diff --git a/examples/router/README.md b/examples/router/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a378da6f63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/router/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# Overview
+
+OpenTelemetry Router Instrumentation allows the user to automatically collect trace data and export them to the backend of choice (we can use Zipkin or Jaeger for this example). This example demonstrates tracing calls made to Router API. All generated spans include following attributes:
+
+- `http.route`: resolved route;
+- `router.name`: the name of the handler or middleware;
+- `router.type`: either `middleware` or `request_handler`;
+- `router.version`: `router` version running.
+
+## Setup
+
+Setup [Zipkin Tracing](https://zipkin.io/pages/quickstart.html)
+or
+Setup [Jaeger Tracing](https://www.jaegertracing.io/docs/latest/getting-started/#all-in-one)
+
+## Run the Application
+
+First install the dependencies:
+
+```sh
+npm install
+```
+
+### Zipkin
+
+```sh
+npm run zipkin:server # Run the server
+npm run zipkin:client # Run the client in a separate terminal
+```
+
+### Jaeger
+
+```sh
+npm run jaeger:server # Run the server
+npm run jaeger:client # Run the client in a separate terminal
+```
+
+## Useful links
+
+- For more information on OpenTelemetry, visit: <https://opentelemetry.io/>
+- For more information on OpenTelemetry for Node.js, visit: <https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/tree/main/packages/opentelemetry-node>
+
+## LICENSE
+
+Apache License 2.0
diff --git a/examples/router/client.js b/examples/router/client.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9cd52f415a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/router/client.js
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+'use strict';
+
+// required to initialize the service name for the auto-instrumentation
+require('./tracer')('example-client');
+// eslint-disable-next-line import/order
+const http = require('http');
+
+/** A function which makes requests and handles response. */
+function makeRequest(path) {
+  // span corresponds to outgoing requests. Here, we have manually created
+  // the span, which is created to track work that happens outside of the
+  // request lifecycle entirely.
+  http.get({
+    host: 'localhost',
+    headers: {
+      accept: 'text/plain',
+    },
+    port: 8080,
+    path,
+  }, (response) => {
+    response.on('data', (chunk) => console.log(path, '::', chunk.toString('utf8')));
+    response.on('end', () => {
+      console.log(path, 'status', response.statusCode);
+    });
+  });
+
+  // The process must live for at least the interval past any traces that
+  // must be exported, or some risk being lost if they are recorded after the
+  // last export.
+  console.log('Sleeping 5 seconds before shutdown to ensure all records are flushed.');
+  setTimeout(() => { console.log('Completed.'); }, 5000);
+}
+
+makeRequest('/hello/world');
+// 404
+makeRequest('/bye/world');
+// error
+makeRequest('/err');
diff --git a/examples/router/package.json b/examples/router/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..80a2b97186
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/router/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+{
+  "name": "router-example",
+  "private": true,
+  "version": "0.16.0",
+  "description": "Example of router integration with OpenTelemetry",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "zipkin:server": "cross-env EXPORTER=zipkin node ./server.js",
+    "zipkin:client": "cross-env EXPORTER=zipkin node ./client.js",
+    "jaeger:server": "cross-env EXPORTER=jaeger node ./server.js",
+    "jaeger:client": "cross-env EXPORTER=jaeger node ./client.js"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git+ssh://git@github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js.git"
+  },
+  "keywords": [
+    "opentelemetry",
+    "http",
+    "tracing"
+  ],
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=8"
+  },
+  "author": "OpenTelemetry Authors",
+  "license": "Apache-2.0",
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/issues"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@opentelemetry/api": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/exporter-jaeger": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/exporter-zipkin": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/instrumentation": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/instrumentation-http": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/instrumentation-router": "^0.16.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/node": "^0.18.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.18.0",
+    "router": "^1.3.5"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js#readme",
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "cross-env": "^6.0.0"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/examples/router/server.js b/examples/router/server.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8e06630d1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/router/server.js
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+'use strict';
+
+require('./tracer')('example-router-server');
+
+// `setDefaultName` shows up in spans as the name
+const setDefaultName = (req, res, next) => {
+  req.defaultName = 'Stranger';
+  next();
+};
+
+const http = require('http');
+const Router = require('router');
+
+const router = Router();
+
+router.use(setDefaultName);
+
+router.param('name', (req, res, next, name) => {
+  req.params.name = typeof name === 'string' ? name.toUpperCase() : req.defaultName;
+  next();
+});
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line prefer-arrow-callback
+router.get('/hello/:name', function greetingHandler(req, res) {
+  res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/plain; charset=utf-8');
+  res.end(`Hello, ${req.params.name}!`);
+});
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line prefer-arrow-callback
+router.get('/err', function erroringRoute(req, res, next) {
+  next(new Error('Broken!'));
+});
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line prefer-arrow-callback, func-names
+const server = http.createServer(function (req, res) {
+  router(req, res, (error) => {
+    if (error) {
+      res.statusCode = 500;
+    } else {
+      res.statusCode = 404;
+    }
+    res.end();
+  });
+});
+
+server.listen(8080);
diff --git a/examples/router/tracer.js b/examples/router/tracer.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2ef67ea3ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/router/tracer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const opentelemetry = require('@opentelemetry/api');
+
+const { diag, DiagConsoleLogger, DiagLogLevel } = opentelemetry;
