diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 845ba1c31a7..6dc65a9a996 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.htm
 - Cleaned up indentations under `Unreleased/Fixed` of `./CHANGELOG.md`. (#7163)
 - Removed a duplicate instance of the `Changed` subheader under `1.18.0/0.43.0/0.12.0` in `./CHANGELOG.md`. (#7163)
 - Check for TLS related options to be set before creating TLS config `go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/otelconf`. (#6984)
+- Fixed handling of the `OTEL_SEMCONV_STABILITY_OPT_IN` environment variable in `go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/github.com/gin-gonic/gin/otelgin`. (#7215)
 
 ### Removed
 
diff --git a/instrumentation/github.com/gin-gonic/gin/otelgin/gin.go b/instrumentation/github.com/gin-gonic/gin/otelgin/gin.go
index 0f7cbabbbac..cfb89fe4f24 100644
--- a/instrumentation/github.com/gin-gonic/gin/otelgin/gin.go
+++ b/instrumentation/github.com/gin-gonic/gin/otelgin/gin.go
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ func Middleware(service string, opts ...Option) gin.HandlerFunc {
 	)
 
 	sc := semconv.NewHTTPServer(meter)
-	var hs semconv.HTTPServer
 
 	return func(c *gin.Context) {
 		requestStartTime := time.Now()
@@ -87,8 +86,8 @@ func Middleware(service string, opts ...Option) gin.HandlerFunc {
 		}
 
 		opts := []oteltrace.SpanStartOption{
-			oteltrace.WithAttributes(hs.RequestTraceAttrs(service, c.Request, requestTraceAttrOpts)...),
-			oteltrace.WithAttributes(hs.Route(c.FullPath())),
+			oteltrace.WithAttributes(sc.RequestTraceAttrs(service, c.Request, requestTraceAttrOpts)...),
+			oteltrace.WithAttributes(sc.Route(c.FullPath())),
 			oteltrace.WithSpanKind(oteltrace.SpanKindServer),
 		}
 		var spanName string
@@ -110,7 +109,7 @@ func Middleware(service string, opts ...Option) gin.HandlerFunc {
 		c.Next()
 
 		status := c.Writer.Status()
-		span.SetStatus(hs.Status(status))
+		span.SetStatus(sc.Status(status))
 		if status > 0 {
 			span.SetAttributes(semconv.HTTPStatusCode(status))
 		}
diff --git a/instrumentation/github.com/gin-gonic/gin/otelgin/test/gin_test.go b/instrumentation/github.com/gin-gonic/gin/otelgin/test/gin_test.go
index 3052f81818d..6459acc07aa 100644
--- a/instrumentation/github.com/gin-gonic/gin/otelgin/test/gin_test.go
+++ b/instrumentation/github.com/gin-gonic/gin/otelgin/test/gin_test.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/github.com/gin-gonic/gin/otelgin"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/github.com/gin-gonic/gin/otelgin/internal/semconv"
 	b3prop "go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/propagators/b3"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
@@ -556,3 +557,46 @@ func TestMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestServerWithSemConvStabilityOptIn(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name                 string
+		setEnv               bool
+		wantExistsHTTPMethod bool
+	}{
+		{
+			"not set",
+			false,
+			false,
+		},
+		{
+			"set to http/dup",
+			true,
+			true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if tt.setEnv {
+				t.Setenv(semconv.OTelSemConvStabilityOptIn, "http/dup")
+			}
+
+			attrs := semconv.NewHTTPServer(nil).
+				RequestTraceAttrs("foobar",
+					httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/user/123", nil),
+					semconv.RequestTraceAttrsOpts{
+						HTTPClientIP: "127.0.0.1",
+					})
+
+			var existsHTTPMethod bool
+			for _, attr := range attrs {
+				if attr.Key == "http.method" {
+					existsHTTPMethod = true
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.wantExistsHTTPMethod, existsHTTPMethod)
+		})
+	}
+}