diff --git a/instrumentation-api-semconv/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/api/instrumenter/rpc/MetricsView.java b/instrumentation-api-semconv/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/api/instrumenter/rpc/MetricsView.java
index da44a975200c..75b5710d5e9f 100644
--- a/instrumentation-api-semconv/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/api/instrumenter/rpc/MetricsView.java
+++ b/instrumentation-api-semconv/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/api/instrumenter/rpc/MetricsView.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ private static Set<AttributeKey> buildAlwaysInclude() {
     view.add(SemanticAttributes.RPC_SYSTEM);
     view.add(SemanticAttributes.RPC_SERVICE);
     view.add(SemanticAttributes.RPC_METHOD);
+    view.add(SemanticAttributes.RPC_GRPC_STATUS_CODE);
     return view;
   }
 
diff --git a/instrumentation/grpc-1.6/testing/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/grpc/v1_6/AbstractGrpcStreamingTest.java b/instrumentation/grpc-1.6/testing/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/grpc/v1_6/AbstractGrpcStreamingTest.java
index f63f6dc27c9f..c7f194afe059 100644
--- a/instrumentation/grpc-1.6/testing/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/grpc/v1_6/AbstractGrpcStreamingTest.java
+++ b/instrumentation/grpc-1.6/testing/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/grpc/v1_6/AbstractGrpcStreamingTest.java
@@ -227,7 +227,10 @@ public void onCompleted() {
                                                 equalTo(
                                                     SemanticAttributes.RPC_SERVICE,
                                                     "example.Greeter"),
-                                                equalTo(SemanticAttributes.RPC_SYSTEM, "grpc"))))));
+                                                equalTo(SemanticAttributes.RPC_SYSTEM, "grpc"),
+                                                equalTo(
+                                                    SemanticAttributes.RPC_GRPC_STATUS_CODE,
+                                                    (long) Status.Code.OK.value()))))));
     testing()
         .waitAndAssertMetrics(
             "io.opentelemetry.grpc-1.6",
@@ -253,7 +256,10 @@ public void onCompleted() {
                                                 equalTo(
                                                     SemanticAttributes.RPC_SERVICE,
                                                     "example.Greeter"),
-                                                equalTo(SemanticAttributes.RPC_SYSTEM, "grpc"))))));
+                                                equalTo(SemanticAttributes.RPC_SYSTEM, "grpc"),
+                                                equalTo(
+                                                    SemanticAttributes.RPC_GRPC_STATUS_CODE,
+                                                    (long) Status.Code.OK.value()))))));
   }
 
