diff --git a/instrumentation-api-semconv/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/api/instrumenter/http/HttpCommonAttributesExtractor.java b/instrumentation-api-semconv/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/api/instrumenter/http/HttpCommonAttributesExtractor.java
index 142b203569c6..ab72f719346f 100644
--- a/instrumentation-api-semconv/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/api/instrumenter/http/HttpCommonAttributesExtractor.java
+++ b/instrumentation-api-semconv/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/api/instrumenter/http/HttpCommonAttributesExtractor.java
@@ -121,9 +121,11 @@ public void onEnd(
     }
 
     if (SemconvStability.emitStableHttpSemconv()) {
-      String errorType;
-      if (statusCode != null && statusCodeConverter.isError(statusCode)) {
-        errorType = statusCode.toString();
+      String errorType = null;
+      if (statusCode != null && statusCode > 0) {
+        if (statusCodeConverter.isError(statusCode)) {
+          errorType = statusCode.toString();
+        }
       } else {
         errorType = getter.getErrorType(request, response, error);
         // fall back to exception class name & _OTHER
diff --git a/instrumentation-api-semconv/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/api/instrumenter/http/HttpStatusCodeConverterServerTest.java b/instrumentation-api-semconv/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/api/instrumenter/http/HttpStatusCodeConverterServerTest.java
index fb6750ca9b64..59d58fe2afbb 100644
--- a/instrumentation-api-semconv/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/api/instrumenter/http/HttpStatusCodeConverterServerTest.java
+++ b/instrumentation-api-semconv/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/api/instrumenter/http/HttpStatusCodeConverterServerTest.java
@@ -74,20 +74,20 @@ static Stream<Arguments> spanStatusCodes() {
         Arguments.of(429, false),
         Arguments.of(431, false),
         Arguments.of(451, false),
-        Arguments.of(500, false),
-        Arguments.of(501, false),
-        Arguments.of(502, false),
-        Arguments.of(503, false),
-        Arguments.of(504, false),
-        Arguments.of(505, false),
-        Arguments.of(506, false),
-        Arguments.of(507, false),
-        Arguments.of(508, false),
-        Arguments.of(510, false),
-        Arguments.of(511, false),
+        Arguments.of(500, true),
+        Arguments.of(501, true),
+        Arguments.of(502, true),
+        Arguments.of(503, true),
+        Arguments.of(504, true),
+        Arguments.of(505, true),
+        Arguments.of(506, true),
+        Arguments.of(507, true),
+        Arguments.of(508, true),
+        Arguments.of(510, true),
+        Arguments.of(511, true),
 
         // Don't exist
-        Arguments.of(99, false),
-        Arguments.of(600, false));
+        Arguments.of(99, true),
+        Arguments.of(600, true));
   }
 }
diff --git a/testing-common/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/testing/junit/http/AbstractHttpClientTest.java b/testing-common/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/testing/junit/http/AbstractHttpClientTest.java
index 82b5681ed8a3..672eff61478b 100644
--- a/testing-common/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/testing/junit/http/AbstractHttpClientTest.java
+++ b/testing-common/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/testing/junit/http/AbstractHttpClientTest.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import io.opentelemetry.api.common.AttributeKey;
 import io.opentelemetry.api.trace.Span;
 import io.opentelemetry.api.trace.SpanKind;
+import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.instrumenter.http.internal.HttpAttributes;
 import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.internal.HttpConstants;
 import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.internal.SemconvStability;
 import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.test.utils.PortUtils;
diff --git a/testing-common/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/testing/junit/http/AbstractHttpServerTest.java b/testing-common/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/testing/junit/http/AbstractHttpServerTest.java
index b2c58ad10085..fe9ab4b12580 100644
--- a/testing-common/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/testing/junit/http/AbstractHttpServerTest.java
+++ b/testing-common/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/testing/junit/http/AbstractHttpServerTest.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import io.opentelemetry.context.Context;
 import io.opentelemetry.context.propagation.TextMapPropagator;
 import io.opentelemetry.context.propagation.TextMapSetter;
+import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.instrumenter.http.internal.HttpAttributes;
 import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.internal.HttpConstants;
 import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.api.internal.SemconvStability;
 import io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.testing.GlobalTraceUtil;