diff --git a/sentry_sdk/scope.py b/sentry_sdk/scope.py
index 1f3162605f..dbc26e28e1 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/scope.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/scope.py
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 from functools import wraps
 from itertools import chain
 
+from opentelemetry.trace import Span as OTelSpan
+
 from sentry_sdk._types import AnnotatedValue
 from sentry_sdk.attachments import Attachment
 from sentry_sdk.consts import (
@@ -748,7 +750,10 @@ def span(self):
     def span(self, span):
         # type: (Optional[Span]) -> None
         """Set current tracing span."""
-        self._span = span
+        if isinstance(span, OTelSpan):
+            self._span = Span(otel_span=span)
+        else:
+            self._span = span
 
     @property
     def profile(self):
diff --git a/sentry_sdk/tracing.py b/sentry_sdk/tracing.py
index c56a7e729c..a8ed04dfc4 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/tracing.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/tracing.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from opentelemetry.trace import (
     format_trace_id,
     format_span_id,
-    Span as OtelSpan,
+    Span as OTelSpan,
     TraceState,
     get_current_span,
     INVALID_SPAN,
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ def __init__(
         attributes=None,  # type: Optional[dict[str, Any]]
         only_if_parent=False,  # type: bool
         parent_span=None,  # type: Optional[Span]
-        otel_span=None,  # type: Optional[OtelSpan]
+        otel_span=None,  # type: Optional[OTelSpan]
     ):
         # type: (...) -> None
         """
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ def origin(self, value):
     def root_span(self):
         # type: () -> Optional[Span]
         root_otel_span = cast(
-            "Optional[OtelSpan]", get_sentry_meta(self._otel_span, "root_span")
+            "Optional[OTelSpan]", get_sentry_meta(self._otel_span, "root_span")
         )
         return Span(otel_span=root_otel_span) if root_otel_span else None