diff --git a/api/src/experimental/decorators/index.ts b/api/src/experimental/decorators/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2c1c8dcb497
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/experimental/decorators/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { TraceDecoratorAPI } from './trace';
+
+export const trace = TraceDecoratorAPI.getInstance();
+export const decorators = {
+  trace,
+};
diff --git a/api/src/experimental/decorators/trace.ts b/api/src/experimental/decorators/trace.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..27908728d28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/experimental/decorators/trace.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import {
+  Context,
+  Span,
+  SpanStatusCode,
+  Tracer,
+  Exception,
+  SpanOptions,
+} from '../../';
+
+/**
+ * Cast an arbitrary exception value to {@link Exception} type.
+ */
+function asException(e: unknown): Exception {
+  if (typeof e === 'object' && e !== null && 'message' in e) {
+    return e as Exception;
+  }
+  if (typeof e === 'string') {
+    return e;
+  }
+  return `${e}`;
+}
+
+function onException(e: Exception, span: Span) {
+  span.recordException(e);
+  span.setStatus({
+    code: SpanStatusCode.ERROR,
+  });
+}
+
+export class TraceDecoratorAPI {
+  private static _instance?: TraceDecoratorAPI;
+
+  /** Empty private constructor prevents end users from constructing a new instance of the API */
+  private constructor() {}
+
+  /** Get the singleton instance of the TraceDecoratorAPI API */
+  public static getInstance(): TraceDecoratorAPI {
+    if (!this._instance) {
+      this._instance = new TraceDecoratorAPI();
+    }
+
+    return this._instance;
+  }
+
+  public startActiveSpan = startActiveSpan;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Decorator to trace a class method with {@link Tracer.startActiveSpan}.
+ */
+function startActiveSpan(
+  tracer: Tracer,
+  name?: string,
+  options?: SpanOptions,
+  context?: Context
+) {
+  return (
+    originalMethod: Function, // eslint-disable-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-function-type
+    decContext: ClassMethodDecoratorContext
+  ) => {
+    const methodName = String(decContext.name);
+    let spanName = name;
+    if (name === undefined) {
+      spanName = methodName;
+      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+      decContext.addInitializer(function init(this: any) {
+        spanName = `${this.constructor.name}.${methodName}`;
+      });
+    }
+
+    function replacementMethod(this: unknown, ...args: unknown[]) {
+      // Force positional arguments on `startActiveSpan`.
+      return tracer.startActiveSpan(spanName!, options!, context!, span => {
+        try {
+          const ret = originalMethod.apply(this, args);
+          if (typeof ret?.then === 'function') {
+            // If the originalMethod is an async function, attach span handler to
+            // the returned promise.
+            return ret.then(
+              (val: unknown) => {
+                span.end();
+                return val;
+              },
+              (e: unknown) => {
+                onException(asException(e), span);
+                span.end();
+                throw e;
+              }
+            );
+          } else {
+            // Only end the span if the originalMethod is not an async function.
+            span.end();
+          }
+          return ret;
+        } catch (e) {
+          onException(asException(e), span);
+          span.end();
+          throw e;
+        }
+      });
+    }
+    Object.defineProperty(replacementMethod, 'name', { value: methodName });
+
+    return replacementMethod;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/api/src/experimental/index.ts b/api/src/experimental/index.ts
index f034ae6c1d7..072709724d6 100644
--- a/api/src/experimental/index.ts
+++ b/api/src/experimental/index.ts
@@ -21,3 +21,5 @@
 
 export { wrapTracer, SugaredTracer } from './trace/SugaredTracer';
 export type { SugaredSpanOptions } from './trace/SugaredOptions';
+
+export { decorators } from './decorators/index';
diff --git a/api/test/common/experimental/decorators/trace.ts b/api/test/common/experimental/decorators/trace.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..919770f395c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/test/common/experimental/decorators/trace.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,211 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import * as assert from 'assert';
+import * as sinon from 'sinon';
+import { NoopTracerProvider } from '../../../../src/trace/NoopTracerProvider';
+import { NoopTracer } from '../../../../src/trace/NoopTracer';
+import { Span } from '../../../../src';
+import { Context, SpanOptions } from '../../../../src';
+import { NonRecordingSpan } from '../../../../src/trace/NonRecordingSpan';
+import { decorators } from '../../../../src/experimental';
+
+describe('decorators/trace', function () {
+  class TestTracer extends NoopTracer {
+    public calls: IArguments[] = [];
+    public span = new NonRecordingSpan();
+
+    override startActiveSpan<F extends (span: Span) => ReturnType<F>>(
+      name: string,
+      arg2?: SpanOptions,
+      arg3?: Context,
+      arg4?: F
+    ): ReturnType<F> | undefined {
+      this.calls.push(arguments);
