diff --git a/instrumentation/github.com/labstack/echo/otelecho/config.go b/instrumentation/github.com/labstack/echo/otelecho/config.go
index 9873c069728..7af5f39ad28 100644
--- a/instrumentation/github.com/labstack/echo/otelecho/config.go
+++ b/instrumentation/github.com/labstack/echo/otelecho/config.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package otelecho // import "go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/github.c
 
 import (
 	"net/http"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4/middleware"
 
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 
 // defaultSpanNameFormatter is the default function used for formatting span names.
 var defaultSpanNameFormatter = func(path string, req *http.Request) string {
-	return req.Method + " " + path
+	return strings.ToUpper(req.Method) + " " + path
 }
 
 // SpanNameFormatter is a function that takes a path and an HTTP request and returns a span name.
diff --git a/instrumentation/github.com/labstack/echo/otelecho/test/echo_test.go b/instrumentation/github.com/labstack/echo/otelecho/test/echo_test.go
index 116f556708a..4b767e13f94 100644
--- a/instrumentation/github.com/labstack/echo/otelecho/test/echo_test.go
+++ b/instrumentation/github.com/labstack/echo/otelecho/test/echo_test.go
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ func TestSpanNameFormatter(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			name: "custom",
-			formatter: func(path string, req *http.Request) string {
+			formatter: func(path string, _ *http.Request) string {
 				return "custom " + path
 			},
 			expected: "custom /user/:id",
@@ -244,9 +244,8 @@ func TestSpanNameFormatter(t *testing.T) {
 				return c.NoContent(http.StatusOK)
 			})
 
-			r := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/user/123", nil)
+			r := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/user/123", nil)
 			w := httptest.NewRecorder()
-
 			router.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 
 			spans := imsb.GetSpans()
@@ -254,4 +253,26 @@ func TestSpanNameFormatter(t *testing.T) {
 			assert.Equal(t, test.expected, spans[0].Name)
 		})
 	}
+
+	t.Run("test default span name formatter with lowercase method", func(t *testing.T) {
+		router := echo.New()
+		router.Use(otelecho.Middleware("foobar",
+			otelecho.WithTracerProvider(provider)),
+		)
+		router.GET("/user/:id", func(c echo.Context) error {
+			return c.NoContent(http.StatusOK)
+		})
+
+		for _, method := range []string{"Get", "GET", "get"} {
+			r := httptest.NewRequest(method, "/user/123", nil)
+			w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+			router.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+
+			spans := imsb.GetSpans()
+			assert.Len(t, spans, 1)
+			assert.Equal(t, "GET /user/:id", spans[0].Name)
+
+			imsb.Reset()
+		}
+	})
 }