diff --git a/instrumentation/rocketmq/rocketmq-client/rocketmq-client-4.8/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/rocketmqclient/v4_8/TracingConsumeMessageHookImpl.java b/instrumentation/rocketmq/rocketmq-client/rocketmq-client-4.8/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/rocketmqclient/v4_8/TracingConsumeMessageHookImpl.java
index 94d03c44c764..a1e307019bc5 100644
--- a/instrumentation/rocketmq/rocketmq-client/rocketmq-client-4.8/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/rocketmqclient/v4_8/TracingConsumeMessageHookImpl.java
+++ b/instrumentation/rocketmq/rocketmq-client/rocketmq-client-4.8/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/rocketmqclient/v4_8/TracingConsumeMessageHookImpl.java
@@ -6,11 +6,15 @@
 package io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.rocketmqclient.v4_8;
 
 import io.opentelemetry.context.Context;
+import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.util.VirtualField;
 import org.apache.rocketmq.client.hook.ConsumeMessageContext;
 import org.apache.rocketmq.client.hook.ConsumeMessageHook;
 
 final class TracingConsumeMessageHookImpl implements ConsumeMessageHook {
 
+  private static final VirtualField<ConsumeMessageContext, ContextAndScope> contextAndScopeField =
+      VirtualField.find(ConsumeMessageContext.class, ContextAndScope.class);
+
   private final RocketMqConsumerInstrumenter instrumenter;
 
   TracingConsumeMessageHookImpl(RocketMqConsumerInstrumenter instrumenter) {
@@ -30,12 +34,9 @@ public void consumeMessageBefore(ConsumeMessageContext context) {
     Context parentContext = Context.current();
     Context newContext = instrumenter.start(parentContext, context.getMsgList());
 
-    // it's safe to store the scope in the rocketMq trace context, both before() and after() methods
-    // are always called from the same thread; see:
-    // - ConsumeMessageConcurrentlyService$ConsumeRequest#run()
-    // - ConsumeMessageOrderlyService$ConsumeRequest#run()
     if (newContext != parentContext) {
-      context.setMqTraceContext(ContextAndScope.create(newContext, newContext.makeCurrent()));
+      contextAndScopeField.set(
+          context, ContextAndScope.create(newContext, newContext.makeCurrent()));
     }
   }
 
@@ -44,8 +45,8 @@ public void consumeMessageAfter(ConsumeMessageContext context) {
     if (context == null || context.getMsgList() == null || context.getMsgList().isEmpty()) {
       return;
     }
-    if (context.getMqTraceContext() instanceof ContextAndScope) {
-      ContextAndScope contextAndScope = (ContextAndScope) context.getMqTraceContext();
+    ContextAndScope contextAndScope = contextAndScopeField.get(context);
+    if (contextAndScope != null) {
       contextAndScope.close();
       instrumenter.end(contextAndScope.getContext(), context.getMsgList());
     }
diff --git a/instrumentation/rocketmq/rocketmq-client/rocketmq-client-4.8/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/rocketmqclient/v4_8/TracingSendMessageHookImpl.java b/instrumentation/rocketmq/rocketmq-client/rocketmq-client-4.8/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/rocketmqclient/v4_8/TracingSendMessageHookImpl.java
index 494f3104f533..3dafc3e0e3c6 100644
--- a/instrumentation/rocketmq/rocketmq-client/rocketmq-client-4.8/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/rocketmqclient/v4_8/TracingSendMessageHookImpl.java
+++ b/instrumentation/rocketmq/rocketmq-client/rocketmq-client-4.8/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/rocketmqclient/v4_8/TracingSendMessageHookImpl.java
@@ -7,11 +7,15 @@
 
 import io.opentelemetry.context.Context;
 import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.instrumenter.Instrumenter;
+import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.util.VirtualField;
 import org.apache.rocketmq.client.hook.SendMessageContext;
 import org.apache.rocketmq.client.hook.SendMessageHook;
 
 final class TracingSendMessageHookImpl implements SendMessageHook {
 
+  private static final VirtualField<SendMessageContext, Context> contextField =
+      VirtualField.find(SendMessageContext.class, Context.class);
+
   private final Instrumenter<SendMessageContext, Void> instrumenter;
 
   TracingSendMessageHookImpl(Instrumenter<SendMessageContext, Void> instrumenter) {
@@ -32,7 +36,7 @@ public void sendMessageBefore(SendMessageContext context) {
     if (!instrumenter.shouldStart(parentContext, context)) {
       return;
     }
-    context.setMqTraceContext(instrumenter.start(parentContext, context));
+    contextField.set(context, instrumenter.start(parentContext, context));
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -40,9 +44,9 @@ public void sendMessageAfter(SendMessageContext context) {
     if (context == null) {
       return;
     }
-    if (context.getMqTraceContext() instanceof Context
+    Context otelContext = contextField.get(context);
+    if (otelContext != null
         && (context.getSendResult() != null || context.getException() != null)) {
-      Context otelContext = (Context) context.getMqTraceContext();
       instrumenter.end(otelContext, context, null, context.getException());
     }
   }