diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/TraceAsyncRestTemplate.java b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/TraceAsyncRestTemplate.java
index 8b906b9dc..4db2d1567 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/TraceAsyncRestTemplate.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/TraceAsyncRestTemplate.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate;
  *
  * @since 1.0.0
  */
-class TraceAsyncRestTemplate extends AsyncRestTemplate {
+public class TraceAsyncRestTemplate extends AsyncRestTemplate {
 
 	private final Tracer tracer;