diff --git a/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/_events/__init__.py b/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/_events/__init__.py
index e1e6a675a52..9fde655e758 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/_events/__init__.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/_events/__init__.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 from opentelemetry.environment_variables import (
     _OTEL_PYTHON_EVENT_LOGGER_PROVIDER,
 )
-from opentelemetry.trace.span import TraceFlags
+from opentelemetry.trace.span import SpanContext
 from opentelemetry.util._once import Once
 from opentelemetry.util._providers import _load_provider
 from opentelemetry.util.types import Attributes
@@ -35,15 +35,18 @@ def __init__(
         self,
         name: str,
         timestamp: Optional[int] = None,
-        trace_id: Optional[int] = None,
-        span_id: Optional[int] = None,
-        trace_flags: Optional["TraceFlags"] = None,
+        span_context: Optional[SpanContext] = None,
         body: Optional[Any] = None,
         severity_number: Optional[SeverityNumber] = None,
         attributes: Optional[Attributes] = None,
     ):
         attributes = attributes or {}
         event_attributes = {**attributes, "event.name": name}
+        trace_id = span_id = trace_flags = None
+        if span_context:
+            trace_id = span_context.trace_id
+            span_id = span_context.span_id
+            trace_flags = span_context.trace_flags
         super().__init__(
             timestamp=timestamp,
             trace_id=trace_id,
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/events/test_events.py b/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/events/test_events.py
index 7b8d42ff316..934f19a605b 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/events/test_events.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/events/test_events.py
@@ -123,15 +123,11 @@ def test_event_logger_emit(self, logger_mock, log_record_mock):
             "name", "version", "schema_url", {"key": "value"}
         )
         now = Mock()
-        trace_id = Mock()
-        span_id = Mock()
-        trace_flags = Mock()
+        span_context = Mock()
         event = Event(
             name="test_event",
             timestamp=now,
-            trace_id=trace_id,
-            span_id=span_id,
-            trace_flags=trace_flags,
+            span_context=span_context,
             body="test body",
             severity_number=SeverityNumber.ERROR,
             attributes={
@@ -146,9 +142,9 @@ def test_event_logger_emit(self, logger_mock, log_record_mock):
         log_record_mock.assert_called_once_with(
             timestamp=now,
             observed_timestamp=None,
-            trace_id=trace_id,
-            span_id=span_id,
-            trace_flags=trace_flags,
+            trace_id=span_context.trace_id,
+            span_id=span_context.span_id,
+            trace_flags=span_context.trace_flags,
             severity_text=None,
             severity_number=SeverityNumber.ERROR,
             body="test body",
@@ -179,15 +175,11 @@ def test_event_logger_emit_sdk_disabled(
             "name", "version", "schema_url", {"key": "value"}
         )
         now = Mock()
-        trace_id = Mock()
-        span_id = Mock()
-        trace_flags = Mock()
+        span_context = Mock()
         event = Event(
             name="test_event",
             timestamp=now,
-            trace_id=trace_id,
-            span_id=span_id,
-            trace_flags=trace_flags,
+            span_context=span_context,
             body="test body",
             severity_number=SeverityNumber.ERROR,
             attributes={