diff --git a/docs/trace/getting-started-aspnetcore/InstrumentationOptions.cs b/docs/trace/getting-started-aspnetcore/InstrumentationOptions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..84b88f1284c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/trace/getting-started-aspnetcore/InstrumentationOptions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+public class InstrumentationOptions
+{
+    public bool EnableInstrumentation { get; set; }
+
+    public bool EnableMiddlewareInstrumentation { get; set; }
+}
diff --git a/docs/trace/getting-started-aspnetcore/Program.cs b/docs/trace/getting-started-aspnetcore/Program.cs
index 5c2affb0c43..4a9eb42e2f2 100644
--- a/docs/trace/getting-started-aspnetcore/Program.cs
+++ b/docs/trace/getting-started-aspnetcore/Program.cs
@@ -2,21 +2,47 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 using System.Diagnostics;
-using OpenTelemetry.Resources;
+using OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.AspNetCore;
+using OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.AspNetCore.Implementation;
 using OpenTelemetry.Trace;
 
 var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
 
+var instrumentationOptions = new InstrumentationOptions();
+
+builder.Configuration.GetSection("InstrumentationOptions").Bind(instrumentationOptions);
+
+Console.WriteLine("EnableOTelInstrumentation: " + instrumentationOptions.EnableInstrumentation);
+Console.WriteLine("EnableMiddlewareInstrumentation: " + instrumentationOptions.EnableMiddlewareInstrumentation);
+
 // Configure OpenTelemetry with tracing and auto-start.
-builder.Services.AddOpenTelemetry()
-    .ConfigureResource(resource => resource
-        .AddService(serviceName: builder.Environment.ApplicationName))
-    .WithTracing(tracing => tracing
-        .AddAspNetCoreInstrumentation()
-        .AddConsoleExporter());
+if (instrumentationOptions.EnableInstrumentation)
+{
+    builder.Services.AddOpenTelemetry()
+        .WithTracing(tracing => tracing
+        .AddAspNetCoreInstrumentation());
+}
 
+if (instrumentationOptions.EnableMiddlewareInstrumentation)
+{
+    builder.Services.AddOpenTelemetry()
+       .WithTracing(tracing => tracing
+       .AddSource("Microsoft.AspNetCore"));
+
+    builder.Services.AddSingleton(new TelemetryMiddleware(new AspNetCoreTraceInstrumentationOptions()));
+}
+
+builder.Logging.ClearProviders();
 var app = builder.Build();
 
-app.MapGet("/", () => $"Hello World! OpenTelemetry Trace: {Activity.Current?.Id}");
+if (instrumentationOptions.EnableMiddlewareInstrumentation)
+{
+    app.UseMiddleware<TelemetryMiddleware>();
+}
+
+app.MapGet("/", () =>
+{
+    return $"Hello World! OpenTelemetry Trace: {Activity.Current?.Id}";
+});
 
 app.Run();
diff --git a/docs/trace/getting-started-aspnetcore/appsettings.json b/docs/trace/getting-started-aspnetcore/appsettings.json
index 10f68b8c8b4..ec574bb5523 100644
--- a/docs/trace/getting-started-aspnetcore/appsettings.json
+++ b/docs/trace/getting-started-aspnetcore/appsettings.json
@@ -5,5 +5,9 @@
       "Microsoft.AspNetCore": "Warning"
     }
   },
+  "InstrumentationOptions": {
+    "EnableInstrumentation": false,
+    "EnableMiddlewareInstrumentation": false
+  },
   "AllowedHosts": "*"
 }
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.AspNetCore/.publicApi/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt b/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.AspNetCore/.publicApi/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
index fc47928891a..0c395bacb7e 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.AspNetCore/.publicApi/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.AspNetCore/.publicApi/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.AspNetCore.AspNetCoreTraceInstrumentationOptions.F
 OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.AspNetCore.AspNetCoreTraceInstrumentationOptions.Filter.set -> void
 OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.AspNetCore.AspNetCoreTraceInstrumentationOptions.RecordException.get -> bool
 OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.AspNetCore.AspNetCoreTraceInstrumentationOptions.RecordException.set -> void
+OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.AspNetCore.Implementation.TelemetryMiddleware
+OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.AspNetCore.Implementation.TelemetryMiddleware.InvokeAsync(Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.HttpContext context, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.RequestDelegate next) -> System.Threading.Tasks.Task
+OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.AspNetCore.Implementation.TelemetryMiddleware.TelemetryMiddleware(OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.AspNetCore.AspNetCoreTraceInstrumentationOptions options) -> void
 OpenTelemetry.Metrics.AspNetCoreInstrumentationMeterProviderBuilderExtensions
 OpenTelemetry.Trace.AspNetCoreInstrumentationTracerProviderBuilderExtensions
 static OpenTelemetry.Metrics.AspNetCoreInstrumentationMeterProviderBuilderExtensions.AddAspNetCoreInstrumentation(this OpenTelemetry.Metrics.MeterProviderBuilder builder) -> OpenTelemetry.Metrics.MeterProviderBuilder
diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.AspNetCore/Implementation/TelemetryMiddleware.cs b/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.AspNetCore/Implementation/TelemetryMiddleware.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2edd35a86bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.AspNetCore/Implementation/TelemetryMiddleware.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
+
+namespace OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.AspNetCore.Implementation;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Telemetry middleware.
+/// </summary>
+/// <remarks>
+/// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="TelemetryMiddleware"/> class.
+/// </remarks>
+/// <param name="options">trace options.</param>
+public class TelemetryMiddleware(AspNetCoreTraceInstrumentationOptions options) : IMiddleware
+{
+    internal readonly HttpInListener HttpInListener = new HttpInListener(options);
+
+    /// <inheritdoc/>
+    public async Task InvokeAsync(HttpContext context, RequestDelegate next)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            this.HttpInListener.OnEventWritten("Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.HttpRequestIn.Start", context);
+            await next(context).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            this.HttpInListener.OnEventWritten("Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.HttpRequestIn.Stop", context);
+        }
+        catch
+        {
+            // Exception
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/OpenTelemetry.Tests.Stress/OpenTelemetry.Tests.Stress.csproj b/test/OpenTelemetry.Tests.Stress/OpenTelemetry.Tests.Stress.csproj
index 60e3c917910..0aa5cd799e4 100644
--- a/test/OpenTelemetry.Tests.Stress/OpenTelemetry.Tests.Stress.csproj
+++ b/test/OpenTelemetry.Tests.Stress/OpenTelemetry.Tests.Stress.csproj
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFrameworks>$(TargetFrameworksForTests)</TargetFrameworks>
+    <!-- OmniSharp/VS Code requires TargetFrameworks to be in descending order for IntelliSense and analysis. -->
+    <TargetFrameworks>net7.0;net6.0;net462</TargetFrameworks>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.Runtime" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation" Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == '$(NetFrameworkMinimumSupportedVersion)'" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>