diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1c8072af818..283d00749db 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ For notes on migrating to 2.x / 0.200.x see [the upgrade guide](doc/upgrade-to-2
 
 ### :bug: Bug Fixes
 
+* fix(sdk-trace-web): propagate `optimised` flag in `getElementXPath` recursion [#6335](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/pull/6335) @akkupratap323
+
 ### :books: Documentation
 
 ### :house: Internal
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-trace-web/src/utils.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-trace-web/src/utils.ts
index 33f52a4d365..d882532faab 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-trace-web/src/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-trace-web/src/utils.ts
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ export function getElementXPath(target: any, optimised?: boolean): string {
   }
   let xpath = '';
   if (target.parentNode) {
-    xpath += getElementXPath(target.parentNode, false);
+    xpath += getElementXPath(target.parentNode, optimised);
   }
   xpath += targetValue;
 
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-trace-web/test/window/utils.test.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-trace-web/test/window/utils.test.ts
index c2afb72b291..c0e258c8a97 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-trace-web/test/window/utils.test.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-trace-web/test/window/utils.test.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ const fixture = `
     <div></div>
   </div>
   <div></div>
+  <div id="body-id"><div></div></div>
 </div>
 `;
 
@@ -92,6 +93,13 @@ describe('utils', function () {
       );
     });
 
+    it('should use ancestor id when optimised recursively', function () {
+      const inner = $fixture.find('#body-id div')[0];
+      const element = getElementXPath(inner, true);
+      assert.strictEqual(element, '//*[@id="body-id"]/div');
+      assert.strictEqual(inner, getElementByXpath(element));
+    });
+
     it(
       'should return correct path for element with id and surrounded by the' +
         ' same type',