diff --git a/packages/collector/test/tracing/databases/couchbase/test.js b/packages/collector/test/tracing/databases/couchbase/test.js
index 24e580b78e..60e99bf384 100644
--- a/packages/collector/test/tracing/databases/couchbase/test.js
+++ b/packages/collector/test/tracing/databases/couchbase/test.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ const verifyCouchbaseSpan = (controls, entrySpan, options = {}) => [
   span => expect(span.data.couchbase.sql).to.contain(options.sql || 'GET'),
   span =>
     options.error
-      ? expect(span.data.couchbase.error).to.equal(options.error)
+      ? expect(span.data.couchbase.error).to.contain(options.error)
       : expect(span.data.couchbase.error).to.not.exist
 ];
 
diff --git a/packages/collector/test/tracing/databases/mysql/app.js b/packages/collector/test/tracing/databases/mysql/app.js
index 05d8ce333a..265ef82ab9 100644
--- a/packages/collector/test/tracing/databases/mysql/app.js
+++ b/packages/collector/test/tracing/databases/mysql/app.js
@@ -200,6 +200,14 @@ app.post('/valuesAndCall', (req, res) => {
   }
 });
 
+app.post('/error', (req, res) => {
+  if (driver === 'mysql2/promise') {
+    triggerErrorWithPromises(req, res);
+  } else {
+    triggerError(req, res);
+  }
+});
+
 app.listen(port, () => {
   log(
     `Listening on port: ${process.env.APP_PORT} (driver: ${driver}, access: ${accessFunction}, cluster: ${useCluster})`
@@ -305,6 +313,49 @@ function insertValuesWithPromisesAndCall(req, res) {
     });
 }
 
