diff --git a/sdk/monitor/Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.Exporter/src/Customizations/Models/RemoteDependencyData.cs b/sdk/monitor/Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.Exporter/src/Customizations/Models/RemoteDependencyData.cs
index 79ddd09b638b..7ea10270f586 100644
--- a/sdk/monitor/Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.Exporter/src/Customizations/Models/RemoteDependencyData.cs
+++ b/sdk/monitor/Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.Exporter/src/Customizations/Models/RemoteDependencyData.cs
@@ -56,6 +56,13 @@ public RemoteDependencyData(int version, Activity activity, ref ActivityTagsProc
             }
 
             TraceHelper.AddActivityLinksToProperties(activity, ref activityTagsProcessor.UnMappedTags);
+
+            // Add StatusDescription as a custom property if present
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(activity.StatusDescription))
+            {
+                TraceHelper.AddKvpToDictionary(Properties, "otel.status_description", activity.StatusDescription!);
+            }
+
             TraceHelper.AddPropertiesToTelemetry(Properties, ref activityTagsProcessor.UnMappedTags);
         }
 
diff --git a/sdk/monitor/Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.Exporter/src/Customizations/Models/RequestData.cs b/sdk/monitor/Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.Exporter/src/Customizations/Models/RequestData.cs
index aabb02b9a06a..4b9b184c15f2 100644
--- a/sdk/monitor/Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.Exporter/src/Customizations/Models/RequestData.cs
+++ b/sdk/monitor/Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.Exporter/src/Customizations/Models/RequestData.cs
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ public RequestData(int version, Activity activity, ref ActivityTagsProcessor act
                 TraceHelper.AddActivityLinksToProperties(activity, ref activityTagsProcessor.UnMappedTags);
             }
 
+            // Add StatusDescription as a custom property if present
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(activity.StatusDescription))
+            {
+                TraceHelper.AddKvpToDictionary(Properties, "otel.status_description", activity.StatusDescription!);
+            }
+
             TraceHelper.AddPropertiesToTelemetry(Properties, ref activityTagsProcessor.UnMappedTags);
         }
 
diff --git a/sdk/monitor/Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.Exporter/tests/Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Tests/RemoteDependencyDataTests.cs b/sdk/monitor/Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.Exporter/tests/Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Tests/RemoteDependencyDataTests.cs
index a9c4d239d75a..e0bf8abaecf7 100644
--- a/sdk/monitor/Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.Exporter/tests/Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Tests/RemoteDependencyDataTests.cs
+++ b/sdk/monitor/Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.Exporter/tests/Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Tests/RemoteDependencyDataTests.cs
@@ -266,5 +266,61 @@ public void VerifyAllDependenciesSetTargetViaServerAddressAndPort()
 
