diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 20cdb6cb5f..793568e433 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ## [Unreleased](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/compare/v1.12.0rc2-0.32b0...HEAD)
 - Adding multiple db connections support for django-instrumentation's sqlcommenter
   ([#1187](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python-contrib/pull/1187))
+- SQLCommenter semicolon bug fix
+  ([#1200](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python-contrib/pull/1200/files))
 
 ### Added
 - `opentelemetry-instrumentation-redis` add support to instrument RedisCluster clients
diff --git a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-dbapi/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/dbapi/__init__.py b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-dbapi/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/dbapi/__init__.py
index 2559466221..397a80b2bd 100644
--- a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-dbapi/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/dbapi/__init__.py
+++ b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-dbapi/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/dbapi/__init__.py
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@
 from opentelemetry import trace as trace_api
 from opentelemetry.instrumentation.dbapi.version import __version__
 from opentelemetry.instrumentation.utils import (
-    _generate_opentelemetry_traceparent,
-    _generate_sql_comment,
+    _add_sql_comment,
+    _get_opentelemetry_values,
     unwrap,
 )
 from opentelemetry.semconv.trace import SpanAttributes
-from opentelemetry.trace import Span, SpanKind, TracerProvider, get_tracer
+from opentelemetry.trace import SpanKind, TracerProvider, get_tracer
 
 _logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -375,15 +375,6 @@ def get_statement(self, cursor, args):  # pylint: disable=no-self-use
             return statement.decode("utf8", "replace")
         return statement
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def _generate_comment(span: Span) -> str:
-        span_context = span.get_span_context()
-        meta = {}
-        if span_context.is_valid:
-            meta.update(_generate_opentelemetry_traceparent(span))
-        # TODO(schekuri): revisit to enrich with info such as route, db_driver etc...
-        return _generate_sql_comment(**meta)
-
     def traced_execution(
         self,
         cursor,
@@ -405,11 +396,14 @@ def traced_execution(
             self._populate_span(span, cursor, *args)
             if args and self._commenter_enabled:
                 try:
-                    comment = self._generate_comment(span)
-                    if isinstance(args[0], bytes):
-                        comment = comment.encode("utf8")
                     args_list = list(args)
-                    args_list[0] += comment
+                    commenter_data = {}
+                    commenter_data.update(_get_opentelemetry_values())
+                    statement = _add_sql_comment(
+                        args_list[0], **commenter_data
+                    )
+
+                    args_list[0] = statement
                     args = tuple(args_list)
                 except Exception as exc:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
                     _logger.exception(
diff --git a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-dbapi/tests/test_dbapi_integration.py b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-dbapi/tests/test_dbapi_integration.py
index 2644cb2fcd..1ec5cd9df2 100644
--- a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-dbapi/tests/test_dbapi_integration.py
+++ b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-dbapi/tests/test_dbapi_integration.py
@@ -236,12 +236,11 @@ def test_executemany_comment(self):
             mock_connect, {}, {}
         )
         cursor = mock_connection.cursor()
-        cursor.executemany("Test query")
-        spans_list = self.memory_exporter.get_finished_spans()
-        self.assertEqual(len(spans_list), 1)
-        span = spans_list[0]
-        comment = dbapi.CursorTracer._generate_comment(span)
-        self.assertIn(comment, cursor.query)
+        cursor.executemany("Select 1;")
+        self.assertRegex(
+            cursor.query,
+            r"Select 1 /\*traceparent='\d{1,2}-[a-zA-Z0-9_]{32}-[a-zA-Z0-9_]{16}-\d{1,2}'\*/;",
+        )
 
     def test_callproc(self):
         db_integration = dbapi.DatabaseApiIntegration(
diff --git a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-django/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/django/middleware/sqlcommenter_middleware.py b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-django/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/django/middleware/sqlcommenter_middleware.py
index 5fe51fca52..89c1b93008 100644
--- a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-django/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/django/middleware/sqlcommenter_middleware.py
+++ b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-django/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/django/middleware/sqlcommenter_middleware.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 from django.db.backends.utils import CursorDebugWrapper
 
 from opentelemetry.instrumentation.utils import (
-    _generate_sql_comment,
+    _add_sql_comment,
     _get_opentelemetry_values,
 )
 from opentelemetry.trace.propagation.tracecontext import (
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ def __call__(self, execute: Type[T], sql, params, many, context) -> T:
         db_driver = context["connection"].settings_dict.get("ENGINE", "")
         resolver_match = self.request.resolver_match
 
