diff --git a/exporters/etw/include/opentelemetry/exporters/etw/etw_tracer.h b/exporters/etw/include/opentelemetry/exporters/etw/etw_tracer.h
index c6c7f0ed67..2b975e239c 100644
--- a/exporters/etw/include/opentelemetry/exporters/etw/etw_tracer.h
+++ b/exporters/etw/include/opentelemetry/exporters/etw/etw_tracer.h
@@ -159,11 +159,16 @@ void UpdateStatus(T &t, Properties &props)
 /**
  * @brief Tracer class that allows to send spans to ETW Provider.
  */
-
 class Tracer : public opentelemetry::trace::Tracer,
                public std::enable_shared_from_this<opentelemetry::trace::Tracer>
 {
+public:
+  /**
+   * @brief Indicates whether the tracer is closed.
+   */
+  bool IsClosed() const noexcept { return isClosed_.load(); }
 
+private:
   /**
    * @brief Parent provider of this Tracer
    */
@@ -397,16 +402,6 @@ class Tracer : public opentelemetry::trace::Tracer,
 
   friend class Span;
 
-  /**
-   * @brief Init a reference to etw::ProviderHandle
-   * @return Provider Handle
-   */
-  ETWProvider::Handle &initProvHandle()
-  {
-    isClosed_ = false;
-    return etwProvider().open(provId, encoding);
-  }
-
 public:
   /**
    * @brief Tracer constructor
@@ -421,11 +416,11 @@ class Tracer : public opentelemetry::trace::Tracer,
         tracerProvider_(parent),
         provId(providerId.data(), providerId.size()),
         encoding(encoding),
-        provHandle(initProvHandle())
+        provHandle(etwProvider().open(provId, encoding))
   {
+    isClosed_.store(false);
     traceId_ = GetIdGenerator(tracerProvider_).GenerateTraceId();
   }
-
   /**
    * @brief Start Span
    * @param name Span name
diff --git a/exporters/etw/test/etw_tracer_test.cc b/exporters/etw/test/etw_tracer_test.cc
index 5833b6a733..7d32a2ffba 100644
--- a/exporters/etw/test/etw_tracer_test.cc
+++ b/exporters/etw/test/etw_tracer_test.cc
@@ -566,6 +566,15 @@ TEST(ETWTracer, EndWithCustomTime)
 
 }
 
+TEST(ETWTracer, ConstructorInitializesToOpenState)
+{
+  opentelemetry::exporter::etw::TracerProvider provider;
+  std::string providerId = "TestProvider";
+  opentelemetry::exporter::etw::Tracer tracer(provider, providerId);
+  // Tracer should be open after construction
+  EXPECT_FALSE(tracer.IsClosed());
+}
+
 /* clang-format on */
 
 #endif