diff --git a/tracing-opentelemetry/src/layer.rs b/tracing-opentelemetry/src/layer.rs
index 2879c51790..ac67d2fae0 100644
--- a/tracing-opentelemetry/src/layer.rs
+++ b/tracing-opentelemetry/src/layer.rs
@@ -127,6 +127,21 @@ impl<'a> field::Visit for SpanEventVisitor<'a> {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Record events on the underlying OpenTelemetry [`Span`] from `f64` values.
+    ///
+    /// [`Span`]: opentelemetry::trace::Span
+    fn record_f64(&mut self, field: &field::Field, value: f64) {
+        match field.name() {
+            "message" => self.0.name = value.to_string().into(),
+            // Skip fields that are actually log metadata that have already been handled
+            #[cfg(feature = "tracing-log")]
+            name if name.starts_with("log.") => (),
+            name => {
+                self.0.attributes.push(KeyValue::new(name, value));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Record events on the underlying OpenTelemetry [`Span`] from `i64` values.
     ///
     /// [`Span`]: opentelemetry::trace::Span
@@ -197,6 +212,13 @@ impl<'a> field::Visit for SpanAttributeVisitor<'a> {
         self.record(KeyValue::new(field.name(), value));
     }
 
+    /// Set attributes on the underlying OpenTelemetry [`Span`] from `f64` values.
+    ///
+    /// [`Span`]: opentelemetry::trace::Span
+    fn record_f64(&mut self, field: &field::Field, value: f64) {
+        self.record(KeyValue::new(field.name(), value));
+    }
+
     /// Set attributes on the underlying OpenTelemetry [`Span`] from `i64` values.
     ///
     /// [`Span`]: opentelemetry::trace::Span
diff --git a/tracing-opentelemetry/src/span_ext.rs b/tracing-opentelemetry/src/span_ext.rs
index 7140372ccf..800c63335b 100644
--- a/tracing-opentelemetry/src/span_ext.rs
+++ b/tracing-opentelemetry/src/span_ext.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::layer::WithContext;
-use opentelemetry::Context;
+use opentelemetry::{trace::SpanContext, Context, KeyValue};
 
 /// Utility functions to allow tracing [`Span`]s to accept and return
 /// [OpenTelemetry] [`Context`]s.
@@ -42,6 +42,50 @@ pub trait OpenTelemetrySpanExt {
     /// ```
     fn set_parent(&self, cx: Context);
 
+    /// Associates `self` with a given OpenTelemetry trace, using the provided
+    /// followed span [`SpanContext`].
+    ///
+    /// [`SpanContext`]: opentelemetry::trace::SpanContext
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// use opentelemetry::{propagation::TextMapPropagator, trace::TraceContextExt};
+    /// use opentelemetry::sdk::propagation::TraceContextPropagator;
+    /// use tracing_opentelemetry::OpenTelemetrySpanExt;
+    /// use std::collections::HashMap;
+    /// use tracing::Span;
+    ///
+    /// // Example carrier, could be a framework header map that impls otel's `Extract`.
+    /// let mut carrier = HashMap::new();
+    ///
+    /// // Propagator can be swapped with b3 propagator, jaeger propagator, etc.
+    /// let propagator = TraceContextPropagator::new();
+    ///
+    /// // Extract otel context of linked span via the chosen propagator
+    /// let linked_span_otel_context = propagator.extract(&carrier);
+    ///
+    /// // Extract the linked span context from the otel context
+    /// let linked_span_context = linked_span_otel_context.span().span_context().clone();
+    ///
+    /// // Generate a tracing span as usual
+    /// let app_root = tracing::span!(tracing::Level::INFO, "app_start");
+    ///
+    /// // Assign linked trace from external context
+    /// app_root.add_link(linked_span_context);
+    ///
+    /// // Or if the current span has been created elsewhere:
+    /// let linked_span_context = linked_span_otel_context.span().span_context().clone();
+    /// Span::current().add_link(linked_span_context);
+    /// ```
+    fn add_link(&self, cx: SpanContext);
+
+    /// Associates `self` with a given OpenTelemetry trace, using the provided
+    /// followed span [`SpanContext`] and attributes.
+    ///
+    /// [`SpanContext`]: opentelemetry::trace::SpanContext
+    fn add_link_with_attributes(&self, cx: SpanContext, attributes: Vec<KeyValue>);
+
     /// Extracts an OpenTelemetry [`Context`] from `self`.
     ///
     /// [`Context`]: opentelemetry::Context
@@ -86,6 +130,31 @@ impl OpenTelemetrySpanExt for tracing::Span {
         });
     }
 
+    fn add_link(&self, cx: SpanContext) {
+        self.add_link_with_attributes(cx, Vec::new())
+    }
+
+    fn add_link_with_attributes(&self, cx: SpanContext, attributes: Vec<KeyValue>) {
+        if cx.is_valid() {
+            let mut cx = Some(cx);
+            let mut att = Some(attributes);
+            self.with_subscriber(move |(id, collector)| {
+                if let Some(get_context) = collector.downcast_ref::<WithContext>() {
+                    get_context.with_context(collector, id, move |builder, _tracer| {
+                        if let Some(cx) = cx.take() {
+                            let attr = att.take().unwrap_or_default();
+                            let follows_link = opentelemetry::trace::Link::new(cx, attr);
+                            builder
+                                .links
+                                .get_or_insert_with(|| Vec::with_capacity(1))
+                                .push(follows_link);
+                        }
+                    });
+                }
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
     fn context(&self) -> Context {
         let mut cx = None;
         self.with_subscriber(|(id, subscriber)| {