-        sql_comment = _generate_sql_comment(
+        sql = _add_sql_comment(
+            sql,
             # Information about the controller.
             controller=resolver_match.view_name
             if resolver_match and with_controller
@@ -112,7 +113,6 @@ def __call__(self, execute: Type[T], sql, params, many, context) -> T:
         # See:
         #  * https://github.com/basecamp/marginalia/issues/61
         #  * https://github.com/basecamp/marginalia/pull/80
-        sql += sql_comment
 
         # Add the query to the query log if debugging.
         if isinstance(context["cursor"], CursorDebugWrapper):
diff --git a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-django/tests/test_sqlcommenter.py b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-django/tests/test_sqlcommenter.py
index b162cc1f2a..f9b8ed5233 100644
--- a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-django/tests/test_sqlcommenter.py
+++ b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-django/tests/test_sqlcommenter.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def test_query_wrapper(self, trace_capture):
         execute_mock_obj = MagicMock()
         qw_instance(
             execute_mock_obj,
-            "Select 1",
+            "Select 1;",
             MagicMock("test"),
             MagicMock("test1"),
             MagicMock(),
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ def test_query_wrapper(self, trace_capture):
         self.assertEqual(
             output_sql,
             "Select 1 /*app_name='app',controller='view',route='route',traceparent='%%2Atraceparent%%3D%%2700-0000000"
-            "00000000000000000deadbeef-000000000000beef-00'*/",
+            "00000000000000000deadbeef-000000000000beef-00'*/;",
         )
 
     @patch(
diff --git a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-sqlalchemy/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/sqlalchemy/engine.py b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-sqlalchemy/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/sqlalchemy/engine.py
index 8121c99d13..25e8791dc8 100644
--- a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-sqlalchemy/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/sqlalchemy/engine.py
+++ b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-sqlalchemy/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/sqlalchemy/engine.py
@@ -21,11 +21,10 @@
 )
 from opentelemetry.instrumentation.sqlalchemy.version import __version__
 from opentelemetry.instrumentation.utils import (
-    _generate_opentelemetry_traceparent,
-    _generate_sql_comment,
+    _add_sql_comment,
+    _get_opentelemetry_values,
 )
 from opentelemetry.semconv.trace import NetTransportValues, SpanAttributes
-from opentelemetry.trace import Span
 from opentelemetry.trace.status import Status, StatusCode
 
 
@@ -141,21 +140,15 @@ def _before_cur_exec(
                 span.set_attribute(SpanAttributes.DB_SYSTEM, self.vendor)
                 for key, value in attrs.items():
                     span.set_attribute(key, value)
+            if self.enable_commenter:
+                commenter_data = {}
+                commenter_data.update(_get_opentelemetry_values())
+                statement = _add_sql_comment(statement, **commenter_data)
 
         context._otel_span = span
-        if self.enable_commenter:
-            statement = statement + EngineTracer._generate_comment(span=span)
 
         return statement, params
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def _generate_comment(span: Span) -> str:
-        span_context = span.get_span_context()
-        meta = {}
-        if span_context.is_valid:
-            meta.update(_generate_opentelemetry_traceparent(span))
-        return _generate_sql_comment(**meta)
-
 
 # pylint: disable=unused-argument
 def _after_cur_exec(conn, cursor, statement, params, context, executemany):
diff --git a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-sqlalchemy/tests/test_sqlalchemy.py b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-sqlalchemy/tests/test_sqlalchemy.py
index 0f45fa77eb..5fa74376f9 100644
--- a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-sqlalchemy/tests/test_sqlalchemy.py
+++ b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-sqlalchemy/tests/test_sqlalchemy.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 import asyncio
-import logging
 from unittest import mock
 
