diff --git a/tracing-attributes/src/expand.rs b/tracing-attributes/src/expand.rs
index b52cb12ab..fcdb71012 100644
--- a/tracing-attributes/src/expand.rs
+++ b/tracing-attributes/src/expand.rs
@@ -129,6 +129,13 @@ fn gen_block<B: ToTokens>(
         })*
     };
 
+    let follows_from = args.follows_from.iter();
+    let follows_from = quote! {
+        #(for cause in #follows_from {
+            __tracing_attr_span.follows_from(cause);
+        })*
+    };
+
     // generate this inside a closure, so we can return early on errors.
     let span = (|| {
         // Pull out the arguments-to-be-skipped first, so we can filter results