diff --git a/ext/include/opentelemetry/ext/zpages/tracez_processor.h b/ext/include/opentelemetry/ext/zpages/tracez_processor.h
index 3291a573cc..d0c8692a8c 100644
--- a/ext/include/opentelemetry/ext/zpages/tracez_processor.h
+++ b/ext/include/opentelemetry/ext/zpages/tracez_processor.h
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ class TracezSpanProcessor : public opentelemetry::sdk::trace::SpanProcessor
    * running_spans.
    * @param span a recordable for a span that was just started
    */
-  void OnStart(opentelemetry::sdk::trace::Recordable &span) noexcept override;
+  void OnStart(opentelemetry::sdk::trace::Recordable &span,
+               const opentelemetry::trace::SpanContext &parent_context) noexcept override;
 
   /*
    * OnEnd is called when a span ends; that span_data is moved from running_spans to
diff --git a/ext/src/zpages/tracez_processor.cc b/ext/src/zpages/tracez_processor.cc
index 779f6fd061..1f88884a5f 100644
--- a/ext/src/zpages/tracez_processor.cc
+++ b/ext/src/zpages/tracez_processor.cc
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ namespace ext
 namespace zpages
 {
 
-void TracezSpanProcessor::OnStart(opentelemetry::sdk::trace::Recordable &span) noexcept
+void TracezSpanProcessor::OnStart(opentelemetry::sdk::trace::Recordable &span,
+                                  const opentelemetry::trace::SpanContext &parent_context) noexcept
 {
   std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mtx_);
   spans_.running.insert(static_cast<ThreadsafeSpanData *>(&span));
diff --git a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/batch_span_processor.h b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/batch_span_processor.h
index e266427bfb..50788b4d65 100644
--- a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/batch_span_processor.h
+++ b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/batch_span_processor.h
@@ -66,8 +66,10 @@ class BatchSpanProcessor : public SpanProcessor
    * NOTE: This method is a no-op.
    *
    * @param span - The span that just started
+   * @param parent_context - The parent context of the span that just started
    */
-  void OnStart(Recordable &span) noexcept override;
+  void OnStart(Recordable &span,
+               const opentelemetry::trace::SpanContext &parent_context) noexcept override;
 
   /**
    * Called when a span ends.
diff --git a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/processor.h b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/processor.h
index f1ef6ca6d0..e46cc6ac9c 100644
--- a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/processor.h
+++ b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/processor.h
@@ -32,8 +32,10 @@ class SpanProcessor
   /**
    * OnStart is called when a span is started.
    * @param span a recordable for a span that was just started
+   * @param parent_context The parent context of the span that just started
    */
-  virtual void OnStart(Recordable &span) noexcept = 0;
+  virtual void OnStart(Recordable &span,
+                       const opentelemetry::trace::SpanContext &parent_context) noexcept = 0;
 
   /**
    * OnEnd is called when a span is ended.
diff --git a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/simple_processor.h b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/simple_processor.h
index 739c541866..92612ae800 100644
--- a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/simple_processor.h
+++ b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/simple_processor.h
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ class SimpleSpanProcessor : public SpanProcessor
     return exporter_->MakeRecordable();
   }
 
-  void OnStart(Recordable &span) noexcept override {}
+  void OnStart(Recordable &span,
+               const opentelemetry::trace::SpanContext &parent_context) noexcept override
+  {}
 
   void OnEnd(std::unique_ptr<Recordable> &&span) noexcept override
   {
diff --git a/sdk/src/trace/batch_span_processor.cc b/sdk/src/trace/batch_span_processor.cc
index 8e654b6824..40e82360a4 100644
--- a/sdk/src/trace/batch_span_processor.cc
+++ b/sdk/src/trace/batch_span_processor.cc
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 using opentelemetry::sdk::common::AtomicUniquePtr;
 using opentelemetry::sdk::common::CircularBuffer;
 using opentelemetry::sdk::common::CircularBufferRange;
+using opentelemetry::trace::SpanContext;
 
 OPENTELEMETRY_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 namespace sdk
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<Recordable> BatchSpanProcessor::MakeRecordable() noexcept
   return exporter_->MakeRecordable();
 }
 
-void BatchSpanProcessor::OnStart(Recordable &) noexcept
+void BatchSpanProcessor::OnStart(Recordable &, const SpanContext &) noexcept
 {
   // no-op
 }
diff --git a/sdk/src/trace/span.cc b/sdk/src/trace/span.cc
index 1edf6d14fa..bcadef775d 100644
--- a/sdk/src/trace/span.cc
+++ b/sdk/src/trace/span.cc
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ Span::Span(std::shared_ptr<Tracer> &&tracer,
   recordable_->SetStartTime(NowOr(options.start_system_time));
   start_steady_time = NowOr(options.start_steady_time);
   // recordable_->SetResource(resource_); TODO
-  processor_->OnStart(*recordable_);
+  processor_->OnStart(*recordable_, parent_span_context);
 }
 
 Span::~Span()
diff --git a/sdk/test/trace/simple_processor_test.cc b/sdk/test/trace/simple_processor_test.cc
index cdf544e79c..0e86ac2471 100644
--- a/sdk/test/trace/simple_processor_test.cc
+++ b/sdk/test/trace/simple_processor_test.cc
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 using namespace opentelemetry::sdk::trace;
 using opentelemetry::exporter::memory::InMemorySpanData;
 using opentelemetry::exporter::memory::InMemorySpanExporter;
+using opentelemetry::trace::SpanContext;
 
 TEST(SimpleProcessor, ToInMemorySpanExporter)
 {
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ TEST(SimpleProcessor, ToInMemorySpanExporter)
 
   auto recordable = processor.MakeRecordable();
 
-  processor.OnStart(*recordable);
+  processor.OnStart(*recordable, SpanContext::GetInvalid());
 
   ASSERT_EQ(0, span_data->GetSpans().size());