+function triggerError(req, res) {
+  pool.getConnection((err, connection) => {
+    if (err) {
+      log('Failed to get connection', err);
+      res.sendStatus(500);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    connection[accessFunction]('SELECT * FROM non_existent_table', queryError => {
+      connection.release();
+
+      if (queryError) {
+        log('Expected error occurred', queryError);
+        res.sendStatus(500);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      res.sendStatus(200);
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+function triggerErrorWithPromises(req, res) {
+  pool
+    .getConnection()
+    .then(connection => {
+      wrapAccess(connection, 'SELECT * FROM non_existent_table', null, queryError => {
+        connection.release();
+
+        if (queryError) {
+          log('Expected error occurred', queryError);
+          res.sendStatus(500);
+        } else {
+          res.sendStatus(200);
+        }
+      });
+    })
+    .catch(err => {
+      log('Failed to get connection', err);
+      res.sendStatus(500);
+    });
+}
+
 function log() {
   const args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments);
   args[0] = logPrefix + args[0];
diff --git a/packages/collector/test/tracing/databases/mysql/test.js b/packages/collector/test/tracing/databases/mysql/test.js
index 0b0c4f2f69..6d80793414 100644
--- a/packages/collector/test/tracing/databases/mysql/test.js
+++ b/packages/collector/test/tracing/databases/mysql/test.js
@@ -320,4 +320,36 @@ function test(env, agentControls) {
           })
         );
       }));
+
+  it('must replace stack trace with error stack when query fails', () =>
+    controls
+      .sendRequest({
+        method: 'POST',
+        path: '/error'
+      })
+      .then(() =>
+        testUtils.retry(() =>
+          agentControls.getSpans().then(spans => {
+            expect(spans.length).to.equal(2);
+            const entrySpan = testUtils.expectAtLeastOneMatching(spans, [
+              span => expect(span.n).to.equal('node.http.server'),
+              span => expect(span.f.e).to.equal(String(controls.getPid())),
+              span => expect(span.f.h).to.equal('agent-stub-uuid')
+            ]);
+
+            const mysqlSpan = testUtils.expectAtLeastOneMatching(spans, [
+              span => expect(span.t).to.equal(entrySpan.t),
+              span => expect(span.p).to.equal(entrySpan.s),
+              span => expect(span.n).to.equal('mysql'),
+              span => expect(span.k).to.equal(constants.EXIT),
+              span => expect(span.f.e).to.equal(String(controls.getPid())),
+              span => expect(span.f.h).to.equal('agent-stub-uuid'),
+              span => expect(span.ec).to.equal(1),
+              span => expect(span.data.mysql.error).to.exist
+            ]);
+
+            expect(mysqlSpan.stack).to.exist;
+          })
+        )
+      ));
 }
diff --git a/packages/collector/test/tracing/databases/pg_native/test.js b/packages/collector/test/tracing/databases/pg_native/test.js
index b3cf30b6ae..61cdb6cd97 100644
--- a/packages/collector/test/tracing/databases/pg_native/test.js
+++ b/packages/collector/test/tracing/databases/pg_native/test.js
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ mochaSuiteFn('tracing/pg-native', function () {
     return expectAtLeastOneMatching(spans, span => {
       verifyPgExitBase(span, parent, statement);
       expect(span.error).to.not.exist;
+      expect(span.stack).to.exist;
       expect(span.ec).to.equal(1);
       expect(span.data.pg.error).to.contain(errorMessage);
     });
diff --git a/packages/collector/test/tracing/messaging/node-rdkafka/test_definition.js b/packages/collector/test/tracing/messaging/node-rdkafka/test_definition.js
index 5fef745288..529928a867 100644
--- a/packages/collector/test/tracing/messaging/node-rdkafka/test_definition.js
+++ b/packages/collector/test/tracing/messaging/node-rdkafka/test_definition.js
@@ -272,10 +272,10 @@ module.exports.run = function ({
       span => expect(span.ec).to.equal(!withError ? 0 : 1),
       span => (!withError ? expect(span.data.kafka.error).to.not.exist : ''),
       span =>
-        withError === 'deliveryErrorSender' ? expect(span.data.kafka.error).to.equal('delivery fake error') : '',
+        withError === 'deliveryErrorSender' ? expect(span.data.kafka.error).to.contain('delivery fake error') : '',
       span =>
         withError === 'bufferErrorSender'
-          ? expect(span.data.kafka.error).to.equal('Message must be a buffer or null')
+          ? expect(span.data.kafka.error).to.contain('Message must be a buffer or null')
           : ''
     ]);
   }
diff --git a/packages/collector/test/tracing/misc/stack_trace/test.js b/packages/collector/test/tracing/misc/stack_trace/test.js
index 26ca4db039..d8dc6454c3 100644
--- a/packages/collector/test/tracing/misc/stack_trace/test.js
+++ b/packages/collector/test/tracing/misc/stack_trace/test.js
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ const mochaSuiteFn = supportedVersion(process.versions.node) ? describe : descri
                 testUtils.expectAtLeastOneMatching(spans, [
                   span => expect(span.n).to.equal('node.http.client'),
                   span => expect(span.k).to.equal(constants.EXIT),
+                  span => expect(span.data.http.status).to.equal(201),
                   span => expect(span.stack[2].m).to.equal('fetch'),
                   span => expect(span.stack[2].c).to.contains('node-fetch')
                 ]);
diff --git a/packages/collector/test/tracing/protocols/http/client/test.js b/packages/collector/test/tracing/protocols/http/client/test.js
index 7bd5ad978b..1ba90a4a47 100644
--- a/packages/collector/test/tracing/protocols/http/client/test.js
+++ b/packages/collector/test/tracing/protocols/http/client/test.js
@@ -633,7 +633,8 @@ function registerTests(appUsesHttps) {
                 expect(span.data.http.error).to.match(/Invalid URL/);
               },
               span => expect(span.t).to.equal(entrySpan.t),
-              span => expect(span.p).to.equal(entrySpan.s)
+              span => expect(span.p).to.equal(entrySpan.s),
+              span => expect(span.stack).to.be.a('string')
             ]);
             expectExactlyOneMatching(spans, span => {
               expect(span.n).to.equal('node.http.client');
diff --git a/packages/collector/test/tracing/protocols/http/native_fetch/test.js b/packages/collector/test/tracing/protocols/http/native_fetch/test.js
index a6b4748098..78d395efa8 100644
--- a/packages/collector/test/tracing/protocols/http/native_fetch/test.js
+++ b/packages/collector/test/tracing/protocols/http/native_fetch/test.js
@@ -853,12 +853,11 @@ function verifyHttpExit({
       expectedClientError = `Failed to parse URL from http:127.0.0.1:${serverControls.port}malformed-url`;
     }
     expectations.push(span => expect(span.data.http.status).to.not.exist);
-    expectations.push(span => expect(span.data.http.error).to.equal(expectedClientError));
+    expectations.push(span => expect(span.data.http.error).to.contain(expectedClientError));
   } else if (withTimeout) {
     expectations.push(span => expect(span.data.http.status).to.not.exist);
     // Early v18.x Node.js versions had "The operation was aborted", the message later changed to
-    // "The operation was aborted due to timeout".
-    expectations.push(span => expect(span.data.http.error).to.match(/^The operation was aborted(?: due to timeout)?/));
+    expectations.push(span => expect(span.data.http.error).to.contain('The operation was aborted due to timeout'));
   } else {
     expectations.push(span => expect(span.data.http.status).to.equal(status));
     expectations.push(span => expect(span.data.http.error).to.not.exist);
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v2/sqs.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v2/sqs.js
index 0590f65c54..d9aa07007f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v2/sqs.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v2/sqs.js
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ function finishSpan(err, data, span) {
 function addErrorToSpan(err, span) {
   if (err) {
     span.ec = 1;
-    span.data.sqs.error = err.message || err.code || JSON.stringify(err);
+    tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, err, 'sqs');
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v3/sqs-consumer.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v3/sqs-consumer.js
index 28c3ce826d..cd29f1aba6 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v3/sqs-consumer.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/aws-sdk/v3/sqs-consumer.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 const shimmer = require('../../../../shimmer');
 const hook = require('../../../../../util/hook');
 const cls = require('../../../../cls');
+const tracingUtil = require('../../../../tracingUtil');
 
