diff --git a/instrumentation/external-annotations/README.md b/instrumentation/external-annotations/README.md
index 2bbe1092fb2d..fdbbfc9f082e 100644
--- a/instrumentation/external-annotations/README.md
+++ b/instrumentation/external-annotations/README.md
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ common vendor annotations by default, and additional annotations can be targeted
 configuration property "otel.instrumentation.external-annotations.include".
 
 | System property                                             | Type   | Default             | Description                                                                                               |
-| ----------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | `otel.instrumentation.external-annotations.include`         | String | Default annotations | Configuration for trace annotations, in the form of a pattern that matches `'package.Annotation$Name;*'`. |
 | `otel.instrumentation.external-annotations.exclude-methods` | String |                     | All methods to be excluded from auto-instrumentation by annotation-based advices.                         |
diff --git a/instrumentation/external-annotations/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/extannotations/ExternalAnnotationInstrumentation.java b/instrumentation/external-annotations/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/extannotations/ExternalAnnotationInstrumentation.java
index d5e01ff2ef64..5c39fc2bcbb2 100644
--- a/instrumentation/external-annotations/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/extannotations/ExternalAnnotationInstrumentation.java
+++ b/instrumentation/external-annotations/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/extannotations/ExternalAnnotationInstrumentation.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 import io.opentelemetry.context.Scope;
 import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.incubator.config.internal.InstrumentationConfig;
 import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.incubator.semconv.util.ClassAndMethod;
-import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.bootstrap.Java8BytecodeBridge;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.bootstrap.internal.AgentInstrumentationConfig;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.extension.instrumentation.TypeInstrumentation;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.extension.instrumentation.TypeTransformer;
@@ -32,6 +31,7 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
+import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 import net.bytebuddy.asm.Advice;
 import net.bytebuddy.description.ByteCodeElement;
 import net.bytebuddy.description.NamedElement;
@@ -168,36 +168,48 @@ private static ElementMatcher.Junction<MethodDescription> configureExcludedMetho
   @SuppressWarnings("unused")
   public static class ExternalAnnotationAdvice {
 
-    @Advice.OnMethodEnter(suppress = Throwable.class)
-    public static void onEnter(
-        @Advice.Origin("#t") Class<?> declaringClass,
-        @Advice.Origin("#m") String methodName,
-        @Advice.Local("otelRequest") ClassAndMethod request,
-        @Advice.Local("otelContext") Context context,
-        @Advice.Local("otelScope") Scope scope) {
-
-      Context parentContext = Java8BytecodeBridge.currentContext();
-      request = ClassAndMethod.create(declaringClass, methodName);
-      if (!instrumenter().shouldStart(parentContext, request)) {
-        return;
+    public static class AdviceScope {
+      private final ClassAndMethod classAndMethod;
+      private final Context context;
+      private final Scope scope;
+
+      private AdviceScope(ClassAndMethod classAndMethod, Context context, Scope scope) {
+        this.classAndMethod = classAndMethod;
+        this.context = context;
+        this.scope = scope;
+      }
+
+      @Nullable
+      public static AdviceScope start(Class<?> declaringClass, String methodName) {
+        Context parentContext = Context.current();
+        ClassAndMethod classAndMethod = ClassAndMethod.create(declaringClass, methodName);
+        if (!instrumenter().shouldStart(parentContext, classAndMethod)) {
+          return null;
+        }
+
+        Context context = instrumenter().start(parentContext, classAndMethod);
+        return new AdviceScope(classAndMethod, context, context.makeCurrent());
       }
 
-      context = instrumenter().start(parentContext, request);
-      scope = context.makeCurrent();
+      public void end(@Nullable Throwable throwable) {
+        scope.close();
+        instrumenter().end(context, classAndMethod, null, throwable);
+      }
+    }
+
+    @Advice.OnMethodEnter(suppress = Throwable.class)
+    public static AdviceScope onEnter(
+        @Advice.Origin("#t") Class<?> declaringClass, @Advice.Origin("#m") String methodName) {
+      return AdviceScope.start(declaringClass, methodName);
     }
 
     @Advice.OnMethodExit(onThrowable = Throwable.class, suppress = Throwable.class)
     public static void stopSpan(
-        @Advice.Local("otelRequest") ClassAndMethod request,
-        @Advice.Local("otelContext") Context context,
-        @Advice.Local("otelScope") Scope scope,
-        @Advice.Thrown Throwable throwable) {
-
-      if (scope == null) {
-        return;
+        @Advice.Thrown @Nullable Throwable throwable,
+        @Advice.Enter @Nullable AdviceScope adviceScope) {
+      if (adviceScope != null) {
+        adviceScope.end(throwable);
       }
-      scope.close();
-      instrumenter().end(context, request, null, throwable);
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/instrumentation/external-annotations/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/extannotations/ExternalAnnotationInstrumentationModule.java b/instrumentation/external-annotations/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/extannotations/ExternalAnnotationInstrumentationModule.java
index 79c7d68ab18f..9f1a1ed0429c 100644
--- a/instrumentation/external-annotations/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/extannotations/ExternalAnnotationInstrumentationModule.java
+++ b/instrumentation/external-annotations/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/extannotations/ExternalAnnotationInstrumentationModule.java
@@ -10,10 +10,12 @@
 import com.google.auto.service.AutoService;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.extension.instrumentation.InstrumentationModule;
 import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.extension.instrumentation.TypeInstrumentation;
+import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.extension.instrumentation.internal.ExperimentalInstrumentationModule;
 import java.util.List;
 
 @AutoService(InstrumentationModule.class)
-public class ExternalAnnotationInstrumentationModule extends InstrumentationModule {
+public class ExternalAnnotationInstrumentationModule extends InstrumentationModule
+    implements ExperimentalInstrumentationModule {
 
   public ExternalAnnotationInstrumentationModule() {
     super("external-annotations");
@@ -23,4 +25,9 @@ public ExternalAnnotationInstrumentationModule() {
   public List<TypeInstrumentation> typeInstrumentations() {
     return singletonList(new ExternalAnnotationInstrumentation());
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public boolean isIndyReady() {
+    return true;
+  }
 }