+diag.setLogger(new DiagConsoleLogger(), DiagLogLevel.VERBOSE);
+
+const { registerInstrumentations } = require('@opentelemetry/instrumentation');
+const { NodeTracerProvider } = require('@opentelemetry/node');
+const { SimpleSpanProcessor, ConsoleSpanExporter } = require('@opentelemetry/tracing');
+const { JaegerExporter } = require('@opentelemetry/exporter-jaeger');
+const { ZipkinExporter } = require('@opentelemetry/exporter-zipkin');
+
+const { HttpInstrumentation } = require('@opentelemetry/instrumentation-http');
+const { RouterInstrumentation } = require('@opentelemetry/instrumentation-router');
+
+const Exporter = ((exporterParam) => {
+  if (typeof exporterParam === 'string') {
+    const exporterString = exporterParam.toLowerCase();
+    if (exporterString.startsWith('z')) {
+      return ZipkinExporter;
+    }
+    if (exporterString.startsWith('j')) {
+      return JaegerExporter;
+    }
+  }
+  return ConsoleSpanExporter;
+})(process.env.EXPORTER);
+
+module.exports = (serviceName) => {
+  const provider = new NodeTracerProvider();
+  registerInstrumentations({
+    tracerProvider: provider,
+    instrumentations: [
+      HttpInstrumentation,
+      RouterInstrumentation,
+    ],
+  });
+
+  const exporter = new Exporter({
+    serviceName,
+  });
+
+  provider.addSpanProcessor(new SimpleSpanProcessor(exporter));
+
+  // Initialize the OpenTelemetry APIs to use the NodeTracerProvider bindings
+  provider.register();
+
+  return opentelemetry.trace.getTracer('router-example');
+};
diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-restify/README.md b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-restify/README.md
index faf795a54b..8b74aabaae 100644
--- a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-restify/README.md
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-restify/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # OpenTelemetry Restify Instrumentation for Node.js
 
-[![Gitter chat][gitter-image]][gitter-url]
+[![NPM Published Version][npm-img]][npm-url]
 [![dependencies][dependencies-image]][dependencies-url]
 [![devDependencies][devDependencies-image]][devDependencies-url]
 [![Apache License][license-image]][license-image]
@@ -46,17 +46,18 @@ See [examples/restify](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js-contri
 
 - For more information on OpenTelemetry, visit: <https://opentelemetry.io/>
 - For more about OpenTelemetry JavaScript: <https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js>
-- For help or feedback on this project, join us on [gitter][gitter-url]
+- For help or feedback on this project, join us in [GitHub Discussions][discussions-url]
 
 ## License
 
 Apache 2.0 - See [LICENSE][license-url] for more information.
 
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-[gitter-url]: https://gitter.im/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-node?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge
+[discussions-url]: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/discussions
 [license-url]: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js-contrib/blob/main/LICENSE
 [license-image]: https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Apache_2.0-green.svg?style=flat
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-[dependencies-url]: https://david-dm.org/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js-contrib?path=packages%2Fopentelemetry-instrumentation-restify
-[devDependencies-image]: https://david-dm.org/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js-contrib/dev-status.svg?path=packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-restify
-[devDependencies-url]: https://david-dm.org/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js-contrib?path=packages%2Fopentelemetry-instrumentation-restify&type=dev
+[dependencies-image]: https://status.david-dm.org/gh/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js-contrib.svg?path=plugins%2Fnode%2Fopentelemetry-instrumentation-restify
+[dependencies-url]: https://david-dm.org/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js-contrib?path=plugins%2Fnode%2Fopentelemetry-instrumentation-restify
+[devDependencies-image]: https://status.david-dm.org/gh/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js-contrib.svg?path=plugins%2Fnode%2Fopentelemetry-instrumentation-restify&type=dev
+[devDependencies-url]: https://david-dm.org/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js-contrib?path=plugins%2Fnode%2Fopentelemetry-instrumentation-restify&type=dev
+[npm-url]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@opentelemetry/instrumentation-restify
+[npm-img]: https://badge.fury.io/js/%40opentelemetry%2Finstrumentation-restify.svg
diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/.eslintignore b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/.eslintignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..378eac25d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/.eslintignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+build
diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/.eslintrc.js b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/.eslintrc.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f756f4488b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/.eslintrc.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+module.exports = {
+    "env": {
+        "mocha": true,
+        "node": true
+    },
+    ...require('../../../eslint.config.js')
+}
diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/.npmignore b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/.npmignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9505ba9450
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/.npmignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+/bin
+/coverage
+/doc
+/test
diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/LICENSE b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..261eeb9e9f
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+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/LICENSE
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diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/README.md b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cbeb105bc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+# OpenTelemetry Router Instrumentation for Node.js
+
+[![NPM Published Version][npm-img]][npm-url]
+[![dependencies][dependencies-image]][dependencies-url]
+[![devDependencies][devDependencies-image]][devDependencies-url]
+[![Apache License][license-image]][license-image]
+
+This module provides automatic instrumentation for [`router`](https://github.com/pillarjs/router) and allows the user to automatically collect trace data and export them to their backend of choice.
