diff --git a/instrumentation/ratpack/ratpack-1.4/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/ratpack/ExecutionBoundPublisherInstrumentation.java b/instrumentation/ratpack/ratpack-1.4/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/ratpack/ExecutionBoundPublisherInstrumentation.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0d30ac5c972d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/instrumentation/ratpack/ratpack-1.4/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/ratpack/ExecutionBoundPublisherInstrumentation.java
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+package io.opentelemetry.javaagent.instrumentation.ratpack;
+
+import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.named;
+import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.namedOneOf;
+import static net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatchers.takesArgument;
+
+import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.bootstrap.Java8BytecodeBridge;
+import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.extension.instrumentation.TypeInstrumentation;
+import io.opentelemetry.javaagent.extension.instrumentation.TypeTransformer;
+import net.bytebuddy.asm.Advice;
+import net.bytebuddy.description.type.TypeDescription;
+import net.bytebuddy.matcher.ElementMatcher;
+import org.reactivestreams.Subscriber;
+
+public class ExecutionBoundPublisherInstrumentation implements TypeInstrumentation {
+
+  @Override
+  public ElementMatcher<TypeDescription> typeMatcher() {
+    return namedOneOf(
+        "ratpack.exec.internal.ExecutionBoundPublisher",
+        "ratpack.exec.internal.DefaultExecution$ExecutionBoundPublisher");
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void transform(TypeTransformer transformer) {
+    transformer.applyAdviceToMethod(
+        named("subscribe").and(takesArgument(0, named("org.reactivestreams.Subscriber"))),
+        this.getClass().getName() + "$SubscribeAdvice");
+  }
+
+  @SuppressWarnings("unused")
+  public static class SubscribeAdvice {
+
+    @Advice.OnMethodEnter(suppress = Throwable.class)
+    public static <T> void wrap(
+        @Advice.Argument(value = 0, readOnly = false) Subscriber<T> subscriber) {
+      subscriber = new TracingSubscriber<>(subscriber, Java8BytecodeBridge.currentContext());
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/instrumentation/ratpack/ratpack-1.4/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/ratpack/RatpackInstrumentationModule.java b/instrumentation/ratpack/ratpack-1.4/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/ratpack/RatpackInstrumentationModule.java
index 1ba8efc192bc..e51c5c4a75c8 100644
--- a/instrumentation/ratpack/ratpack-1.4/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/ratpack/RatpackInstrumentationModule.java
+++ b/instrumentation/ratpack/ratpack-1.4/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/ratpack/RatpackInstrumentationModule.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ public List<TypeInstrumentation> typeInstrumentations() {
         new ContinuationStreamInstrumentation(),
         new DefaultExecutionInstrumentation(),
         new DefaultExecStarterInstrumentation(),
+        new ExecutionBoundPublisherInstrumentation(),
         new ServerErrorHandlerInstrumentation(),
         new ServerRegistryInstrumentation());
   }
diff --git a/instrumentation/ratpack/ratpack-1.4/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/ratpack/TracingSubscriber.java b/instrumentation/ratpack/ratpack-1.4/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/ratpack/TracingSubscriber.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ef9474959e61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/instrumentation/ratpack/ratpack-1.4/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/ratpack/TracingSubscriber.java
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+package io.opentelemetry.javaagent.instrumentation.ratpack;
+
+import io.opentelemetry.context.Context;
+import io.opentelemetry.context.Scope;
+import org.reactivestreams.Subscriber;
+import org.reactivestreams.Subscription;
+
+public final class TracingSubscriber<T> implements Subscriber<T> {
+  private final Subscriber<T> delegate;
+  private final Context context;
+
+  public TracingSubscriber(Subscriber<T> delegate, Context context) {
+    this.delegate = delegate;
+    this.context = context;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void onSubscribe(Subscription subscription) {
+    try (Scope ignore = context.makeCurrent()) {
+      delegate.onSubscribe(subscription);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void onNext(T t) {
+    try (Scope ignore = context.makeCurrent()) {
+      delegate.onNext(t);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void onError(Throwable throwable) {
+    try (Scope ignore = context.makeCurrent()) {
+      delegate.onError(throwable);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void onComplete() {
+    try (Scope ignore = context.makeCurrent()) {
+      delegate.onComplete();
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/instrumentation/ratpack/ratpack-1.4/javaagent/src/test/groovy/server/RatpackForkedHttpServerTest.groovy b/instrumentation/ratpack/ratpack-1.4/javaagent/src/test/groovy/server/RatpackForkedHttpServerTest.groovy
index 40ae557a9400..87dc2848b1ff 100644
--- a/instrumentation/ratpack/ratpack-1.4/javaagent/src/test/groovy/server/RatpackForkedHttpServerTest.groovy
+++ b/instrumentation/ratpack/ratpack-1.4/javaagent/src/test/groovy/server/RatpackForkedHttpServerTest.groovy
@@ -24,10 +24,4 @@ class RatpackForkedHttpServerTest extends AbstractRatpackForkedHttpServerTest im
   boolean testHttpPipelining() {
     false
   }
-
-  @Override
-  boolean testPostStream() {
-    // controller span is parent of onNext span which is not expected
-    Boolean.getBoolean("testLatestDeps")
-  }
 }
diff --git a/instrumentation/ratpack/ratpack-1.4/testing/src/main/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/ratpack/server/AbstractRatpackHttpServerTest.groovy b/instrumentation/ratpack/ratpack-1.4/testing/src/main/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/ratpack/server/AbstractRatpackHttpServerTest.groovy
index 3b81fe793697..d147b637cca2 100644
--- a/instrumentation/ratpack/ratpack-1.4/testing/src/main/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/ratpack/server/AbstractRatpackHttpServerTest.groovy
+++ b/instrumentation/ratpack/ratpack-1.4/testing/src/main/groovy/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/ratpack/server/AbstractRatpackHttpServerTest.groovy
@@ -235,6 +235,9 @@ abstract class AbstractRatpackHttpServerTest extends HttpServerTest<RatpackServe
     response.contentUtf8() == POST_STREAM.body
 
     def hasHandlerSpan = hasHandlerSpan(POST_STREAM)
+    // when using javaagent instrumentation the parent of reactive callbacks is the controller span
+    // where subscribe was called, for library instrumentation server span is the parent
+    def reactiveCallbackParent = hasHandlerSpan ? 2 : 0
     assertTraces(1) {
       trace(0, 5 + (hasHandlerSpan ? 1 : 0)) {
         span(0) {
@@ -255,15 +258,15 @@ abstract class AbstractRatpackHttpServerTest extends HttpServerTest<RatpackServe
         }
         span(2 + offset) {
           name "onNext"
-          childOf span(0)
+          childOf span(reactiveCallbackParent)
         }
         span(3 + offset) {
           name "onNext"
-          childOf span(0)
+          childOf span(reactiveCallbackParent)
         }
         span(4 + offset) {
           name "onComplete"
-          childOf span(0)
+          childOf span(reactiveCallbackParent)
         }
       }
     }