diff --git a/stats/opentelemetry/client_tracing.go b/stats/opentelemetry/client_tracing.go
index 8aea7c9deeb1..4ddaf095b7b0 100644
--- a/stats/opentelemetry/client_tracing.go
+++ b/stats/opentelemetry/client_tracing.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func (h *clientStatsHandler) createCallTraceSpan(ctx context.Context, method str
 		logger.Error("TraceProvider is not provided in trace options")
 		return ctx, nil
 	}
-	mn := strings.Replace(removeLeadingSlash(method), "/", ".", -1)
+	mn := "Sent." + strings.Replace(removeLeadingSlash(method), "/", ".", -1)
 	tracer := h.options.TraceOptions.TracerProvider.Tracer(tracerName, trace.WithInstrumentationVersion(grpc.Version))
 	ctx, span := tracer.Start(ctx, mn, trace.WithSpanKind(trace.SpanKindClient))
 	return ctx, span
diff --git a/stats/opentelemetry/e2e_test.go b/stats/opentelemetry/e2e_test.go
index 809ff2c25cfc..3a6c52baf3d8 100644
--- a/stats/opentelemetry/e2e_test.go
+++ b/stats/opentelemetry/e2e_test.go
@@ -204,21 +204,28 @@ func validateTraces(t *testing.T, spans tracetest.SpanStubs, wantSpanInfos []tra
 
 		for _, span := range spans {
 			switch {
-			case span.Name == "grpc.testing.TestService.UnaryCall":
+			case span.Name == "Sent.grpc.testing.TestService.UnaryCall":
 				isUnary = true
 				if span.SpanKind == oteltrace.SpanKindClient {
 					unaryClient = &span
-				} else {
+				}
+			case span.Name == "Recv.grpc.testing.TestService.UnaryCall":
+				isUnary = true
+				if span.SpanKind == oteltrace.SpanKindServer {
 					unaryServer = &span
 				}
 			case span.Name == "Attempt.grpc.testing.TestService.UnaryCall":
 				isUnary = true
 				unaryAttempt = &span
-			case span.Name == "grpc.testing.TestService.FullDuplexCall":
+
+			case span.Name == "Sent.grpc.testing.TestService.FullDuplexCall":
 				isStream = true
 				if span.SpanKind == oteltrace.SpanKindClient {
 					streamClient = &span
-				} else {
+				}
+			case span.Name == "Recv.grpc.testing.TestService.FullDuplexCall":
+				isStream = true
+				if span.SpanKind == oteltrace.SpanKindServer {
 					streamServer = &span
 				}
 			case span.Name == "Attempt.grpc.testing.TestService.FullDuplexCall":
@@ -850,7 +857,7 @@ func (s) TestMetricsAndTracesOptionEnabled(t *testing.T) {
 
 	wantSpanInfos := []traceSpanInfo{
 		{
-			name:     "grpc.testing.TestService.UnaryCall",
+			name:     "Recv.grpc.testing.TestService.UnaryCall",
 			spanKind: oteltrace.SpanKindServer.String(),
 			attributes: []attribute.KeyValue{
 				{
@@ -872,7 +879,7 @@ func (s) TestMetricsAndTracesOptionEnabled(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			events: []trace.Event{
 				{
-					Name: "Inbound compressed message",
+					Name: "Inbound message",
 					Attributes: []attribute.KeyValue{
 						{
 							Key:   "sequence-number",
@@ -889,7 +896,7 @@ func (s) TestMetricsAndTracesOptionEnabled(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 				{
-					Name: "Outbound compressed message",
+					Name: "Outbound message",
 					Attributes: []attribute.KeyValue{
 						{
 							Key:   "sequence-number",
@@ -930,7 +937,7 @@ func (s) TestMetricsAndTracesOptionEnabled(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			events: []trace.Event{
 				{
-					Name: "Outbound compressed message",
+					Name: "Outbound message",
 					Attributes: []attribute.KeyValue{
 						{
 							Key:   "sequence-number",
@@ -947,7 +954,7 @@ func (s) TestMetricsAndTracesOptionEnabled(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 				{
