diff --git a/opentelemetry-jaeger/src/exporter/thrift/mod.rs b/opentelemetry-jaeger/src/exporter/thrift/mod.rs
index 3679862608..118a126daf 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-jaeger/src/exporter/thrift/mod.rs
+++ b/opentelemetry-jaeger/src/exporter/thrift/mod.rs
@@ -42,6 +42,14 @@ impl From<Event> for jaeger::Log {
             fields.push(Key::new("event").string(event.name).into());
         }
 
+        if event.dropped_attributes_count != 0 {
+            fields.push(
+                Key::new("otel.event.dropped_attributes_count")
+                    .i64(i64::from(event.dropped_attributes_count))
+                    .into(),
+            );
+        }
+
         jaeger::Log::new(timestamp, fields)
     }
 }
diff --git a/opentelemetry-otlp/src/transform/traces.rs b/opentelemetry-otlp/src/transform/traces.rs
index 6f9491f865..305cb9f576 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-otlp/src/transform/traces.rs
+++ b/opentelemetry-otlp/src/transform/traces.rs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ mod tonic {
                     .to_vec(),
                 trace_state: link.span_context().trace_state().header(),
                 attributes: Attributes::from(link.attributes().clone()).0,
-                dropped_attributes_count: 0,
+                dropped_attributes_count: link.dropped_attributes_count(),
             }
         }
     }
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ mod tonic {
                                 time_unix_nano: to_nanos(event.timestamp),
                                 name: event.name.into(),
                                 attributes: Attributes::from(event.attributes).0,
-                                dropped_attributes_count: 0,
+                                dropped_attributes_count: event.dropped_attributes_count,
                             })
                             .collect(),
                         dropped_links_count: source_span.links.dropped_count(),
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ mod prost {
                     .to_vec(),
                 trace_state: link.span_context().trace_state().header(),
                 attributes: Attributes::from(link.attributes().clone()).0,
-                dropped_attributes_count: 0,
+                dropped_attributes_count: link.dropped_attributes_count(),
             }
         }
     }
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ mod prost {
                                 time_unix_nano: to_nanos(event.timestamp),
                                 name: event.name.into(),
                                 attributes: Attributes::from(event.attributes).0,
-                                dropped_attributes_count: 0,
+                                dropped_attributes_count: event.dropped_attributes_count,
                             })
                             .collect(),
                         dropped_links_count: source_span.links.dropped_count(),
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ mod grpcio {
                     .to_vec(),
                 trace_state: link.span_context().trace_state().header(),
                 attributes: Attributes::from(link.attributes().clone()).0,
-                dropped_attributes_count: 0,
+                dropped_attributes_count: link.dropped_attributes_count(),
                 ..Default::default()
             }
         }
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ mod grpcio {
                                         time_unix_nano: to_nanos(event.timestamp),
                                         name: event.name.into(),
                                         attributes: Attributes::from(event.attributes).0,
-                                        dropped_attributes_count: 0,
+                                        dropped_attributes_count: event.dropped_attributes_count,
                                         ..Default::default()
                                     })
                                     .collect(),
diff --git a/opentelemetry/src/sdk/trace/config.rs b/opentelemetry/src/sdk/trace/config.rs
index 54ca40f77d..199b644645 100644
--- a/opentelemetry/src/sdk/trace/config.rs
+++ b/opentelemetry/src/sdk/trace/config.rs
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub sampler: Box<dyn sdk::trace::ShouldSample>,
     /// The id generator that the sdk should use
     pub id_generator: Box<dyn IdGenerator>,
-    /// span limit
-    pub span_limit: SpanLimits,
+    /// span limits
+    pub span_limits: SpanLimits,
     /// Contains attributes representing an entity that produces telemetry.
     pub resource: Option<Arc<sdk::Resource>>,
 }
@@ -41,37 +41,37 @@ impl Config {
 
     /// Specify the number of events to be recorded per span.
     pub fn with_max_events_per_span(mut self, max_events: u32) -> Self {
-        self.span_limit.max_events_per_span = max_events;
+        self.span_limits.max_events_per_span = max_events;
         self
     }
 
