diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 3b044134523..0dba1fdab9f 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ cache_2: &cache_2
     - packages/opentelemetry-plugin-mysql/node_modules
     - packages/opentelemetry-exporter-collector/node_modules
     - packages/opentelemetry-plugin-xml-http-request/node_modules
+    - packages/opentelemetry-plugin-express/node_modules
 
 node_unit_tests: &node_unit_tests
   steps:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 33afe47ec56..a9fe6eb2510 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ OpenTelemetry can collect tracing data automatically using plugins. Vendors/User
 - [@opentelemetry/plugin-redis](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/tree/master/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-redis)
 - [@opentelemetry/plugin-ioredis](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/tree/master/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-ioredis)
 - [@opentelemetry/plugin-dns](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/tree/master/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-dns) - By default, this plugin is not loaded [#612](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/issues/612)
+- [@opentelemetry/plugin-express](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/tree/master/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-express)
 
 #### Web Plugins
 - [@opentelemetry/plugin-document-load](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/tree/master/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-document-load)
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-express/.npmignore b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-express/.npmignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9505ba9450f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-express/.npmignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+/bin
+/coverage
+/doc
+/test
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-express/LICENSE b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-express/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-express/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
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diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-express/README.md b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-express/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b8dc226b8c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-express/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+# OpenTelemetry Express Instrumentation for Node.js
+[![Gitter chat][gitter-image]][gitter-url]
+[![dependencies][dependencies-image]][dependencies-url]
+[![devDependencies][devDependencies-image]][devDependencies-url]
+[![Apache License][license-image]][license-image]
+
+This module provides automatic instrumentation for [`express`](https://github.com/expressjs/express).
+
+For automatic instrumentation see the
+[@opentelemetry/node](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/tree/master/packages/opentelemetry-node) package.
+
+## Installation
+
+```bash
+npm install --save @opentelemetry/plugin-express
+```
+### Supported Versions
+ - `^4.0.0`
+
+## Usage
+
+OpenTelemetry Express Instrumentation allows the user to automatically collect trace data and export them to their backend of choice, to give observability to distributed systems.
+
+To load a specific plugin (express in this case), specify it in the Node Tracer's configuration.
+```js
+const { NodeTracerRegistry } = require('@opentelemetry/node');
+
+const registry = new NodeTracerRegistry({
+  plugins: {
+    express: {
+      enabled: true,
+      // You may use a package name or absolute path to the file.
+      path: '@opentelemetry/plugin-express',
+    }
+  }
+});
+```
+
+To load all the [supported plugins](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js#plugins), use below approach. Each plugin is only loaded when the module that it patches is loaded; in other words, there is no computational overhead for listing plugins for unused modules.
+```js
+const { NodeTracerRegistry } = require('@opentelemetry/node');
+
+const registry = new NodeTracerRegistry();
+```
+
+See [examples/express](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/tree/master/examples/express) for a short example.
+
+## Useful links
+- For more information on OpenTelemetry, visit: <https://opentelemetry.io/>
+- For more about OpenTelemetry JavaScript: <https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js>
+- For help or feedback on this project, join us on [gitter][gitter-url]
+
+## License
+
+Apache 2.0 - See [LICENSE][license-url] for more information.
+
+[gitter-image]: https://badges.gitter.im/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js.svg
+[gitter-url]: https://gitter.im/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-node?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge
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+[dependencies-image]: https://david-dm.org/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/status.svg?path=packages/opentelemetry-plugin-express
+[dependencies-url]: https://david-dm.org/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js?path=packages%2Fopentelemetry-plugin-express
+[devDependencies-image]: https://david-dm.org/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/dev-status.svg?path=packages/opentelemetry-plugin-express
+[devDependencies-url]: https://david-dm.org/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js?path=packages%2Fopentelemetry-plugin-express&type=dev
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-express/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-express/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..28bb6032bae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-express/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+{
