diff --git a/observability-test/batch-transaction.ts b/observability-test/batch-transaction.ts
index 13ce59c5e..50e25abc5 100644
--- a/observability-test/batch-transaction.ts
+++ b/observability-test/batch-transaction.ts
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ describe('BatchTransaction', () => {
     batchTransaction = new BatchTransaction(SESSION as {} as Session);
     batchTransaction.session = SESSION as {} as Session;
     batchTransaction.id = ID;
-    batchTransaction.observabilityOptions = {tracerProvider: provider};
+    batchTransaction.observabilityOptions_ = {tracerProvider: provider};
     REQUEST.callsFake((_, callback) => callback(null, RESPONSE));
   });
 
diff --git a/observability-test/table.ts b/observability-test/table.ts
index 9b20780ae..14e135e2b 100644
--- a/observability-test/table.ts
+++ b/observability-test/table.ts
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ describe('Table', () => {
     extend(Table, TableCached);
     table = new Table(DATABASE, NAME);
     transaction = new FakeTransaction();
-    table.observabilityOptions = {tracerProvider: provider};
+    table.observabilityOptions_ = {tracerProvider: provider};
   });
 
   afterEach(() => {
diff --git a/src/batch-transaction.ts b/src/batch-transaction.ts
index cea784b03..067539812 100644
--- a/src/batch-transaction.ts
+++ b/src/batch-transaction.ts
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class BatchTransaction extends Snapshot {
 
     const traceConfig: traceConfig = {
       sql: query,
-      opts: this.observabilityOptions,
+      opts: this.observabilityOptions_,
     };
     return startTrace(
       'BatchTransaction.createQueryPartitions',
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ class BatchTransaction extends Snapshot {
    */
   createPartitions_(config, callback) {
     const traceConfig: traceConfig = {
-      opts: this.observabilityOptions,
+      opts: this.observabilityOptions_,
     };
 
     return startTrace(
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ class BatchTransaction extends Snapshot {
    */
   createReadPartitions(options, callback) {
     const traceConfig: traceConfig = {
-      opts: this.observabilityOptions,
+      opts: this.observabilityOptions_,
     };
 
     return startTrace(
diff --git a/src/database.ts b/src/database.ts
index 84053f31d..3542ffe09 100644
--- a/src/database.ts
+++ b/src/database.ts
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ class Database extends common.GrpcServiceObject {
   databaseDialect?: EnumKey<
     typeof databaseAdmin.spanner.admin.database.v1.DatabaseDialect
   > | null;
-  observabilityConfig: ObservabilityOptions | undefined;
+  observabilityOptions_?: ObservabilityOptions;
   constructor(
     instance: Instance,
     name: string,
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ class Database extends common.GrpcServiceObject {
       Object.assign({}, queryOptions),
       Database.getEnvironmentQueryOptions()
     );
-    this.observabilityConfig = instance.observabilityConfig;
+    this.observabilityOptions_ = instance.observabilityOptions_;
   }
   /**
    * @typedef {array} SetDatabaseMetadataResponse
@@ -1070,6 +1070,7 @@ class Database extends common.GrpcServiceObject {
         /CREATE TABLE `*([^\s`(]+)/
       )![1];
       const table = this.table(tableName!);
+      table.observabilityOptions_ = this.observabilityOptions_;
       callback!(null, table, operation!, resp!);
     });
   }
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 85266c0c1..c13877694 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ export interface SpannerOptions extends GrpcClientOptions {
   sslCreds?: grpc.ChannelCredentials;
   routeToLeaderEnabled?: boolean;
   directedReadOptions?: google.spanner.v1.IDirectedReadOptions | null;
-  observabilityConfig?: ObservabilityOptions | undefined;
+  observabilityOptions?: ObservabilityOptions;
 }
 export interface RequestConfig {
   client: string;
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ class Spanner extends GrpcService {
   resourceHeader_: {[k: string]: string};
   routeToLeaderEnabled = true;
   directedReadOptions: google.spanner.v1.IDirectedReadOptions | null;
-  observabilityConfig: ObservabilityOptions | undefined;
+  observabilityOptions_: ObservabilityOptions | undefined;
 
   /**
    * Placeholder used to auto populate a column with the commit timestamp.
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ class Spanner extends GrpcService {
       [CLOUD_RESOURCE_HEADER]: this.projectFormattedName_,
     };
     this.directedReadOptions = directedReadOptions;
-    this.observabilityConfig = options.observabilityConfig;
+    this.observabilityOptions_ = options.observabilityOptions;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ class Spanner extends GrpcService {
           return;
         }
         const instance = this.instance(formattedName);
-        instance.observabilityConfig = this.observabilityConfig;
+        instance.observabilityOptions_ = this.observabilityOptions_;
         callback!(null, instance, operation, resp);
       }
     );
diff --git a/src/instance.ts b/src/instance.ts
index f64249211..443f13bd3 100644
--- a/src/instance.ts
+++ b/src/instance.ts
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ class Instance extends common.GrpcServiceObject {
   databases_: Map<string, Database>;
   metadata?: IInstance;
   resourceHeader_: {[k: string]: string};
-  observabilityConfig: ObservabilityOptions | undefined;
+  observabilityOptions_?: ObservabilityOptions;
   constructor(spanner: Spanner, name: string) {
     const formattedName_ = Instance.formatName_(spanner.projectId, name);
     const methods = {
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ class Instance extends common.GrpcServiceObject {
     this.resourceHeader_ = {
       [CLOUD_RESOURCE_HEADER]: this.formattedName_,
     };
-    this.observabilityConfig = spanner.observabilityConfig;
+    this.observabilityOptions_ = spanner.observabilityOptions_;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -928,7 +928,7 @@ class Instance extends common.GrpcServiceObject {
           return;
         }
         const database = this.database(name, poolOptions || poolCtor);
-        database.observabilityConfig = this.observabilityConfig;
+        database.observabilityOptions_ = this.observabilityOptions_;
         callback(null, database, operation, resp);
       }
     );
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ class Instance extends common.GrpcServiceObject {
     const key = name.split('/').pop() + optionsKey;
     if (!this.databases_.has(key!)) {
       const db = new Database(this, name, poolOptions, queryOptions);
-      db.observabilityConfig = this.observabilityConfig;
+      db.observabilityOptions_ = this.observabilityOptions_;
       this.databases_.set(key!, db);
     }
     return this.databases_.get(key!)!;
diff --git a/src/instrument.ts b/src/instrument.ts
index c7a4059e4..2f80dcb5d 100644
--- a/src/instrument.ts
+++ b/src/instrument.ts
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ interface SQLStatement {
   sql: string;
 }
 