 function init() {
   hook.onModuleLoad('sqs-consumer', instrument);
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ function instrument(SQSConsumer) {
             })
             .catch(err => {
               span.ec = 1;
-              span.data.sqs.error = err.message || err.code || JSON.stringify(err);
+              tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, err, 'sqs');
               span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
               span.transmitManual();
             });
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ function instrument(SQSConsumer) {
             })
             .catch(err => {
               span.ec = 1;
-              span.data.sqs.error = err.message || err.code || JSON.stringify(err);
+              tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, err, 'sqs');
               span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
               span.transmitManual();
             });
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/azure/blob.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/azure/blob.js
index 2ecd9f97ab..d2b076cf13 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/azure/blob.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/azure/blob.js
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ function instrumentingOperation({
 function finishSpan(error, span) {
   if (error) {
     span.ec = 1;
-    span.data.azstorage.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(error);
+    tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, error, 'azstorage');
   }
   span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
   span.transmit();
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/gcp/pubsub.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/gcp/pubsub.js
index 1e4a4f030f..a2adfec562 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/gcp/pubsub.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/gcp/pubsub.js
@@ -254,11 +254,7 @@ function finishSpan(err, messageId, span) {
 function addErrorToSpan(err, span) {
   if (err) {
     span.ec = 1;
-    if (err.message) {
-      span.data.gcps.error = err.message;
-    } else if (typeof err === 'string') {
-      span.data.gcps.error = err;
-    }
+    tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, err, 'gcps');
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/gcp/storage.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/gcp/storage.js
index 733f15b2c5..c1d4fbb43d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/gcp/storage.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/cloud/gcp/storage.js
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ function instrumentedCreateStream(operation, bindEvent, finalEvent, ctx, origina
 function finishSpan(error, result, span, extractorPost) {
   if (error) {
     span.ec = 1;
-    span.data.gcs.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(error);
+    tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, error, 'gcs');
   }
 
