diff --git a/.chloggen/map-settle-span-kind.yaml b/.chloggen/map-settle-span-kind.yaml
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..4fe6035ebe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chloggen/map-settle-span-kind.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+change_type: enhancement
+component: messaging
+note: Specify which span kind to use for messaging settle operations
+issues: [1478]
+subtext:
diff --git a/docs/messaging/messaging-spans.md b/docs/messaging/messaging-spans.md
index c13f39a8f6..da3c82ec7e 100644
--- a/docs/messaging/messaging-spans.md
+++ b/docs/messaging/messaging-spans.md
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ Span kind SHOULD be set according to the following table, based on the operation
 | `send`         | `PRODUCER` if the context of the "Send" span is used as creation context, otherwise `CLIENT`. |
 | `receive`      | `CLIENT`    |
 | `process`      | `CONSUMER`  |
+| `settle`       | `CLIENT`    |
 
 Setting span kinds according to this table allows analysis tools to interpret spans
 and relationships between them without the need for additional semantic hints.