+
+For automatic instrumentation see the
+[@opentelemetry/node](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/tree/main/packages/opentelemetry-node) package.
+
+## Installation
+
+```bash
+npm install --save @opentelemetry/instrumentation-router
+```
+### Supported Versions
+ - `>=1.0.0`
+
+## Usage
+
+```js
+const { ConsoleSpanExporter, SimpleSpanProcessor } = require('@opentelemetry/tracing');
+const { NodeTracerProvider } = require('@opentelemetry/node');
+const { registerInstrumentations } = require('@opentelemetry/instrumentation');
+const RouterInstrumentation = require('@opentelemetry/instrumentation-router');
+
+const provider = new NodeTracerProvider();
+
+provider.addSpanProcessor(new SimpleSpanProcessor(new ConsoleSpanExporter()));
+provider.register();
+
+registerInstrumentations({
+  instrumentations: [new RouterInstrumentation()],
+  tracerProvider: provider,
+});
+```
+
+See [examples/router](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js-contrib/tree/main/examples/router) for a short example.
+
+## Useful links
+
+- For more information on OpenTelemetry, visit: <https://opentelemetry.io/>
+- For more about OpenTelemetry JavaScript: <https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js>
+- For help or feedback on this project, join us in [GitHub Discussions][discussions-url]
+
+## License
+
+Apache 2.0 - See [LICENSE][license-url] for more information.
+
+[discussions-url]: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/discussions
+[license-url]: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js-contrib/blob/main/LICENSE
+[license-image]: https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Apache_2.0-green.svg?style=flat
+[dependencies-image]: https://status.david-dm.org/gh/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js-contrib.svg?path=plugins%2Fnode%2Fopentelemetry-instrumentation-router
+[dependencies-url]: https://david-dm.org/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js-contrib?path=plugins%2Fnode%2Fopentelemetry-instrumentation-router
+[devDependencies-image]: https://status.david-dm.org/gh/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js-contrib.svg?path=plugins%2Fnode%2Fopentelemetry-instrumentation-router&type=dev
+[devDependencies-url]: https://david-dm.org/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js-contrib?path=plugins%2Fnode%2Fopentelemetry-instrumentation-router&type=dev
+[npm-url]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@opentelemetry/instrumentation-router
+[npm-img]: https://badge.fury.io/js/%40opentelemetry%2Finstrumentation-router.svg
diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/package.json b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..01f89aae8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+{
+  "name": "@opentelemetry/instrumentation-router",
+  "version": "0.16.0",
+  "description": "OpenTelemetry Router automatic instrumentation package",
+  "main": "build/src/index.js",
+  "types": "build/src/index.d.ts",
+  "repository": "open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js-contrib",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "nyc ts-mocha -p tsconfig.json 'test/**/*.ts'",
+    "codecov": "nyc report --reporter=json && codecov -f coverage/*.json -p ../../",
+    "tdd": "yarn test -- --watch-extensions ts --watch",
+    "clean": "rimraf build/*",
+    "lint": "eslint . --ext .ts",
+    "lint:fix": "eslint . --ext .ts --fix",
+    "precompile": "tsc --version",
+    "version:update": "node ../../../scripts/version-update.js",
+    "compile": "npm run version:update && tsc -p .",
+    "prepare": "npm run compile",
+    "watch": "tsc -w"
+  },
+  "keywords": [
+    "opentelemetry",
+    "router",
+    "nodejs",
+    "tracing",
+    "instrumentation"
+  ],
+  "author": "OpenTelemetry Authors",
+  "license": "Apache-2.0",
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=8.5.0"
+  },
+  "files": [
+    "build/src/**/*.js",
+    "build/src/**/*.d.ts",
+    "doc",
+    "LICENSE",
+    "README.md"
+  ],
+  "publishConfig": {
+    "access": "public"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@opentelemetry/context-async-hooks": "0.19.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/node": "0.19.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "0.19.0",
+    "@types/mocha": "7.0.2",
+    "@types/node": "14.0.27",
+    "codecov": "3.7.2",
+    "gts": "3.1.0",
+    "mocha": "7.2.0",
+    "nyc": "15.1.0",
+    "rimraf": "3.0.2",
+    "router": "^1.3.5",
+    "ts-mocha": "8.0.0",
+    "tslint-consistent-codestyle": "1.16.0",
+    "tslint-microsoft-contrib": "6.2.0",
+    "typescript": "4.1.3"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@opentelemetry/api": "1.0.0-rc.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/instrumentation": "^0.19.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "^0.19.0"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/src/constants.ts b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/src/constants.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ae69202fe3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/src/constants.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+export const MODULE_NAME = 'router';
+export const SUPPORTED_VERSIONS = ['1'];
+
+// Router.prototype.handle
+export const ROUTE_ROUTER_FN = `function router(req, res, next) {
+    router.handle(req, res, next)
+  }`;
+
+// Route.prototype.dispatch
+export const ROUTER_HANDLE_FN = `function handle(req, res, next) {
+    route.dispatch(req, res, next)
+  }`;
diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/src/enums/AttributeNames.ts b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/src/enums/AttributeNames.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b710addbc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/src/enums/AttributeNames.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+export enum AttributeNames {
+  TYPE = 'router.type',
+  NAME = 'router.name',
+  METHOD = 'router.method',
+  VERSION = 'router.version',
+}
+
+export default AttributeNames;
diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/src/enums/LayerType.ts b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/src/enums/LayerType.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a72a1cf264
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/src/enums/LayerType.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+export enum LayerType {
+  MIDDLEWARE = 'middleware',
+  REQUEST_HANDLER = 'request_handler',
+}
+
+export default LayerType;
diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/src/index.ts b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/src/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..df07144357
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/src/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import RouterInstrumentation from './instrumentation';
+
+export { RouterInstrumentation };
+export default RouterInstrumentation;
diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/src/instrumentation.ts b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/src/instrumentation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a5de82c8e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/src/instrumentation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,216 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import * as api from '@opentelemetry/api';
+import {
+  InstrumentationBase,
+  InstrumentationNodeModuleDefinition,
+  InstrumentationNodeModuleFile,
+  isWrapped,
+} from '@opentelemetry/instrumentation';
+import { SemanticAttributes } from '@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions';
+
+import * as http from 'http';
+import type * as Router from 'router';
+
+import * as types from './types';
+import { VERSION } from './version';
+import * as constants from './constants';
+import * as utils from './utils';
+import AttributeNames from './enums/AttributeNames';
+import LayerType from './enums/LayerType';
+
+export default class RouterInstrumentation extends InstrumentationBase<
+  typeof Router
+> {
+  constructor() {
+    super(`@opentelemetry/instrumentation-${constants.MODULE_NAME}`, VERSION);
+  }
+
+  private _moduleVersion?: string;
+
+  init() {
+    const module = new InstrumentationNodeModuleDefinition<typeof Router>(
+      constants.MODULE_NAME,
+      constants.SUPPORTED_VERSIONS,
+      (moduleExports, moduleVersion) => {
+        api.diag.debug(
+          `Applying patch for ${constants.MODULE_NAME}@${moduleVersion}`
+        );
+        this._moduleVersion = moduleVersion;
+        return moduleExports;
+      },
+      (moduleExports, moduleVersion) => {
+        api.diag.debug(
+          `Removing patch for ${constants.MODULE_NAME}@${moduleVersion}`
+        );
+        return moduleExports;
+      }
+    );
+
+    module.files.push(
+      new InstrumentationNodeModuleFile<typeof Router>(
+        'router/lib/layer.js',
+        constants.SUPPORTED_VERSIONS,
+        (moduleExports, moduleVersion) => {
+          api.diag.debug(
+            `Applying patch for "lib/layer.js" of ${constants.MODULE_NAME}@${moduleVersion}`
+          );
+          const Layer: any = moduleExports;
+          if (isWrapped(Layer.prototype.handle_request)) {
+            this._unwrap(Layer.prototype, 'handle_request');
+          }
+          this._wrap(
+            Layer.prototype,
+            'handle_request',
+            this._requestHandlerPatcher.bind(this)
+          );
+          if (isWrapped(Layer.prototype.handle_error)) {
+            this._unwrap(Layer.prototype, 'handle_error');
+          }
+          this._wrap(
+            Layer.prototype,
+            'handle_error',
+            this._errorHandlerPatcher.bind(this)
+          );
+          return moduleExports;
+        },
+        (moduleExports, moduleVersion) => {
+          api.diag.debug(
+            `Removing patch for "lib/layer.js" of ${constants.MODULE_NAME}@${moduleVersion}`
+          );
+          const Layer: any = moduleExports;
+          this._unwrap(Layer.prototype, 'handle_request');
+          this._unwrap(Layer.prototype, 'handle_error');
+          return moduleExports;
+        }
+      )
+    );
+
+    return module;
+  }
+
+  // Define handle_request wrapper separately to ensure the signature has the correct length
+  private _requestHandlerPatcher(original: Router.Layer['handle_request']) {
+    const instrumentation = this;
+    return function wrapped_handle_request(
+      this: Router.Layer,
+      req: Router.RoutedRequest,
+      res: http.ServerResponse,
+      next: Router.NextFunction
+    ) {
+      // Skip creating spans if the registered handler is of invalid length, because
+      // we know router will ignore those
+      if (utils.isInternal(this.handle) || this.handle.length > 3) {
+        return original.call(this, req, res, next);
+      }
+      const { context, wrappedNext } = instrumentation._setupSpan(
+        this,
+        req,
+        res,
+        next
+      );
+      return api.context.with(context, original, this, req, res, wrappedNext);
+    };
+  }
+
+  // Define handle_error wrapper separately to ensure the signature has the correct length