+      return super.startActiveSpan(name, arg2, arg3, () => {
+        return arg4?.(this.span);
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  class TestTracerProvider extends NoopTracerProvider {
+    override getTracer() {
+      return new TestTracer();
+    }
+  }
+
+  const tracer = new TestTracerProvider().getTracer();
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    tracer.calls = [];
+    tracer.span = new NonRecordingSpan();
+  });
+
+  const error = new Error('test error');
+  class TestClass {
+    @decorators.trace.startActiveSpan(tracer)
+    foo(throws = false) {
+      if (throws) throw error;
+      return 'foo';
+    }
+
+    @decorators.trace.startActiveSpan(tracer)
+    async asyncFoo(throws = false) {
+      if (throws) throw error;
+      return 'asyncFoo';
+    }
+
+    @decorators.trace.startActiveSpan(tracer)
+    #privateFoo(throws = false) {
+      if (throws) throw error;
+      return 'privateFoo';
+    }
+
+    @decorators.trace.startActiveSpan(tracer, 'customSpanName', {
+      attributes: { 'custom-attribute': 'value' },
+    })
+    customMethodName() {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    callPrivateFoo(throws = false) {
+      return this.#privateFoo(throws);
+    }
+  }
+
+  describe('startActiveSpan', () => {
+    it('should trace sync method', function () {
+      const endStub = sinon.stub(tracer.span, 'end');
+      const test = new TestClass();
+
+      assert.strictEqual(test.foo.name, 'foo');
+      const ret = test.foo();
+      assert.strictEqual(ret, 'foo');
+
+      assert.strictEqual(tracer.calls.length, 1);
+      assert.strictEqual(tracer.calls[0][0], 'TestClass.foo');
+
+      assert.strictEqual(endStub.callCount, 1);
+    });
+
+    it('should trace method with custom options', function () {
+      const endStub = sinon.stub(tracer.span, 'end');
+      const test = new TestClass();
+
+      assert.strictEqual(test.customMethodName.name, 'customMethodName');
+      test.customMethodName();
+
+      assert.strictEqual(tracer.calls.length, 1);
+      assert.strictEqual(tracer.calls[0][0], 'customSpanName');
+      assert.strictEqual(
+        tracer.calls[0][1].attributes['custom-attribute'],
+        'value'
+      );
+
+      assert.strictEqual(endStub.callCount, 1);
+    });
+
+    it('should trace async method', async function () {
+      const endStub = sinon.stub(tracer.span, 'end');
+      const test = new TestClass();
+
+      assert.strictEqual(test.asyncFoo.name, 'asyncFoo');
+      const ret = test.asyncFoo();
+      assert.strictEqual(typeof ret.then, 'function');
+
+      assert.strictEqual(tracer.calls.length, 1);
+      assert.strictEqual(tracer.calls[0][0], 'TestClass.asyncFoo');
+
+      // The promise is not resolved yet.
+      assert.strictEqual(endStub.callCount, 0);
+
+      assert.strictEqual(await ret, 'asyncFoo');
+      // After the promise is resolved, span should be ended.
+      assert.strictEqual(endStub.callCount, 1);
+    });
+
+    it('should trace private method', async function () {
+      const endStub = sinon.stub(tracer.span, 'end');
+      const test = new TestClass();
+
+      const ret = test.callPrivateFoo();
+      assert.strictEqual(ret, 'privateFoo');
+
+      assert.strictEqual(tracer.calls.length, 1);
+      assert.strictEqual(tracer.calls[0][0], 'TestClass.#privateFoo');
+
+      assert.strictEqual(endStub.callCount, 1);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('startActiveSpan() with exceptions', function () {
+    it('should trace sync method', function () {
+      const endStub = sinon.stub(tracer.span, 'end');
+      const recordExceptionStub = sinon.stub(tracer.span, 'recordException');
+      const test = new TestClass();
+
+      try {
+        test.foo(true);
+      } catch {
+        /* ignore */
+      }
+
+      assert.strictEqual(tracer.calls.length, 1);
+      assert.strictEqual(tracer.calls[0][0], 'TestClass.foo');
+
+      assert.strictEqual(endStub.callCount, 1);
+      assert.strictEqual(recordExceptionStub.args[0][0], error);
+    });
+
+    it('should trace async method', async function () {
+      const endStub = sinon.stub(tracer.span, 'end');
+      const recordExceptionStub = sinon.stub(tracer.span, 'recordException');
+      const test = new TestClass();
+
+      const ret = test.asyncFoo(true).catch(() => {});
+
+      assert.strictEqual(tracer.calls.length, 1);
+      assert.strictEqual(tracer.calls[0][0], 'TestClass.asyncFoo');
+
+      // The promise is not settled yet.
+      assert.strictEqual(endStub.callCount, 0);
+
+      await ret;
+      // After the promise is settled, span should be ended.
+      assert.strictEqual(endStub.callCount, 1);
+      // Promise rejection should be recorded.
+      assert.strictEqual(recordExceptionStub.args[0][0], error);
+    });
+
+    it('should trace private method', async function () {
+      const endStub = sinon.stub(tracer.span, 'end');
+      const recordExceptionStub = sinon.stub(tracer.span, 'recordException');
+      const test = new TestClass();
+
+      try {
+        test.callPrivateFoo(true);
+      } catch {
+        /* ignore */
+      }
+
+      assert.strictEqual(tracer.calls.length, 1);
+      assert.strictEqual(tracer.calls[0][0], 'TestClass.#privateFoo');
+
+      assert.strictEqual(endStub.callCount, 1);
+      assert.strictEqual(recordExceptionStub.args[0][0], error);
+    });
+  });
+});