diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/client/observation/DefaultClientHttpObservationConvention.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/client/observation/DefaultClientHttpObservationConvention.java
index 026ed5550d..edb2c4303f 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/client/observation/DefaultClientHttpObservationConvention.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/http/client/observation/DefaultClientHttpObservationConvention.java
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ public class DefaultClientHttpObservationConvention implements ClientHttpObserva
 		return this.name;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public String getContextualName(ClientHttpObservationContext context) {
+		return "http " + context.getCarrier().getMethod().name().toLowerCase();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public KeyValues getLowCardinalityKeyValues(ClientHttpObservationContext context) {
 		return KeyValues.of(uri(context), method(context), status(context), exception(context), outcome(context));
diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/observation/DefaultHttpRequestsObservationConvention.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/observation/DefaultHttpRequestsObservationConvention.java
index d9b2fad575..e8c51f7169 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/observation/DefaultHttpRequestsObservationConvention.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/observation/DefaultHttpRequestsObservationConvention.java
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ public class DefaultHttpRequestsObservationConvention implements HttpRequestsObs
 		return this.name;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public String getContextualName(HttpRequestsObservationContext context) {
+		return "http " + context.getCarrier().getMethod().toLowerCase();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public KeyValues getLowCardinalityKeyValues(HttpRequestsObservationContext context) {
 		return KeyValues.of(method(context), uri(context), status(context), exception(context), outcome(context));
diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/observation/reactive/DefaultHttpRequestsObservationConvention.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/observation/reactive/DefaultHttpRequestsObservationConvention.java
index 897cf0003e..45361707dc 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/observation/reactive/DefaultHttpRequestsObservationConvention.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/observation/reactive/DefaultHttpRequestsObservationConvention.java
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ public class DefaultHttpRequestsObservationConvention implements HttpRequestsObs
 		return this.name;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public String getContextualName(HttpRequestsObservationContext context) {
+		return "http " + context.getCarrier().getMethod().name().toLowerCase();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public KeyValues getLowCardinalityKeyValues(HttpRequestsObservationContext context) {
 		return KeyValues.of(method(context), uri(context), status(context), exception(context), outcome(context));
diff --git a/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/http/client/observation/DefaultClientHttpObservationConventionTests.java b/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/http/client/observation/DefaultClientHttpObservationConventionTests.java
index b31dc375ab..9c405e7df8 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/http/client/observation/DefaultClientHttpObservationConventionTests.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/http/client/observation/DefaultClientHttpObservationConventionTests.java
@@ -42,6 +42,18 @@ class DefaultClientHttpObservationConventionTests {
 
 	private final DefaultClientHttpObservationConvention observationConvention = new DefaultClientHttpObservationConvention();
 
+	@Test
+	void shouldHaveName() {
+		assertThat(this.observationConvention.getName()).isEqualTo("http.client.requests");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void shouldHaveContextualName() {
+		ClientHttpObservationContext context = new ClientHttpObservationContext();
+		context.setCarrier(new MockClientHttpRequest(HttpMethod.GET, "/test"));
+		assertThat(this.observationConvention.getContextualName(context)).isEqualTo("http get");
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void supportsOnlyClientHttpObservationContext() {
 		assertThat(this.observationConvention.supportsContext(new ClientHttpObservationContext())).isTrue();
diff --git a/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/observation/DefaultHttpRequestsObservationConventionTests.java b/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/observation/DefaultHttpRequestsObservationConventionTests.java
index 53323c31a0..c516f372d2 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/observation/DefaultHttpRequestsObservationConventionTests.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/observation/DefaultHttpRequestsObservationConventionTests.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class DefaultHttpRequestsObservationConventionTests {
 
 	private final DefaultHttpRequestsObservationConvention convention = new DefaultHttpRequestsObservationConvention();
 
-	private final MockHttpServletRequest request = new MockHttpServletRequest();
+	private final MockHttpServletRequest request = new MockHttpServletRequest("GET", "/test/resource");
 
 	private final MockHttpServletResponse response = new MockHttpServletResponse();
 
