diff --git a/instrumentation/active_job/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/handlers/perform.rb b/instrumentation/active_job/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/handlers/perform.rb
index 88141f754f..28981c9450 100644
--- a/instrumentation/active_job/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/handlers/perform.rb
+++ b/instrumentation/active_job/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/handlers/perform.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def start_span(name, _id, payload)
               span = tracer.start_root_span(span_name, kind: :consumer, attributes: @mapper.call(payload), links: links)
             end
 
-            { span: span, ctx_token: attach_consumer_context(span) }
+            { span: span, ctx_token: attach_consumer_context(span, parent_context) }
           end
 
           # This method attaches a span to multiple contexts:
@@ -42,9 +42,10 @@ def start_span(name, _id, payload)
           #    This is used later to enrich the ingress span in children, e.g. setting span status to error when a child event like `discard` terminates due to an error
           # 2. Registers the ingress span as the "active" span, which is the default behavior of the SDK.
           # @param span [OpenTelemetry::Trace::Span] the currently active span used to record the exception and set the status
+          # @param parent_context [Context] The context to use as the parent for the consumer context
           # @return [Numeric] Context token that must be detached when finished
-          def attach_consumer_context(span)
-            consumer_context = OpenTelemetry::Trace.context_with_span(span)
+          def attach_consumer_context(span, parent_context)
+            consumer_context = OpenTelemetry::Trace.context_with_span(span, parent_context: parent_context)
             internal_context = OpenTelemetry::Instrumentation::ActiveJob.context_with_span(span, parent_context: consumer_context)
 
             OpenTelemetry::Context.attach(internal_context)
diff --git a/instrumentation/active_job/test/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/handlers/perform_test.rb b/instrumentation/active_job/test/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/handlers/perform_test.rb
index de886c2062..b2a19bf34e 100644
--- a/instrumentation/active_job/test/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/handlers/perform_test.rb
+++ b/instrumentation/active_job/test/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/handlers/perform_test.rb
@@ -188,21 +188,6 @@
         _(process_span.links[0].span_context.span_id).must_equal(publish_span.span_id)
       end
 
-      it 'propagates baggage' do
-        ctx = OpenTelemetry::Baggage.set_value('testing_baggage', 'it_worked')
-        OpenTelemetry::Context.with_current(ctx) do
-          BaggageJob.perform_later
-        end
-
-        _(publish_span.trace_id).wont_equal(process_span.trace_id)
-
-        _(process_span.total_recorded_links).must_equal(1)
-        _(process_span.links[0].span_context.trace_id).must_equal(publish_span.trace_id)
-        _(process_span.links[0].span_context.span_id).must_equal(publish_span.span_id)
-
-        _(process_span.attributes['success']).must_equal(true)
-      end
-
       describe 'with an async queue adapter' do
         before do
           begin
@@ -225,6 +210,21 @@
           _(process_span.links[0].span_context.trace_id).must_equal(publish_span.trace_id)
           _(process_span.links[0].span_context.span_id).must_equal(publish_span.span_id)
         end
+
+        it 'propagates baggage' do
+          ctx = OpenTelemetry::Baggage.set_value('testing_baggage', 'it_worked')
+          OpenTelemetry::Context.with_current(ctx) do
+            BaggageJob.perform_later
+          end
+          perform_enqueued_jobs
+
+          _(publish_span.trace_id).wont_equal(process_span.trace_id)
+
+          _(process_span.total_recorded_links).must_equal(1)
+          _(process_span.links[0].span_context.trace_id).must_equal(publish_span.trace_id)
+          _(process_span.links[0].span_context.span_id).must_equal(publish_span.span_id)
+          _(process_span.attributes['success']).must_equal(true)
+        end
       end
     end
 
@@ -251,18 +251,6 @@
         _(process_span.parent_span_id).must_equal(publish_span.span_id)
       end
 
-      it 'propagates baggage' do
-        ctx = OpenTelemetry::Baggage.set_value('testing_baggage', 'it_worked')
-        OpenTelemetry::Context.with_current(ctx) do
-          BaggageJob.perform_later
-        end
-        _(process_span.total_recorded_links).must_equal(0)
-
-        _(publish_span.trace_id).must_equal(process_span.trace_id)
-        _(process_span.parent_span_id).must_equal(publish_span.span_id)
-        _(process_span.attributes['success']).must_equal(true)
-      end
-
       describe 'with an async queue adapter' do
         before do
           begin
@@ -284,6 +272,20 @@
           _(publish_span.trace_id).must_equal(process_span.trace_id)
           _(process_span.parent_span_id).must_equal(publish_span.span_id)
         end
+
+        it 'propagates baggage' do
+          ctx = OpenTelemetry::Baggage.set_value('testing_baggage', 'it_worked')
+          OpenTelemetry::Context.with_current(ctx) do
+            BaggageJob.perform_later
+          end
+          perform_enqueued_jobs
+
+          _(process_span.total_recorded_links).must_equal(0)
+
+          _(publish_span.trace_id).must_equal(process_span.trace_id)
+          _(process_span.parent_span_id).must_equal(publish_span.span_id)
+          _(process_span.attributes['success']).must_equal(true)
+        end
       end
     end