diff --git a/instrumentation/spring/spring-boot-resources/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/spring/resources/SpringBootServiceNameDetector.java b/instrumentation/spring/spring-boot-resources/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/spring/resources/SpringBootServiceNameDetector.java
index 83e2daf73780..b0a598846abe 100644
--- a/instrumentation/spring/spring-boot-resources/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/spring/resources/SpringBootServiceNameDetector.java
+++ b/instrumentation/spring/spring-boot-resources/library/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/spring/resources/SpringBootServiceNameDetector.java
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ public Resource createResource(ConfigProperties config) {
     // that we have "first one wins" while Spring has "last one wins".
     // The docs for Spring are here:
     // https://docs.spring.io/spring-boot/docs/current/reference/html/features.html#features.external-config
+    // https://docs.spring.io/spring-cloud-commons/docs/4.0.4/reference/html/#the-bootstrap-application-context
     Stream<Supplier<String>> finders =
         Stream.of(
             this::findByCommandlineArgument,
@@ -84,7 +85,10 @@ public Resource createResource(ConfigProperties config) {
             this::findByCurrentDirectoryApplicationYaml,
             this::findByClasspathApplicationProperties,
             this::findByClasspathApplicationYml,
-            this::findByClasspathApplicationYaml);
+            this::findByClasspathApplicationYaml,
+            this::findByClasspathBootstrapProperties,
+            this::findByClasspathBootstrapYml,
+            this::findByClasspathBootstrapYaml);
     return finders
         .map(Supplier::get)
         .filter(Objects::nonNull)
@@ -130,10 +134,12 @@ private String findBySystemProperties() {
 
   @Nullable
   private String findByClasspathApplicationProperties() {
-    String result = readNameFromAppProperties();
-    logger.log(
-        FINER, "Checking for spring.application.name in application.properties file: {0}", result);
-    return result;
+    return findByClasspathPropertiesFile("application.properties");
+  }
+
+  @Nullable
+  private String findByClasspathBootstrapProperties() {
+    return findByClasspathPropertiesFile("bootstrap.properties");
   }
 
   @Nullable
@@ -153,11 +159,21 @@ private String findByClasspathApplicationYml() {
     return findByClasspathYamlFile("application.yml");
   }
 
+  @Nullable
+  private String findByClasspathBootstrapYml() {
+    return findByClasspathYamlFile("bootstrap.yml");
+  }
+
   @Nullable
   private String findByClasspathApplicationYaml() {
     return findByClasspathYamlFile("application.yaml");
   }
 
+  @Nullable
+  private String findByClasspathBootstrapYaml() {
+    return findByClasspathYamlFile("bootstrap.yaml");
+  }
+
   private String findByClasspathYamlFile(String fileName) {
     String result = loadFromClasspath(fileName, SpringBootServiceNameDetector::parseNameFromYaml);
     if (logger.isLoggable(FINER)) {
@@ -257,9 +273,16 @@ private static String parseNameFromProcessArgs(String[] args) {
   }
 
   @Nullable
-  private String readNameFromAppProperties() {
-    return loadFromClasspath(
-        "application.properties", SpringBootServiceNameDetector::getAppNamePropertyFromStream);
+  private String findByClasspathPropertiesFile(String filename) {
+    String result =
+        loadFromClasspath(filename, SpringBootServiceNameDetector::getAppNamePropertyFromStream);
+    if (logger.isLoggable(FINER)) {
+      logger.log(
+          FINER,
+          "Checking for spring.application.name in {0} file: {1}",
+          new Object[] {filename, result});
+    }
+    return result;
   }
 
   @Nullable
diff --git a/instrumentation/spring/spring-boot-resources/library/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/spring/resources/SpringBootServiceNameDetectorTest.java b/instrumentation/spring/spring-boot-resources/library/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/spring/resources/SpringBootServiceNameDetectorTest.java
index bd0c5bd6c953..935cfab9a998 100644
--- a/instrumentation/spring/spring-boot-resources/library/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/spring/resources/SpringBootServiceNameDetectorTest.java
+++ b/instrumentation/spring/spring-boot-resources/library/src/test/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/spring/resources/SpringBootServiceNameDetectorTest.java
@@ -30,8 +30,13 @@
 @ExtendWith(MockitoExtension.class)
 class SpringBootServiceNameDetectorTest {
 
-  static final String PROPS = "application.properties";
+  static final String APPLICATION_PROPS = "application.properties";
   static final String APPLICATION_YML = "application.yml";
+
+  static final String BOOTSTRAP_PROPS = "bootstrap.properties";
+
+  static final String BOOTSTRAP_YML = "bootstrap.yml";
+
   @Mock ConfigProperties config;
   @Mock SystemHelper system;
 
@@ -48,18 +53,28 @@ void findByEnvVar() {
 
   @Test
   void classpathApplicationProperties() {
-    when(system.openClasspathResource(PROPS)).thenReturn(openClasspathResource(PROPS));
+    when(system.openClasspathResource(APPLICATION_PROPS))
+        .thenReturn(openClasspathResource(APPLICATION_PROPS));
     SpringBootServiceNameDetector guesser = new SpringBootServiceNameDetector(system);
     Resource result = guesser.createResource(config);
     expectServiceName(result, "dog-store");
   }
 
+  @Test
+  void classpathBootstrapProperties() {
+    when(system.openClasspathResource(BOOTSTRAP_PROPS))
+        .thenReturn(openClasspathResource(BOOTSTRAP_PROPS));
+    SpringBootServiceNameDetector guesser = new SpringBootServiceNameDetector(system);
+    Resource result = guesser.createResource(config);
+    expectServiceName(result, "dog-store-bootstrap");
+  }
+
   @Test
   void propertiesFileInCurrentDir() throws Exception {
-    Path propsPath = Paths.get(PROPS);
+    Path propsPath = Paths.get(APPLICATION_PROPS);
     try {
       writeString(propsPath, "spring.application.name=fish-tank\n");
-      when(system.openFile(PROPS)).thenCallRealMethod();
+      when(system.openFile(APPLICATION_PROPS)).thenCallRealMethod();
       SpringBootServiceNameDetector guesser = new SpringBootServiceNameDetector(system);
       Resource result = guesser.createResource(config);
       expectServiceName(result, "fish-tank");
@@ -77,6 +92,25 @@ void classpathApplicationYaml(String fileName) {
     expectServiceName(result, "cat-store");
   }
 
+  @ParameterizedTest
+  @ValueSource(strings = {"bootstrap.yaml", BOOTSTRAP_YML})
+  void classpathBootstrapYaml(String fileName) {
+    when(system.openClasspathResource(fileName)).thenReturn(openClasspathResource(BOOTSTRAP_YML));
+    SpringBootServiceNameDetector guesser = new SpringBootServiceNameDetector(system);
+    Resource result = guesser.createResource(config);
+    expectServiceName(result, "cat-store-bootstrap");
+  }
+
+  @ParameterizedTest
+  @ValueSource(strings = {"bootstrap.yaml", BOOTSTRAP_YML})
+  void classpathBootstrapYamlContainingMultipleYamlDefinitions(String fileName) {
+    when(system.openClasspathResource(fileName))
+        .thenReturn(ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("bootstrap-multi.yml"));
+    SpringBootServiceNameDetector guesser = new SpringBootServiceNameDetector(system);
+    Resource result = guesser.createResource(config);
+    expectServiceName(result, "cat-store-bootstrap");
+  }
+
   @ParameterizedTest
   @ValueSource(strings = {"application.yaml", APPLICATION_YML})
   void classpathApplicationYamlContainingMultipleYamlDefinitions(String fileName) {
diff --git a/instrumentation/spring/spring-boot-resources/library/src/test/resources/bootstrap-multi.yml b/instrumentation/spring/spring-boot-resources/library/src/test/resources/bootstrap-multi.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8b5ad5424708
--- /dev/null
+++ b/instrumentation/spring/spring-boot-resources/library/src/test/resources/bootstrap-multi.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+spring:
+  application:
+    name: cat-store-bootstrap
+
+---
+some:
+  other:
+    property: value
+    
diff --git a/instrumentation/spring/spring-boot-resources/library/src/test/resources/bootstrap.properties b/instrumentation/spring/spring-boot-resources/library/src/test/resources/bootstrap.properties
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c4c64893bf48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/instrumentation/spring/spring-boot-resources/library/src/test/resources/bootstrap.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+spring.application.name: dog-store-bootstrap
diff --git a/instrumentation/spring/spring-boot-resources/library/src/test/resources/bootstrap.yaml b/instrumentation/spring/spring-boot-resources/library/src/test/resources/bootstrap.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9e06c48c08c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/instrumentation/spring/spring-boot-resources/library/src/test/resources/bootstrap.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+spring:
+  application:
+    name: cat-store-bootstrap
diff --git a/instrumentation/spring/spring-boot-resources/library/src/test/resources/bootstrap.yml b/instrumentation/spring/spring-boot-resources/library/src/test/resources/bootstrap.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9e06c48c08c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/instrumentation/spring/spring-boot-resources/library/src/test/resources/bootstrap.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+spring:
+  application:
+    name: cat-store-bootstrap