   if (extractorPost) {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/couchbase.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/couchbase.js
index cb10cd29ff..cd800234b0 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/couchbase.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/couchbase.js
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ function instrumentTransactions(cluster, connectionStr) {
                     result
                       .catch(err => {
                         span.ec = 1;
-                        span.data.couchbase.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(err);
+                        tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, err, 'couchbase');
                       })
                       .finally(() => {
                         span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ function instrumentOperation({ connectionStr, bucketName, getBucketTypeFn, sql,
             })
             .catch(err => {
               span.ec = 1;
-              span.data.couchbase.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(err);
+              tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, err, 'couchbase');
             })
             .finally(() => {
               span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ function instrumentOperation({ connectionStr, bucketName, getBucketTypeFn, sql,
         originalArgs[callbackIndex] = cls.ns.bind(function instanaCallback(err, result) {
           if (err) {
             span.ec = 1;
-            span.data.couchbase.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(err);
+            tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, err, 'couchbase');
           }
 
           if (resultHandler) {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/db2.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/db2.js
index 2b163095bc..c6819d219c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/db2.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/db2.js
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ function captureFetchError(result, span) {
         argsFetch[fetchIndex] = function instanaFetchCb(fetchCbErr) {
           if (fetchCbErr) {
             span.ec = 1;
-            span.data.db2.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(fetchCbErr);
+            tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, fetchCbErr, 'db2');
           }
 
           return fetchCb.apply(this, arguments);
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ function captureFetchError(result, span) {
           return originalFn.apply(this, arguments);
         } catch (caughtErr) {
           span.ec = 1;
-          span.data.db2.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(caughtErr);
+          tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, caughtErr, 'db2');
           throw caughtErr;
         }
       };
@@ -249,12 +249,12 @@ function captureFetchError(result, span) {
 
           if (res instanceof Error) {
             span.ec = 1;
-            span.data.db2.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(res);
+            tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, res, 'db2');
           }
           return res;
         } catch (err) {
           span.ec = 1;
-          span.data.db2.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(err);
+          tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, err, 'db2');
 
           return err;
         }
@@ -278,14 +278,14 @@ function instrumentQueryHelper(ctx, originalArgs, originalFunction, stmt, isAsyn
 
         if (result instanceof Error) {
           span.ec = 1;
-          span.data.db2.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(result);
+          tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, result, 'db2');
         }
 
         finishSpan(ctx, result, span);
         return result;
       } catch (e) {
         span.ec = 1;
-        span.data.db2.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(e);
+        tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, e, 'db2');
         finishSpan(ctx, null, span);
         throw e;
       }
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ function instrumentQueryHelper(ctx, originalArgs, originalFunction, stmt, isAsyn
       originalArgs[customerCallbackIndex] = function instanaCallback(err) {
         if (err) {
           span.ec = 1;
-          span.data.db2.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(err);
+          tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, err, 'db2');
         }
 
         finishSpan(ctx, null, span);
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ function instrumentQueryHelper(ctx, originalArgs, originalFunction, stmt, isAsyn
         })
         .catch(err => {
           span.ec = 1;
-          span.data.db2.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(err);
+          tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, err, 'db2');
           finishSpan(ctx, null, span);
           return err;
         });
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ function instrumentExecuteHelper(ctx, originalArgs, stmtObject, prepareCallParen
         return result;
       } catch (err) {
         span.ec = 1;
-        span.data.db2.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(err);
+        tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, err, 'db2');
         finishSpan(ctx, null, span);
         return err;
       }
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ function instrumentExecuteHelper(ctx, originalArgs, stmtObject, prepareCallParen
       args[origCallbackIndex] = function instanaExecuteCallback(executeErr, result) {
         if (executeErr) {
           span.ec = 1;
-          span.data.db2.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(executeErr);
+          tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, executeErr, 'db2');
           finishSpan(ctx, null, span);
           return origCallback.apply(this, arguments);
         }
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ function instrumentQueryResultHelper(ctx, originalArgs, originalFunction, stmt,
         return result;
       } catch (err) {
         span.ec = 1;
-        span.data.db2.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(err);
+        tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, err, 'db2');
         finishSpan(ctx, null, span);
         return err;
       }
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ function instrumentQueryResultHelper(ctx, originalArgs, originalFunction, stmt,
       originalArgs[customerCallbackIndex] = function instanaCallback(err) {
         if (err) {
           span.ec = 1;
-          span.data.db2.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(err);
+          tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, err, 'db2');
         }
 
