diff --git a/src/otel/index.ts b/src/otel/index.ts
index 3d44031ae..c7c2fcf44 100644
--- a/src/otel/index.ts
+++ b/src/otel/index.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export function nodeSDKBuilder() {
       new HttpInstrumentation(),
       new AwsInstrumentation({
         suppressInternalInstrumentation: true,
+        sqsExtractContextPropagationFromPayload: true,
       }),
     ],
     idGenerator: new AWSXRayIdGenerator(),