diff --git a/src/shim/telemetryClient.ts b/src/shim/telemetryClient.ts
index 289124cd..3c49e83a 100644
--- a/src/shim/telemetryClient.ts
+++ b/src/shim/telemetryClient.ts
@@ -172,9 +172,13 @@ export class TelemetryClient {
         const attributes: Attributes = {
             ...telemetry.properties,
         };
-        attributes[SEMATTRS_HTTP_METHOD] = "HTTP";
+        
+        // Extract HTTP method from request name if it follows "METHOD path" pattern
+        const httpMethod = this._extractHttpMethod(telemetry.name);
+        attributes[SEMATTRS_HTTP_METHOD] = httpMethod;
         attributes[SEMATTRS_HTTP_URL] = telemetry.url;
         attributes[SEMATTRS_HTTP_STATUS_CODE] = telemetry.resultCode;
+        
         const options: SpanOptions = {
             kind: SpanKind.SERVER,
             attributes: attributes,
@@ -188,6 +192,30 @@ export class TelemetryClient {
         span.end(endTime);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Extract HTTP method from request name if it follows "METHOD path" pattern
+     * @param name The request name (e.g., "GET /", "POST /api/users")
+     * @returns The HTTP method (e.g., "GET", "POST") or "HTTP" as fallback
+     */
+    private _extractHttpMethod(name?: string): string {
+        if (!name) {
+            return "HTTP";
+        }
+        
+        // Common HTTP methods
+        const httpMethods = ["GET", "POST", "PUT", "DELETE", "PATCH", "HEAD", "OPTIONS", "TRACE", "CONNECT"];
+        
+        // Check if name starts with an HTTP method followed by a space
+        for (const method of httpMethods) {
+            if (name.startsWith(`${method } `)) {
+                return method;
+            }
+        }
+        
+        // Fallback to "HTTP" if no method pattern found
+        return "HTTP";
+    }
+
     /**
      * Log a dependency. Note that the default client will attempt to collect dependencies automatically so only use this for dependencies
      * that aren't automatically captured or if you've disabled automatic dependency collection.
diff --git a/test/unitTests/shim/telemetryClient.tests.ts b/test/unitTests/shim/telemetryClient.tests.ts
index c12486be..466ec3c7 100644
--- a/test/unitTests/shim/telemetryClient.tests.ts
+++ b/test/unitTests/shim/telemetryClient.tests.ts
@@ -261,6 +261,74 @@ describe("shim/TelemetryClient", () => {
             assert.equal(spans[0].attributes["http.url"], "http://test.com");
         });
 
+        it("trackRequest with HTTP method in name", async () => {
+            const telemetry: RequestTelemetry = {
+                name: "GET /",
+                duration: 6,
+                resultCode: "304",
+                url: "http://localhost:4001/",
+                success: false,
+            };
+            client.trackRequest(telemetry);
+            await tracerProvider.forceFlush();
+            const spans = testProcessor.spansProcessed;
+            assert.equal(spans.length, 1);
+            assert.equal(spans[0].name, "GET /");
+            assert.equal(spans[0].kind, 1, "Span Kind"); // Incoming
+            // HTTP method should be extracted from name, not hardcoded as "HTTP"
+            assert.equal(spans[0].attributes["http.method"], "GET");
+            assert.equal(spans[0].attributes["http.status_code"], "304");
+            assert.equal(spans[0].attributes["http.url"], "http://localhost:4001/");
+        });
+
+        it("trackRequest with different HTTP methods", async () => {
+            const testCases = [
+                { name: "POST /api/users", expectedMethod: "POST" },
+                { name: "PUT /api/users/123", expectedMethod: "PUT" },
+                { name: "DELETE /api/users/123", expectedMethod: "DELETE" },
+                { name: "PATCH /api/users/123", expectedMethod: "PATCH" },
+                { name: "HEAD /health", expectedMethod: "HEAD" },
+                { name: "OPTIONS /api", expectedMethod: "OPTIONS" },
+            ];
+
+            for (let i = 0; i < testCases.length; i++) {
+                const testCase = testCases[i];
+                const telemetry: RequestTelemetry = {
+                    name: testCase.name,
+                    duration: 100,
+                    resultCode: "200",
+                    url: "http://test.com",
+                    success: true,
+                };
+                client.trackRequest(telemetry);
+            }
+            
+            await tracerProvider.forceFlush();
+            const spans = testProcessor.spansProcessed;
+            assert.equal(spans.length, testCases.length);
+            
+            for (let i = 0; i < testCases.length; i++) {
+                assert.equal(spans[i].attributes["http.method"], testCases[i].expectedMethod);
+            }
+        });
+
+        it("trackRequest with non-HTTP method name fallback", async () => {
+            const telemetry: RequestTelemetry = {
+                name: "Custom Operation Name",
+                duration: 50,
+                resultCode: "200",
+                url: "http://test.com",
+                success: true,
+            };
+            client.trackRequest(telemetry);
+            await tracerProvider.forceFlush();
+            const spans = testProcessor.spansProcessed;
+            assert.equal(spans.length, 1);
+            assert.equal(spans[0].name, "Custom Operation Name");
+            // Should fallback to "HTTP" when no method pattern found
+            assert.equal(spans[0].attributes["http.method"], "HTTP");
+        });
+
         it("trackMetric", async () => {
             const telemetry = {
                 name: "TestName",