diff --git a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/filter/ServerHttpObservationFilter.java b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/filter/ServerHttpObservationFilter.java
index 1c56741a4ba2..cee9c9e7ce3b 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/filter/ServerHttpObservationFilter.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/filter/ServerHttpObservationFilter.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import io.micrometer.observation.ObservationRegistry;
 import jakarta.servlet.AsyncEvent;
 import jakarta.servlet.AsyncListener;
+import jakarta.servlet.DispatcherType;
 import jakarta.servlet.FilterChain;
 import jakarta.servlet.RequestDispatcher;
 import jakarta.servlet.ServletException;
@@ -97,6 +98,11 @@ public static Optional<ServerRequestObservationContext> findObservationContext(H
 		return Optional.ofNullable((ServerRequestObservationContext) request.getAttribute(CURRENT_OBSERVATION_CONTEXT_ATTRIBUTE));
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	protected boolean shouldNotFilterAsyncDispatch() {
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	@SuppressWarnings("try")
 	protected void doFilterInternal(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response, FilterChain filterChain)
@@ -117,8 +123,9 @@ protected void doFilterInternal(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse
 			if (request.isAsyncStarted()) {
 				request.getAsyncContext().addListener(new ObservationAsyncListener(observation));
 			}
-			// Stop Observation right now if async processing has not been started.
-			else {
+			// scope is opened for ASYNC dispatches, but the observation will be closed
+			// by the async listener.
+			else if (request.getDispatcherType() != DispatcherType.ASYNC){
 				Throwable error = fetchException(request);
 				if (error != null) {
 					observation.error(error);
@@ -188,7 +195,6 @@ public void onComplete(AsyncEvent event) {
 		@Override
 		public void onError(AsyncEvent event) {
 			this.currentObservation.error(unwrapServletException(event.getThrowable()));
-			this.currentObservation.stop();
 		}
 
 	}
diff --git a/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/filter/ServerHttpObservationFilterTests.java b/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/filter/ServerHttpObservationFilterTests.java
index 7bca8a323fab..78a895fe7704 100644
--- a/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/filter/ServerHttpObservationFilterTests.java
+++ b/spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/filter/ServerHttpObservationFilterTests.java
@@ -16,12 +16,18 @@
 
 package org.springframework.web.filter;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
+
 import io.micrometer.observation.Observation;
 import io.micrometer.observation.ObservationRegistry;
 import io.micrometer.observation.tck.TestObservationRegistry;
 import io.micrometer.observation.tck.TestObservationRegistryAssert;
+import jakarta.servlet.AsyncEvent;
+import jakarta.servlet.AsyncListener;
+import jakarta.servlet.DispatcherType;
 import jakarta.servlet.RequestDispatcher;
 import jakarta.servlet.ServletException;
+import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServlet;
 import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
@@ -29,6 +35,7 @@
 import org.springframework.http.HttpMethod;
 import org.springframework.http.server.observation.ServerRequestObservationContext;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.web.testfixture.servlet.MockAsyncContext;
 import org.springframework.web.testfixture.servlet.MockFilterChain;
 import org.springframework.web.testfixture.servlet.MockHttpServletRequest;
 import org.springframework.web.testfixture.servlet.MockHttpServletResponse;
@@ -45,18 +52,18 @@ class ServerHttpObservationFilterTests {
 
 	private final TestObservationRegistry observationRegistry = TestObservationRegistry.create();
 
-	private final MockFilterChain mockFilterChain = new MockFilterChain();
-
 	private final MockHttpServletRequest request = new MockHttpServletRequest(HttpMethod.GET.name(), "/resource/test");
 
 	private final MockHttpServletResponse response = new MockHttpServletResponse();
 
+	private MockFilterChain mockFilterChain = new MockFilterChain();
+
 	private ServerHttpObservationFilter filter = new ServerHttpObservationFilter(this.observationRegistry);
 
 
 	@Test
-	void filterShouldNotProcessAsyncDispatch() {
-		assertThat(this.filter.shouldNotFilterAsyncDispatch()).isTrue();
+	void filterShouldProcessAsyncDispatch() {
+		assertThat(this.filter.shouldNotFilterAsyncDispatch()).isFalse();
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -72,6 +79,12 @@ void filterShouldFillObservationContext() throws Exception {
 		assertThatHttpObservation().hasLowCardinalityKeyValue("outcome", "SUCCESS").hasBeenStopped();
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void filterShouldOpenScope() throws Exception {
+		this.mockFilterChain = new MockFilterChain(new ScopeCheckingServlet(this.observationRegistry));
+		filter.doFilter(this.request, this.response, this.mockFilterChain);
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void filterShouldAcceptNoOpObservationContext() throws Exception {
 		this.filter = new ServerHttpObservationFilter(ObservationRegistry.NOOP);
@@ -136,9 +149,52 @@ void shouldCloseObservationAfterAsyncCompletion() throws Exception {
 		assertThatHttpObservation().hasLowCardinalityKeyValue("outcome", "SUCCESS").hasBeenStopped();
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void shouldCloseObservationAfterAsyncError() throws Exception {
+		this.request.setAsyncSupported(true);
+		this.request.startAsync();
+		this.filter.doFilter(this.request, this.response, this.mockFilterChain);
+		MockAsyncContext asyncContext = (MockAsyncContext) this.request.getAsyncContext();
+		for (AsyncListener listener : asyncContext.getListeners()) {
+			listener.onError(new AsyncEvent(this.request.getAsyncContext(), new IllegalStateException("test error")));
+		}
+		asyncContext.complete();
+		assertThatHttpObservation().hasLowCardinalityKeyValue("exception", "IllegalStateException").hasBeenStopped();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void shouldNotCloseObservationDuringAsyncDispatch() throws Exception {
+		this.mockFilterChain = new MockFilterChain(new ScopeCheckingServlet(this.observationRegistry));
+		this.request.setDispatcherType(DispatcherType.ASYNC);
+		this.filter.doFilter(this.request, this.response, this.mockFilterChain);
+		TestObservationRegistryAssert.assertThat(this.observationRegistry)
+				.hasObservationWithNameEqualTo("http.server.requests")
+				.that().isNotStopped();
+	}
+
 	private TestObservationRegistryAssert.TestObservationRegistryAssertReturningObservationContextAssert assertThatHttpObservation() {
+		TestObservationRegistryAssert.assertThat(this.observationRegistry)
+				.hasNumberOfObservationsWithNameEqualTo("http.server.requests", 1);
+
 		return TestObservationRegistryAssert.assertThat(this.observationRegistry)
-				.hasObservationWithNameEqualTo("http.server.requests").that();
+				.hasObservationWithNameEqualTo("http.server.requests")
+				.that()
+				.hasBeenStopped();
+	}
+
+	@SuppressWarnings("serial")
+	static class ScopeCheckingServlet extends HttpServlet {
+
+		private final ObservationRegistry observationRegistry;
+
+		public ScopeCheckingServlet(ObservationRegistry observationRegistry) {
+			this.observationRegistry = observationRegistry;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		protected void doGet(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws ServletException, IOException {
+			assertThat(this.observationRegistry.getCurrentObservation()).isNotNull();
+		}
 	}
 
 	static class CustomObservationFilter extends ServerHttpObservationFilter {