diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 64d9b2c8ba..15bfd73710 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ release.
 
 ### Breaking
 
+- BREAKING: Rename http.resend_count to http.request.resend_count.
+  ([#374](https://github.com/open-telemetry/semantic-conventions/pull/374))
+
 ### Features
 
 ### Fixes
diff --git a/docs/attributes-registry/http.md b/docs/attributes-registry/http.md
index 7a62cc8498..7f8602c372 100644
--- a/docs/attributes-registry/http.md
+++ b/docs/attributes-registry/http.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 | `http.request.header.<key>` | string[] | HTTP request headers, `<key>` being the normalized HTTP Header name (lowercase, with `-` characters replaced by `_`), the value being the header values. [1] | `http.request.header.content_type=["application/json"]`; `http.request.header.x_forwarded_for=["1.2.3.4", "1.2.3.5"]` |
 | `http.request.method` | string | HTTP request method. [2] | `GET`; `POST`; `HEAD` |
 | `http.request.method_original` | string | Original HTTP method sent by the client in the request line. | `GeT`; `ACL`; `foo` |
-| `http.resend_count` | int | The ordinal number of request resending attempt (for any reason, including redirects). [3] | `3` |
+| `http.request.resend_count` | int | The ordinal number of request resending attempt (for any reason, including redirects). [3] | `3` |
 | `http.response.body.size` | int | The size of the response payload body in bytes. This is the number of bytes transferred excluding headers and is often, but not always, present as the [Content-Length](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9110.html#field.content-length) header. For requests using transport encoding, this should be the compressed size. | `3495` |
 | `http.response.header.<key>` | string[] | HTTP response headers, `<key>` being the normalized HTTP Header name (lowercase, with `-` characters replaced by `_`), the value being the header values. [4] | `http.response.header.content_type=["application/json"]`; `http.response.header.my_custom_header=["abc", "def"]` |
 | `http.response.status_code` | int | [HTTP response status code](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6). | `200` |
diff --git a/docs/http/http-spans.md b/docs/http/http-spans.md
index 257ead144c..67351f738c 100644
--- a/docs/http/http-spans.md
+++ b/docs/http/http-spans.md
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ For an HTTP client span, `SpanKind` MUST be `Client`.
 <!-- semconv trace.http.client -->
 | Attribute  | Type | Description  | Examples  | Requirement Level |
 |---|---|---|---|---|
-| [`http.resend_count`](../attributes-registry/http.md) | int | The ordinal number of request resending attempt (for any reason, including redirects). [1] | `3` | Recommended: if and only if request was retried. |
+| [`http.request.resend_count`](../attributes-registry/http.md) | int | The ordinal number of request resending attempt (for any reason, including redirects). [1] | `3` | Recommended: if and only if request was retried. |
 | [`network.peer.address`](../general/attributes.md) | string | Peer address of the network connection - IP address or Unix domain socket name. | `10.1.2.80`; `/tmp/my.sock` | Recommended: If different than `server.address`. |
 | [`network.peer.port`](../general/attributes.md) | int | Peer port number of the network connection. | `65123` | Recommended: If `network.peer.address` is set. |
 | [`server.address`](../general/attributes.md) | string | Host identifier of the ["URI origin"](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9110.html#name-uri-origin) HTTP request is sent to. [2] | `example.com`; `10.1.2.80`; `/tmp/my.sock` | Required |
diff --git a/model/registry/http.yaml b/model/registry/http.yaml
index 1d6f0192fa..05483ec79b 100644
--- a/model/registry/http.yaml
+++ b/model/registry/http.yaml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ groups:
         type: string
         brief: Original HTTP method sent by the client in the request line.
         examples: ["GeT", "ACL", "foo"]
-      - id: resend_count
+      - id: request.resend_count
         type: int
         brief: >
           The ordinal number of request resending attempt (for any reason, including redirects).
diff --git a/model/trace/http.yaml b/model/trace/http.yaml
index adb3534875..c0cfdaf71c 100644
--- a/model/trace/http.yaml
+++ b/model/trace/http.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ groups:
     span_kind: client
     brief: 'Semantic Convention for HTTP Client'
     attributes:
-      - ref: http.resend_count
+      - ref: http.request.resend_count
         requirement_level:
           recommended: if and only if request was retried.
       - ref: server.address
diff --git a/schema-next.yaml b/schema-next.yaml
index b238dd19c5..8fe76165a9 100644
--- a/schema-next.yaml
+++ b/schema-next.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ versions:
         - rename_attributes:
             attribute_map:
               messaging.message.payload_size_bytes: messaging.message.body.size
+        # https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/374
+        - rename_attributes:
+            attribute_map:
+              http.resend_count: http.request.resend_count
     metrics:
       changes:
         # https://github.com/open-telemetry/semantic-conventions/pull/224