   private ManagedChannel createChannel(Server server) throws Exception {
diff --git a/instrumentation/grpc-1.6/testing/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/grpc/v1_6/AbstractGrpcTest.java b/instrumentation/grpc-1.6/testing/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/grpc/v1_6/AbstractGrpcTest.java
index e37514c98f08..6c48247ac432 100644
--- a/instrumentation/grpc-1.6/testing/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/grpc/v1_6/AbstractGrpcTest.java
+++ b/instrumentation/grpc-1.6/testing/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/grpc/v1_6/AbstractGrpcTest.java
@@ -217,7 +217,10 @@ public void sayHello(
                                                 equalTo(
                                                     SemanticAttributes.RPC_SERVICE,
                                                     "example.Greeter"),
-                                                equalTo(SemanticAttributes.RPC_SYSTEM, "grpc"))))));
+                                                equalTo(SemanticAttributes.RPC_SYSTEM, "grpc"),
+                                                equalTo(
+                                                    SemanticAttributes.RPC_GRPC_STATUS_CODE,
+                                                    (long) Status.Code.OK.value()))))));
     testing()
         .waitAndAssertMetrics(
             "io.opentelemetry.grpc-1.6",
@@ -242,7 +245,10 @@ public void sayHello(
                                                 equalTo(
                                                     SemanticAttributes.RPC_SERVICE,
                                                     "example.Greeter"),
-                                                equalTo(SemanticAttributes.RPC_SYSTEM, "grpc"))))));
+                                                equalTo(SemanticAttributes.RPC_SYSTEM, "grpc"),
+                                                equalTo(
+                                                    SemanticAttributes.RPC_GRPC_STATUS_CODE,
+                                                    (long) Status.Code.OK.value()))))));
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -398,7 +404,10 @@ public void sayHello(
                                                 equalTo(
                                                     SemanticAttributes.RPC_SERVICE,
                                                     "example.Greeter"),
-                                                equalTo(SemanticAttributes.RPC_SYSTEM, "grpc"))))));
+                                                equalTo(SemanticAttributes.RPC_SYSTEM, "grpc"),
+                                                equalTo(
+                                                    SemanticAttributes.RPC_GRPC_STATUS_CODE,
+                                                    (long) Status.Code.OK.value()))))));
     testing()
         .waitAndAssertMetrics(
             "io.opentelemetry.grpc-1.6",
@@ -423,7 +432,10 @@ public void sayHello(
                                                 equalTo(
                                                     SemanticAttributes.RPC_SERVICE,
                                                     "example.Greeter"),
-                                                equalTo(SemanticAttributes.RPC_SYSTEM, "grpc"))))));
+                                                equalTo(SemanticAttributes.RPC_SYSTEM, "grpc"),
+                                                equalTo(
+                                                    SemanticAttributes.RPC_GRPC_STATUS_CODE,
+                                                    (long) Status.Code.OK.value()))))));
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -587,7 +599,10 @@ public void onCompleted() {
                                                 equalTo(
                                                     SemanticAttributes.RPC_SERVICE,
                                                     "example.Greeter"),
-                                                equalTo(SemanticAttributes.RPC_SYSTEM, "grpc"))))));
+                                                equalTo(SemanticAttributes.RPC_SYSTEM, "grpc"),
+                                                equalTo(
+                                                    SemanticAttributes.RPC_GRPC_STATUS_CODE,
+                                                    (long) Status.Code.OK.value()))))));
     testing()
         .waitAndAssertMetrics(
             "io.opentelemetry.grpc-1.6",
@@ -612,7 +627,10 @@ public void onCompleted() {
                                                 equalTo(
                                                     SemanticAttributes.RPC_SERVICE,
                                                     "example.Greeter"),
-                                                equalTo(SemanticAttributes.RPC_SYSTEM, "grpc"))))));
+                                                equalTo(SemanticAttributes.RPC_SYSTEM, "grpc"),
+                                                equalTo(
+                                                    SemanticAttributes.RPC_GRPC_STATUS_CODE,
+                                                    (long) Status.Code.OK.value()))))));
   }
 
   @ParameterizedTest
@@ -733,7 +751,10 @@ public void sayHello(
                                                 equalTo(
                                                     SemanticAttributes.RPC_SERVICE,
                                                     "example.Greeter"),
-                                                equalTo(SemanticAttributes.RPC_SYSTEM, "grpc"))))));
+                                                equalTo(SemanticAttributes.RPC_SYSTEM, "grpc"),
+                                                equalTo(
+                                                    SemanticAttributes.RPC_GRPC_STATUS_CODE,
+                                                    (long) status.getCode().value()))))));
     testing()
         .waitAndAssertMetrics(
             "io.opentelemetry.grpc-1.6",
@@ -758,7 +779,10 @@ public void sayHello(
                                                 equalTo(
                                                     SemanticAttributes.RPC_SERVICE,
                                                     "example.Greeter"),
-                                                equalTo(SemanticAttributes.RPC_SYSTEM, "grpc"))))));
+                                                equalTo(SemanticAttributes.RPC_SYSTEM, "grpc"),
+                                                equalTo(
+                                                    SemanticAttributes.RPC_GRPC_STATUS_CODE,
+                                                    (long) status.getCode().value()))))));
   }
 
   @ParameterizedTest
@@ -880,7 +904,10 @@ public void sayHello(
                                                 equalTo(
                                                     SemanticAttributes.RPC_SERVICE,
                                                     "example.Greeter"),
-                                                equalTo(SemanticAttributes.RPC_SYSTEM, "grpc"))))));
+                                                equalTo(SemanticAttributes.RPC_SYSTEM, "grpc"),
+                                                equalTo(
+                                                    SemanticAttributes.RPC_GRPC_STATUS_CODE,
+                                                    (long) Status.Code.UNKNOWN.value()))))));
     testing()
         .waitAndAssertMetrics(
             "io.opentelemetry.grpc-1.6",
@@ -905,7 +932,10 @@ public void sayHello(
                                                 equalTo(
                                                     SemanticAttributes.RPC_SERVICE,
                                                     "example.Greeter"),
-                                                equalTo(SemanticAttributes.RPC_SYSTEM, "grpc"))))));
+                                                equalTo(SemanticAttributes.RPC_SYSTEM, "grpc"),
+                                                equalTo(
+                                                    SemanticAttributes.RPC_GRPC_STATUS_CODE,
+                                                    (long) Status.Code.UNKNOWN.value()))))));
   }
 
   static class ErrorProvider implements ArgumentsProvider {