diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/opentelemetry/OpenTelemetry.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/opentelemetry/OpenTelemetry.kt
index 5bfb567..98e94b5 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/opentelemetry/OpenTelemetry.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/opentelemetry/OpenTelemetry.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ package com.opentelemetry
 import android.content.Context
 import io.opentelemetry.api.GlobalOpenTelemetry
 import io.opentelemetry.api.OpenTelemetry
+import io.opentelemetry.api.baggage.propagation.W3CBaggagePropagator;
+import io.opentelemetry.api.trace.propagation.W3CTraceContextPropagator;
+import io.opentelemetry.context.propagation.ContextPropagators;
+import io.opentelemetry.context.propagation.TextMapPropagator;
 import io.opentelemetry.api.common.AttributeKey
 import io.opentelemetry.api.common.Attributes
 import io.opentelemetry.exporter.logging.LoggingMetricExporter
@@ -46,6 +50,10 @@ class OpenTelemetry {
                 ),
             )
 
+            val contextPropagators = ContextPropagators.create(
+                TextMapPropagator.composite(
+                    W3CTraceContextPropagator.getInstance(), W3CBaggagePropagator.getInstance()));
+
             val logSpanExporter = if (options.debug) LoggingSpanExporter.create() else null
             val otlpSpanExporter =
                 options.url?.let { OtlpGrpcSpanExporter.builder().setEndpoint(it).build() }
@@ -75,6 +83,7 @@ class OpenTelemetry {
             OpenTelemetrySdk.builder()
                 .setTracerProvider(tracerProvider)
                 .setMeterProvider(meterProvider)
+                .setPropagators(contextPropagators)
                 .buildAndRegisterGlobal()
         }
     }
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/opentelemetry/OpenTelemetryModule.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/opentelemetry/OpenTelemetryModule.kt
index 01c596b..9d66bb1 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/opentelemetry/OpenTelemetryModule.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/opentelemetry/OpenTelemetryModule.kt
@@ -1,17 +1,32 @@
 package com.opentelemetry
 
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactApplicationContext
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReadableMap
 import com.facebook.react.module.annotations.ReactModule
+import io.opentelemetry.context.Context
 
 @ReactModule(name = OpenTelemetryModule.NAME)
 class OpenTelemetryModule(reactContext: ReactApplicationContext) :
-  NativeOpenTelemetrySpec(reactContext) {
+    NativeOpenTelemetrySpec(reactContext) {
 
-  override fun getName(): String {
-    return NAME
-  }
+    override fun getName(): String {
+        return NAME
+    }
 
-  companion object {
-    const val NAME = "OpenTelemetry"
-  }
+    override fun setContext(carrier: ReadableMap) {
+        if (carrier.toHashMap().isEmpty()) {
+            Context.root().makeCurrent()
+            return
+        }
+
+        val sdk = OpenTelemetry.get()
+        val currentContext = Context.current()
+        val extractedContext =
+            sdk.propagators.textMapPropagator.extract(currentContext, carrier, RNTextMapGetter)
+        extractedContext.makeCurrent()
+    }
+
+    companion object {
+        const val NAME = "OpenTelemetry"
+    }
 }
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/opentelemetry/RNTextMapGetter.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/opentelemetry/RNTextMapGetter.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a7504a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/opentelemetry/RNTextMapGetter.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package com.opentelemetry
+
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReadableMap
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReadableMapKeySetIterator
+import io.opentelemetry.context.propagation.TextMapGetter
+
+object RNTextMapGetter : TextMapGetter<ReadableMap> {
+    override fun keys(carrier: ReadableMap): MutableIterable<String> {
+        val iterator: ReadableMapKeySetIterator = carrier.keySetIterator()
+        val keys = mutableListOf<String>()
+        while (iterator.hasNextKey()) {
+            keys.add(iterator.nextKey())
+        }
+        return keys
+    }
+
+    override fun get(carrier: ReadableMap?, key: String): String? {
+        return carrier?.getString(key)
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/example/src/App.tsx b/example/src/App.tsx
index affcdcd..75e01c6 100644
--- a/example/src/App.tsx
+++ b/example/src/App.tsx
@@ -32,28 +32,29 @@ export default function App() {
         style={{ padding: 16, backgroundColor: "lightgray", borderRadius: 8 }}
         onPress={async () => {
           console.log("Starting a long, parent span...");
-          const parentSpan = tracer.startSpan("my-js-homepage-span");
-          const ctx = sdk.trace.setSpan(sdk.context.active(), parentSpan);
-          parentSpan.setAttributes({
-            platform: "js",
-            userId: 123,
-            userType: "admin",
-          });
 
-          const childSpan = tracer.startSpan(
-            "my-js-homepage-child-span",
-            { attributes: { type: "child" } },
-            ctx
-          );
-          childSpan.end();
+          tracer.startActiveSpan("my-js-homepage-span", async (parentSpan) => {
+            parentSpan.setAttributes({
+              platform: "js",
+              userId: 123,
+              userType: "admin",
+            });
+
+            const childSpan = tracer.startSpan(
+              "my-js-homepage-child-span",
+              { attributes: { type: "child" } },
+            );
+            childSpan.end();
 
-          // sleep for a random 1-3 seconds
-          const sleepTime = Math.floor(Math.random() * 3000) + 1000;
-          console.log(`Sleeping for ${sleepTime}ms`);
-          await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, sleepTime));
+            // sleep for a random 1-3 seconds
+            const sleepTime = Math.floor(Math.random() * 3000) + 1000;
+            console.log(`Sleeping for ${sleepTime}ms`);
+            await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, sleepTime));
+
+            console.log("Span ended");
+            parentSpan.end();
+          });
 
