diff --git a/api/include/opentelemetry/plugin/tracer.h b/api/include/opentelemetry/plugin/tracer.h
index b0223e639a..6408bdb478 100644
--- a/api/include/opentelemetry/plugin/tracer.h
+++ b/api/include/opentelemetry/plugin/tracer.h
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ class Span final : public trace::Span
 
   bool IsRecording() const noexcept override { return span_->IsRecording(); }
 
+  trace::SpanContext GetContext() { return span_->GetContext(); }
+
 private:
   std::shared_ptr<trace::Tracer> tracer_;
   std::unique_ptr<trace::Span> span_;
@@ -72,8 +74,8 @@ class Tracer final : public trace::Tracer, public std::enable_shared_from_this<T
     {
       return nullptr;
     }
-    return nostd::unique_ptr<trace::Span>{new (std::nothrow)
-                                              Span{this->shared_from_this(), std::move(span)}};
+    trace::Span* spn = new (std::nothrow)Span{this->shared_from_this(), std::move(span)};
+    return nostd::unique_ptr<trace::Span>{spn};
   }
 
   void ForceFlushWithMicroseconds(uint64_t timeout) noexcept override