diff --git a/system/jlib/jtrace.cpp b/system/jlib/jtrace.cpp
index f50e696c3f0..8ead5b470ca 100644
--- a/system/jlib/jtrace.cpp
+++ b/system/jlib/jtrace.cpp
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ class CSpan : public CInterfaceOf<ISpan>
         return spanID.get();
     }
 
-    ISpan * createClientSpan(const char * name) override;
+    ISpan * createClientSpan(const char * name, const SpanTimeStamp * spanStartTimeStamp = nullptr) override;
     ISpan * createInternalSpan(const char * name) override;
 
     virtual void endSpan() final override
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ class CNullSpan final : public CInterfaceOf<ISpan>
     virtual const char* queryCallerId() const override { return nullptr; }
     virtual const char* queryLocalId() const override { return nullptr; }
 
-    virtual ISpan * createClientSpan(const char * name) override { return getNullSpan(); }
+    virtual ISpan * createClientSpan(const char * name, const SpanTimeStamp * spanStartTimeStamp = nullptr) override { return getNullSpan(); }
     virtual ISpan * createInternalSpan(const char * name) override { return getNullSpan(); }
 
 private:
@@ -1001,9 +1001,14 @@ class CInternalSpan : public CChildSpan
 class CClientSpan : public CChildSpan
 {
 public:
-    CClientSpan(const char * spanName, CSpan * parent)
+    CClientSpan(const char * spanName, CSpan * parent, const SpanTimeStamp * spanStartTimeStamp = nullptr)
     : CChildSpan(spanName, parent)
     {
+        if (spanStartTimeStamp && spanStartTimeStamp->isInitialized())
+        {
+            opts.start_system_time = opentelemetry::common::SystemTimestamp(spanStartTimeStamp->systemClockTime);
+            opts.start_steady_time = opentelemetry::common::SteadyTimestamp(spanStartTimeStamp->steadyClockTime);
+        }
         opts.kind = opentelemetry::trace::SpanKind::kClient;
         init(SpanFlags::None);
     }
@@ -1015,9 +1020,9 @@ class CClientSpan : public CChildSpan
     }
 };
 
-ISpan * CSpan::createClientSpan(const char * name)
+ISpan * CSpan::createClientSpan(const char * name, const SpanTimeStamp * spanStartTimeStamp)
 {
-    return new CClientSpan(name, this);
+    return new CClientSpan(name, this, spanStartTimeStamp);
 }
 
 ISpan * CSpan::createInternalSpan(const char * name)
diff --git a/system/jlib/jtrace.hpp b/system/jlib/jtrace.hpp
index 85b6e3bb915..f0541534910 100644
--- a/system/jlib/jtrace.hpp
+++ b/system/jlib/jtrace.hpp
@@ -108,6 +108,29 @@ struct SpanError
     void setError(const char * _errorMessage, int _errorCode) { errorMessage = _errorMessage; errorCode = _errorCode; }
 };
 
+struct SpanTimeStamp
+{
+    std::chrono::nanoseconds steadyClockTime = std::chrono::nanoseconds::zero();
+    std::chrono::nanoseconds systemClockTime = std::chrono::nanoseconds::zero();
+
+    void now()
+    {
+        systemClockTime = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::nanoseconds>(std::chrono::system_clock::now().time_since_epoch());
+        steadyClockTime = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::nanoseconds>(std::chrono::steady_clock::now().time_since_epoch());
+    }
+
+    void setMSTickTime(const unsigned int msTickTime)
+    {
+        systemClockTime = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::nanoseconds>(std::chrono::system_clock::now().time_since_epoch() - std::chrono::milliseconds(msTick() - msTickTime));
+        steadyClockTime = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::nanoseconds>(std::chrono::steady_clock::now().time_since_epoch() - std::chrono::milliseconds(msTick() - msTickTime));
+    }
+
+    bool isInitialized() const
+    {
+        return systemClockTime != std::chrono::nanoseconds::zero();
+    }
+};
+
 interface ISpan : extends IInterface
 {
     virtual void setSpanAttribute(const char * key, const char * val) = 0;
@@ -127,7 +150,7 @@ interface ISpan : extends IInterface
     virtual const char * queryTraceId() const = 0;
     virtual const char * querySpanId() const = 0;
 
-    virtual ISpan * createClientSpan(const char * name) = 0;
+    virtual ISpan * createClientSpan(const char * name, const SpanTimeStamp * spanStartTimeStamp = nullptr)  = 0;
     virtual ISpan * createInternalSpan(const char * name) = 0;
 
 //Old-style global/caller/local id interface functions
@@ -159,29 +182,6 @@ class jlib_decl OwnedSpanScope
 extern jlib_decl IProperties * getClientHeaders(const ISpan * span);
 extern jlib_decl IProperties * getSpanContext(const ISpan * span);
 
-struct SpanTimeStamp
-{
-    std::chrono::nanoseconds steadyClockTime = std::chrono::nanoseconds::zero();
-    std::chrono::nanoseconds systemClockTime = std::chrono::nanoseconds::zero();
-
-    void now()
-    {
-        systemClockTime = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::nanoseconds>(std::chrono::system_clock::now().time_since_epoch());
-        steadyClockTime = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::nanoseconds>(std::chrono::steady_clock::now().time_since_epoch());
-    }
-
-    void setMSTickTime(const unsigned int msTickTime)
-    {
-        systemClockTime = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::nanoseconds>(std::chrono::system_clock::now().time_since_epoch() - std::chrono::milliseconds(msTick() - msTickTime));
-        steadyClockTime = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::nanoseconds>(std::chrono::steady_clock::now().time_since_epoch() - std::chrono::milliseconds(msTick() - msTickTime));
-    }
-
-    bool isInitialized() const
-    {
-        return systemClockTime != std::chrono::nanoseconds::zero();
-    }
-};
-
 interface ITraceManager : extends IInterface
 {
     virtual ISpan * createServerSpan(const char * name, const IProperties * httpHeaders, const SpanTimeStamp * spanStartTimeStamp, SpanFlags flags = SpanFlags::None) const = 0;