diff --git a/sentry_sdk/integrations/opentelemetry/span_processor.py b/sentry_sdk/integrations/opentelemetry/span_processor.py
index 5b80efbca5..0dc7caaf2d 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/integrations/opentelemetry/span_processor.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/integrations/opentelemetry/span_processor.py
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ def _get_trace_data(self, otel_span, parent_context):
 
         sentry_trace_data = get_value(SENTRY_TRACE_KEY, parent_context)
         trace_data["parent_sampled"] = (
-            sentry_trace_data[2] if sentry_trace_data else None
+            sentry_trace_data["parent_sampled"] if sentry_trace_data else None
         )
 
         baggage = get_value(SENTRY_BAGGAGE_KEY, parent_context)
diff --git a/tests/integrations/opentelemetry/test_span_processor.py b/tests/integrations/opentelemetry/test_span_processor.py
index 7ba6f59e6c..d7dc6b66df 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/opentelemetry/test_span_processor.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/opentelemetry/test_span_processor.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 from sentry_sdk.tracing import Span, Transaction
 
 from opentelemetry.trace import SpanKind, SpanContext
+from sentry_sdk.tracing_utils import extract_sentrytrace_data
 
 
 def test_is_sentry_span():
@@ -103,7 +104,9 @@ def test_get_trace_data_with_sentry_trace():
     with mock.patch(
         "sentry_sdk.integrations.opentelemetry.span_processor.get_value",
         side_effect=[
-            ("1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef", "1234567890abcdef", True),
+            extract_sentrytrace_data(
+                "1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef-1234567890abcdef-1"
+            ),
             None,
         ],
     ):
@@ -118,7 +121,9 @@ def test_get_trace_data_with_sentry_trace():
     with mock.patch(
         "sentry_sdk.integrations.opentelemetry.span_processor.get_value",
         side_effect=[
-            ("1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef", "1234567890abcdef", False),
+            extract_sentrytrace_data(
+                "1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef-1234567890abcdef-0"
+            ),
             None,
         ],
     ):
@@ -150,7 +155,9 @@ def test_get_trace_data_with_sentry_trace_and_baggage():
     with mock.patch(
         "sentry_sdk.integrations.opentelemetry.span_processor.get_value",
         side_effect=[
-            ("1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef", "1234567890abcdef", True),
+            extract_sentrytrace_data(
+                "1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef-1234567890abcdef-1"
+            ),
             baggage,
         ],
     ):