         const result = customerCallback.apply(this, arguments);
@@ -551,6 +551,11 @@ function finishSpan(ctx, result, span) {
         closeSyncCalled = true;
         span.ec = 1;
         span.data.db2.error = `'result.closeSync' was not called within ${CLOSE_TIMEOUT_IN_MS}ms.`;
+        tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(
+          span,
+          new Error(`'result.closeSync' was not called within ${CLOSE_TIMEOUT_IN_MS}ms.`),
+          'db2'
+        );
         span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
         span.transmit();
       }
@@ -578,7 +583,7 @@ function handleTransaction(ctx, span) {
           arguments[1] = function instanaOnEndOverride(onEndErr) {
             if (onEndErr) {
               span.ec = 1;
-              span.data.db2.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(onEndErr) || 'Error not available.';
+              tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, onEndErr, 'db2');
             }
 
             span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
@@ -597,7 +602,7 @@ function handleTransaction(ctx, span) {
           return result;
         } catch (err) {
           span.ec = 1;
-          span.data.db2.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(err) || 'Error not available.';
+          tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, err, 'db2');
           span.transmit();
           throw err;
         }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/elasticsearch.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/elasticsearch.js
index 5e04f941fd..4877c53604 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/elasticsearch.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/elasticsearch.js
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ function onError(span, error) {
   span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
   span.ec = 1;
   if (error) {
-    span.data.elasticsearch.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(error);
+    tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, error, 'elasticsearch');
   }
   if (error.meta && error.meta.meta) {
     getConnectionDetailsFromResultMeta(span, error.meta);
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/ioredis.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/ioredis.js
index 8bbb02dea8..e88a1c69e3 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/ioredis.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/ioredis.js
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ function instrumentSendCommand(original) {
 
         if (error) {
           span.ec = 1;
-          span.data.redis.error = error.message;
+          tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, error, 'redis');
         }
 
         span.transmit();
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ function multiCommandEndCallback(clsContextForMultiOrPipeline, span, error) {
 
   if (error) {
     span.ec = commandCount;
-    span.data.redis.error = error.message;
+    tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, error, 'redis');
   }
 
   span.transmit();
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ function pipelineCommandEndCallback(clsContextForMultiOrPipeline, span, error, r
   if (error) {
     // ioredis docs mention that this should never be possible, but better be safe than sorry
     span.ec = commandCount;
-    span.data.redis.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(error);
+    tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, error, 'redis');
   } else {
     let numberOfErrors = 0;
     let sampledError;
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ function pipelineCommandEndCallback(clsContextForMultiOrPipeline, span, error, r
 
     if (numberOfErrors > 0) {
       span.ec = numberOfErrors;
-      span.data.redis.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(sampledError);
+      tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, sampledError, 'redis');
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/mongodb.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/mongodb.js
index 15ca92270c..7582e1917c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/mongodb.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/mongodb.js
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ function createWrappedCallback(span, originalCallback) {
   return cls.ns.bind(function (error) {
     if (error) {
       span.ec = 1;
-      span.data.mongo.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(error);
+      tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, error, 'mongo');
     }
 
     span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ function handleCallbackOrPromise(ctx, originalArgs, originalFunction, span) {
       })
       .catch(err => {
         span.ec = 1;
-        span.data.mongo.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(err);
+        tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, err, 'mongo');
         span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
         span.transmit();
         return err;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/mssql.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/mssql.js
index 9fca976a40..d1cf837774 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/mssql.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/mssql.js
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ function shimBeginTransaction(originalFunction) {
 function finishSpan(error, span) {
   if (error) {
     span.ec = 1;
-    span.data.mssql.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(error);
+    tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, error, 'mssql');
   }
 
