diff --git a/src/OpenTracing/Util/ThreadLocalScope.cs b/src/OpenTracing/Util/ThreadLocalScope.cs
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+namespace OpenTracing.Util
+{
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A <see cref="T:OpenTracing.IScope" /> primitive that relies on thread local storage for
+    /// managing active scopes. Intended to be used in systems where multiple logical,
+    /// related operations are all executed in the same thread albeit at different times.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class ThreadLocalScope : IScope
+    {
+        private readonly ThreadLocalScopeManager _scopeManager;
+        private readonly bool _finishOnDispose;
+        private readonly IScope _scopeToRestore;
+
+        public ThreadLocalScope(ThreadLocalScopeManager scopeManager, ISpan wrappedSpan, bool finishOnDispose)
+        {
+            _scopeManager = scopeManager;
+            Span = wrappedSpan;
+            _finishOnDispose = finishOnDispose;
+            _scopeToRestore = scopeManager.Active;
+            scopeManager.Active = this;
+        }
+
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            if (_scopeManager.Active != this)
+            {
+                // This shouldn't happen if users call methods in the expected order. Bail out.
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (_finishOnDispose)
+            {
+                Span.Finish();
+            }
+
+            _scopeManager.Active = _scopeToRestore;
+        }
+
+        public ISpan Span { get; }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/OpenTracing/Util/ThreadLocalScopeManager.cs b/src/OpenTracing/Util/ThreadLocalScopeManager.cs
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+using System;
+
+namespace OpenTracing.Util
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// An <see cref="IScopeManager"/> implementation that relies on thread local storage for
+    /// managing active scopes. Intended to be used in systems where multiple logical,
+    /// related operations are all executed in the same thread albeit at different times.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class ThreadLocalScopeManager : IScopeManager
+    {
+        /*
+         * Went with ThreadStatic over ThreadLocal<T> because we don't
+         * want scopes to be initialized upon thread initialization by default
+         * and we want ThreadStatic's mutability for restoring / replacing scopes.
+         */
+        [ThreadStatic]
+        private static IScope _active;
+
+        public IScope Active
+        {
+            get => _active;
+            set => _active = value;
+        }
+        public IScope Activate(ISpan span, bool finishSpanOnDispose)
+        {
+            return new ThreadLocalScope(this, span, finishSpanOnDispose);
+        }
+    }
+}