetrySpan(span=parent)
             request = mock.Mock()
             setattr(request, "method", "GET")
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ def test_set_http_attributes(self, tracer):
             setattr(request, "headers", {})
             setattr(response, "status_code", 200)
             wrapped_class.set_http_attributes(request)
+            assert wrapped_class.span_instance.kind == OpenTelemetrySpanKind.CLIENT
             assert wrapped_class.span_instance.attributes.get("http.method") == request.method
             assert wrapped_class.span_instance.attributes.get("component") == "http"
             assert wrapped_class.span_instance.attributes.get("http.url") == request.url
diff --git a/sdk/core/azure-core/azure/core/tracing/_abstract_span.py b/sdk/core/azure-core/azure/core/tracing/_abstract_span.py
index de9e408b3025..e2cea5547126 100644
--- a/sdk/core/azure-core/azure/core/tracing/_abstract_span.py
+++ b/sdk/core/azure-core/azure/core/tracing/_abstract_span.py
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ def set_http_attributes(self, request, response=None):
         :param response: The response received by the server. Is None if no response received.
         :type response: ~azure.core.pipeline.transport.HttpResponse or ~azure.core.pipeline.transport.AsyncHttpResponse
         """
+        self.kind = SpanKind.CLIENT
         self.add_attribute(self._SPAN_COMPONENT, "http")
         self.add_attribute(self._HTTP_METHOD, request.method)
         self.add_attribute(self._HTTP_URL, request.url)
diff --git a/shared_requirements.txt b/shared_requirements.txt
index 4a7fb37fdfc4..baf963ca9127 100644
--- a/shared_requirements.txt
+++ b/shared_requirements.txt
@@ -266,4 +266,4 @@ opentelemetry-sdk<2.0.0,>=1.0.0
 #override azure-mgmt-rdbms msrest>=0.6.21
 #override azure-mgmt-peering msrest>=0.6.21
 #override azure-mgmt-confidentialledger msrest>=0.6.21
-#override azure-mgmt-mixedreality msrest>=0.6.21
\ No newline at end of file
+#override azure-mgmt-mixedreality msrest>=0.6.21