   span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/mysql.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/mysql.js
index afee7877bc..a33688fa86 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/mysql.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/mysql.js
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ function instrumentedAccessFunction(
         })
         .catch(error => {
           span.ec = 1;
-          span.data.mysql.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(error);
+          tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, error, exports.spanName);
 
           span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
           span.transmit();
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ function instrumentedAccessFunction(
     function onResult(error) {
       if (error) {
         span.ec = 1;
-        span.data.mysql.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(error);
+        tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, error, exports.spanName);
       }
 
       span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/pg.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/pg.js
index d0979c58da..eed210ad70 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/pg.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/pg.js
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ function instrumentedQuery(ctx, originalQuery, argsForOriginalQuery) {
 function finishSpan(error, span) {
   if (error) {
     span.ec = 1;
-    span.data.pg.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(error);
+    tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, error, 'pg');
   }
 
   span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/pgNative.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/pgNative.js
index ec75bde81e..8407f5b5a9 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/pgNative.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/pgNative.js
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ function startSpanBeforeSync(ctx, originalFn, originalArgs, statement, stackTrac
 function finishSpan(error, span) {
   if (error) {
     span.ec = 1;
-    span.data.pg.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(error);
+    tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, error, 'pg');
   }
 
   span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/prisma.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/prisma.js
index 781ba7f30d..dbd1d670af 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/prisma.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/prisma.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 const shimmer = require('../../shimmer');
 const hook = require('../../../util/hook');
-const { getErrorDetails, getStackTrace } = require('../../tracingUtil');
+const tracingUtil = require('../../tracingUtil');
 const { EXIT } = require('../../constants');
 const cls = require('../../cls');
 
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ function instrumentedRequest(ctx, originalRequest, argsForOriginalRequest) {
       spanName: 'prisma',
       kind: EXIT
     });
-    span.stack = getStackTrace(instrumentedRequest, 1);
+    span.stack = tracingUtil.getStackTrace(instrumentedRequest, 1);
     const params = argsForOriginalRequest[0] || {};
 
     const providerAndDataSourceUri = ctx._engine ? providerAndDataSourceUriMap.get(ctx._engine) || {} : {};
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ function redactPasswordFromMsSQLUrl(url) {
 function finishSpan(error, span) {
   if (error) {
     span.ec = 1;
-    span.data.prisma.error = getErrorDetails(error);
+    tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, error, 'prisma');
   }
 
   span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/redis.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/redis.js
index ddacf5ad57..8e41ad763f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/redis.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/databases/redis.js
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ function instrumentCommand(original, command, address, cbStyle) {
 
         if (error) {
           span.ec = 1;
-          span.data.redis.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(error);
+          tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, error, 'redis');
         }
 
         span.transmit();
@@ -512,6 +512,7 @@ function instrumentMultiExec(origCtx, origArgs, original, address, isAtomic, cbS
 
         // v3 = provides sub errors
         if (err.errors && err.errors.length) {
+          // TODO: Not updating now as special case
           span.data.redis.error = err.errors.map(subErr => subErr.message).join('\n');
         }
       }
@@ -531,10 +532,7 @@ function buildSubCommandCallback(span, userProvidedCallback) {
   return function subCommandCallback(err) {
     if (err) {
       span.ec++;
-
-      if (!span.data.redis.error) {
-        span.data.redis.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(err);
-      }
+      tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, err, 'redis');
     }
 
     if (typeof userProvidedCallback === 'function') {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/frameworks/express.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/frameworks/express.js
index 208daa0885..2f4a89ff17 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/frameworks/express.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/frameworks/express.js
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ function annotateHttpEntrySpanWithError(err) {
     return;
   }
 
