diff --git a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-kafka-python/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/kafka/__init__.py b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-kafka-python/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/kafka/__init__.py
index f1ab77e4a2..b019e2b146 100644
--- a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-kafka-python/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/kafka/__init__.py
+++ b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-kafka-python/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/kafka/__init__.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def process_msg(message):
     _instruments_kafka_python,
     _instruments_kafka_python_ng,
 )
-from opentelemetry.instrumentation.kafka.utils import _wrap_next, _wrap_send
+from opentelemetry.instrumentation.kafka.utils import _wrap_poll, _wrap_send
 from opentelemetry.instrumentation.kafka.version import __version__
 from opentelemetry.instrumentation.utils import unwrap
 
@@ -150,10 +150,10 @@ def _instrument(self, **kwargs):
         )
         wrap_function_wrapper(
             kafka.KafkaConsumer,
-            "__next__",
-            _wrap_next(tracer, consume_hook),
+            "poll",
+            _wrap_poll(tracer, consume_hook),
         )
 
     def _uninstrument(self, **kwargs):
         unwrap(kafka.KafkaProducer, "send")
-        unwrap(kafka.KafkaConsumer, "__next__")
+        unwrap(kafka.KafkaConsumer, "poll")
diff --git a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-kafka-python/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/kafka/utils.py b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-kafka-python/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/kafka/utils.py
index 3f9bd6f39c..aee05323bc 100644
--- a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-kafka-python/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/kafka/utils.py
+++ b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-kafka-python/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/kafka/utils.py
@@ -199,30 +199,30 @@ def _create_consumer_span(
         context.detach(token)
 
 
-def _wrap_next(
-    tracer: Tracer,
-    consume_hook: ConsumeHookT,
-) -> Callable:
-    def _traced_next(func, instance, args, kwargs):
-        record = func(*args, **kwargs)
-
-        if record:
-            bootstrap_servers = (
-                KafkaPropertiesExtractor.extract_bootstrap_servers(instance)
-            )
-
-            extracted_context = propagate.extract(
-                record.headers, getter=_kafka_getter
-            )
-            _create_consumer_span(
-                tracer,
-                consume_hook,
-                record,
-                extracted_context,
-                bootstrap_servers,
-                args,
-                kwargs,
-            )
-        return record
-
-    return _traced_next
+def _wrap_poll(tracer: Tracer, consume_hook: ConsumeHookT) -> Callable:
+    def _traced_poll(func, instance, args, kwargs):
+        records = func(*args, **kwargs)
+
+        for items in records.values():
+            for record in items:
+                if record:
+                    bootstrap_servers = (
+                        KafkaPropertiesExtractor.extract_bootstrap_servers(
+                            instance)
+                    )
+
+                    extracted_context = propagate.extract(
+                        record.headers, getter=_kafka_getter
+                    )
+                    _create_consumer_span(
+                        tracer,
+                        consume_hook,
+                        record,
+                        extracted_context,
+                        bootstrap_servers,
+                        args,
+                        kwargs,
+                    )
+        return records
+
+    return _traced_poll
diff --git a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-kafka-python/tests/test_instrumentation.py b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-kafka-python/tests/test_instrumentation.py
index 13587b0c3c..e9e3fb040e 100644
--- a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-kafka-python/tests/test_instrumentation.py
+++ b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-kafka-python/tests/test_instrumentation.py
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ def test_instrument_api(self) -> None:
         instrumentation.instrument()
         self.assertTrue(isinstance(KafkaProducer.send, BoundFunctionWrapper))
         self.assertTrue(
-            isinstance(KafkaConsumer.__next__, BoundFunctionWrapper)
+            isinstance(KafkaConsumer.poll, BoundFunctionWrapper)
         )
 
         instrumentation.uninstrument()
         self.assertFalse(isinstance(KafkaProducer.send, BoundFunctionWrapper))
         self.assertFalse(
-            isinstance(KafkaConsumer.__next__, BoundFunctionWrapper)
+            isinstance(KafkaConsumer.poll, BoundFunctionWrapper)
         )
 
     @patch("opentelemetry.instrumentation.kafka.distribution")
diff --git a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-kafka-python/tests/test_utils.py b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-kafka-python/tests/test_utils.py
index 85397bcb73..6e7b3ac43e 100644
--- a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-kafka-python/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-kafka-python/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     _get_span_name,
     _kafka_getter,
     _kafka_setter,
-    _wrap_next,
+    _wrap_poll,
     _wrap_send,
 )
 from opentelemetry.trace import SpanKind
@@ -142,42 +142,46 @@ def wrap_send_helper(
     @mock.patch(
         "opentelemetry.instrumentation.kafka.utils.KafkaPropertiesExtractor.extract_bootstrap_servers"
     )
-    def test_wrap_next(
-        self,
-        extract_bootstrap_servers: mock.MagicMock,
-        _create_consumer_span: mock.MagicMock,
-        extract: mock.MagicMock,
+    def test_wrap_poll(
+            self,
+            extract_bootstrap_servers: mock.MagicMock,
+            _create_consumer_span: mock.MagicMock,
+            extract: mock.MagicMock,
     ) -> None:
+        self.args = []
+        self.kwargs = {"timeout_ms": 1000}
         tracer = mock.MagicMock()
         consume_hook = mock.MagicMock()
-        original_next_callback = mock.MagicMock()
+        original_poll_callback = mock.MagicMock()
         kafka_consumer = mock.MagicMock()
 
-        wrapped_next = _wrap_next(tracer, consume_hook)
-        record = wrapped_next(
-            original_next_callback, kafka_consumer, self.args, self.kwargs
+        wrapped_poll = _wrap_poll(tracer, consume_hook)
+        records = wrapped_poll(
+            original_poll_callback, kafka_consumer, self.args, self.kwargs
         )
 
         extract_bootstrap_servers.assert_called_once_with(kafka_consumer)
         bootstrap_servers = extract_bootstrap_servers.return_value
 
-        original_next_callback.assert_called_once_with(
+        original_poll_callback.assert_called_once_with(
             *self.args, **self.kwargs
         )
-        self.assertEqual(record, original_next_callback.return_value)
-
-        extract.assert_called_once_with(record.headers, getter=_kafka_getter)
-        context = extract.return_value
-
-        _create_consumer_span.assert_called_once_with(
-            tracer,
-            consume_hook,
-            record,
-            context,
-            bootstrap_servers,
-            self.args,
-            self.kwargs,
-        )
+        self.assertEqual(records, original_poll_callback.return_value)
+
+        for items in records.values():
+            for record in items:
+                extract.assert_called_once_with(record.headers, getter=_kafka_getter)
+                context = extract.return_value
+
+                _create_consumer_span.assert_called_once_with(
+                    tracer,
+                    consume_hook,
+                    record,
+                    context,
+                    bootstrap_servers,
+                    self.args,
+                    self.kwargs,
+                )
 
     @mock.patch("opentelemetry.trace.set_span_in_context")
     @mock.patch("opentelemetry.context.attach")