+  "name": "@opentelemetry/plugin-express",
+  "version": "0.3.2",
+  "description": "OpenTelemetry express automatic instrumentation package.",
+  "main": "build/src/index.js",
+  "types": "build/src/index.d.ts",
+  "repository": "open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "nyc ts-mocha -p tsconfig.json 'test/**/*.ts'",
+    "codecov": "nyc report --reporter=json && codecov -f coverage/*.json -p ../../",
+    "tdd": "yarn test -- --watch-extensions ts --watch",
+    "clean": "rimraf build/*",
+    "check": "gts check",
+    "precompile": "tsc --version",
+    "version:update": "node ../../scripts/version-update.js",
+    "compile": "npm run version:update && tsc -p .",
+    "fix": "gts fix",
+    "prepare": "npm run compile"
+  },
+  "keywords": [
+    "opentelemetry",
+    "express",
+    "nodejs",
+    "tracing",
+    "profiling",
+    "plugin"
+  ],
+  "author": "OpenTelemetry Authors",
+  "license": "Apache-2.0",
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=8.0.0"
+  },
+  "files": [
+    "build/src/**/*.js",
+    "build/src/**/*.d.ts",
+    "doc",
+    "LICENSE",
+    "README.md"
+  ],
+  "publishConfig": {
+    "access": "public"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@opentelemetry/node": "^0.3.2",
+    "@opentelemetry/tracing": "^0.3.2",
+    "@types/express": "^3.2.3",
+    "@types/mocha": "^5.2.7",
+    "@types/node": "^12.7.2",
+    "@types/shimmer": "^1.0.1",
+    "codecov": "^3.6.1",
+    "express": "^4.17.1",
+    "gts": "^1.1.0",
+    "mocha": "^6.2.0",
+    "nyc": "^14.1.1",
+    "rimraf": "^3.0.0",
+    "ts-mocha": "^6.0.0",
+    "ts-node": "^8.3.0",
+    "tslint-consistent-codestyle": "^1.16.0",
+    "tslint-microsoft-contrib": "^6.2.0",
+    "typescript": "3.7.2"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@opentelemetry/core": "^0.3.2",
+    "@opentelemetry/types": "^0.3.2",
+    "shimmer": "^1.2.1"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-express/src/express.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-express/src/express.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ff829c0aacd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-express/src/express.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,215 @@
+/*!
+ * Copyright 2019, OpenTelemetry Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+// mongodb.Server type is deprecated so every use trigger a lint error
+/* tslint:disable:deprecation */
+
+import { BasePlugin } from '@opentelemetry/core';
+import { CanonicalCode, Span, Attributes } from '@opentelemetry/types';
+import * as express from 'express';
+import * as shimmer from 'shimmer';
+import {
+  ExpressLayer,
+  ExpressRouter,
+  AttributeNames,
+  PatchedRequest,
+} from './types';
+import { VERSION } from './version';
+
+export const kPatched: unique symbol = Symbol('express-layer-patched');
+
+/** Express instrumentation plugin for OpenTelemetry */
+export class ExpressPlugin extends BasePlugin<typeof express> {
+  private readonly _COMPONENT = 'express';
+
+  readonly supportedVersions = ['^4.0.0'];
+
+  constructor(readonly moduleName: string) {
+    super('@opentelemetry/plugin-express', VERSION);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Patches Express operations.
+   */
+  protected patch() {
+    this._logger.debug('Patching Express');
+
+    if (this._moduleExports) {
+      const routerProto = (this._moduleExports
+        .Router as unknown) as express.Router;
+      const plugin = this;
+
+      this._logger.debug('patching express.Router.prototype.route');
+      shimmer.wrap(routerProto, 'route', (original: Function) => {
+        return function route_trace(
+          this: ExpressRouter,
+          arg: string | Function
+        ) {
+          const route = original.apply(this, arguments);
+          const layer = this.stack[this.stack.length - 1] as ExpressLayer;
+          plugin._applyPatch(layer, typeof arg === 'string' ? arg : undefined);
+          return route;
+          // tslint:disable-next-line:no-any
+        } as any;
+      });
+      this._logger.debug('patching express.Router.prototype.use');
+      shimmer.wrap(routerProto, 'use', (original: Function) => {
+        return function use(this: express.Application, arg: string | Function) {
+          const route = original.apply(this, arguments);
+          const layer = this.stack[this.stack.length - 1] as ExpressLayer;
+          plugin._applyPatch(layer, typeof arg === 'string' ? arg : undefined);
+          return route;
+          // tslint:disable-next-line:no-any
+        } as any;
+      });
+      this._logger.debug('patching express.Application.use');
+      shimmer.wrap(
+        this._moduleExports.application,
+        'use',
+        (original: Function) => {
+          return function use(
+            this: { _router: ExpressRouter },
+            arg: string | Function
+          ) {
+            const route = original.apply(this, arguments);
+            const layer = this._router.stack[this._router.stack.length - 1];
+            plugin._applyPatch(
+              layer,
+              typeof arg === 'string' ? arg : undefined
+            );
+            return route;
+            // tslint:disable-next-line:no-any
+          } as any;
+        }
+      );
+    }
+
+    return this._moduleExports;
+  }
+
+  /** Unpatches all MongoDB patched functions. */
+  unpatch(): void {
+    shimmer.unwrap(this._moduleExports.Router.prototype, 'use');
+    shimmer.unwrap(this._moduleExports.Router.prototype, 'route');
+    shimmer.unwrap(this._moduleExports.application, 'use');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Store layers path in the request to be able to construct route later
+   * @param request The request where
+   * @param value the value to push into the array