 import pytest
@@ -21,7 +20,6 @@
 
 from opentelemetry import trace
 from opentelemetry.instrumentation.sqlalchemy import SQLAlchemyInstrumentor
-from opentelemetry.instrumentation.sqlalchemy.engine import EngineTracer
 from opentelemetry.sdk.resources import Resource
 from opentelemetry.sdk.trace import TracerProvider, export
 from opentelemetry.test.test_base import TestBase
@@ -217,22 +215,3 @@ async def run():
             )
 
         asyncio.get_event_loop().run_until_complete(run())
-
-    def test_generate_commenter(self):
-        logging.getLogger("sqlalchemy.engine").setLevel(logging.INFO)
-        engine = create_engine("sqlite:///:memory:")
-        SQLAlchemyInstrumentor().instrument(
-            engine=engine,
-            tracer_provider=self.tracer_provider,
-            enable_commenter=True,
-        )
-
-        cnx = engine.connect()
-        cnx.execute("SELECT	1 + 1;").fetchall()
-        spans = self.memory_exporter.get_finished_spans()
-        self.assertEqual(len(spans), 2)
-        span = spans[1]
-        self.assertIn(
-            EngineTracer._generate_comment(span),
-            self.caplog.records[-2].getMessage(),
-        )
diff --git a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-sqlalchemy/tests/test_sqlcommenter.py b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-sqlalchemy/tests/test_sqlcommenter.py
index 89f8d4cca7..8245d990f7 100644
--- a/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-sqlalchemy/tests/test_sqlcommenter.py
+++ b/instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-sqlalchemy/tests/test_sqlcommenter.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 # 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 logging
 
 import pytest
 from sqlalchemy import create_engine
@@ -28,6 +29,17 @@ def tearDown(self):
         super().tearDown()
         SQLAlchemyInstrumentor().uninstrument()
 
+    def test_sqlcommenter_disabled(self):
+        logging.getLogger("sqlalchemy.engine").setLevel(logging.INFO)
+        engine = create_engine("sqlite:///:memory:", echo=True)
+        SQLAlchemyInstrumentor().instrument(
+            engine=engine, tracer_provider=self.tracer_provider
+        )
+        cnx = engine.connect()
+        cnx.execute("SELECT 1;").fetchall()
+
+        self.assertEqual(self.caplog.records[-2].getMessage(), "SELECT 1;")
+
     def test_sqlcommenter_enabled(self):
         engine = create_engine("sqlite:///:memory:")
         SQLAlchemyInstrumentor().instrument(
@@ -39,15 +51,5 @@ def test_sqlcommenter_enabled(self):
         cnx.execute("SELECT  1;").fetchall()
         self.assertRegex(
             self.caplog.records[-2].getMessage(),
-            r"SELECT  1; /\*traceparent='\d{1,2}-[a-zA-Z0-9_]{32}-[a-zA-Z0-9_]{16}-\d{1,2}'\*/",
+            r"SELECT  1 /\*traceparent='\d{1,2}-[a-zA-Z0-9_]{32}-[a-zA-Z0-9_]{16}-\d{1,2}'\*/;",
         )
-
-    def test_sqlcommenter_disabled(self):
-        engine = create_engine("sqlite:///:memory:", echo=True)
-        SQLAlchemyInstrumentor().instrument(
-            engine=engine, tracer_provider=self.tracer_provider
-        )
-        cnx = engine.connect()
-        cnx.execute("SELECT 1;").fetchall()
-
-        self.assertEqual(self.caplog.records[-2].getMessage(), "SELECT 1;")
diff --git a/opentelemetry-instrumentation/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/utils.py b/opentelemetry-instrumentation/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/utils.py
index 181d5b6fce..95a943afb3 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-instrumentation/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/utils.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-instrumentation/src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/utils.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 # pylint: disable=E0611
 from opentelemetry.context import _SUPPRESS_INSTRUMENTATION_KEY  # noqa: F401
 from opentelemetry.propagate import extract
-from opentelemetry.trace import Span, StatusCode
+from opentelemetry.trace import StatusCode
 from opentelemetry.trace.propagation.tracecontext import (
     TraceContextTextMapPropagator,
 )
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ def _generate_sql_comment(**meta) -> str:
     )
 
 
-def _url_quote(s):  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
+def _url_quote(s) -> str:  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
     if not isinstance(s, (str, bytes)):
         return s
     quoted = urllib.parse.quote(s)
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ def _url_quote(s):  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
     return quoted.replace("%", "%%")
 
