diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-api/src/index.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-api/src/index.ts
index 7c5bbd76f5..f1dcf8211a 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-api/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-api/src/index.ts
@@ -62,14 +62,17 @@ export {
 } from '@opentelemetry/context-base';
 
 import { ContextAPI } from './api/context';
+export type { ContextAPI } from './api/context';
 /** Entrypoint for context API */
 export const context = ContextAPI.getInstance();
 
 import { TraceAPI } from './api/trace';
+export type { TraceAPI } from './api/trace';
 /** Entrypoint for trace API */
 export const trace = TraceAPI.getInstance();
 
 import { PropagationAPI } from './api/propagation';
+export type { PropagationAPI } from './api/propagation';
 /** Entrypoint for propagation API */
 export const propagation = PropagationAPI.getInstance();