+   */
+  private _storeLayerPath(request: PatchedRequest, value?: string) {
+    if (Array.isArray(request.__ot_middlewares) === false) {
+      Object.defineProperty(request, '__ot_middlewares', {
+        enumerable: false,
+        value: [],
+      });
+    }
+    if (value === undefined) return;
+    (request.__ot_middlewares as string[]).push(value);
+  }
+
+  /** Creates spans for Cursor operations */
+  private _applyPatch(layer: ExpressLayer, layerPath?: string) {
+    const plugin = this;
+    if (layer[kPatched] === true) return;
+    layer[kPatched] = true;
+    this._logger.debug('patching express.Router.Layer.handle');
+    shimmer.wrap(layer, 'handle', function(original: Function) {
+      if (original.length === 4) return original;
+
+      return function(
+        this: ExpressLayer,
+        req: PatchedRequest,
+        res: express.Response,
+        next: express.NextFunction
+      ) {
+        plugin._storeLayerPath(req, layerPath);
+        const route = (req.__ot_middlewares as string[]).join('');
+        const attributes: Attributes = {
+          [AttributeNames.COMPONENT]: plugin._COMPONENT,
+          [AttributeNames.HTTP_ROUTE]: route.length > 0 ? route : undefined,
+        };
+        let spanName = '';
+        if (layer.name === 'router') {
+          spanName = `express router - ${layerPath}`;
+          attributes[AttributeNames.EXPRESS_NAME] = layerPath;
+          attributes[AttributeNames.EXPRESS_TYPE] = 'router';
+        } else if (layer.name === 'bound dispatch') {
+          spanName = `express request handler`;
+          attributes[AttributeNames.EXPRESS_TYPE] = 'request_handler';
+        } else {
+          spanName = `express middleware - ${layer.name}`;
+          attributes[AttributeNames.EXPRESS_NAME] = layer.name;
+          attributes[AttributeNames.EXPRESS_TYPE] = 'middleware';
+        }
+        const span = plugin._tracer.startSpan(spanName, {
+          parent: plugin._tracer.getCurrentSpan(),
+          attributes,
+        });
+        // if we cant create a span, abort
+        if (span === null) return original.apply(this, arguments);
+        // verify we have a callback
+        let callbackIdx = Array.from(arguments).findIndex(
+          arg => typeof arg === 'function'
+        );
+        let callbackHasBeenCalled = false;
+        if (callbackIdx >= 0) {
+          arguments[callbackIdx] = function() {
+            callbackHasBeenCalled = true;
+            if (!(req.route && arguments[0] instanceof Error)) {
+              (req.__ot_middlewares as string[]).pop();
+            }
+            return plugin._patchEnd(span, plugin._tracer.bind(next))();
+          };
+        }
+        const result = original.apply(this, arguments);
+        // if the layer return a response, the callback will never
+        // be called, so we need to manually close the span
+        if (callbackHasBeenCalled === false) {
+          span.end();
+        }
+        return result;
+      };
+    });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Ends a created span.
+   * @param span The created span to end.
+   * @param resultHandler A callback function.
+   */
+  private _patchEnd(span: Span, resultHandler: Function): Function {
+    return function patchedEnd(this: {}, ...args: unknown[]) {
+      const error = args[0];
+      if (error instanceof Error) {
+        span.setStatus({
+          code: CanonicalCode.INTERNAL,
+          message: error.message,
+        });
+      } else {
+        span.setStatus({
+          code: CanonicalCode.OK,
+        });
+      }
+      span.end();
+      return resultHandler.apply(this, args);
+    };
+  }
+}
+
+export const plugin = new ExpressPlugin('express');
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-express/src/index.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-express/src/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ef10dabca88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-express/src/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/*!
+ * Copyright 2019, OpenTelemetry Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+export * from './express';
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-express/src/types.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-express/src/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9fb46599bf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-express/src/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*!
+ * Copyright 2019, OpenTelemetry Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { kPatched } from './express';
+import { Request } from 'express';
+
+export type PatchedRequest = { ['__ot_middlewares']?: string[] } & Request;
+
+// https://github.com/expressjs/express/blob/master/lib/router/index.js#L53
+export type ExpressRouter = {
+  params: { [key: string]: string };
+  _params: string[];
+  caseSensitive: boolean;
+  mergeParams: boolean;
+  strict: boolean;
+  stack: ExpressLayer[];
+};
+
+// https://github.com/expressjs/express/blob/master/lib/router/layer.js#L33
+export type ExpressLayer = {
+  handle: Function;
+  [kPatched]?: boolean;
+  name: string;
+  params: { [key: string]: string };
+  path: string;
+  regexp: RegExp;
+};
+
+// https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/blob/master/specification/data-semantic-conventions.md#databases-client-calls
+export enum AttributeNames {
+  COMPONENT = 'component',
+  HTTP_ROUTE = 'http.route',
+  EXPRESS_TYPE = 'express.type',
+  EXPRESS_NAME = 'express.name',
+}
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-express/src/version.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-express/src/version.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2efbb00dcbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-express/src/version.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/*!