-          parentSpan.end();
-          console.log("Span ended");
         }}
       >
         <Text>Start a span</Text>
diff --git a/src/NativeOpenTelemetry.ts b/src/NativeOpenTelemetry.ts
index ad37dcb..d66674b 100644
--- a/src/NativeOpenTelemetry.ts
+++ b/src/NativeOpenTelemetry.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 import { TurboModuleRegistry, type TurboModule } from "react-native";
 
-export interface Spec extends TurboModule {}
+type Carrier = {
+  [key: string]: string;
+};
+
+export interface Spec extends TurboModule {
+  setContext: (carrier: Carrier) => void;
+}
 
 export default TurboModuleRegistry.getEnforcing<Spec>("OpenTelemetry");
diff --git a/src/RNContextManager.native.ts b/src/RNContextManager.native.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88c7271
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/RNContextManager.native.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+import { ROOT_CONTEXT, propagation } from '@opentelemetry/api';
+import type {Context, ContextManager} from '@opentelemetry/api';
+import NATIVE from './NativeOpenTelemetry';
+
+/**
+ * Stack Context Manager for managing the state in JS,
+ * enriched with native-sync capabilities.
+ */
+export class RNContextManager implements ContextManager {
+  private _enabled = false;
+  public _currentContext = ROOT_CONTEXT;
+
+  // Bind a function to a given context.
+  // This is the same as the default helper.
+  private _bindFunction<T extends Function>(
+    context = ROOT_CONTEXT,
+    target: T
+  ): T {
+    const manager = this;
+    const contextWrapper = function (this: unknown, ...args: unknown[]) {
+      return manager.with(context, () => target.apply(this, args));
+    };
+    Object.defineProperty(contextWrapper, 'length', {
+      enumerable: false,
+      configurable: true,
+      writable: false,
+      value: target.length,
+    });
+    return contextWrapper as unknown as T;
+  }
+
+  private _syncToNative() {
+    const carrier = {};
+    propagation.inject(this._currentContext, carrier);
+    console.log({ carrier });
+    NATIVE.setContext(carrier);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the active (current) context.
+   */
+  active(): Context {
+    return this._currentContext;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Binds the provided context to a target function (or object) so that when that target is called,
+   * the provided context is active during its execution.
+   */
+  bind<T>(context: Context, target: T): T {
+    if (context === undefined) {
+      context = this.active();
+    }
+    if (typeof target === 'function') {
+      return this._bindFunction(context, target);
+    }
+    return target;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Disables the context manager and resets the current context to ROOT_CONTEXT.
+   * You could also choose to sync this state to Native if desired.
+   */
+  disable(): this {
+    this._currentContext = ROOT_CONTEXT;
+    this._enabled = false;
+    // Optionally, notify Native with the ROOT_CONTEXT:
+    this._syncToNative();
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Enables the context manager and initializes the current context.
+   * Synchronizes the initial state from Native.
+   */
+  enable(): this {
+    if (this._enabled) {
+      return this;
+    }
+    this._enabled = true;
+    // Load any native context into the JS side
+    // this._currentContext = NATIVE.getContext() ?? ROOT_CONTEXT;
+    this._currentContext = ROOT_CONTEXT;
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Executes the function [fn] with the provided [context] as the active context.
+   * Ensures that the updated context is sent to Native before and after the call.
+   */
+  with<A extends unknown[], F extends (...args: A) => ReturnType<F>>(
+    context: Context | null,
+    fn: F,
+    thisArg?: ThisParameterType<F>,
+    ...args: A
+  ): ReturnType<F> {
+    const previousContext = this._currentContext;
+    // Set new active context (or fallback to ROOT_CONTEXT)
+    this._currentContext = context || ROOT_CONTEXT;
+
+    // Sync the new active context to Native
+    this._syncToNative();
+
+    try {
+      return fn.call(thisArg, ...args);
+    } finally {
+      // Restore previous context
+      this._currentContext = previousContext;
+      // Re-sync the restored context back to Native
+      this._syncToNative();
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/RNContextManager.ts b/src/RNContextManager.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a70a572
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/RNContextManager.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { StackContextManager as RNContextManager } from "@opentelemetry/sdk-trace-web";
diff --git a/src/index.tsx b/src/index.tsx
index 55427ae..03907dd 100644
--- a/src/index.tsx
+++ b/src/index.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import {
   ATTR_SERVICE_VERSION,
 } from "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions";
 import type { Options } from "./types";
+import { RNContextManager } from "./RNContextManager";
 
 export function openTelemetrySDK(options: Options = {}) {
   console.log("SDK", { options });
@@ -63,29 +64,29 @@ export function openTelemetrySDK(options: Options = {}) {
 
   const tracerProvider = new WebTracerProvider({
     resource,
-    spanProcessors: [
-      logSpanProcessor,
-      otlpSpanProcessor,
-    ].filter((processor) => processor !== null),
+    spanProcessors: [logSpanProcessor, otlpSpanProcessor].filter(
+      (processor) => processor !== null
+    ),
   });
 
-  tracerProvider.register({
-    propagator: new CompositePropagator({
-      propagators: [
-        new W3CBaggagePropagator(),
-        new W3CTraceContextPropagator(),
-      ],
-    }),
+  // Context
+
+  const contextManager = new RNContextManager();
+
+  const propagator = new CompositePropagator({
+    propagators: [new W3CBaggagePropagator(), new W3CTraceContextPropagator()],
   });
 
+  tracerProvider.register({ contextManager, propagator });
+
   registerInstrumentations({
     instrumentations: [
       new FetchInstrumentation({
         propagateTraceHeaderCorsUrls: /.*/,
         clearTimingResources: false,
       }),
-    ]
-  })
+    ],
+  });
 
   // Metrics