-					Name: "Inbound compressed message",
+					Name: "Inbound message",
 					Attributes: []attribute.KeyValue{
 						{
 							Key:   "sequence-number",
@@ -966,13 +973,13 @@ func (s) TestMetricsAndTracesOptionEnabled(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:       "grpc.testing.TestService.UnaryCall",
+			name:       "Sent.grpc.testing.TestService.UnaryCall",
 			spanKind:   oteltrace.SpanKindClient.String(),
 			attributes: nil,
 			events:     nil,
 		},
 		{
-			name:     "grpc.testing.TestService.FullDuplexCall",
+			name:     "Recv.grpc.testing.TestService.FullDuplexCall",
 			spanKind: oteltrace.SpanKindServer.String(),
 			attributes: []attribute.KeyValue{
 				{
@@ -995,7 +1002,7 @@ func (s) TestMetricsAndTracesOptionEnabled(t *testing.T) {
 			events: nil,
 		},
 		{
-			name:       "grpc.testing.TestService.FullDuplexCall",
+			name:       "Sent.grpc.testing.TestService.FullDuplexCall",
 			spanKind:   oteltrace.SpanKindClient.String(),
 			attributes: nil,
 			events:     nil,
@@ -1074,7 +1081,7 @@ func (s) TestSpan(t *testing.T) {
 
 	wantSpanInfos := []traceSpanInfo{
 		{
-			name:     "grpc.testing.TestService.UnaryCall",
+			name:     "Recv.grpc.testing.TestService.UnaryCall",
 			spanKind: oteltrace.SpanKindServer.String(),
 			attributes: []attribute.KeyValue{
 				{
@@ -1096,7 +1103,7 @@ func (s) TestSpan(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			events: []trace.Event{
 				{
-					Name: "Inbound compressed message",
+					Name: "Inbound message",
 					Attributes: []attribute.KeyValue{
 						{
 							Key:   "sequence-number",
@@ -1106,14 +1113,10 @@ func (s) TestSpan(t *testing.T) {
 							Key:   "message-size",
 							Value: attribute.IntValue(10006),
 						},
-						{
-							Key:   "message-size-compressed",
-							Value: attribute.IntValue(10006),
-						},
 					},
 				},
 				{
-					Name: "Outbound compressed message",
+					Name: "Outbound message",
 					Attributes: []attribute.KeyValue{
 						{
 							Key:   "sequence-number",
@@ -1123,10 +1126,6 @@ func (s) TestSpan(t *testing.T) {
 							Key:   "message-size",
 							Value: attribute.IntValue(10006),
 						},
-						{
-							Key:   "message-size-compressed",
-							Value: attribute.IntValue(10006),
-						},
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -1154,7 +1153,7 @@ func (s) TestSpan(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			events: []trace.Event{
 				{
-					Name: "Outbound compressed message",
+					Name: "Outbound message",
 					Attributes: []attribute.KeyValue{
 						{
 							Key:   "sequence-number",
@@ -1164,14 +1163,10 @@ func (s) TestSpan(t *testing.T) {
 							Key:   "message-size",
 							Value: attribute.IntValue(10006),
 						},
-						{
-							Key:   "message-size-compressed",
-							Value: attribute.IntValue(10006),
-						},
 					},
 				},
 				{
-					Name: "Inbound compressed message",
+					Name: "Inbound message",
 					Attributes: []attribute.KeyValue{
 						{
 							Key:   "sequence-number",
@@ -1181,22 +1176,18 @@ func (s) TestSpan(t *testing.T) {
 							Key:   "message-size",
 							Value: attribute.IntValue(10006),
 						},
-						{
-							Key:   "message-size-compressed",
-							Value: attribute.IntValue(10006),
-						},
 					},
 				},
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:       "grpc.testing.TestService.UnaryCall",
+			name:       "Sent.grpc.testing.TestService.UnaryCall",
