diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fa52f4cde4..01d9411162 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Fixed
 
+- `opentelemetry-instrumentation-aio-pika` and `opentelemetry-instrumentation-pika` Fix missing trace context propagation when trace not recording.
+  ([#1969](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python-contrib/pull/1969))
 - Fix version of Flask dependency `werkzeug`
   ([#1980](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python-contrib/pull/1980))
 - `opentelemetry-resource-detector-azure` Using new Cloud Resource ID attribute.
diff --git a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-aio-pika/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/aio_pika/publish_decorator.py b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-aio-pika/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/aio_pika/publish_decorator.py
index cae834a031..03937290ee 100644
--- a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-aio-pika/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/aio_pika/publish_decorator.py
+++ b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-aio-pika/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/aio_pika/publish_decorator.py
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ async def decorated_publish(
             if not span:
                 return await publish(message, routing_key, **kwargs)
             with trace.use_span(span, end_on_exit=True):
-                if span.is_recording():
-                    propagate.inject(message.properties.headers)
+                propagate.inject(message.properties.headers)
                 return_value = await publish(message, routing_key, **kwargs)
             return return_value
 
diff --git a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-aio-pika/tests/test_publish_decorator.py b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-aio-pika/tests/test_publish_decorator.py
index d5291e07d9..41cd11d5a6 100644
--- a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-aio-pika/tests/test_publish_decorator.py
+++ b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-aio-pika/tests/test_publish_decorator.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import asyncio
 from typing import Type
 from unittest import TestCase, mock, skipIf
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock
 
 from aio_pika import Exchange, RobustExchange
 
@@ -92,6 +93,36 @@ def test_publish(self):
     def test_robust_publish(self):
         self._test_publish(RobustExchange)
 
+    def _test_publish_works_with_not_recording_span(self, exchange_type):
+        exchange = exchange_type(CONNECTION_7, CHANNEL_7, EXCHANGE_NAME)
+        with mock.patch.object(
+            PublishDecorator, "_get_publish_span"
+        ) as mock_get_publish_span:
+            mocked_not_recording_span = MagicMock()
+            mocked_not_recording_span.is_recording.return_value = False
+            mock_get_publish_span.return_value = mocked_not_recording_span
+            with mock.patch.object(
+                Exchange, "publish", return_value=asyncio.sleep(0)
+            ) as mock_publish:
+                with mock.patch(
+                    "opentelemetry.instrumentation.aio_pika.publish_decorator.propagate.inject"
+                ) as mock_inject:
+                    decorated_publish = PublishDecorator(
+                        self.tracer, exchange
+                    ).decorate(mock_publish)
+                    self.loop.run_until_complete(
+                        decorated_publish(MESSAGE, ROUTING_KEY)
+                    )
+        mock_publish.assert_called_once()
+        mock_get_publish_span.assert_called_once()
+        mock_inject.assert_called_once()
+
+    def test_publish_works_with_not_recording_span(self):
+        self._test_publish_works_with_not_recording_span(Exchange)
+
+    def test_publish_works_with_not_recording_span_robust(self):
+        self._test_publish_works_with_not_recording_span(RobustExchange)
+
 
 @skipIf(AIOPIKA_VERSION_INFO <= (8, 0), "Only for aio_pika 8")
 class TestInstrumentedExchangeAioRmq8(TestCase):
@@ -144,3 +175,33 @@ def test_publish(self):
 
