diff --git a/lib/datadog/opentelemetry/sdk/span_processor.rb b/lib/datadog/opentelemetry/sdk/span_processor.rb
index 48f6f2b7b55..d0477dca159 100644
--- a/lib/datadog/opentelemetry/sdk/span_processor.rb
+++ b/lib/datadog/opentelemetry/sdk/span_processor.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
+require_relative 'trace/span'
+
 module Datadog
   module OpenTelemetry
     module SDK
@@ -103,6 +105,8 @@ def span_arguments(span, attributes)
           kwargs[:service] = attributes['service.name'] if attributes.key?('service.name')
           kwargs[:type] = attributes['span.type'] if attributes.key?('span.type')
 
+          attributes.reject! { |key, _| OpenTelemetry::Trace::Span::DATADOG_SPAN_ATTRIBUTE_OVERRIDES.include?(key) }
+
           [name, kwargs]
         end
 
diff --git a/lib/datadog/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/span.rb b/lib/datadog/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/span.rb
index 06fe1ff241f..523ea69239f 100644
--- a/lib/datadog/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/span.rb
+++ b/lib/datadog/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/span.rb
@@ -47,9 +47,11 @@ def datadog_set_attribute(key)
           # DEV: clones the hash, causing unnecessary overhead.
           if @attributes.key?(key)
             value = @attributes[key]
-            span.set_tag(key, value)
-
             override_datadog_values(span, key, value)
+
+            # When an attribute is used to override a Datadog Span property,
+            # it should NOT be set as a Datadog Span tag.
+            span.set_tag(key, value) unless DATADOG_SPAN_ATTRIBUTE_OVERRIDES.include?(key)
           else
             span.clear_tag(key)
 
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ def datadog_set_attribute(key)
         end
 
         # Some special attributes can override Datadog Span fields beyond tags and metrics.
+        # @return [Boolean] true if the key is a Datadog Span override attribute, false otherwise
         def override_datadog_values(span, key, value)
           span.name = value if key == 'operation.name'
           span.resource = value if key == 'resource.name'
@@ -70,6 +73,8 @@ def override_datadog_values(span, key, value)
           Datadog::Tracing::Analytics.set_sample_rate(span, value == 'true' ? 1 : 0) if key == 'analytics.event'
         end
 
+        DATADOG_SPAN_ATTRIBUTE_OVERRIDES = ['analytics.event', 'operation.name', 'resource.name', 'service.name', 'span.type'].freeze
+
         ::OpenTelemetry::SDK::Trace::Span.prepend(self)
       end
     end