diff --git a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-django/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/django/middleware/sqlcommenter_middleware.py b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-django/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/django/middleware/sqlcommenter_middleware.py
index ef53d5dc38..12a90dd156 100644
--- a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-django/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/django/middleware/sqlcommenter_middleware.py
+++ b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-django/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/django/middleware/sqlcommenter_middleware.py
@@ -76,10 +76,21 @@ def __call__(self, execute: Type[T], sql, params, many, context) -> T:
         with_db_driver = getattr(
             conf.settings, "SQLCOMMENTER_WITH_DB_DRIVER", True
         )
+        with_action = getattr(
+            conf.settings, "SQLCOMMENTER_WITH_ACTION", True
+        )
 
         db_driver = context["connection"].settings_dict.get("ENGINE", "")
         resolver_match = self.request.resolver_match
 
+        # app_name is the application namespace for the URL pattern that matches the URL.
+        # See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/ref/urlresolvers/#django.urls.ResolverMatch.app_name
+        app_name = (
+            (resolver_match.app_name or None)
+            if resolver_match and with_app_name 
+            else None
+        )
+
         sql = _add_sql_comment(
             sql,
             # Information about the controller.
@@ -88,6 +99,7 @@ def __call__(self, execute: Type[T], sql, params, many, context) -> T:
                 if resolver_match and with_controller
                 else None
             ),
+            action=self.request.method if with_action else None,
             # route is the pattern that matched a request with a controller i.e. the regex
             # See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/ref/urlresolvers/#django.urls.ResolverMatch.route
             # getattr() because the attribute doesn't exist in Django < 2.2.
@@ -98,11 +110,8 @@ def __call__(self, execute: Type[T], sql, params, many, context) -> T:
             ),
             # app_name is the application namespace for the URL pattern that matches the URL.
             # See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/ref/urlresolvers/#django.urls.ResolverMatch.app_name
-            app_name=(
-                (resolver_match.app_name or None)
-                if resolver_match and with_app_name
-                else None
-            ),
+            app_name=app_name,
+            application=app_name,
             # Framework centric information.
             framework=f"django:{_django_version}" if with_framework else None,
             # Information about the database and driver.
diff --git a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-django/tests/test_sqlcommenter.py b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-django/tests/test_sqlcommenter.py
index eec02d7a54..53cfb2472d 100644
--- a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-django/tests/test_sqlcommenter.py
+++ b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-django/tests/test_sqlcommenter.py
@@ -107,28 +107,29 @@ def test_middleware_added_at_position(self, sqlcommenter_middleware):
         "opentelemetry.instrumentation.django.middleware.sqlcommenter_middleware._get_opentelemetry_values"
     )
     def test_query_wrapper(self, trace_capture):
-        requests_mock = MagicMock()
-        requests_mock.resolver_match.view_name = "view"
-        requests_mock.resolver_match.route = "route"
-        requests_mock.resolver_match.app_name = "app"
+        mock_request = MagicMock()
+        mock_request.method = "GET"
+        mock_request.resolver_match.view_name = "view"
+        mock_request.resolver_match.route = "route"
+        mock_request.resolver_match.app_name = "app"
 
         trace_capture.return_value = {
             "traceparent": "*traceparent='00-000000000000000000000000deadbeef-000000000000beef-00"
         }
-        qw_instance = _QueryWrapper(requests_mock)
-        execute_mock_obj = MagicMock()
+        qw_instance = _QueryWrapper(request=mock_request)
+        mock_execute = MagicMock()
         qw_instance(
-            execute_mock_obj,
-            "Select 1;",
-            MagicMock("test"),
-            MagicMock("test1"),
-            MagicMock(),
+            execute=mock_execute,
+            sql="Select 1;",
+            params=MagicMock("test"),
+            many=MagicMock("test1"),
+            context=MagicMock(),
         )
-        output_sql = execute_mock_obj.call_args[0][0]
+        output_sql = mock_execute.call_args[0][0]
         self.assertEqual(
             output_sql,
-            "Select 1 /*app_name='app',controller='view',route='route',traceparent='%%2Atraceparent%%3D%%2700-0000000"
-            "00000000000000000deadbeef-000000000000beef-00'*/;",
+            "Select 1 /*action='GET',app_name='app',application='app',controller='view',route='route',"
+            "traceparent='%%2Atraceparent%%3D%%2700-000000000000000000000000deadbeef-000000000000beef-00'*/;",
         )
 
     @patch(