diff --git a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-pika/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/pika/utils.py b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-pika/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/pika/utils.py
index 7ad144057..699085af6 100644
--- a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-pika/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/pika/utils.py
+++ b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-pika/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/pika/utils.py
@@ -41,15 +41,20 @@ def _decorate_callback(
     ) -> Any:
         if not properties:
             properties = BasicProperties()
+        if properties.headers is None:
+            properties.headers = {}
+        ctx = propagate.extract(properties.headers, getter=_pika_getter)
+        if not ctx:
+            ctx = context.get_current()
         span = _get_span(
             tracer,
             channel,
             properties,
             task_name=task_name,
+            ctx=ctx,
             operation=MessagingOperationValues.RECEIVE,
         )
         with trace.use_span(span, end_on_exit=True):
-            propagate.inject(properties.headers)
             retval = callback(channel, method, properties, body)
         return retval
 
@@ -70,11 +75,13 @@ def _decorate_basic_publish(
     ) -> Any:
         if not properties:
             properties = BasicProperties()
+        ctx = context.get_current()
         span = _get_span(
             tracer,
             channel,
             properties,
             task_name="(temporary)",
+            ctx=ctx,
             operation=None,
         )
         if not span:
@@ -97,11 +104,9 @@ def _get_span(
     channel: Channel,
     properties: BasicProperties,
     task_name: str,
+    ctx: context.Context,
     operation: Optional[MessagingOperationValues] = None,
 ) -> Optional[Span]:
-    if properties.headers is None:
-        properties.headers = {}
-    ctx = propagate.extract(properties.headers, getter=_pika_getter)
     if context.get_value("suppress_instrumentation") or context.get_value(
         _SUPPRESS_INSTRUMENTATION_KEY
     ):
diff --git a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-pika/tests/test_utils.py b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-pika/tests/test_utils.py
index d8ce6d536..fce5d49d1 100644
--- a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-pika/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-pika/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -23,9 +23,7 @@ class TestUtils(TestCase):
     @mock.patch("opentelemetry.context.get_value")
     @mock.patch("opentelemetry.instrumentation.pika.utils._generate_span_name")
     @mock.patch("opentelemetry.instrumentation.pika.utils._enrich_span")
-    @mock.patch("opentelemetry.propagate.extract")
     def test_get_span(
-        extract: mock.MagicMock,
         enrich_span: mock.MagicMock,
         generate_span_name: mock.MagicMock,
         get_value: mock.MagicMock,
@@ -35,21 +33,19 @@ class TestUtils(TestCase):
         properties = mock.MagicMock()
         task_name = "test.test"
         get_value.return_value = None
-        _ = utils._get_span(tracer, channel, properties, task_name)
-        extract.assert_called_once()
+        ctx = mock.MagicMock()
+        _ = utils._get_span(tracer, channel, properties, task_name, ctx)
         generate_span_name.assert_called_once()
         tracer.start_span.assert_called_once_with(
-            context=extract.return_value, name=generate_span_name.return_value
+            context=ctx, name=generate_span_name.return_value
         )
         enrich_span.assert_called_once()
 
     @mock.patch("opentelemetry.context.get_value")
     @mock.patch("opentelemetry.instrumentation.pika.utils._generate_span_name")
     @mock.patch("opentelemetry.instrumentation.pika.utils._enrich_span")
-    @mock.patch("opentelemetry.propagate.extract")
     def test_get_span_suppressed(
         self,
-        extract: mock.MagicMock,
         enrich_span: mock.MagicMock,
         generate_span_name: mock.MagicMock,
         get_value: mock.MagicMock,
@@ -59,10 +55,11 @@ class TestUtils(TestCase):
         properties = mock.MagicMock()
         task_name = "test.test"
         get_value.return_value = True
-        span = utils._get_span(tracer, channel, properties, task_name)
+        ctx = mock.MagicMock()
+        span = utils._get_span(tracer, channel, properties, task_name, ctx)
         self.assertEqual(span, None)
-        extract.assert_called_once()
         generate_span_name.assert_not_called()
+        enrich_span.assert_not_called()
 
     def test_generate_span_name_no_operation(self) -> None:
         task_name = "test.test"