diff --git a/src/Correlate.AspNetCore/AspNetCore/CorrelateOptions.cs b/src/Correlate.AspNetCore/AspNetCore/CorrelateOptions.cs
index 43336c3..3c09a48 100644
--- a/src/Correlate.AspNetCore/AspNetCore/CorrelateOptions.cs
+++ b/src/Correlate.AspNetCore/AspNetCore/CorrelateOptions.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ namespace Correlate.AspNetCore;
 /// <summary>
 /// Options for handling correlation id on incoming requests.
 /// </summary>
-public sealed class CorrelateOptions
+public sealed class CorrelateOptions: CorrelationManagerOptions
 {
     private static readonly string[] DefaultRequestHeaders = { CorrelationHttpHeaders.CorrelationId };
 
diff --git a/src/Correlate.AspNetCore/DependencyInjection/ServiceCollectionExtensions.cs b/src/Correlate.AspNetCore/DependencyInjection/ServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
index ebf374f..08c69bf 100644
--- a/src/Correlate.AspNetCore/DependencyInjection/ServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Correlate.AspNetCore/DependencyInjection/ServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using Correlate.AspNetCore;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
 
 namespace Correlate.DependencyInjection;
 
@@ -16,8 +17,18 @@ public static class ServiceCollectionExtensions
     /// <returns>The <see cref="IServiceCollection" /> so that additional calls can be chained.</returns>
     public static IServiceCollection AddCorrelate(this IServiceCollection services, Action<CorrelateOptions> configureOptions)
     {
-        return services
-            .Configure(configureOptions)
+        services
+            .Configure(configureOptions);
+
+        services.AddOptions<CorrelationManagerOptions>()
+            .Configure((CorrelationManagerOptions cmo, IOptions<CorrelateOptions> co) =>
+            {
+                cmo.LoggingScopeKey = co.Value.LoggingScopeKey;
+            });
+
+        services
             .AddCorrelate();
+
+        return services;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Correlate.Core/CorrelationManager.cs b/src/Correlate.Core/CorrelationManager.cs
index 8dfa3f8..6bffe69 100644
--- a/src/Correlate.Core/CorrelationManager.cs
+++ b/src/Correlate.Core/CorrelationManager.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
 
 namespace Correlate;
 
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ public class CorrelationManager : IAsyncCorrelationManager, ICorrelationManager,
     private readonly ICorrelationIdFactory _correlationIdFactory;
     private readonly DiagnosticListener? _diagnosticListener;
     private readonly ILogger _logger;
+    private readonly CorrelationManagerOptions _options = new CorrelationManagerOptions();
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="CorrelationManager" /> class.
@@ -55,13 +57,35 @@ DiagnosticListener diagnosticListener
         _diagnosticListener = diagnosticListener ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(diagnosticListener));
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="CorrelationManager" /> class.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="correlationContextFactory">The correlation context factory used to create new contexts.</param>
+    /// <param name="correlationIdFactory">The correlation id factory used to generate a new correlation id per context.</param>
+    /// <param name="correlationContextAccessor">The correlation context accessor.</param>
+    /// <param name="logger">The logger.</param>
+    /// <param name="diagnosticListener">The diagnostics listener to run activities on.</param>
+    /// <param name="options">The configuration options.</param>
+    public CorrelationManager
+    (
+        ICorrelationContextFactory correlationContextFactory,
+        ICorrelationIdFactory correlationIdFactory,
+        ICorrelationContextAccessor correlationContextAccessor,
+        ILogger<CorrelationManager> logger,
+        DiagnosticListener diagnosticListener,
+        IOptions<CorrelationManagerOptions> options
+    ) : this(correlationContextFactory, correlationIdFactory, correlationContextAccessor, logger, diagnosticListener)
+    {
+        _options = options?.Value ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(options));
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Creates a new activity that can be started and stopped manually.
     /// </summary>
     /// <returns>The correlated activity.</returns>
     public IActivity CreateActivity()
     {
-        return new RootActivity(_correlationContextFactory, _logger, _diagnosticListener);
+        return new RootActivity(_correlationContextFactory, _logger, _diagnosticListener, _options);
     }
 
