diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 13f9335703..3c7990bc65 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ Increment the:
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+* [BUILD] Propagate INTERFACE_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS from API through common_foo_library
+  [#3440](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-cpp/pull/3440)
+
 * [BUILD] Error out when building DLL without MSVC
   [#3438](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-cpp/pull/3438)
 
diff --git a/examples/common/foo_library/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/common/foo_library/CMakeLists.txt
index 7306c3a5af..58cb179f81 100644
--- a/examples/common/foo_library/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/common/foo_library/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ endif()
 
 target_include_directories(common_foo_library
                            PUBLIC "$<BUILD_INTERFACE:${EXAMPLES_COMMON_DIR}>")
-target_link_libraries(common_foo_library PRIVATE opentelemetry-cpp::api)
+target_link_libraries(common_foo_library PUBLIC opentelemetry-cpp::api)
diff --git a/examples/common/logs_foo_library/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/common/logs_foo_library/CMakeLists.txt
index 5d66099e8a..af6207ca96 100644
--- a/examples/common/logs_foo_library/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/common/logs_foo_library/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ endif()
 target_include_directories(common_logs_foo_library
                            PUBLIC $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${EXAMPLES_COMMON_DIR}>)
 
-target_link_libraries(common_logs_foo_library PRIVATE opentelemetry-cpp::api)
+target_link_libraries(common_logs_foo_library PUBLIC opentelemetry-cpp::api)
diff --git a/examples/common/metrics_foo_library/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/common/metrics_foo_library/CMakeLists.txt
index 1c9e388966..64a4b53aca 100644
--- a/examples/common/metrics_foo_library/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/common/metrics_foo_library/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ endif()
 target_include_directories(common_metrics_foo_library
                            PUBLIC $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${EXAMPLES_COMMON_DIR}>)
 
-target_link_libraries(common_metrics_foo_library PRIVATE opentelemetry-cpp::api)
+target_link_libraries(common_metrics_foo_library PUBLIC opentelemetry-cpp::api)