diff --git a/src/snowflake/telemetry/__init__.py b/src/snowflake/telemetry/__init__.py
index 0df4a4f..fd12137 100644
--- a/src/snowflake/telemetry/__init__.py
+++ b/src/snowflake/telemetry/__init__.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 Stored Procedures.
 """
 
-from opentelemetry import trace
+from opentelemetry.trace import get_current_span
 from opentelemetry.util import types
 
 from snowflake.telemetry.version import VERSION
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ def add_event(
     """
     Add an event name and associated attributes to the current span.
     """
-    trace.get_current_span().add_event(name, attributes)
+    get_current_span().add_event(name, attributes)
+
 
 def set_span_attribute(
         key: str,
@@ -35,4 +36,4 @@ def set_span_attribute(
     """
     Set an attribute key, value pair on the current span.
     """
-    trace.get_current_span().set_attribute(key, value)
+    get_current_span().set_attribute(key, value)
diff --git a/src/snowflake/telemetry/trace/__init__.py b/src/snowflake/telemetry/trace/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4925ac0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/snowflake/telemetry/trace/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2012-2024 Snowflake Computing Inc. All rights reserved.
+#
+
+import time
+import random
+
+from opentelemetry import trace
+from opentelemetry.sdk.trace import RandomIdGenerator
+
+# Generator that returns
+#   trace_id: the given (inherited) trace id on the first call to generate_trace_id, and a Snowflake trace_id on subsequent calls
+#   span_id: a random span_id
+class SnowflakeTraceIdGenerator(RandomIdGenerator):
+    def generate_trace_id(self) -> int:
+        trace_id = trace.INVALID_TRACE_ID
+        while trace_id == trace.INVALID_TRACE_ID:
+            # Number of minutes since the epoch
+            timestamp_in_minutes = int(time.time()) // 60
+            # Convert and pad to 4 bytes
+            timestamp_bytes = timestamp_in_minutes.to_bytes(4, byteorder='big', signed=False)
+            suffix_bytes = random.getrandbits(96).to_bytes(12, byteorder='big', signed=False)
+            trace_id = int.from_bytes(timestamp_bytes + suffix_bytes, byteorder='big', signed=False)
+        return trace_id
+
+
+__all__ = [
+    "SnowflakeTraceIdGenerator",
+]
diff --git a/tests/test_snowflake_trace_id_generator.py b/tests/test_snowflake_trace_id_generator.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6cbe41e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_snowflake_trace_id_generator.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+from opentelemetry import trace
+from snowflake.telemetry.trace import SnowflakeTraceIdGenerator
+
+MOCK_TIMESTAMP = 1719588243.3379807
+INVALID_TRACE_ID = 0x00000000000000000000000000000000
+TRACE_ID_MAX_VALUE = 2**128 - 1
+
+
+class TestSnowflakeTraceIdGenerator(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    @patch('time.time', return_value=MOCK_TIMESTAMP)
+    def test_valid_snowflake_trace_id(self, mock_timestamp):
+        id_generator = SnowflakeTraceIdGenerator()
+        self._verify_snowflake_trace_id(id_generator.generate_trace_id())
+        self._verify_snowflake_trace_id(id_generator.generate_trace_id())
+        self._verify_snowflake_trace_id(id_generator.generate_trace_id())
+        self._verify_snowflake_trace_id(id_generator.generate_trace_id())
+        self._verify_snowflake_trace_id(id_generator.generate_trace_id())
+
+    def _verify_snowflake_trace_id(self, trace_id: int):
+        # https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/blob/main/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/trace/span.py
+        self.assertTrue(trace.INVALID_TRACE_ID < trace_id <= TRACE_ID_MAX_VALUE)
+
+        # Get the hex format of the snowflake_trace_id and pad it to 32 characters
+        # The timestamp prefix is the first 8 characters of this.
+        timestamp_prefix = f'{trace_id:x}'.zfill(32)[:8]
+
+        # the expected prefix is the timestamp (in minutes) in hex format padded to 8 characters.
+        mock_timestamp_minutes = int(MOCK_TIMESTAMP) // 60
+        mock_timestamp_prefix = f'{mock_timestamp_minutes:x}'.zfill(8)
+        self.assertEqual(timestamp_prefix, mock_timestamp_prefix)