+  private _errorHandlerPatcher(original: Router.Layer['handle_error']) {
+    const instrumentation = this;
+    return function wrapped_handle_request(
+      this: Router.Layer,
+      error: Error,
+      req: Router.RoutedRequest,
+      res: http.ServerResponse,
+      next: Router.NextFunction
+    ) {
+      // Skip creating spans if the registered handler is of invalid length, because
+      // we know router will ignore those
+      if (utils.isInternal(this.handle) || this.handle.length !== 4) {
+        return original.call(this, error, req, res, next);
+      }
+      const { context, wrappedNext } = instrumentation._setupSpan(
+        this,
+        req,
+        res,
+        next
+      );
+      return api.context.with(
+        context,
+        original,
+        this,
+        error,
+        req,
+        res,
+        wrappedNext
+      );
+    };
+  }
+
+  private _setupSpan(
+    layer: Router.Layer,
+    req: Router.RoutedRequest,
+    res: http.ServerResponse,
+    next: Router.NextFunction
+  ) {
+    const fnName = layer.handle.name || '<anonymous>';
+    const type = layer.method
+      ? LayerType.REQUEST_HANDLER
+      : LayerType.MIDDLEWARE;
+    const route = utils.getRoute(req);
+    const spanName =
+      type === LayerType.REQUEST_HANDLER
+        ? `request handler - ${route}`
+        : `middleware - ${fnName}`;
+    const attributes = {
+      [AttributeNames.NAME]: fnName,
+      [AttributeNames.VERSION]: this._moduleVersion,
+      [AttributeNames.TYPE]: type,
+      [SemanticAttributes.HTTP_ROUTE]: route,
+    };
+
+    const parent = api.context.active();
+    const parentSpan = api.getSpan(parent) as types.InstrumentationSpan;
+    const span = this.tracer.startSpan(
+      spanName,
+      {
+        attributes,
+      },
+      parent
+    ) as types.InstrumentationSpan;
+    const endSpan = utils.once(span.end.bind(span));
+
+    utils.renameHttpSpan(parentSpan, layer.method, route);
+    // make sure spans are ended at least when response is finished
+    res.prependOnceListener('finish', endSpan);
+
+    const wrappedNext: Router.NextFunction = err => {
+      if (err) {
+        span.recordException(err);
+      }
+      endSpan();
+      if (parent) {
+        return api.context.with(parent, next, undefined, err);
+      }
+      return next(err);
+    };
+
+    return {
+      context: api.setSpan(parent, span),
+      wrappedNext,
+    };
+  }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/src/router.d.ts b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/src/router.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..613f68c946
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/src/router.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,253 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+// From https://github.com/pillarjs/router/pull/100
+declare module 'router' {
+  import * as http from 'http';
+
+  export = Router;
+
+  namespace Router {
+    interface RouterOptions {
+      strict?: boolean;
+      caseSensitive?: boolean;
+      mergeParams?: boolean;
+    }
+
+    interface Layer {
+      name: string;
+      method: string;
+      handle: RequestHandler | ErrorRequestHandler;
+      handle_request: RequestHandler;
+      handle_error: ErrorRequestHandler;
+      match: (path: string) => boolean;
+    }
+
+    interface IncomingRequest extends http.IncomingMessage {
+      url: string;
+      method: string;
+      originalUrl?: string;
+      params?: {
+        [key: string]: any;
+      };
+    }
+
+    interface RoutedRequest extends IncomingRequest {
+      baseUrl: string;
+      next?: NextFunction;
+      route?: IRoute;
+    }
+
+    type RequestParamHandler = (
+      req: IncomingRequest,
+      res: http.ServerResponse,
+      next: NextFunction,
+      value: string,
+      name: string
+    ) => void;
+
+    type RouteHandler = (
+      req: RoutedRequest,
+      res: http.ServerResponse,
+      next: NextFunction
+    ) => void;
+    type RequestHandler = (
+      req: IncomingRequest,
+      res: http.ServerResponse,
+      next: NextFunction
+    ) => void;
+
+    type NextFunction = (err?: Error | 'route' | 'router') => void;
+    type Callback = (err?: Error) => void;
+
+    type ErrorRequestHandler = (
+      err: Error,
+      req: IncomingRequest,
+      res: http.ServerResponse,
+      next: NextFunction
+    ) => void;
+
+    type PathParams = string | RegExp | Array<string | RegExp>;
+
+    type RequestHandlerParams =
+      | RouteHandler
+      | ErrorRequestHandler
+      | Array<RouteHandler | ErrorRequestHandler>;
+
+    interface IRouterMatcher<T> {
+      (path: PathParams, ...handlers: RouteHandler[]): T;
+      (path: PathParams, ...handlers: RequestHandlerParams[]): T;
+    }
+
+    interface IRouterHandler<T> {
+      (...handlers: RouteHandler[]): T;
+      (...handlers: RequestHandlerParams[]): T;
+    }
+
+    interface IRouter {
+      /**
+       * Map the given param placeholder `name`(s) to the given callback(s).
+       *
+       * Parameter mapping is used to provide pre-conditions to routes
+       * which use normalized placeholders. For example a _:user_id_ parameter
+       * could automatically load a user's information from the database without
+       * any additional code,
+       *
+       * The callback uses the same signature as middleware, the only differencing
+       * being that the value of the placeholder is passed, in this case the _id_
+       * of the user. Once the `next()` function is invoked, just like middleware
+       * it will continue on to execute the route, or subsequent parameter functions.