     /// Specify the number of attributes to be recorded per span.
     pub fn with_max_attributes_per_span(mut self, max_attributes: u32) -> Self {
-        self.span_limit.max_attributes_per_span = max_attributes;
+        self.span_limits.max_attributes_per_span = max_attributes;
         self
     }
 
     /// Specify the number of events to be recorded per span.
     pub fn with_max_links_per_span(mut self, max_links: u32) -> Self {
-        self.span_limit.max_links_per_span = max_links;
+        self.span_limits.max_links_per_span = max_links;
         self
     }
 
     /// Specify the number of attributes one event can have.
     pub fn with_max_attributes_per_event(mut self, max_attributes: u32) -> Self {
-        self.span_limit.max_attributes_per_event = max_attributes;
+        self.span_limits.max_attributes_per_event = max_attributes;
         self
     }
 
     /// Specify the number of attributes one link can have.
     pub fn with_max_attributes_per_link(mut self, max_attributes: u32) -> Self {
-        self.span_limit.max_attributes_per_link = max_attributes;
+        self.span_limits.max_attributes_per_link = max_attributes;
         self
     }
 
-    /// Specify all limit via the span_limit
-    pub fn with_span_limit(mut self, span_limit: SpanLimits) -> Self {
-        self.span_limit = span_limit;
+    /// Specify all limit via the span_limits
+    pub fn with_span_limits(mut self, span_limits: SpanLimits) -> Self {
+        self.span_limits = span_limits;
         self
     }
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ impl Default for Config {
         let mut config = Config {
             sampler: Box::new(Sampler::ParentBased(Box::new(Sampler::AlwaysOn))),
             id_generator: Box::new(sdk::trace::IdGenerator::default()),
-            span_limit: SpanLimits::default(),
+            span_limits: SpanLimits::default(),
             resource: None,
         };
 
@@ -96,21 +96,21 @@ impl Default for Config {
             .ok()
             .and_then(|count_limit| u32::from_str(&count_limit).ok())
         {
-            config.span_limit.max_attributes_per_span = max_attributes_per_span;
+            config.span_limits.max_attributes_per_span = max_attributes_per_span;
         }
 
         if let Some(max_events_per_span) = env::var("OTEL_SPAN_EVENT_COUNT_LIMIT")
             .ok()
             .and_then(|max_events| u32::from_str(&max_events).ok())
         {
-            config.span_limit.max_events_per_span = max_events_per_span;
+            config.span_limits.max_events_per_span = max_events_per_span;
         }
 
         if let Some(max_links_per_span) = env::var("OTEL_SPAN_LINK_COUNT_LIMIT")
             .ok()
             .and_then(|max_links| u32::from_str(&max_links).ok())
         {
-            config.span_limit.max_links_per_span = max_links_per_span;
+            config.span_limits.max_links_per_span = max_links_per_span;
         }
 
         config
diff --git a/opentelemetry/src/sdk/trace/span.rs b/opentelemetry/src/sdk/trace/span.rs
index a27a9e5fbf..42c112e142 100644
--- a/opentelemetry/src/sdk/trace/span.rs
+++ b/opentelemetry/src/sdk/trace/span.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub struct Span {
     span_context: SpanContext,
     data: Option<SpanData>,
     tracer: sdk::trace::Tracer,
-    span_limit: SpanLimits,
+    span_limits: SpanLimits,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ impl Span {
             span_context,
             data,
             tracer,
-            span_limit,
+            span_limits: span_limit,
         }
     }
 
