diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-hapi/package.json b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-hapi/package.json
index 786653dbdf..c417bb4072 100644
--- a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-hapi/package.json
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-hapi/package.json
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
     "typescript": "4.3.5"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.23.0",
     "@opentelemetry/instrumentation": "^0.23.0",
     "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "^0.23.0",
     "@types/hapi__hapi": "20.0.8"
diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-hapi/src/instrumentation.ts b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-hapi/src/instrumentation.ts
index 93c211c6dc..c9b11755a9 100644
--- a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-hapi/src/instrumentation.ts
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-hapi/src/instrumentation.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import * as api from '@opentelemetry/api';
+import { getRPCMetadata, RPCType } from '@opentelemetry/core';
 import {
   InstrumentationBase,
   InstrumentationConfig,
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ import {
   getExtMetadata,
   isDirectExtInput,
   isPatchableExtMethod,
+  getRootSpanMetadata,
 } from './utils';
 
 /** Hapi instrumentation for OpenTelemetry */
@@ -374,6 +376,12 @@ export class HapiInstrumentation extends InstrumentationBase {
         if (api.trace.getSpan(api.context.active()) === undefined) {
           return await oldHandler(request, h, err);
         }
+        const rpcMetadata = getRPCMetadata(api.context.active());
+        if (rpcMetadata?.type === RPCType.HTTP) {
+          const rootSpanMetadata = getRootSpanMetadata(route);
+          rpcMetadata.span.updateName(rootSpanMetadata.name);
+          rpcMetadata.span.setAttributes(rootSpanMetadata.attributes);
+        }
         const metadata = getRouteMetadata(route, pluginName);
         const span = instrumentation.tracer.startSpan(metadata.name, {
           attributes: metadata.attributes,
diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-hapi/src/utils.ts b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-hapi/src/utils.ts
index 20f9cab058..556f73070e 100644
--- a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-hapi/src/utils.ts
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-hapi/src/utils.ts
@@ -94,6 +94,20 @@ export const getRouteMetadata = (
   };
 };
 
+export const getRootSpanMetadata = (
+  route: Hapi.ServerRoute
+): {
+  attributes: SpanAttributes;
+  name: string;
+} => {
+  return {
+    attributes: {
+      [SemanticAttributes.HTTP_ROUTE]: route.path,
+    },
+    name: `${route.method} ${route.path}`,
+  };
+};
+
 export const getExtMetadata = (
   extPoint: Hapi.ServerRequestExtType,
   pluginName?: string
diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-hapi/test/hapi.test.ts b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-hapi/test/hapi.test.ts
index 72f91a0c5d..23f21e8f34 100644
--- a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-hapi/test/hapi.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-hapi/test/hapi.test.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
  */
 
 import { context, trace } from '@opentelemetry/api';
+import { RPCType, setRPCMetadata } from '@opentelemetry/core';
+import { SemanticAttributes } from '@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions';
 import { NodeTracerProvider } from '@opentelemetry/node';
 import { AsyncHooksContextManager } from '@opentelemetry/context-async-hooks';
 import {
@@ -325,6 +327,43 @@ describe('Hapi Instrumentation - Core Tests', () => {
       assert.strictEqual(res.statusCode, 200);
       assert.deepStrictEqual(memoryExporter.getFinishedSpans().length, 0);
     });
+
+    it('should rename root span with route information', async () => {
+      const rootSpan = tracer.startSpan('rootSpan', {});
+      server.route({
+        method: 'GET',
+        path: '/users/{userId}',
+        handler: (request, h) => {
+          return `Hello ${request.params.userId}`;
+        },
+      });
+
+      await server.start();
+      assert.strictEqual(memoryExporter.getFinishedSpans().length, 0);
+      const rpcMetadata = { type: RPCType.HTTP, span: rootSpan };
+      await context.with(
+        setRPCMetadata(trace.setSpan(context.active(), rootSpan), rpcMetadata),
+        async () => {
+          const res = await server.inject({
+            method: 'GET',
+            url: '/users/1',
+          });
+          assert.strictEqual(res.statusCode, 200);
+
+          rootSpan.end();
+          assert.deepStrictEqual(memoryExporter.getFinishedSpans().length, 2);
+
+          const exportedRootSpan = memoryExporter
+            .getFinishedSpans()
+            .find(span => span.name === 'GET /users/{userId}');
+          assert.notStrictEqual(exportedRootSpan, undefined);
+          assert.strictEqual(
+            exportedRootSpan?.attributes[SemanticAttributes.HTTP_ROUTE],
+            '/users/{userId}'
+          );
+        }
+      );
+    });
   });
 
   describe('Disabling Hapi instrumentation', () => {