+       *
+       *      app.param('user_id', function(req, res, next, id){
+       *        User.find(id, function(err, user){
+       *          if (err) {
+       *            next(err);
+       *          } else if (user) {
+       *            req.user = user;
+       *            next();
+       *          } else {
+       *            next(new Error('failed to load user'));
+       *          }
+       *        });
+       *      });
+       */
+      param(name: string, handler: RequestParamHandler): this;
+
+      /**
+       * Alternatively, you can pass only a callback, in which case you have the opportunity to alter the app.param()
+       *
+       * @deprecated since version 4.11
+       */
+      param(
+        callback: (name: string, matcher: RegExp) => RequestParamHandler
+      ): this;
+
+      /**
+       * Special-cased "all" method, applying the given route `path`,
+       * middleware, and callback to _every_ HTTP method.
+       */
+      all: IRouterMatcher<this>;
+
+      use: IRouterHandler<this> & IRouterMatcher<this>;
+
+      handle: (
+        req: http.IncomingMessage,
+        res: http.ServerResponse,
+        cb: Callback
+      ) => void;
+
+      route(prefix: PathParams): IRoute;
+      // Stack of configured routes
+      stack: Layer[];
+
+      // Common HTTP methods
+      delete: IRouterMatcher<this>;
+      get: IRouterMatcher<this>;
+      head: IRouterMatcher<this>;
+      options: IRouterMatcher<this>;
+      patch: IRouterMatcher<this>;
+      post: IRouterMatcher<this>;
+      put: IRouterMatcher<this>;
+
+      // Exotic HTTP methods
+      acl: IRouterMatcher<this>;
+      bind: IRouterMatcher<this>;
+      checkout: IRouterMatcher<this>;
+      connect: IRouterMatcher<this>;
+      copy: IRouterMatcher<this>;
+      link: IRouterMatcher<this>;
+      lock: IRouterMatcher<this>;
+      'm-search': IRouterMatcher<this>;
+      merge: IRouterMatcher<this>;
+      mkactivity: IRouterMatcher<this>;
+      mkcalendar: IRouterMatcher<this>;
+      mkcol: IRouterMatcher<this>;
+      move: IRouterMatcher<this>;
+      notify: IRouterMatcher<this>;
+      pri: IRouterMatcher<this>;
+      propfind: IRouterMatcher<this>;
+      proppatch: IRouterMatcher<this>;
+      purge: IRouterMatcher<this>;
+      rebind: IRouterMatcher<this>;
+      report: IRouterMatcher<this>;
+      search: IRouterMatcher<this>;
+      source: IRouterMatcher<this>;
+      subscribe: IRouterMatcher<this>;
+      trace: IRouterMatcher<this>;
+      unbind: IRouterMatcher<this>;
+      unlink: IRouterMatcher<this>;
+      unlock: IRouterMatcher<this>;
+      unsubscribe: IRouterMatcher<this>;
+    }
+
+    interface IRoute {
+      path: string;
+      stack: Layer[];
+
+      all: IRouterHandler<this>;
+
+      // Common HTTP methods
+      delete: IRouterHandler<this>;
+      get: IRouterHandler<this>;
+      head: IRouterHandler<this>;
+      options: IRouterHandler<this>;
+      patch: IRouterHandler<this>;
+      post: IRouterHandler<this>;
+      put: IRouterHandler<this>;
+
+      // Exotic HTTP methods
+      acl: IRouterHandler<this>;
+      bind: IRouterHandler<this>;
+      checkout: IRouterHandler<this>;
+      connect: IRouterHandler<this>;
+      copy: IRouterHandler<this>;
+      link: IRouterHandler<this>;
+      lock: IRouterHandler<this>;
+      'm-search': IRouterHandler<this>;
+      merge: IRouterHandler<this>;
+      mkactivity: IRouterHandler<this>;
+      mkcalendar: IRouterHandler<this>;
+      mkcol: IRouterHandler<this>;
+      move: IRouterHandler<this>;
+      notify: IRouterHandler<this>;
+      pri: IRouterHandler<this>;
+      propfind: IRouterHandler<this>;
+      proppatch: IRouterHandler<this>;
+      purge: IRouterHandler<this>;
+      rebind: IRouterHandler<this>;
+      report: IRouterHandler<this>;
+      search: IRouterHandler<this>;
+      source: IRouterHandler<this>;
+      subscribe: IRouterHandler<this>;
+      trace: IRouterHandler<this>;
+      unbind: IRouterHandler<this>;
+      unlink: IRouterHandler<this>;
+      unlock: IRouterHandler<this>;
+      unsubscribe: IRouterHandler<this>;
+    }
+
+    interface RouterConstructor extends IRouter {
+      new (options?: RouterOptions): IRouter &
+        ((
+          req: http.IncomingMessage,
+          res: http.ServerResponse,
+          cb: Callback
+        ) => void);
+    }
+  }
+
+  const Router: Router.RouterConstructor;
+}
diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/src/types.ts b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/src/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0f5069343b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/src/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+import { Span } from '@opentelemetry/api';
+
+/**
+ * extends opentelemetry/api Span object to instrument the root span name of http instrumentation
+ */
+export interface InstrumentationSpan extends Span {
+  name?: string;
+}
diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/src/utils.ts b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/src/utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..82159fb5bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/src/utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import * as constants from './constants';
