diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-trace-node/src/NodeTracerProvider.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-trace-node/src/NodeTracerProvider.ts
index 8e4575a390c..484ba4e773d 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-trace-node/src/NodeTracerProvider.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-trace-node/src/NodeTracerProvider.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ export class NodeTracerProvider extends BasicTracerProvider {
     string,
     PROPAGATOR_FACTORY
   >([
+    ...BasicTracerProvider._registeredPropagators,
     [
       'b3',
       () =>
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ export class NodeTracerProvider extends BasicTracerProvider {
   }
 
   protected override  _getPropagator(name: string): TextMapPropagator | undefined {
+    // TODO: remove this. Overwriting _registered* is sufficient
     return (
       super._getPropagator(name) ||
       NodeTracerProvider._registeredPropagators.get(name)?.()