             Assert.Equal("unitTestAddress:unitTestPort", remoteDependencyData.Target);
         }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ValidateRemoteDependencyDataWithStatusDescription()
+        {
+            using ActivitySource activitySource = new ActivitySource(ActivitySourceName);
+            using var activity = activitySource.StartActivity(
+                ActivityName,
+                ActivityKind.Client,
+                parentContext: new ActivityContext(ActivityTraceId.CreateRandom(), ActivitySpanId.CreateRandom(), ActivityTraceFlags.Recorded),
+                startTime: DateTime.UtcNow);
+
+            Assert.NotNull(activity);
+            activity.Stop();
+
+            var httpUrl = "https://www.foo.bar/search";
+            var statusDescription = "Dependency call failed due to network error";
+            activity.SetStatus(ActivityStatusCode.Error, statusDescription);
+            activity.SetTag(SemanticConventions.AttributeHttpMethod, "GET");
+            activity.SetTag(SemanticConventions.AttributeHttpUrl, httpUrl);
+            activity.SetTag(SemanticConventions.AttributeHttpStatusCode, "503");
+
+            var activityTagsProcessor = TraceHelper.EnumerateActivityTags(activity);
+
+            var remoteDependencyData = new RemoteDependencyData(2, activity, ref activityTagsProcessor);
+
+            Assert.False(remoteDependencyData.Success);
+            Assert.True(remoteDependencyData.Properties.ContainsKey("otel.status_description"));
+            Assert.Equal(statusDescription, remoteDependencyData.Properties["otel.status_description"]);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ValidateRemoteDependencyDataWithoutStatusDescription()
+        {
+            using ActivitySource activitySource = new ActivitySource(ActivitySourceName);
+            using var activity = activitySource.StartActivity(
+                ActivityName,
+                ActivityKind.Client,
+                parentContext: new ActivityContext(ActivityTraceId.CreateRandom(), ActivitySpanId.CreateRandom(), ActivityTraceFlags.Recorded),
+                startTime: DateTime.UtcNow);
+
+            Assert.NotNull(activity);
+            activity.Stop();
+
+            var httpUrl = "https://www.foo.bar/search";
+            activity.SetStatus(ActivityStatusCode.Error); // No description
+            activity.SetTag(SemanticConventions.AttributeHttpMethod, "GET");
+            activity.SetTag(SemanticConventions.AttributeHttpUrl, httpUrl);
+            activity.SetTag(SemanticConventions.AttributeHttpStatusCode, "503");
+
+            var activityTagsProcessor = TraceHelper.EnumerateActivityTags(activity);
+
+            var remoteDependencyData = new RemoteDependencyData(2, activity, ref activityTagsProcessor);
+
+            Assert.False(remoteDependencyData.Success);
+            Assert.False(remoteDependencyData.Properties.ContainsKey("otel.status_description"));
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/sdk/monitor/Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.Exporter/tests/Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Tests/RequestDataTests.cs b/sdk/monitor/Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.Exporter/tests/Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Tests/RequestDataTests.cs
index 51d61aaa7368..68669d40abaf 100755
--- a/sdk/monitor/Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.Exporter/tests/Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Tests/RequestDataTests.cs
+++ b/sdk/monitor/Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.Exporter/tests/Azure.Monitor.OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Tests/RequestDataTests.cs
@@ -230,6 +230,60 @@ public void RequestDataTimeSinceEnqueuedInvalidEmqueuedTime()
             Assert.False(requestData.Measurements.TryGetValue("timeSinceEnqueued", out var timeInQueue));
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void ValidateRequestDataWithStatusDescription()
+        {
+            using ActivitySource activitySource = new ActivitySource(ActivitySourceName);
+            using var activity = activitySource.StartActivity(
+                ActivityName,
+                ActivityKind.Server,
+                parentContext: new ActivityContext(ActivityTraceId.CreateRandom(), ActivitySpanId.CreateRandom(), ActivityTraceFlags.Recorded),
+                startTime: DateTime.UtcNow);
+            Assert.NotNull(activity);
+            activity.Stop();
+
+            var httpUrl = "https://www.foo.bar/search";
+            var statusDescription = "Request failed due to timeout";
+            activity.SetStatus(ActivityStatusCode.Error, statusDescription);
+            activity.SetTag(SemanticConventions.AttributeHttpMethod, "GET");
+            activity.SetTag(SemanticConventions.AttributeHttpUrl, httpUrl);
+            activity.SetTag(SemanticConventions.AttributeHttpStatusCode, "500");
+
+            var activityTagsProcessor = TraceHelper.EnumerateActivityTags(activity);
+
+            var requestData = new RequestData(2, activity, ref activityTagsProcessor);
+
+            Assert.False(requestData.Success);
+            Assert.True(requestData.Properties.ContainsKey("otel.status_description"));
+            Assert.Equal(statusDescription, requestData.Properties["otel.status_description"]);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ValidateRequestDataWithoutStatusDescription()
+        {
+            using ActivitySource activitySource = new ActivitySource(ActivitySourceName);
+            using var activity = activitySource.StartActivity(
+                ActivityName,
+                ActivityKind.Server,
+                parentContext: new ActivityContext(ActivityTraceId.CreateRandom(), ActivitySpanId.CreateRandom(), ActivityTraceFlags.Recorded),
+                startTime: DateTime.UtcNow);
+            Assert.NotNull(activity);
+            activity.Stop();
+
+            var httpUrl = "https://www.foo.bar/search";
+            activity.SetStatus(ActivityStatusCode.Error); // No description
+            activity.SetTag(SemanticConventions.AttributeHttpMethod, "GET");
+            activity.SetTag(SemanticConventions.AttributeHttpUrl, httpUrl);
+            activity.SetTag(SemanticConventions.AttributeHttpStatusCode, "500");
+
+            var activityTagsProcessor = TraceHelper.EnumerateActivityTags(activity);
+
+            var requestData = new RequestData(2, activity, ref activityTagsProcessor);
+
+            Assert.False(requestData.Success);
+            Assert.False(requestData.Properties.ContainsKey("otel.status_description"));
+        }
+
         private ActivityLink AddActivityLink(long enqueuedTime)
         {
             ActivityTagsCollection tags = new ActivityTagsCollection