diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e586aa94f0f..18ed52d900d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ release.
   ([#2663](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/2663))
 - Add `process.parent_pid` attribute for use in reporting parent process id (PID)
   ([#2691](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/2691)).
+- Separate tcp/udp protocols for metric `system.network.connections`.
+  ([#2675](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/2675))
 
 ### Compatibility
 
diff --git a/schemas/1.13.0 b/schemas/1.13.0
index 6202271c0dc..5df902e32b2 100644
--- a/schemas/1.13.0
+++ b/schemas/1.13.0
@@ -81,6 +81,13 @@ versions:
             metrics_from_attributes:
                 process.network.io.receive: receive
                 process.network.io.transmit: transmit
+        # https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/2675
+        - split:
+            apply_to_metric: system.network.connections
+            by_attribute: protocol
+            metrics_from_attributes:
+                system.network.tcp.connections: tcp
+                system.network.udp.connections: udp
 
   1.12.0:
     spans:
diff --git a/specification/metrics/semantic_conventions/system-metrics.md b/specification/metrics/semantic_conventions/system-metrics.md
index 685e0476169..4804f821f89 100644
--- a/specification/metrics/semantic_conventions/system-metrics.md
+++ b/specification/metrics/semantic_conventions/system-metrics.md
@@ -146,9 +146,12 @@ perf counter (similar for Writes)
 |                                                 |                                                                                           |               |                                                   |            | direction     | transmit, receive                                                                              |
 | system<!--notlink-->.network.io.transmit        | Bytes sent                                                                                | By            | Counter                                           | Int64      | device        | (identifier)                                                                                   |
 | system<!--notlink-->.network.io.receive         | Bytes received                                                                            | By            | Counter                                           | Int64      | device        | (identifier)                                                                                   |
-| system.network.connections                      |                                                                                           | {connections} | UpDownCounter                                     | Int64      | device        | (identifier)                                                                                   |
+| system.network.connections (deprecated)         |                                                                                           | {connections} | UpDownCounter                                     | Int64      | device        | (identifier)                                                                                   |
 |                                                 |                                                                                           |               |                                                   |            | protocol      | tcp, udp, [etc.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_layer#Protocols)                      |
 |                                                 |                                                                                           |               |                                                   |            | state         | If specified, SHOULD be one of: close, close_wait, closing, delete, established, fin_wait_1, fin_wait_2, last_ack, listen, syn_recv, syn_sent, time_wait. A stateless protocol MUST NOT set this attribute. |
+| system.network.tcp.connections                  | Count of TCP connections                                                                  | {connections} | UpDownCounter                                     | Int64      | device        | (identifier)                                                                                   |
+|                                                 |                                                                                           |               |                                                   |            | state         | SHOULD be one of: close, close_wait, closing, delete, established, fin_wait_1, fin_wait_2, last_ack, listen, syn_recv, syn_sent, time_wait. A stateless protocol MUST NOT set this attribute. |
+| system.network.udp.connections                  | Count of UDP connections                                                                  | {connections} | UpDownCounter                                     | Int64      | device        | (identifier)                                                                                   |
 
 <sup>1</sup> Measured as: