diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b5b9a2b9697..fcc2693b484 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ release.
   [#3158](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/3158)
 - `http.route` SHOULD contain the "application root" if there is one.
   ([#3164](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/3164))
+- Rename `http.user_agent` to `user_agent.original`.
+  ([#3190](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/3190))
 
 ### Compatibility
 
diff --git a/schemas/1.18.0 b/schemas/1.18.0
index 400bd0969e0..e89dbdd2460 100644
--- a/schemas/1.18.0
+++ b/schemas/1.18.0
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@ file_format: 1.1.0
 schema_url: https://opentelemetry.io/schemas/1.18.0
 versions:
   1.18.0:
+    spans:
+      changes:
+        # https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/3190
+        - rename_attributes:
+            attribute_map:
+              http.user_agent: user_agent.original
   1.17.0:
     spans:
       changes:
diff --git a/semantic_conventions/trace/http.yaml b/semantic_conventions/trace/http.yaml
index 6b8736e8840..b7362388c96 100644
--- a/semantic_conventions/trace/http.yaml
+++ b/semantic_conventions/trace/http.yaml
@@ -47,10 +47,6 @@ groups:
         note: >
           If `net.transport` is not specified, it can be assumed to be `IP.TCP` except if `http.flavor`
           is `QUIC`, in which case `IP.UDP` is assumed.
-      - id: user_agent
-        type: string
-        brief: 'Value of the [HTTP User-Agent](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9110.html#field.user-agent) header sent by the client.'
-        examples: ['CERN-LineMode/2.15 libwww/2.17b3']
       - id: request_content_length
         type: int
         brief: >
@@ -70,6 +66,7 @@ groups:
       - ref: net.sock.peer.name
       - ref: net.sock.family
         examples: ['inet', 'inet6']
+      - ref: user_agent.original
     constraints:
       - include: network
 
diff --git a/semantic_conventions/user-agent.yaml b/semantic_conventions/user-agent.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2f43b1af3e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/semantic_conventions/user-agent.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+groups:
+  - id: attributes.user_agent
+    type: attribute_group
+    brief: "Describes user-agent attributes."
+    prefix: user_agent
+    attributes:
+      - id: original
+        type: string
+        brief: 'Value of the [HTTP User-Agent](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9110.html#field.user-agent) header sent by the client.'
+        examples: ['CERN-LineMode/2.15 libwww/2.17b3']
diff --git a/specification/trace/semantic_conventions/http.md b/specification/trace/semantic_conventions/http.md
index 10b808fa381..a6747a78eb7 100644
--- a/specification/trace/semantic_conventions/http.md
+++ b/specification/trace/semantic_conventions/http.md
@@ -68,13 +68,13 @@ sections below.
 | `http.method` | string | HTTP request method. | `GET`; `POST`; `HEAD` | Required |
 | `http.status_code` | int | [HTTP response status code](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6). | `200` | Conditionally Required: If and only if one was received/sent. |
 | `http.flavor` | string | Kind of HTTP protocol used. [1] | `1.0` | Recommended |
-| `http.user_agent` | string | Value of the [HTTP User-Agent](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9110.html#field.user-agent) header sent by the client. | `CERN-LineMode/2.15 libwww/2.17b3` | Recommended |
 | `http.request_content_length` | int | The size of the request payload body in bytes. This is the number of bytes transferred excluding headers and is often, but not always, present as the [Content-Length](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9110.html#field.content-length) header. For requests using transport encoding, this should be the compressed size. | `3495` | Recommended |
 | `http.response_content_length` | int | The size of the response payload body in bytes. This is the number of bytes transferred excluding headers and is often, but not always, present as the [Content-Length](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9110.html#field.content-length) header. For requests using transport encoding, this should be the compressed size. | `3495` | Recommended |
 | [`net.sock.family`](span-general.md) | string | Protocol [address family](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man7/address_families.7.html) which is used for communication. | `inet`; `inet6` | Conditionally Required: [2] |
 | [`net.sock.peer.addr`](span-general.md) | string | Remote socket peer address: IPv4 or IPv6 for internet protocols, path for local communication, [etc](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man7/address_families.7.html). | `127.0.0.1`; `/tmp/mysql.sock` | Recommended |
 | [`net.sock.peer.name`](span-general.md) | string | Remote socket peer name. | `proxy.example.com` | Recommended: [3] |
 | [`net.sock.peer.port`](span-general.md) | int | Remote socket peer port. | `16456` | Recommended: [4] |
+| `user_agent.original` | string | Value of the [HTTP User-Agent](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9110.html#field.user-agent) header sent by the client. | `CERN-LineMode/2.15 libwww/2.17b3` | Recommended |
 
 **[1]:** If `net.transport` is not specified, it can be assumed to be `IP.TCP` except if `http.flavor` is `QUIC`, in which case `IP.UDP` is assumed.