 			spanKind:   oteltrace.SpanKindClient.String(),
 			attributes: nil,
 			events:     nil,
 		},
 		{
-			name:     "grpc.testing.TestService.FullDuplexCall",
+			name:     "Recv.grpc.testing.TestService.FullDuplexCall",
 			spanKind: oteltrace.SpanKindServer.String(),
 			attributes: []attribute.KeyValue{
 				{
@@ -1219,7 +1210,7 @@ func (s) TestSpan(t *testing.T) {
 			events: nil,
 		},
 		{
-			name:       "grpc.testing.TestService.FullDuplexCall",
+			name:       "Sent.grpc.testing.TestService.FullDuplexCall",
 			spanKind:   oteltrace.SpanKindClient.String(),
 			attributes: nil,
 			events:     nil,
@@ -1300,7 +1291,7 @@ func (s) TestSpan_WithW3CContextPropagator(t *testing.T) {
 
 	wantSpanInfos := []traceSpanInfo{
 		{
-			name:     "grpc.testing.TestService.UnaryCall",
+			name:     "Recv.grpc.testing.TestService.UnaryCall",
 			spanKind: oteltrace.SpanKindServer.String(),
 			attributes: []attribute.KeyValue{
 				{
@@ -1322,7 +1313,7 @@ func (s) TestSpan_WithW3CContextPropagator(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			events: []trace.Event{
 				{
-					Name: "Inbound compressed message",
+					Name: "Inbound message",
 					Attributes: []attribute.KeyValue{
 						{
 							Key:   "sequence-number",
@@ -1332,14 +1323,10 @@ func (s) TestSpan_WithW3CContextPropagator(t *testing.T) {
 							Key:   "message-size",
 							Value: attribute.IntValue(10006),
 						},
-						{
-							Key:   "message-size-compressed",
-							Value: attribute.IntValue(10006),
-						},
 					},
 				},
 				{
-					Name: "Outbound compressed message",
+					Name: "Outbound message",
 					Attributes: []attribute.KeyValue{
 						{
 							Key:   "sequence-number",
@@ -1349,10 +1336,6 @@ func (s) TestSpan_WithW3CContextPropagator(t *testing.T) {
 							Key:   "message-size",
 							Value: attribute.IntValue(10006),
 						},
-						{
-							Key:   "message-size-compressed",
-							Value: attribute.IntValue(10006),
-						},
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -1380,7 +1363,7 @@ func (s) TestSpan_WithW3CContextPropagator(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			events: []trace.Event{
 				{
-					Name: "Outbound compressed message",
+					Name: "Outbound message",
 					Attributes: []attribute.KeyValue{
 						{
 							Key:   "sequence-number",
@@ -1390,14 +1373,10 @@ func (s) TestSpan_WithW3CContextPropagator(t *testing.T) {
 							Key:   "message-size",
 							Value: attribute.IntValue(10006),
 						},
-						{
-							Key:   "message-size-compressed",
-							Value: attribute.IntValue(10006),
-						},
 					},
 				},
 				{
-					Name: "Inbound compressed message",
+					Name: "Inbound message",
 					Attributes: []attribute.KeyValue{
 						{
 							Key:   "sequence-number",
@@ -1407,22 +1386,18 @@ func (s) TestSpan_WithW3CContextPropagator(t *testing.T) {
 							Key:   "message-size",
 							Value: attribute.IntValue(10006),
 						},
-						{
-							Key:   "message-size-compressed",
-							Value: attribute.IntValue(10006),
-						},
 					},
 				},
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:       "grpc.testing.TestService.UnaryCall",
+			name:       "Sent.grpc.testing.TestService.UnaryCall",
 			spanKind:   oteltrace.SpanKindClient.String(),
 			attributes: nil,
 			events:     nil,
 		},
 		{
-			name:     "grpc.testing.TestService.FullDuplexCall",
+			name:     "Recv.grpc.testing.TestService.FullDuplexCall",
 			spanKind: oteltrace.SpanKindServer.String(),
