diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fc53daf8b2e..28cd8d0ef10 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ Updates:
   ([#984](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/984)
 - Metrics SDK: Specify TBD default aggregation for ValueRecorder
   ([#984](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/984)
+- Trace SDK: Sampler.ShouldSample gets parent Context instead of SpanContext
+  ([#881](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/881))
 - SDK: Specify known values, as well as basic error handling for OTEL_PROPAGATORS.
   ([#962](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/962))
   ([#995](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/995))
diff --git a/spec-compliance-matrix.md b/spec-compliance-matrix.md
index 21d59d97ba5..b830df46099 100644
--- a/spec-compliance-matrix.md
+++ b/spec-compliance-matrix.md
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ status of the feature is not known.
 |RecordException with extra parameters         | - | +  | + | [-](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/issues/1102)    | -  | -    |   | +  | - | +  |
 |[Sampling](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/blob/master/specification/trace/sdk.md#sampling)|
 |Allow samplers to modify tracestate           |   |    |   | [-](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/issues/1220)     |    |      |   |    |   |    |
+|ShouldSample gets full parent Context         |   |    |   |      |    |      |   |    |   |    |
 
 ## Baggage
 
diff --git a/specification/trace/sdk.md b/specification/trace/sdk.md
index 6a315d11b6f..aee09e6c4eb 100644
--- a/specification/trace/sdk.md
+++ b/specification/trace/sdk.md
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ Returns the sampling Decision for a `Span` to be created.
 
 **Required arguments:**
 
-* Parent `SpanReference`. May be invalid to indicate a root span.
+* [`Context`](../context/context.md) with parent `Span`.
+  The Span's SpanContext may be invalid to indicate a root span.
 * `TraceId` of the `Span` to be created.
   If the parent `SpanReference` contains a valid `TraceId`, they MUST always match.
 * Name of the `Span` to be created.