diff --git a/tokio/src/sync/batch_semaphore.rs b/tokio/src/sync/batch_semaphore.rs
index a241f7922bf..84f88fb390e 100644
--- a/tokio/src/sync/batch_semaphore.rs
+++ b/tokio/src/sync/batch_semaphore.rs
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ impl Semaphore {
         #[cfg(all(tokio_unstable, feature = "tracing"))]
         let resource_span = {
             let resource_span = tracing::trace_span!(
+                parent: None,
                 "runtime.resource",
                 concrete_type = "Semaphore",
                 kind = "Sync",
diff --git a/tokio/src/time/sleep.rs b/tokio/src/time/sleep.rs
index 9223396fe54..d5a68f09554 100644
--- a/tokio/src/time/sleep.rs
+++ b/tokio/src/time/sleep.rs
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ impl Sleep {
 
             let location = location.expect("should have location if tracing");
             let resource_span = tracing::trace_span!(
+                parent: None,
                 "runtime.resource",
                 concrete_type = "Sleep",
                 kind = "timer",
diff --git a/tokio/tests/tracing-instrumentation/tests/sync.rs b/tokio/tests/tracing-instrumentation/tests/sync.rs
index 37d07046a15..110928dda78 100644
--- a/tokio/tests/tracing-instrumentation/tests/sync.rs
+++ b/tokio/tests/tracing-instrumentation/tests/sync.rs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ async fn test_mutex_creates_span() {
         .new_span(mutex_span.clone().with_explicit_parent(None))
         .enter(mutex_span.clone())
         .event(locked_event)
-        .new_span(batch_semaphore_span.clone())
+        .new_span(batch_semaphore_span.clone().with_explicit_parent(None))
         .enter(batch_semaphore_span.clone())
         .event(batch_semaphore_permits_event)
         .exit(batch_semaphore_span.clone())
diff --git a/tokio/tests/tracing-instrumentation/tests/time.rs b/tokio/tests/tracing-instrumentation/tests/time.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4d5701598df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tokio/tests/tracing-instrumentation/tests/time.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+//! Tests for time resource instrumentation.
+//!
+//! These tests ensure that the instrumentation for tokio
+//! synchronization primitives is correct.
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+use tracing_mock::{expect, subscriber};
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn test_sleep_creates_span() {
+    let sleep_span = expect::span()
+        .named("runtime.resource")
+        .with_target("tokio::time::sleep");
+
+    let state_update = expect::event()
+        .with_target("runtime::resource::state_update")
+        .with_fields(
+            expect::field("duration")
+                .with_value(&(7_u64 + 1))
+                .and(expect::field("duration.op").with_value(&"override")),
+        );
+
+    let async_op_span = expect::span()
+        .named("runtime.resource.async_op")
+        .with_target("tokio::time::sleep");
+
+    let async_op_poll_span = expect::span()
+        .named("runtime.resource.async_op.poll")
+        .with_target("tokio::time::sleep");
+
+    let (subscriber, handle) = subscriber::mock()
+        .new_span(sleep_span.clone().with_explicit_parent(None))
+        .enter(sleep_span.clone())
+        .event(state_update)
+        .new_span(
+            async_op_span
+                .clone()
+                .with_contextual_parent(Some("runtime.resource"))
+                .with_field(expect::field("source").with_value(&"Sleep::new_timeout")),
+        )
+        .exit(sleep_span.clone())
+        .enter(async_op_span.clone())
+        .new_span(
+            async_op_poll_span
+                .clone()
+                .with_contextual_parent(Some("runtime.resource.async_op")),
+        )
+        .exit(async_op_span.clone())
+        .drop_span(async_op_span)
+        .drop_span(async_op_poll_span)
+        .drop_span(sleep_span)
+        .run_with_handle();
+
+    {
+        let _guard = tracing::subscriber::set_default(subscriber);
+
+        _ = tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(7));
+    }
+
+    handle.assert_finished();
+}