 
-def _get_opentelemetry_values():
+def _get_opentelemetry_values() -> dict:
     """
     Return the OpenTelemetry Trace and Span IDs if Span ID is set in the
     OpenTelemetry execution context.
@@ -169,20 +169,22 @@ def _get_opentelemetry_values():
     return _headers
 
 
-def _generate_opentelemetry_traceparent(span: Span) -> str:
-    meta = {}
-    _version = "00"
-    _span_id = trace.format_span_id(span.context.span_id)
-    _trace_id = trace.format_trace_id(span.context.trace_id)
-    _flags = str(trace.TraceFlags.SAMPLED)
-    _traceparent = _version + "-" + _trace_id + "-" + _span_id + "-" + _flags
-    meta.update({"traceparent": _traceparent})
-    return meta
-
-
 def _python_path_without_directory(python_path, directory, path_separator):
     return sub(
         rf"{escape(directory)}{path_separator}(?!$)",
         "",
         python_path,
     )
+
+
+def _add_sql_comment(sql, **meta) -> str:
+    """
+    Appends comments to the sql statement and returns it
+    """
+    comment = _generate_sql_comment(**meta)
+    sql = sql.rstrip()
+    if sql[-1] == ";":
+        sql = sql[:-1] + comment + ";"
+    else:
+        sql = sql + comment
+    return sql
diff --git a/opentelemetry-instrumentation/tests/test_utils.py b/opentelemetry-instrumentation/tests/test_utils.py
index e6fe80a347..3fd52ea7c6 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-instrumentation/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-instrumentation/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 from http import HTTPStatus
 
 from opentelemetry.instrumentation.utils import (
+    _add_sql_comment,
     _python_path_without_directory,
     http_status_to_status_code,
 )
@@ -152,3 +153,36 @@ def test_remove_current_directory_from_python_path_linux_only_path(self):
             python_path, directory, path_separator
         )
         self.assertEqual(actual_python_path, python_path)
+
+    def test_add_sql_comments_with_semicolon(self):
+        sql_query_without_semicolon = "Select 1;"
+        comments = {"comment_1": "value 1", "comment 2": "value 3"}
+        commented_sql_without_semicolon = _add_sql_comment(
+            sql_query_without_semicolon, **comments
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            commented_sql_without_semicolon,
+            "Select 1 /*comment%%202='value%%203',comment_1='value%%201'*/;",
+        )
+
+    def test_add_sql_comments_without_semicolon(self):
+        sql_query_without_semicolon = "Select 1"
+        comments = {"comment_1": "value 1", "comment 2": "value 3"}
+        commented_sql_without_semicolon = _add_sql_comment(
+            sql_query_without_semicolon, **comments
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            commented_sql_without_semicolon,
+            "Select 1 /*comment%%202='value%%203',comment_1='value%%201'*/",
+        )
+
+    def test_add_sql_comments_without_comments(self):
+        sql_query_without_semicolon = "Select 1"
+        comments = {}
+        commented_sql_without_semicolon = _add_sql_comment(
+            sql_query_without_semicolon, **comments
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(commented_sql_without_semicolon, "Select 1")
diff --git a/tests/opentelemetry-docker-tests/tests/postgres/test_psycopg_sqlcommenter.py b/tests/opentelemetry-docker-tests/tests/postgres/test_psycopg_sqlcommenter.py
index 9c84792256..4f5679a56b 100644
--- a/tests/opentelemetry-docker-tests/tests/postgres/test_psycopg_sqlcommenter.py
+++ b/tests/opentelemetry-docker-tests/tests/postgres/test_psycopg_sqlcommenter.py
@@ -50,5 +50,5 @@ def test_commenter_enabled(self):
         self._cursor.execute("SELECT  1;")
         self.assertRegex(
             self._cursor.query.decode("ascii"),
-            r"SELECT  1; /\*traceparent='\d{1,2}-[a-zA-Z0-9_]{32}-[a-zA-Z0-9_]{16}-\d{1,2}'\*/",
+            r"SELECT  1 /\*traceparent='\d{1,2}-[a-zA-Z0-9_]{32}-[a-zA-Z0-9_]{16}-\d{1,2}'\*/;",
         )