 			attributes: []attribute.KeyValue{
 				{
@@ -1445,7 +1420,7 @@ func (s) TestSpan_WithW3CContextPropagator(t *testing.T) {
 			events: nil,
 		},
 		{
-			name:       "grpc.testing.TestService.FullDuplexCall",
+			name:       "Sent.grpc.testing.TestService.FullDuplexCall",
 			spanKind:   oteltrace.SpanKindClient.String(),
 			attributes: nil,
 			events:     nil,
@@ -1601,7 +1576,7 @@ func (s) TestTraceSpan_WithRetriesAndNameResolutionDelay(t *testing.T) {
 				_, err := client.UnaryCall(ctx, &testpb.SimpleRequest{})
 				return err
 			},
-			spanName: "grpc.testing.TestService.UnaryCall",
+			spanName: "Sent.grpc.testing.TestService.UnaryCall",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "streaming",
@@ -1645,7 +1620,7 @@ func (s) TestTraceSpan_WithRetriesAndNameResolutionDelay(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 				return nil
 			},
-			spanName: "grpc.testing.TestService.FullDuplexCall",
+			spanName: "Sent.grpc.testing.TestService.FullDuplexCall",
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/stats/opentelemetry/server_tracing.go b/stats/opentelemetry/server_tracing.go
index f04d28c52ec3..261855193fee 100644
--- a/stats/opentelemetry/server_tracing.go
+++ b/stats/opentelemetry/server_tracing.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import (
 // If TextMapPropagator is not provided in the trace options, it returns context
 // as is.
 func (h *serverStatsHandler) traceTagRPC(ctx context.Context, ai *attemptInfo) (context.Context, *attemptInfo) {
-	mn := strings.Replace(ai.method, "/", ".", -1)
+	mn := "Recv." + strings.Replace(ai.method, "/", ".", -1)
 	var span trace.Span
 	tracer := h.options.TraceOptions.TracerProvider.Tracer(tracerName, trace.WithInstrumentationVersion(grpc.Version))
 	ctx = h.options.TraceOptions.TextMapPropagator.Extract(ctx, otelinternaltracing.NewIncomingCarrier(ctx))
diff --git a/stats/opentelemetry/trace.go b/stats/opentelemetry/trace.go
index 4a49d8b03384..efafdd0756eb 100644
--- a/stats/opentelemetry/trace.go
+++ b/stats/opentelemetry/trace.go
@@ -57,18 +57,24 @@ func populateSpan(rs stats.RPCStats, ai *attemptInfo) {
 	case *stats.InPayload:
 		// message id - "must be calculated as two different counters starting
 		// from one for sent messages and one for received messages."
-		span.AddEvent("Inbound compressed message", trace.WithAttributes(
+		attrs := []attribute.KeyValue{
 			attribute.Int64("sequence-number", int64(ai.countRecvMsg)),
 			attribute.Int64("message-size", int64(rs.Length)),
-			attribute.Int64("message-size-compressed", int64(rs.CompressedLength)),
-		))
+		}
+		if rs.CompressedLength != rs.Length {
+			attrs = append(attrs, attribute.Int64("message-size-compressed", int64(rs.CompressedLength)))
+		}
+		span.AddEvent("Inbound message", trace.WithAttributes(attrs...))
 		ai.countRecvMsg++
 	case *stats.OutPayload:
-		span.AddEvent("Outbound compressed message", trace.WithAttributes(
+		attrs := []attribute.KeyValue{
 			attribute.Int64("sequence-number", int64(ai.countSentMsg)),
 			attribute.Int64("message-size", int64(rs.Length)),
-			attribute.Int64("message-size-compressed", int64(rs.CompressedLength)),
-		))
+		}
+		if rs.CompressedLength != rs.Length {
+			attrs = append(attrs, attribute.Int64("message-size-compressed", int64(rs.CompressedLength)))
+		}
+		span.AddEvent("Outbound message", trace.WithAttributes(attrs...))
 		ai.countSentMsg++
 	case *stats.End:
 		if rs.Error != nil {