diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-ioredis/README.md b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-ioredis/README.md
index 6f92ad1e5e..14b9f226e4 100644
--- a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-ioredis/README.md
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-ioredis/README.md
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ IORedis instrumentation has few options available to choose from. You can set th
 | ------- | ---- | ----------- |
 | `dbStatementSerializer` | `DbStatementSerializer` | IORedis instrumentation will serialize db.statement using the specified function. |
 | `responseHook` | `RedisResponseCustomAttributeFunction` | Function for adding custom attributes on db response |
+| `requireParentSpan` | `boolean` | Require parent to create ioredis span, default when unset is true |
 
 #### Custom db.statement Serializer
 The instrumentation serializes the whole command into a Span attribute called `db.statement`. The standard serialization format is `{cmdName} {cmdArgs.join(',')}`.
diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-ioredis/src/ioredis.ts b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-ioredis/src/ioredis.ts
index 2c2d88351a..62aaff2460 100644
--- a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-ioredis/src/ioredis.ts
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-ioredis/src/ioredis.ts
@@ -25,14 +25,22 @@ import { IORedisInstrumentationConfig } from './types';
 import { traceConnection, traceSendCommand } from './utils';
 import { VERSION } from './version';
 
+const DEFAULT_CONFIG: IORedisInstrumentationConfig = {
+  requireParentSpan: true,
+};
+
 export class IORedisInstrumentation extends InstrumentationBase<
   typeof ioredisTypes
 > {
   static readonly DB_SYSTEM = 'redis';
   readonly supportedVersions = ['>1 <5'];
 
-  constructor(protected _config: IORedisInstrumentationConfig = {}) {
-    super('@opentelemetry/instrumentation-ioredis', VERSION, _config);
+  constructor(_config: IORedisInstrumentationConfig = {}) {
+    super(
+      '@opentelemetry/instrumentation-ioredis',
+      VERSION,
+      Object.assign({}, DEFAULT_CONFIG, _config)
+    );
   }
 
   init(): InstrumentationNodeModuleDefinition<typeof ioredisTypes>[] {
diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-ioredis/src/types.ts b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-ioredis/src/types.ts
index 4f60add7e7..4119c97415 100644
--- a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-ioredis/src/types.ts
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-ioredis/src/types.ts
@@ -68,4 +68,7 @@ export interface IORedisInstrumentationConfig extends InstrumentationConfig {
 
   /** Function for adding custom attributes on db response */
   responseHook?: RedisResponseCustomAttributeFunction;
+
+  /** Require parent to create ioredis span, default when unset is true */
+  requireParentSpan?: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-ioredis/src/utils.ts b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-ioredis/src/utils.ts
index 326f1dfc9b..c1db621a33 100644
--- a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-ioredis/src/utils.ts
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-ioredis/src/utils.ts
@@ -93,8 +93,9 @@ export const traceSendCommand = (
     if (arguments.length < 1 || typeof cmd !== 'object') {
       return original.apply(this, arguments);
     }
-    // Do not trace if there is not parent span
-    if (getSpan(context.active()) === undefined) {
+
+    const hasNoParentSpan = getSpan(context.active()) === undefined;
+    if (config?.requireParentSpan === true && hasNoParentSpan) {
       return original.apply(this, arguments);
     }
 
diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-ioredis/test/ioredis.test.ts b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-ioredis/test/ioredis.test.ts
index 9a4537b057..841de12337 100644
--- a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-ioredis/test/ioredis.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-ioredis/test/ioredis.test.ts
@@ -627,6 +627,52 @@ describe('ioredis', () => {
       });
     });
 
+    describe('Instrumentation with requireParentSpan', () => {
+      it('should instrument with requireParentSpan equal false', async () => {
+        instrumentation.disable();
+        const config: IORedisInstrumentationConfig = {
+          requireParentSpan: false,
+        };
+        instrumentation = new IORedisInstrumentation(config);
+        instrumentation.setTracerProvider(provider);
+        require('ioredis');
+
+        await client.set(testKeyName, 'data');
+        const result = await client.del(testKeyName);
+        assert.strictEqual(result, 1);
+
+        const endedSpans = memoryExporter.getFinishedSpans();
+        assert.strictEqual(endedSpans.length, 2);
+
+        testUtils.assertSpan(
+          endedSpans[0],
+          SpanKind.CLIENT,
+          {
+            ...DEFAULT_ATTRIBUTES,
+            [DatabaseAttribute.DB_STATEMENT]: `set ${testKeyName} data`,
+          },
+          [],
+          unsetStatus
+        );
+      });
+
+      it('should not instrument with requireParentSpan equal true', async () => {
+        instrumentation.disable();
+        const config: IORedisInstrumentationConfig = {
+          requireParentSpan: true,
+        };
+        instrumentation = new IORedisInstrumentation(config);
+        instrumentation.setTracerProvider(provider);
+        require('ioredis');
+
+        await client.set(testKeyName, 'data');
+        const result = await client.del(testKeyName);
+        assert.strictEqual(result, 1);
+
+        assert.strictEqual(memoryExporter.getFinishedSpans().length, 0);
+      });
+    });
+
     describe('Instrumenting with a custom db.statement serializer', () => {
       const dbStatementSerializer: DbStatementSerializer = (cmdName, cmdArgs) =>
         `FOOBAR_${cmdName}: ${cmdArgs[0]}`;