+ * Copyright 2019, OpenTelemetry Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+// this is autogenerated file, see scripts/version-update.js
+export const VERSION = '0.3.2';
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-express/test/express.test.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-express/test/express.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d09af42c0d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-express/test/express.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+/*!
+ * Copyright 2019, OpenTelemetry Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { NodeTracerRegistry } from '@opentelemetry/node';
+import * as assert from 'assert';
+import * as express from 'express';
+import * as http from 'http';
+import { AddressInfo } from 'net';
+import { plugin } from '../src';
+import { NoopLogger } from '@opentelemetry/core';
+import {
+  InMemorySpanExporter,
+  SimpleSpanProcessor,
+} from '@opentelemetry/tracing';
+import { AttributeNames } from '../src/types';
+
+const httpRequest = {
+  get: (options: http.ClientRequestArgs | string) => {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      return http.get(options, resp => {
+        let data = '';
+        resp.on('data', chunk => {
+          data += chunk;
+        });
+        resp.on('end', () => {
+          resolve(data);
+        });
+        resp.on('error', err => {
+          reject(err);
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  },
+};
+
+describe('Express Plugin', () => {
+  const logger = new NoopLogger();
+  const registry = new NodeTracerRegistry();
+  const memoryExporter = new InMemorySpanExporter();
+  const spanProcessor = new SimpleSpanProcessor(memoryExporter);
+  registry.addSpanProcessor(spanProcessor);
+  const tracer = registry.getTracer('default');
+
+  before(() => {
+    plugin.enable(express, registry, logger);
+  });
+
+  describe('Instrumenting normal get operations', () => {
+    it('should create a child span for middlewares', done => {
+      const rootSpan = tracer.startSpan('rootSpan');
+      const app = express();
+      app.use(express.json());
+      app.use(function customMiddleware(req, res, next) {
+        for (let i = 0; i < 1000; i++) {
+          continue;
+        }
+        return next();
+      });
+      const router = express.Router();
+      app.use('/toto', router);
+      router.get('/:id', (req, res, next) => {
+        return res.status(200).end();
+      });
+      const server = http.createServer(app);
+      server.listen(0, () => {
+        const port = (server.address() as AddressInfo).port;
+        assert.strictEqual(memoryExporter.getFinishedSpans().length, 0);
+        tracer.withSpan(rootSpan, async () => {
+          await httpRequest.get(`http://localhost:${port}/toto/tata`);
+          rootSpan.end();
+          assert(
+            memoryExporter
+              .getFinishedSpans()
+              .find(span => span.name.includes('customMiddleware')) !==
+              undefined
+          );
+          assert(
+            memoryExporter
+              .getFinishedSpans()
+              .find(span => span.name.includes('query')) !== undefined
+          );
+          assert(
+            memoryExporter
+              .getFinishedSpans()
+              .find(span => span.name.includes('jsonParser')) !== undefined
+          );
+          const requestHandlerSpan = memoryExporter
+            .getFinishedSpans()
+            .find(span => span.name.includes('express request handler'));
+          assert(requestHandlerSpan !== undefined);
+          assert(
+            requestHandlerSpan?.attributes[AttributeNames.COMPONENT] ===
+              'express'
+          );
+          assert(
+            requestHandlerSpan?.attributes[AttributeNames.HTTP_ROUTE] ===
+              '/toto/:id'
+          );
+          assert(
+            requestHandlerSpan?.attributes[AttributeNames.EXPRESS_TYPE] ===
+              'request_handler'
+          );
+          let exportedRootSpan = memoryExporter
+            .getFinishedSpans()
+            .find(span => span.name === 'rootSpan');
+          assert(exportedRootSpan !== undefined);
+          server.close();
+          return done();
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-express/tsconfig.json b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-express/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a2042cd68b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-express/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "extends": "../tsconfig.base",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "rootDir": ".",
+    "outDir": "build"
+  },
+  "include": [
+    "src/**/*.ts",
+    "test/**/*.ts"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-express/tslint.json b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-express/tslint.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0710b135d07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-plugin-express/tslint.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "rulesDirectory": ["node_modules/tslint-microsoft-contrib"],
+  "extends": ["../../tslint.base.js", "./node_modules/tslint-consistent-codestyle"]
+}