diff --git a/sentry_sdk/integrations/opentelemetry/span_processor.py b/sentry_sdk/integrations/opentelemetry/span_processor.py
index 661e5e3629..0ed4e7f709 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/integrations/opentelemetry/span_processor.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/integrations/opentelemetry/span_processor.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-from datetime import datetime
-
 from opentelemetry.context import get_value  # type: ignore
 from opentelemetry.sdk.trace import SpanProcessor  # type: ignore
 from opentelemetry.semconv.trace import SpanAttributes  # type: ignore
@@ -15,6 +13,7 @@
     INVALID_SPAN_ID,
     INVALID_TRACE_ID,
 )
+from sentry_sdk._compat import utc_from_timestamp
 from sentry_sdk.consts import INSTRUMENTER
 from sentry_sdk.hub import Hub
 from sentry_sdk.integrations.opentelemetry.consts import (
@@ -126,7 +125,7 @@ def on_start(self, otel_span, parent_context=None):
             sentry_span = sentry_parent_span.start_child(
                 span_id=trace_data["span_id"],
                 description=otel_span.name,
-                start_timestamp=datetime.fromtimestamp(otel_span.start_time / 1e9),
+                start_timestamp=utc_from_timestamp(otel_span.start_time / 1e9),
                 instrumenter=INSTRUMENTER.OTEL,
             )
         else:
@@ -136,7 +135,7 @@ def on_start(self, otel_span, parent_context=None):
                 parent_span_id=parent_span_id,
                 trace_id=trace_data["trace_id"],
                 baggage=trace_data["baggage"],
-                start_timestamp=datetime.fromtimestamp(otel_span.start_time / 1e9),
+                start_timestamp=utc_from_timestamp(otel_span.start_time / 1e9),
                 instrumenter=INSTRUMENTER.OTEL,
             )
 
@@ -174,9 +173,7 @@ def on_end(self, otel_span):
         else:
             self._update_span_with_otel_data(sentry_span, otel_span)
 
-        sentry_span.finish(
-            end_timestamp=datetime.fromtimestamp(otel_span.end_time / 1e9)
-        )
+        sentry_span.finish(end_timestamp=utc_from_timestamp(otel_span.end_time / 1e9))
 
     def _is_sentry_span(self, hub, otel_span):
         # type: (Hub, OTelSpan) -> bool
diff --git a/tests/integrations/opentelemetry/test_span_processor.py b/tests/integrations/opentelemetry/test_span_processor.py
index 679e51e808..b7e5a7928d 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/opentelemetry/test_span_processor.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/opentelemetry/test_span_processor.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from datetime import datetime
+from datetime import timezone
 import time
 import pytest
 
@@ -331,7 +332,9 @@ def test_on_start_transaction():
             parent_span_id="abcdef1234567890",
             trace_id="1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef",
             baggage=None,
-            start_timestamp=datetime.fromtimestamp(otel_span.start_time / 1e9),
+            start_timestamp=datetime.fromtimestamp(
+                otel_span.start_time / 1e9, timezone.utc
+            ),
             instrumenter="otel",
         )
 
@@ -376,7 +379,9 @@ def test_on_start_child():
         fake_span.start_child.assert_called_once_with(
             span_id="1234567890abcdef",
             description="Sample OTel Span",
-            start_timestamp=datetime.fromtimestamp(otel_span.start_time / 1e9),
+            start_timestamp=datetime.fromtimestamp(
+                otel_span.start_time / 1e9, timezone.utc
+            ),
             instrumenter="otel",
         )