-  span.data.http.error = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(err);
+  tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, err, 'http');
 }
 
 function shimHandlerRegistration(original) {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/messaging/bull.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/messaging/bull.js
index 21115672a6..d0bb2951d3 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/messaging/bull.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/messaging/bull.js
@@ -325,11 +325,8 @@ function finishSpan(err, data, span) {
 function addErrorToSpan(err, span) {
   if (err) {
     span.ec = 1;
-    if (err.code) {
-      span.data.bull.error = err.code;
-    } else if (typeof err === 'string') {
-      span.data.bull.error = err;
-    }
+
+    tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, err, 'bull');
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/messaging/kafkaJs.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/messaging/kafkaJs.js
index 16f44c27e3..f887225f13 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/messaging/kafkaJs.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/messaging/kafkaJs.js
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ function instrumentedSend(ctx, originalSend, originalArgs, topic, messages) {
       })
       .catch(error => {
         span.ec = 1;
-        span.data.kafka.error = error.message;
+        tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, error, 'kafka');
         span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
         span.transmit();
         throw error;
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ function instrumentedSendBatch(ctx, originalSendBatch, originalArgs, topicMessag
       })
       .catch(error => {
         span.ec = 1;
-        span.data.kafka.error = error.message;
+        tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, error, 'kafka');
         span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
         span.transmit();
         throw error;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/messaging/kafkaNode.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/messaging/kafkaNode.js
index a243cc3806..0721f7ce35 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/messaging/kafkaNode.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/messaging/kafkaNode.js
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ function instrumentedSend(ctx, originalSend, produceRequests, cb) {
       cls.ns.bind(function onSendCompleted(err) {
         if (err) {
           span.ec = 1;
-          span.data.kafka.error = err.message;
+          tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, err, 'kafka');
         }
 
         span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/messaging/nats.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/messaging/nats.js
index 2f9a3e0465..0e10caa626 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/messaging/nats.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/messaging/nats.js
@@ -397,6 +397,7 @@ function addErrorToSpan(err, span) {
   if (err) {
     span.ec = 1;
 
+    // TODO: Special logic of appending error
     let errMsg = null;
     if (err.message) {
       errMsg = err.message;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/messaging/natsStreaming.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/messaging/natsStreaming.js
index cc72ff8777..b844b11b62 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/messaging/natsStreaming.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/messaging/natsStreaming.js
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ function addErrorToSpan(err, span) {
   if (err) {
     span.ec = 1;
 
+    // TODO: special logic of appending error
     let errMsg = null;
     if (err.message) {
       errMsg = err.message;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/messaging/rdkafka.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/messaging/rdkafka.js
index d756c6f4f1..14b245457c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/messaging/rdkafka.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/messaging/rdkafka.js
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ function instrumentedProduce(ctx, originalProduce, originalArgs) {
 
         if (err) {
           span.ec = 1;
-          span.data.kafka.error = err.message;
+          tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, err, 'kafka');
         }
 
         span.transmit();
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ function instrumentedProduce(ctx, originalProduce, originalArgs) {
       // e.g. cannot send message because format is byte
       //      "Message must be a buffer or null"
       span.ec = 1;
-      span.data.kafka.error = error.message;
+      tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, error, 'kafka');
 
       if (!deliveryCb) {
         span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ function instrumentedConsumerEmit(ctx, originalEmit, originalArgs) {
         delete messageData.headers;
 
         span.ec = 1;
-        span.data.kafka.error = messageData.message;
+        tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, messageData, 'kafka');
       }
 
       setImmediate(() => {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/protocols/grpcJs.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/protocols/grpcJs.js
index 63c720a821..6967156fe8 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/protocols/grpcJs.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/protocols/grpcJs.js
@@ -115,9 +115,11 @@ function modifyArgs(name, originalArgs, span) {
           // No-op, we do not want to mark cancelled calls as erroneous.
         } else {
           span.ec = 1;
+          // TODO: special case of error message
           if (errorMessage) {
             span.data.rpc.error = errorMessage;
           }
+          tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, err, 'rpc');
         }
       }
 
