diff --git a/docs/changelog/132945.yaml b/docs/changelog/132945.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a7ba515a02725
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/changelog/132945.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+pr: 132945
+summary: Disable child span for streaming tasks
+area: Machine Learning
+type: bug
+issues: []
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/inference/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/inference/action/task/StreamingTaskManager.java b/x-pack/plugin/inference/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/inference/action/task/StreamingTaskManager.java
index 8aa437c773608..3ddb9883ba007 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/inference/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/inference/action/task/StreamingTaskManager.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/inference/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/inference/action/task/StreamingTaskManager.java
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public Task createTask(long id, String type, String action, TaskId parentTaskId,
                             flowTask.addListener(TaskBackedProcessor.this::cancelTask);
                             return flowTask;
                         }
-                    });
+                    }, false);
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/inference/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/inference/action/task/StreamingTaskManagerTests.java b/x-pack/plugin/inference/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/inference/action/task/StreamingTaskManagerTests.java
index 8ca4a5f2aa309..ba070c2caa56b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/inference/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/inference/action/task/StreamingTaskManagerTests.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/inference/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/inference/action/task/StreamingTaskManagerTests.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public void setUp() throws Exception {
         doAnswer(ans -> {
             TaskAwareRequest taskAwareRequest = ans.getArgument(2);
             return taskAwareRequest.createTask(1L, taskType, taskAction, TaskId.EMPTY_TASK_ID, Map.of());
-        }).when(taskManager).register(any(), any(), any());
+        }).when(taskManager).register(any(), any(), any(), eq(false));
     }
 
     @After
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public void testSubscribeRegistersTask() {
 
         processor.subscribe(mock());
 
-        verify(taskManager, only()).register(eq(taskType), eq(taskAction), any());
+        verify(taskManager, only()).register(eq(taskType), eq(taskAction), any(), eq(false));
     }
 
     public void testCancelPropagatesUpstreamAndDownstream() {
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public void testCancelPropagatesUpstreamAndDownstream() {
             var registeredTask = (CancellableTask) taskAwareRequest.createTask(1L, taskType, taskAction, TaskId.EMPTY_TASK_ID, Map.of());
             task.set(registeredTask);
             return registeredTask;
-        }).when(taskManager).register(any(), any(), any());
+        }).when(taskManager).register(any(), any(), any(), eq(false));
 
         Flow.Subscriber<Object> downstream = mock();
         Flow.Subscription upstream = mock();
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ public void testOnNextAfterCancelDoesNotForwardItem() {
             var registeredTask = (CancellableTask) taskAwareRequest.createTask(1L, taskType, taskAction, TaskId.EMPTY_TASK_ID, Map.of());
             task.set(registeredTask);
             return registeredTask;
-        }).when(taskManager).register(any(), any(), any());
+        }).when(taskManager).register(any(), any(), any(), eq(false));
 
         var processor = streamingTaskManager.create(taskType, taskAction);
         var downstream = establishFlow(processor);