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ class DefaultHttpRequestsObservationConventionTests {
 		assertThat(convention.getName()).isEqualTo("http.server.requests");
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void shouldHaveContextualName() {
+		assertThat(convention.getContextualName(this.context)).isEqualTo("http get");
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void supportsOnlyHttpRequestsObservationContext() {
 		assertThat(this.convention.supportsContext(this.context)).isTrue();
@@ -66,7 +71,6 @@ class DefaultHttpRequestsObservationConventionTests {
 
 	@Test
 	void addsKeyValuesForExchangeWithPathPattern() {
-		this.request.setMethod("GET");
 		this.request.setRequestURI("/test/resource");
 		this.request.setPathInfo("/test/resource");
 		this.context.setPathPattern("/test/{name}");
@@ -80,7 +84,6 @@ class DefaultHttpRequestsObservationConventionTests {
 
 	@Test
 	void addsKeyValuesForErrorExchange() {
-		this.request.setMethod("GET");
 		this.request.setRequestURI("/test/resource");
 		this.request.setPathInfo("/test/resource");
 		this.context.setError(new IllegalArgumentException("custom error"));
@@ -95,7 +98,6 @@ class DefaultHttpRequestsObservationConventionTests {
 
 	@Test
 	void addsKeyValuesForRedirectExchange() {
-		this.request.setMethod("GET");
 		this.request.setRequestURI("/test/redirect");
 		this.request.setPathInfo("/test/redirect");
 		this.response.setStatus(302);
@@ -110,7 +112,6 @@ class DefaultHttpRequestsObservationConventionTests {
 
 	@Test
 	void addsKeyValuesForNotFoundExchange() {
-		this.request.setMethod("GET");
 		this.request.setRequestURI("/test/notFound");
 		this.request.setPathInfo("/test/notFound");
 		this.response.setStatus(404);
diff --git a/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/observation/reactive/DefaultHttpRequestsObservationConventionTests.java b/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/observation/reactive/DefaultHttpRequestsObservationConventionTests.java
index 446dead3ca..417ad78a20 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/observation/reactive/DefaultHttpRequestsObservationConventionTests.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/observation/reactive/DefaultHttpRequestsObservationConventionTests.java
@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@ class DefaultHttpRequestsObservationConventionTests {
 		assertThat(convention.getName()).isEqualTo("http.server.requests");
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void shouldHaveContextualName() {
+		ServerWebExchange exchange = MockServerWebExchange.from(MockServerHttpRequest.get("/test/resource"));
+		HttpRequestsObservationContext context = new HttpRequestsObservationContext(exchange);
+		assertThat(convention.getContextualName(context)).isEqualTo("http get");
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void supportsOnlyHttpRequestsObservationContext() {
 		ServerWebExchange exchange = MockServerWebExchange.from(MockServerHttpRequest.post("/test/resource"));
diff --git a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/DefaultClientObservationConvention.java b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/DefaultClientObservationConvention.java
index 256599f642..53375081ac 100644
--- a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/DefaultClientObservationConvention.java
+++ b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/DefaultClientObservationConvention.java
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ public class DefaultClientObservationConvention implements ClientObservationConv
 		return this.name;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public String getContextualName(ClientObservationContext context) {
+		return "http " + context.getCarrier().method().name().toLowerCase();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public KeyValues getLowCardinalityKeyValues(ClientObservationContext context) {
 		return KeyValues.of(uri(context), method(context), status(context), exception(context), outcome(context));
diff --git a/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/DefaultClientObservationConventionTests.java b/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/DefaultClientObservationConventionTests.java
index a76b30c23a..7efb49fe56 100644
--- a/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/DefaultClientObservationConventionTests.java
+++ b/spring-webflux/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/DefaultClientObservationConventionTests.java
@@ -36,6 +36,18 @@ class DefaultClientObservationConventionTests {
 
 	private DefaultClientObservationConvention observationConvention = new DefaultClientObservationConvention();
 
+	@Test
+	void shouldHaveName() {
+		assertThat(this.observationConvention.getName()).isEqualTo("http.client.requests");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void shouldHaveContextualName() {
+		ClientObservationContext context = new ClientObservationContext();
+		context.setCarrier(ClientRequest.create(HttpMethod.GET, URI.create("/test")).build());
+		assertThat(this.observationConvention.getContextualName(context)).isEqualTo("http get");
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void shouldOnlySupportWebClientObservationContext() {
 		assertThat(this.observationConvention.supportsContext(new ClientObservationContext())).isTrue();