@@ -347,6 +349,7 @@ function createInstrumentedServerHandler(name, type, originalHandler) {
             if (err.message || err.details) {
               span.data.rpc.error = err.message || err.details;
             }
+            tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, err, 'rpc');
           }
           span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
           span.transmit();
@@ -372,6 +375,7 @@ function createInstrumentedServerHandler(name, type, originalHandler) {
           if (err.message || err.details) {
             span.data.rpc.error = err.message || err.details;
           }
+          tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, err, 'rpc');
         });
 
         call.on('cancelled', () => {
@@ -434,6 +438,7 @@ function instrumentedClientMethod(
           if (errorMessage) {
             span.data.rpc.error = errorMessage;
           }
+          tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, err, 'rpc');
         }
         span.transmit();
       });
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/protocols/httpClient.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/protocols/httpClient.js
index 28909342a9..7b94593db9 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/protocols/httpClient.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/protocols/httpClient.js
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ function instrument(coreModule, forceHttps) {
 
         span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
         span.ec = res.statusCode >= 500 ? 1 : 0;
+
         span.transmit();
 
         if (callback) {
@@ -264,7 +265,7 @@ function instrument(coreModule, forceHttps) {
         // example is a case that triggers a synchronous exception.
         span.data.http = {};
         span.data.http.url = completeCallUrl;
-        span.data.http.error = e ? e.message : '';
+        tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, e, 'http');
         span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
         span.ec = 1;
         span.transmit();
@@ -312,9 +313,12 @@ function instrument(coreModule, forceHttps) {
           method: clientRequest.method,
           url: completeCallUrl
         };
+        // TODO: special-case, we remove this in separate PR
         span.data.http.error = errorMessage;
         span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
         span.ec = 1;
+        tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, err, 'http');
+
         span.transmit();
       });
     });
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/protocols/nativeFetch.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/protocols/nativeFetch.js
index 342c217921..a576ba00a7 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/protocols/nativeFetch.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/instrumentation/protocols/nativeFetch.js
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ function instrument() {
         })
         .catch(err => {
           span.ec = 1;
-          span.data.http.error = err.message;
+          tracingUtil.setErrorDetails(span, err, 'http');
         })
         .finally(() => {
           span.d = Date.now() - span.ts;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/sdk/sdk.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/sdk/sdk.js
index 4ba6b6ec75..cc072053ed 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/sdk/sdk.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/sdk/sdk.js
@@ -330,6 +330,8 @@ exports.generate = function (isCallbackApi) {
         span.data.sdk.custom.tags = {};
       }
       if (span.data.sdk.custom.tags.message == null) {
+        // TODO: fix sdk error capture and handling
+        // This fn used getErrorDetails for now and will need to change
         span.data.sdk.custom.tags.message = tracingUtil.getErrorDetails(error);
       }
     }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/tracingUtil.js b/packages/core/src/tracing/tracingUtil.js
index 9e0768130b..323ea0cf8d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/tracingUtil.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/tracingUtil.js
@@ -276,3 +276,32 @@ exports.findCallback = (/** @type {string | any[]} */ originalArgs) => {
     callbackIndex
   };
 };
+
+/**
+ * @param {import('../core').InstanaBaseSpan} span - The span to update
+ * @param {Error} error
+ * @param {string} technology - The technology name (e.g., 'mysql', 'pg', 'http')
+ */
+// @ts-ignore
+exports.setErrorDetails = function setErrorDetails(span, error, technology) {
+  if (!error) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (technology && span.data?.[technology]) {
+    // This extra check allows instrumentations to override the error property (not recommended)
+    if (!span.data[technology].error) {
+      const combinedMessage = error?.message
+        ? `${error.name || 'Error'}: ${error.message}`
+        : // @ts-ignore
+          error?.code || 'No error message found.';
+
+      span.data[technology].error = combinedMessage.substring(0, 200);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // TODO: Change substring usage to frame capturing - see util/stackTrace.js
+  if (error.stack) {
+    span.stack = String(error.stack).substring(500);
+  }
+};