+import * as types from './types';
+import * as Router from 'router';
+
+// Detect whether a function is a router package internal plumming handler
+export const isInternal = (fn: Function) => {
+  // Note that both of those functions are sync
+  if (fn.name === 'handle' && fn.toString() === constants.ROUTER_HANDLE_FN) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  if (fn.name === 'router' && fn.toString() === constants.ROUTE_ROUTER_FN) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+};
+
+export const getRoute = (req: Router.RoutedRequest) =>
+  req.baseUrl + (req.route?.path ?? '') || '/';
+
+export const renameHttpSpan = (
+  span?: types.InstrumentationSpan,
+  method?: string,
+  route?: string
+) => {
+  if (
+    typeof method === 'string' &&
+    typeof route === 'string' &&
+    span?.name?.startsWith('HTTP ')
+  ) {
+    span.updateName(`${method.toUpperCase()} ${route}`);
+  }
+};
+
+export const once = (fn: Function) => {
+  let run = true;
+  return () => {
+    if (run) {
+      run = false;
+      fn();
+    }
+  };
+};
diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/src/version.ts b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/src/version.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eacb17da85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/src/version.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+// this is autogenerated file, see scripts/version-update.js
+export const VERSION = '0.16.0';
diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/test/index.test.ts b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/test/index.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3b23d92320
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/test/index.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,270 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { context, setSpan } from '@opentelemetry/api';
+import { NodeTracerProvider } from '@opentelemetry/node';
+import { AsyncHooksContextManager } from '@opentelemetry/context-async-hooks';
+import {
+  InMemorySpanExporter,
+  SimpleSpanProcessor,
+} from '@opentelemetry/tracing';
+
+import Instrumentation from '../src';
+import { InstrumentationSpan } from '../src/types';
+const plugin = new Instrumentation();
+
+import * as http from 'http';
+import * as Router from 'router';
+import * as assert from 'assert';
+import { AddressInfo } from 'net';
+
+const createServer = async ({
+  parentSpan,
+}: { parentSpan?: InstrumentationSpan } = {}) => {
+  const router = new Router();
+
+  router.use((req, res, next) => {
+    // anonymous middleware
+    next();
+  });
+
+  router.get('/err', (req, res, next) => {
+    next(new Error('Oops'));
+  });
+
+  router.get('/deep/hello/someone', (req, res, next) => {
+    next();
+  });
+
+  const helloRouter = new Router();
+
+  const preName: Router.RequestHandler = (req, res, next) => {
+    if (req.params?.name?.toLowerCase() === 'nobody') {
+      return next();
+    }
+    res.end(`Hello, ${req.params?.name}!`);
+  };
+  helloRouter.get('/:name', preName);
+
+  /* eslint-disable-next-line prefer-arrow-callback */
+  helloRouter.get('/:name', function announceRude(req, res, next) {
+    res.end('How rude!');
+  });
+
+  router.use('/hello', helloRouter);
+
+  const deepRouter = new Router();
+
+  deepRouter.use('/hello', helloRouter);
+  router.use('/deep', deepRouter);
+
+  const errHandler: Router.ErrorRequestHandler = (err, req, res, next) => {
+    res.end(`Server error: ${err.message}!`);
+  };
+
+  /* eslint-disable-next-line prefer-arrow-callback */
+  router.use(function postMiddleware(req, res, next) {
+    next();
+  });
+  router.use(errHandler);
+
+  const defaultHandler = (
+    req: http.IncomingMessage,
+    res: http.ServerResponse
+  ) => {
+    router(req, res, err => {
+      if (err) {
+        res.statusCode = 500;
+        res.end(err.message);
+      }
+      if (!res.headersSent) {
+        res.statusCode = 404;
+        res.end('Not Found');
+      }
+      parentSpan?.end();
+    });
+  };
+  const handler = parentSpan
+    ? context.bind(defaultHandler, setSpan(context.active(), parentSpan))
+    : defaultHandler;
+  const server = http.createServer(handler);
+
+  await new Promise<void>(resolve => server.listen(0, resolve));
+
+  return server;
+};
+
+const assertSpans = (actualSpans: any[], expectedSpans: any[]) => {
+  assert(Array.isArray(actualSpans), 'Expected `actualSpans` to be an array');
+  assert(
+    Array.isArray(expectedSpans),
+    'Expected `expectedSpans` to be an array'
+  );
+  assert.strictEqual(
+    actualSpans.length,
+    expectedSpans.length,
+    'Expected span count different from actual'
+  );
+  actualSpans.forEach((span, idx) => {
+    const expected = expectedSpans[idx];
+    if (expected === null) return;
+    try {
+      assert.notStrictEqual(span, undefined);
+      assert.notStrictEqual(expected, undefined);
+      assert.strictEqual(span.attributes['router.name'], expected.name);
+      assert.strictEqual(span.attributes['router.type'], expected.type);
+      assert.strictEqual(typeof span.attributes['router.version'], 'string');
