diff --git a/sdk/trace/tracetest/recorder.go b/sdk/trace/tracetest/recorder.go
index b0f647493..dcf32c148 100644
--- a/sdk/trace/tracetest/recorder.go
+++ b/sdk/trace/tracetest/recorder.go
@@ -16,13 +16,17 @@ package tracetest // import "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/trace/tracetest"
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"sync"
 
 	sdktrace "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/trace"
 )
 
 // SpanRecorder records started and ended spans.
 type SpanRecorder struct {
-	started []sdktrace.ReadWriteSpan
+	startedMu sync.RWMutex
+	started   []sdktrace.ReadWriteSpan
+
+	endedMu sync.RWMutex
 	ended   []sdktrace.ReadOnlySpan
 }
 
@@ -33,34 +37,54 @@ func NewSpanRecorder() *SpanRecorder {
 }
 
 // OnStart records started spans.
+//
+// This method is safe to be called concurrently.
 func (sr *SpanRecorder) OnStart(_ context.Context, s sdktrace.ReadWriteSpan) {
+	sr.startedMu.Lock()
+	defer sr.startedMu.Unlock()
 	sr.started = append(sr.started, s)
 }
 
 // OnEnd records completed spans.
+//
+// This method is safe to be called concurrently.
 func (sr *SpanRecorder) OnEnd(s sdktrace.ReadOnlySpan) {
+	sr.endedMu.Lock()
+	defer sr.endedMu.Unlock()
 	sr.ended = append(sr.ended, s)
 }
 
 // Shutdown does nothing.
+//
+// This method is safe to be called concurrently.
 func (sr *SpanRecorder) Shutdown(context.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
 // ForceFlush does nothing.
+//
+// This method is safe to be called concurrently.
 func (sr *SpanRecorder) ForceFlush(context.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
 // Started returns a copy of all started spans that have been recorded.
+//
+// This method is safe to be called concurrently.
 func (sr *SpanRecorder) Started() []sdktrace.ReadWriteSpan {
+	sr.startedMu.RLock()
+	defer sr.startedMu.RUnlock()
 	dst := make([]sdktrace.ReadWriteSpan, len(sr.started))
 	copy(dst, sr.started)
 	return dst
 }
 
 // Ended returns a copy of all ended spans that have been recorded.
+//
+// This method is safe to be called concurrently.
 func (sr *SpanRecorder) Ended() []sdktrace.ReadOnlySpan {
+	sr.endedMu.RLock()
+	defer sr.endedMu.RUnlock()
 	dst := make([]sdktrace.ReadOnlySpan, len(sr.ended))
 	copy(dst, sr.ended)
 	return dst
diff --git a/sdk/trace/tracetest/recorder_test.go b/sdk/trace/tracetest/recorder_test.go
index 46f9a57c9..ef292a981 100644
--- a/sdk/trace/tracetest/recorder_test.go
+++ b/sdk/trace/tracetest/recorder_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package tracetest
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"sync"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -83,3 +84,42 @@ func TestSpanRecorderForceFlushNoError(t *testing.T) {
 	c()
 	assert.NoError(t, new(SpanRecorder).ForceFlush(ctx))
 }
+
+func runConcurrently(funcs ...func()) {
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+
+	for _, f := range funcs {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func(f func()) {
+			f()
+			wg.Done()
+		}(f)
+	}
+
+	wg.Wait()
+}
+
+func TestEndingConcurrency(t *testing.T) {
+	sr := NewSpanRecorder()
+
+	runConcurrently(
+		func() { sr.OnEnd(new(roSpan)) },
+		func() { sr.OnEnd(new(roSpan)) },
+		func() { sr.Ended() },
+	)
+
+	assert.Len(t, sr.Ended(), 2)
+}
+
+func TestStartingConcurrency(t *testing.T) {
+	sr := NewSpanRecorder()
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	runConcurrently(
+		func() { sr.OnStart(ctx, new(rwSpan)) },
+		func() { sr.OnStart(ctx, new(rwSpan)) },
+		func() { sr.Started() },
+	)
+
+	assert.Len(t, sr.Started(), 2)
+}