@@ -84,14 +84,17 @@ impl crate::trace::Span for Span {
         timestamp: SystemTime,
         mut attributes: Vec<KeyValue>,
     ) {
-        let max_attributes_per_event = self.span_limit.max_attributes_per_event as usize;
+        let event_attributes_limit = self.span_limits.max_attributes_per_event as usize;
         self.with_data(|data| {
-            if attributes.len() > max_attributes_per_event {
-                attributes.truncate(max_attributes_per_event);
-            }
-
-            data.message_events
-                .push_back(Event::new(name, timestamp, attributes))
+            let dropped_attributes_count = attributes.len().saturating_sub(event_attributes_limit);
+            attributes.truncate(event_attributes_limit);
+
+            data.message_events.push_back(Event::new(
+                name,
+                timestamp,
+                attributes,
+                dropped_attributes_count as u32,
+            ))
         });
     }
 
@@ -231,11 +234,11 @@ mod tests {
             start_time: crate::time::now(),
             end_time: crate::time::now(),
             attributes: sdk::trace::EvictedHashMap::new(
-                config.span_limit.max_attributes_per_span,
+                config.span_limits.max_attributes_per_span,
                 0,
             ),
-            message_events: sdk::trace::EvictedQueue::new(config.span_limit.max_events_per_span),
-            links: sdk::trace::EvictedQueue::new(config.span_limit.max_links_per_span),
+            message_events: sdk::trace::EvictedQueue::new(config.span_limits.max_events_per_span),
+            links: sdk::trace::EvictedQueue::new(config.span_limits.max_links_per_span),
             status_code: StatusCode::Unset,
             status_message: "".into(),
         };
@@ -531,7 +534,7 @@ mod tests {
             Vec::new(),
         );
         for i in 0..(DEFAULT_MAX_ATTRIBUTES_PER_LINK * 2) {
-            link.attributes_mut()
+            link.attributes
                 .push(KeyValue::new(format!("key {}", i), i.to_string()));
         }
 
diff --git a/opentelemetry/src/sdk/trace/tracer.rs b/opentelemetry/src/sdk/trace/tracer.rs
index 1a5a5eed1f..6002f06339 100644
--- a/opentelemetry/src/sdk/trace/tracer.rs
+++ b/opentelemetry/src/sdk/trace/tracer.rs
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ impl crate::trace::Tracer for Tracer {
 
         let provider = provider.unwrap();
         let config = provider.config();
-        let span_limit = config.span_limit;
+        let span_limits = config.span_limits;
         let span_id = builder
             .span_id
             .take()
@@ -265,30 +265,33 @@ impl crate::trace::Tracer for Tracer {
             span_trace_state = trace_state;
             attribute_options.append(&mut extra_attrs);
             let mut attributes =
-                EvictedHashMap::new(span_limit.max_attributes_per_span, attribute_options.len());
+                EvictedHashMap::new(span_limits.max_attributes_per_span, attribute_options.len());
             for attribute in attribute_options {
                 attributes.insert(attribute);
             }
-            let mut links = EvictedQueue::new(span_limit.max_links_per_span);
+            let mut links = EvictedQueue::new(span_limits.max_links_per_span);
             if let Some(link_options) = &mut link_options {
+                let link_attributes_limit = span_limits.max_attributes_per_link as usize;
                 for link in link_options.iter_mut() {
-                    // make sure the attributes is less than max_attribute_per_link
-                    let attributes = link.attributes_mut();
-                    if attributes.len() > span_limit.max_attributes_per_link as usize {
-                        attributes.truncate(span_limit.max_attributes_per_link as usize);
-                    }
+                    let dropped_attributes_count =
+                        link.attributes.len().saturating_sub(link_attributes_limit);
+                    link.attributes.truncate(link_attributes_limit);
+                    link.dropped_attributes_count = dropped_attributes_count as u32;
                 }
                 links.append_vec(link_options);
             }
             let start_time = start_time.unwrap_or_else(crate::time::now);
             let end_time = end_time.unwrap_or(start_time);
-            let mut message_events_queue = EvictedQueue::new(span_limit.max_events_per_span);
+            let mut message_events_queue = EvictedQueue::new(span_limits.max_events_per_span);
             if let Some(mut events) = message_events {
+                let event_attributes_limit = span_limits.max_attributes_per_event as usize;
                 for event in events.iter_mut() {
-                    let attributes = &mut event.attributes;
-                    if attributes.len() > span_limit.max_attributes_per_event as usize {
-                        attributes.truncate(span_limit.max_attributes_per_event as usize);
-                    }
+                    let dropped_attributes_count = event
+                        .attributes
+                        .len()
+                        .saturating_sub(event_attributes_limit);
+                    event.attributes.truncate(event_attributes_limit);
+                    event.dropped_attributes_count = dropped_attributes_count as u32;
                 }
                 message_events_queue.append_vec(&mut events);
             }
@@ -310,7 +313,7 @@ impl crate::trace::Tracer for Tracer {
         });
 