     def test_robust_publish(self):
         self._test_publish(RobustExchange)
+
+    def _test_publish_works_with_not_recording_span(self, exchange_type):
+        exchange = exchange_type(CONNECTION_7, CHANNEL_7, EXCHANGE_NAME)
+        with mock.patch.object(
+            PublishDecorator, "_get_publish_span"
+        ) as mock_get_publish_span:
+            mocked_not_recording_span = MagicMock()
+            mocked_not_recording_span.is_recording.return_value = False
+            mock_get_publish_span.return_value = mocked_not_recording_span
+            with mock.patch.object(
+                Exchange, "publish", return_value=asyncio.sleep(0)
+            ) as mock_publish:
+                with mock.patch(
+                    "opentelemetry.instrumentation.aio_pika.publish_decorator.propagate.inject"
+                ) as mock_inject:
+                    decorated_publish = PublishDecorator(
+                        self.tracer, exchange
+                    ).decorate(mock_publish)
+                    self.loop.run_until_complete(
+                        decorated_publish(MESSAGE, ROUTING_KEY)
+                    )
+        mock_publish.assert_called_once()
+        mock_get_publish_span.assert_called_once()
+        mock_inject.assert_called_once()
+
+    def test_publish_works_with_not_recording_span(self):
+        self._test_publish_works_with_not_recording_span(Exchange)
+
+    def test_publish_works_with_not_recording_span_robust(self):
+        self._test_publish_works_with_not_recording_span(RobustExchange)
diff --git a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-pika/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/pika/utils.py b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-pika/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/pika/utils.py
index e9f819f2d6..881149dbac 100644
--- a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-pika/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/pika/utils.py
+++ b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-pika/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/pika/utils.py
@@ -113,12 +113,11 @@ def decorated_function(
                 exchange, routing_key, body, properties, mandatory
             )
         with trace.use_span(span, end_on_exit=True):
-            if span.is_recording():
-                propagate.inject(properties.headers)
-                try:
-                    publish_hook(span, body, properties)
-                except Exception as hook_exception:  # pylint: disable=W0703
-                    _LOG.exception(hook_exception)
+            propagate.inject(properties.headers)
+            try:
+                publish_hook(span, body, properties)
+            except Exception as hook_exception:  # pylint: disable=W0703
+                _LOG.exception(hook_exception)
             retval = original_function(
                 exchange, routing_key, body, properties, mandatory
             )
diff --git a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-pika/tests/test_utils.py b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-pika/tests/test_utils.py
index 9b1aed7f49..ed33593389 100644
--- a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-pika/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-pika/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -292,7 +292,6 @@ def test_decorate_basic_publish(
         use_span.assert_called_once_with(
             get_span.return_value, end_on_exit=True
         )
-        get_span.return_value.is_recording.assert_called_once()
         inject.assert_called_once_with(properties.headers)
         callback.assert_called_once_with(
             exchange_name, routing_key, mock_body, properties, False
@@ -323,7 +322,6 @@ def test_decorate_basic_publish_no_properties(
         use_span.assert_called_once_with(
             get_span.return_value, end_on_exit=True
         )
-        get_span.return_value.is_recording.assert_called_once()
         inject.assert_called_once_with(basic_properties.return_value.headers)
         self.assertEqual(retval, callback.return_value)
 
@@ -393,7 +391,55 @@ def test_decorate_basic_publish_with_hook(
         use_span.assert_called_once_with(
             get_span.return_value, end_on_exit=True
         )
-        get_span.return_value.is_recording.assert_called_once()
+        inject.assert_called_once_with(properties.headers)
+        publish_hook.assert_called_once_with(
+            get_span.return_value, mock_body, properties
+        )
+        callback.assert_called_once_with(
+            exchange_name, routing_key, mock_body, properties, False
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(retval, callback.return_value)
+
+    @mock.patch("opentelemetry.instrumentation.pika.utils._get_span")
+    @mock.patch("opentelemetry.propagate.inject")
+    @mock.patch("opentelemetry.trace.use_span")
+    def test_decorate_basic_publish_when_span_is_not_recording(
+        self,
+        use_span: mock.MagicMock,
+        inject: mock.MagicMock,
+        get_span: mock.MagicMock,
+    ) -> None:
+        callback = mock.MagicMock()
+        tracer = mock.MagicMock()
+        channel = mock.MagicMock(spec=Channel)
+        exchange_name = "test-exchange"
+        routing_key = "test-routing-key"
+        properties = mock.MagicMock()
+        mock_body = b"mock_body"
+        publish_hook = mock.MagicMock()
+
+        mocked_span = mock.MagicMock()
+        mocked_span.is_recording.return_value = False
+        get_span.return_value = mocked_span
+
+        decorated_basic_publish = utils._decorate_basic_publish(
+            callback, channel, tracer, publish_hook
+        )
+        retval = decorated_basic_publish(
+            exchange_name, routing_key, mock_body, properties
+        )
+        get_span.assert_called_once_with(
+            tracer,
+            channel,
+            properties,
+            destination=exchange_name,
+            span_kind=SpanKind.PRODUCER,
+            task_name="(temporary)",
+            operation=None,
+        )
+        use_span.assert_called_once_with(
+            get_span.return_value, end_on_exit=True
+        )
         inject.assert_called_once_with(properties.headers)
         publish_hook.assert_called_once_with(
             get_span.return_value, mock_body, properties