-interface observabilityOptions {
+interface ObservabilityOptions {
   tracerProvider: TracerProvider;
   enableExtendedTracing?: boolean;
 }
 
-export type {observabilityOptions as ObservabilityOptions};
+export type {ObservabilityOptions};
 
 const TRACER_NAME = 'cloud.google.com/nodejs/spanner';
 const TRACER_VERSION = require('../../package.json').version;
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ interface traceConfig {
   sql?: string | SQLStatement;
   tableName?: string;
   dbName?: string;
-  opts?: observabilityOptions;
+  opts?: ObservabilityOptions;
   that?: Object;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/table.ts b/src/table.ts
index 87e07db89..1e5078b73 100644
--- a/src/table.ts
+++ b/src/table.ts
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ const POSTGRESQL = 'POSTGRESQL';
 class Table {
   database: Database;
   name: string;
-  observabilityOptions?: ObservabilityOptions;
+  observabilityOptions_?: ObservabilityOptions;
   constructor(database: Database, name: string) {
     /**
      * The {@link Database} instance of this {@link Table} instance.
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ class Table {
      * @type {string}
      */
     this.name = name;
+    this.observabilityOptions_ = database.observabilityOptions_;
   }
   /**
    * Create a table.
@@ -1080,7 +1081,7 @@ class Table {
     callback: CommitCallback
   ): void {
     const traceConfig: traceConfig = {
-      opts: this.observabilityOptions,
+      opts: this.observabilityOptions_,
     };
 
     startTrace('Table.' + method, traceConfig, span => {
diff --git a/src/transaction.ts b/src/transaction.ts
index 1a375ff0f..60366a58b 100644
--- a/src/transaction.ts
+++ b/src/transaction.ts
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ export class Snapshot extends EventEmitter {
   queryOptions?: IQueryOptions;
   resourceHeader_: {[k: string]: string};
   requestOptions?: Pick<IRequestOptions, 'transactionTag'>;
-  observabilityOptions?: ObservabilityOptions;
+  observabilityOptions_?: ObservabilityOptions;
 
   /**
    * The transaction ID.
diff --git a/test/spanner.ts b/test/spanner.ts
index b7dae3b21..5318ea510 100644
--- a/test/spanner.ts
+++ b/test/spanner.ts
@@ -5062,7 +5062,7 @@ describe('Spanner with mock server', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  it('Plumb ObservabilityConfig into Spanner, Instance and Database', () => {
+  it('Plumb observabilityOptions_ into Spanner, Instance and Database', () => {
     const exporter = new InMemorySpanExporter();
     const provider = new NodeTracerProvider({
       sampler: new AlwaysOnSampler(),
@@ -5070,7 +5070,7 @@ describe('Spanner with mock server', () => {
     });
     provider.addSpanProcessor(new SimpleSpanProcessor(exporter));
 
-    const observabilityConfig: typeof ObservabilityOptions = {
+    const observabilityOptions: typeof ObservabilityOptions = {
       tracerProvider: provider,
       enableExtendedTracing: true,
     };
@@ -5078,31 +5078,31 @@ describe('Spanner with mock server', () => {
       servicePath: 'localhost',
       port,
       sslCreds: grpc.credentials.createInsecure(),
-      observabilityConfig: observabilityConfig,
+      observabilityOptions: observabilityOptions,
     });
 
     // Ensure that the same observability configuration is set on the Spanner client.
-    assert.deepStrictEqual(spanner.observabilityConfig, observabilityConfig);
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(spanner.observabilityOptions_, observabilityOptions);
 
     // Acquire a handle to the Instance through spanner.instance.
     const instanceByHandle = spanner.instance('instance');
     assert.deepStrictEqual(
-      instanceByHandle.observabilityConfig,
-      observabilityConfig
+      instanceByHandle.observabilityOptions_,
+      observabilityOptions
     );
 
     // Create the Instance by means of a constructor directly.
     const instanceByConstructor = new Instance(spanner, 'myInstance');
     assert.deepStrictEqual(
-      instanceByConstructor.observabilityConfig,
-      observabilityConfig
+      instanceByConstructor.observabilityOptions_,
+      observabilityOptions
     );
 
     // Acquire a handle to the Database through instance.database.
     const databaseByHandle = instanceByHandle.database('database');
     assert.deepStrictEqual(
-      databaseByHandle.observabilityConfig,
-      observabilityConfig
+      databaseByHandle.observabilityOptions_,
+      observabilityOptions
     );
 
     // Create the Database by means of a constructor directly.
@@ -5111,8 +5111,8 @@ describe('Spanner with mock server', () => {
       'myDatabase'
     );
     assert.deepStrictEqual(
-      databaseByConstructor.observabilityConfig,
-      observabilityConfig
+      databaseByConstructor.observabilityOptions_,
+      observabilityOptions
     );
 
     spanner.close();