         let span_context = SpanContext::new(trace_id, span_id, flags, false, span_trace_state);
-        let span = Span::new(span_context, inner, self.clone(), span_limit);
+        let span = Span::new(span_context, inner, self.clone(), span_limits);
 
         // Call `on_start` for all processors
         for processor in provider.span_processors() {
diff --git a/opentelemetry/src/testing/trace.rs b/opentelemetry/src/testing/trace.rs
index dca9ce7aaf..bb57722d10 100644
--- a/opentelemetry/src/testing/trace.rs
+++ b/opentelemetry/src/testing/trace.rs
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ pub fn new_test_export_span_data() -> SpanData {
         name: "opentelemetry".into(),
         start_time: crate::time::now(),
         end_time: crate::time::now(),
-        attributes: EvictedHashMap::new(config.span_limit.max_attributes_per_span, 0),
-        message_events: EvictedQueue::new(config.span_limit.max_events_per_span),
-        links: EvictedQueue::new(config.span_limit.max_links_per_span),
+        attributes: EvictedHashMap::new(config.span_limits.max_attributes_per_span, 0),
+        message_events: EvictedQueue::new(config.span_limits.max_events_per_span),
+        links: EvictedQueue::new(config.span_limits.max_links_per_span),
         status_code: StatusCode::Unset,
         status_message: "".into(),
         resource: config.resource,
diff --git a/opentelemetry/src/trace/event.rs b/opentelemetry/src/trace/event.rs
index fddede9368..8d60e52c0a 100644
--- a/opentelemetry/src/trace/event.rs
+++ b/opentelemetry/src/trace/event.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ pub struct Event {
     pub timestamp: SystemTime,
     /// Event attributes
     pub attributes: Vec<KeyValue>,
+    /// Number of dropped attributes
+    pub dropped_attributes_count: u32,
 }
 
 impl Event {
@@ -25,11 +27,13 @@ impl Event {
         name: T,
         timestamp: SystemTime,
         attributes: Vec<KeyValue>,
+        dropped_attributes_count: u32,
     ) -> Self {
         Event {
             name: name.into(),
             timestamp,
             attributes,
+            dropped_attributes_count,
         }
     }
 
@@ -39,6 +43,7 @@ impl Event {
             name: name.into(),
             timestamp: crate::time::now(),
             attributes: Vec::new(),
+            dropped_attributes_count: 0,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/opentelemetry/src/trace/link.rs b/opentelemetry/src/trace/link.rs
index 465ac7a9d6..d4847e6bb7 100644
--- a/opentelemetry/src/trace/link.rs
+++ b/opentelemetry/src/trace/link.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub struct Link {
     span_context: SpanContext,
-    attributes: Vec<KeyValue>,
+    pub(crate) attributes: Vec<KeyValue>,
+    pub(crate) dropped_attributes_count: u32,
 }
 
 impl Link {
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ impl Link {
         Link {
             span_context,
             attributes,
+            dropped_attributes_count: 0,
         }
     }
 
@@ -31,8 +33,8 @@ impl Link {
         &self.attributes
     }
 
-    /// Mutable attributes of the link
-    pub(crate) fn attributes_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Vec<KeyValue> {
-        self.attributes.as_mut()
+    /// Dropped attributes count
+    pub fn dropped_attributes_count(&self) -> u32 {
+        self.dropped_attributes_count
     }
 }