+      assert.strictEqual(span.attributes['http.route'], expected.route);
+    } catch (e) {
+      e.message = `At span[${idx}]: ${e.message}`;
+      throw e;
+    }
+  });
+};
+
+const ANONYMOUS = '<anonymous>';
+const spans = {
+  anonymousUse: { type: 'middleware', name: ANONYMOUS, route: '/' },
+  preName: { type: 'request_handler', name: 'preName', route: '/hello/:name' },
+  announceRude: {
+    type: 'request_handler',
+    name: 'announceRude',
+    route: '/hello/:name',
+  },
+  postMiddleware: {
+    type: 'middleware',
+    name: 'postMiddleware',
+    route: '/:name',
+  },
+};
+
+describe('Router instrumentation', () => {
+  const provider = new NodeTracerProvider();
+  const memoryExporter = new InMemorySpanExporter();
+  const spanProcessor = new SimpleSpanProcessor(memoryExporter);
+  provider.addSpanProcessor(spanProcessor);
+  plugin.setTracerProvider(provider);
+  const tracer = provider.getTracer('default');
+  let contextManager: AsyncHooksContextManager;
+  let server: http.Server;
+
+  const request = (path: string, serverOverwrite?: http.Server) => {
+    const port = ((serverOverwrite ?? server).address() as AddressInfo).port;
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      return http.get(`http://localhost:${port}${path}`, resp => {
+        let data = '';
+        resp.on('data', chunk => {
+          data += chunk;
+        });
+        resp.on('end', () => {
+          resolve(data);
+        });
+        resp.on('error', err => {
+          reject(err);
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  };
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    plugin.enable();
+    // To force `require-in-the-middle` to definitely reload and patch the layer
+    require('router/lib/layer.js');
+    server = await createServer();
+    contextManager = new AsyncHooksContextManager();
+    context.setGlobalContextManager(contextManager.enable());
+    assert.strictEqual(memoryExporter.getFinishedSpans().length, 0);
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    memoryExporter.reset();
+    context.disable();
+    server.close();
+    plugin.disable();
+  });
+
+  describe('Instrumenting handler calls', () => {
+    it('should create a span for each handler', async () => {
+      assert.strictEqual(await request('/hello/nobody'), 'How rude!');
+      assertSpans(memoryExporter.getFinishedSpans(), [
+        spans.anonymousUse,
+        spans.preName,
+        spans.announceRude,
+      ]);
+    });
+
+    it('should gather full route for nested routers', async () => {
+      assert.strictEqual(await request('/deep/hello/world'), 'Hello, world!');
+      assertSpans(memoryExporter.getFinishedSpans(), [
+        spans.anonymousUse,
+        { ...spans.preName, route: '/deep/hello/:name' },
+      ]);
+    });
+
+    it('should create spans for requests that did not result with response from the router', async () => {
+      assert.strictEqual(await request('/not-found'), 'Not Found');
+      assertSpans(memoryExporter.getFinishedSpans(), [
+        spans.anonymousUse,
+        { ...spans.postMiddleware, route: '/' },
+      ]);
+    });
+
+    it('should create spans for errored routes', async () => {
+      assert.strictEqual(await request('/err'), 'Server error: Oops!');
+      assertSpans(memoryExporter.getFinishedSpans(), [
+        spans.anonymousUse,
+        { ...spans.preName, name: ANONYMOUS, route: '/err' },
+        { ...spans.anonymousUse, name: 'errHandler', route: '/err' },
+      ]);
+    });
+
+    it('should create spans under parent', async () => {
+      const parentSpan: InstrumentationSpan = tracer.startSpan('HTTP GET');
+      const testLocalServer = await createServer({ parentSpan });
+
+      try {
+        assert.strictEqual(
+          await request('/deep/hello/someone', testLocalServer),
+          'Hello, someone!'
+        );
+        assertSpans(memoryExporter.getFinishedSpans(), [
+          spans.anonymousUse,
+          { ...spans.preName, name: ANONYMOUS, route: '/deep/hello/someone' },
+          { ...spans.preName, route: '/deep/hello/:name' },
+        ]);
+
+        memoryExporter.getFinishedSpans().forEach((span, idx) => {
+          assert.strictEqual(
+            span.parentSpanId,
+            parentSpan.context().spanId,
+            `span[${idx}] has invalid parent`
+          );
+        });
+        assert.strictEqual(parentSpan.name, 'GET /deep/hello/someone');
+      } finally {
+        testLocalServer.close();
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('Disabling instrumentation', () => {
+    it('should not create new spans', async () => {
+      plugin.disable();
+      await request('/hello/nobody');
+      assert.strictEqual(memoryExporter.getFinishedSpans().length, 0);
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/tsconfig.json b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..28be80d266
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-router/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "extends": "../../../tsconfig.base",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "rootDir": ".",
+    "outDir": "build"
+  },
+  "include": [
+    "src/**/*.ts",
+    "test/**/*.ts"
+  ]
+}