diff --git a/packages/node-experimental/src/integrations/postgres.ts b/packages/node-experimental/src/integrations/postgres.ts
index 0df7ae31d8ae..4ecab8d685f2 100644
--- a/packages/node-experimental/src/integrations/postgres.ts
+++ b/packages/node-experimental/src/integrations/postgres.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export class Postgres extends NodePerformanceIntegration<void> implements Integr
   public setupInstrumentation(): void | Instrumentation[] {
     return [
       new PgInstrumentation({
+        requireParentSpan: true,
         requestHook(span) {
           addOriginToOtelSpan(span, 'auto.db.otel.postgres');
         },