diff --git a/src/layer.rs b/src/layer.rs
index 1171ac8..164f4a3 100644
--- a/src/layer.rs
+++ b/src/layer.rs
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ const SPAN_EVENT_COUNT_FIELD: &str = "otel.tracing_event_count";
 const EVENT_EXCEPTION_NAME: &str = "exception";
 const FIELD_EXCEPTION_MESSAGE: &str = "exception.message";
 const FIELD_EXCEPTION_STACKTRACE: &str = "exception.stacktrace";
+const FIELD_EXCEPTION_TYPE: &str = "exception.type";
 
 /// An [OpenTelemetry] propagation layer for use in a project that uses
 /// [tracing].
@@ -287,6 +288,9 @@ impl field::Visit for SpanEventVisitor<'_, '_> {
                     self.event_builder
                         .attributes
                         .push(KeyValue::new(FIELD_EXCEPTION_MESSAGE, format!("{value:?}")));
+                    self.event_builder
+                        .attributes
+                        .push(KeyValue::new(FIELD_EXCEPTION_TYPE, "Unknown"));
                 } else {
                     self.event_builder
                         .attributes
@@ -326,6 +330,9 @@ impl field::Visit for SpanEventVisitor<'_, '_> {
                     self.event_builder
                         .attributes
                         .push(KeyValue::new(FIELD_EXCEPTION_MESSAGE, format!("{value:?}")));
+                    self.event_builder
+                        .attributes
+                        .push(KeyValue::new(FIELD_EXCEPTION_TYPE, "Unknown"));
                 } else {
                     self.event_builder
                         .attributes
@@ -367,6 +374,9 @@ impl field::Visit for SpanEventVisitor<'_, '_> {
                 Key::new(FIELD_EXCEPTION_MESSAGE),
                 Value::String(StringValue::from(error_msg.clone())),
             ));
+            self.event_builder
+                .attributes
+                .push(KeyValue::new(Key::new(FIELD_EXCEPTION_TYPE), "Unkonwn"));
 
             // NOTE: This is actually not the stacktrace of the exception. This is
             // the "source chain". It represents the heirarchy of errors from the
@@ -391,6 +401,7 @@ impl field::Visit for SpanEventVisitor<'_, '_> {
                 FIELD_EXCEPTION_MESSAGE,
                 Value::String(error_msg.clone().into()),
             ));
+            attributes.push(KeyValue::new(FIELD_EXCEPTION_TYPE, "Unknown"));
 
             // NOTE: This is actually not the stacktrace of the exception. This is
             // the "source chain". It represents the heirarchy of errors from the
@@ -548,6 +559,7 @@ impl field::Visit for SpanAttributeVisitor<'_> {
                 Key::new(FIELD_EXCEPTION_MESSAGE),
                 Value::from(error_msg.clone()),
             ));
+            self.record(KeyValue::new(Key::new(FIELD_EXCEPTION_TYPE), "Unknown"));
 
             // NOTE: This is actually not the stacktrace of the exception. This is
             // the "source chain". It represents the heirarchy of errors from the
@@ -1737,6 +1749,7 @@ mod tests {
         );
 
         assert_eq!(attributes[FIELD_EXCEPTION_MESSAGE].as_str(), "user error");
+        assert_eq!(attributes[FIELD_EXCEPTION_TYPE].as_str(), "Unknown");
         assert_eq!(
             attributes[FIELD_EXCEPTION_STACKTRACE],
             Value::Array(
@@ -1881,6 +1894,7 @@ mod tests {
         );
 
         assert_eq!(attributes[FIELD_EXCEPTION_MESSAGE].as_str(), "user error");
+        assert_eq!(attributes[FIELD_EXCEPTION_TYPE].as_str(), "Unknown");
         assert_eq!(
             attributes[FIELD_EXCEPTION_STACKTRACE],
             Value::Array(
@@ -2137,6 +2151,7 @@ mod tests {
         let attributes = tracer.attributes();
 
         assert_eq!(attributes[FIELD_EXCEPTION_MESSAGE].as_str(), "user error");
+        assert_eq!(attributes[FIELD_EXCEPTION_TYPE].as_str(), "Unknown");
         assert_eq!(
             attributes[FIELD_EXCEPTION_STACKTRACE],
             Value::Array(
@@ -2184,6 +2199,7 @@ mod tests {
         let attributes = tracer.attributes();
 
         assert_eq!(attributes[FIELD_EXCEPTION_MESSAGE].as_str(), "user error");
+        assert_eq!(attributes[FIELD_EXCEPTION_TYPE].as_str(), "Unknown");
         assert_eq!(
             attributes[FIELD_EXCEPTION_STACKTRACE],
             Value::Array(
diff --git a/src/layer/filtered.rs b/src/layer/filtered.rs
index 131cfb4..6844e3b 100644
--- a/src/layer/filtered.rs
+++ b/src/layer/filtered.rs
@@ -144,8 +144,10 @@ where
                 OtelDataState::Builder {
                     builder,
                     parent_cx: _,
+                    status,
                 } => {
                     builder.attributes.get_or_insert(Vec::new()).push(key_value);
+                    builder.status = status.clone();
                 }
                 OtelDataState::Context { current_cx } => {
                     let span = current_cx.span();