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Correlate.Core/CorrelationManagerOptions.cs b/src/Correlate.Core/CorrelationManagerOptions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eefea83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Correlate.Core/CorrelationManagerOptions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+namespace Correlate;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// The options class for configuring <see cref="CorrelationManager"/>.
+/// </summary>
+public class CorrelationManagerOptions
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The scope key that will be used for adding correlation ID to log context. Default is <c>CorrelationId</c>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string LoggingScopeKey { get; set; } = CorrelateConstants.CorrelationIdKey;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Correlate.Core/Extensions/LoggerExtensions.cs b/src/Correlate.Core/Extensions/LoggerExtensions.cs
index e11631b..66e2443 100644
--- a/src/Correlate.Core/Extensions/LoggerExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Correlate.Core/Extensions/LoggerExtensions.cs
@@ -5,17 +5,19 @@ namespace Correlate.Extensions;
 
 internal static class LoggerExtensions
 {
-    public static IDisposable? BeginCorrelatedScope(this ILogger logger, string correlationId)
+    public static IDisposable? BeginCorrelatedScope(this ILogger logger, string scopeKey, string correlationId)
     {
-        return logger.BeginScope(new CorrelatedLogScope(correlationId));
+        return logger.BeginScope(new CorrelatedLogScope(scopeKey, correlationId));
     }
 
     private sealed class CorrelatedLogScope : IReadOnlyList<KeyValuePair<string, object>>
     {
+        private readonly string _scopeKey;
         private readonly string _correlationId;
 
-        public CorrelatedLogScope(string correlationId)
+        public CorrelatedLogScope(string scopeKey, string correlationId)
         {
+            _scopeKey = scopeKey;
             _correlationId = correlationId;
         }
 
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ public KeyValuePair<string, object> this[int index]
             {
                 if (index == 0)
                 {
-                    return new KeyValuePair<string, object>(CorrelateConstants.CorrelationIdKey, _correlationId);
+                    return new KeyValuePair<string, object>(_scopeKey, _correlationId);
                 }
 
                 throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(index));
diff --git a/src/Correlate.Core/RootActivity.cs b/src/Correlate.Core/RootActivity.cs
index 6eb4d0a..f53f41b 100644
--- a/src/Correlate.Core/RootActivity.cs
+++ b/src/Correlate.Core/RootActivity.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ internal class RootActivity : IActivity
 {
     private readonly ICorrelationContextFactory _correlationContextFactory;
     private readonly DiagnosticListener? _diagnosticListener;
+    private readonly CorrelationManagerOptions _options;
     private readonly ILogger _logger;
     private IDisposable? _logScope;
 
@@ -15,11 +16,13 @@ public RootActivity
     (
         ICorrelationContextFactory correlationContextFactory,
         ILogger logger,
-        DiagnosticListener? diagnosticListener)
+        DiagnosticListener? diagnosticListener,
+        CorrelationManagerOptions options)
     {
         _correlationContextFactory = correlationContextFactory ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(correlationContextFactory));
         _logger = logger ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(logger));
         _diagnosticListener = diagnosticListener;
+        _options = options;
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -49,7 +52,7 @@ public CorrelationContext Start(string correlationId)
 
         if (isLoggingEnabled)
         {
-            _logScope = _logger.BeginCorrelatedScope(correlationId);
+            _logScope = _logger.BeginCorrelatedScope(_options.LoggingScopeKey, correlationId);
         }
 
         return context;
diff --git a/src/Correlate.DependencyInjection/IServiceCollectionExtensions.cs b/src/Correlate.DependencyInjection/IServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
index a5afdbe..b1dc648 100644
--- a/src/Correlate.DependencyInjection/IServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Correlate.DependencyInjection/IServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,23 @@ namespace Correlate.DependencyInjection;
 // ReSharper disable once InconsistentNaming
 public static class IServiceCollectionExtensions
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Adds services required for using correlation.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="services">The <see cref="IServiceCollection" /> to add the services to.</param>
+    /// <param name="configure">The callback to customize defaults.</param>
+    /// <returns>The <see cref="IServiceCollection" /> so that additional calls can be chained.</returns>
+    public static IServiceCollection AddCorrelate(this IServiceCollection services, Action<CorrelationManagerOptions> configure)
+    {
+        services
+            .AddOptions<CorrelationManagerOptions>()
+            .Configure(configure);
+
+        services.AddCorrelate();
+
+        return services;
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Adds services required for using correlation.
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/test/Correlate.AspNetCore.Tests/AspNetCore/CorrelateFeatureTests.cs b/test/Correlate.AspNetCore.Tests/AspNetCore/CorrelateFeatureTests.cs
index eaa15a9..7b72de7 100644
--- a/test/Correlate.AspNetCore.Tests/AspNetCore/CorrelateFeatureTests.cs
+++ b/test/Correlate.AspNetCore.Tests/AspNetCore/CorrelateFeatureTests.cs
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ public async Task When_correlating_has_started_it_should_create_logScope_with_co
                 .ContainSingle(le => le.MessageTemplate.Text.StartsWith("Setting response header"))
                 .Which.Properties
                 .Should()
+                // this tests the {CorrelationId} from log message template in CorrelateFeature.LogRequestHeaderFound, not the one from log scope added by IActivityFactory.CreateActivity
                 .ContainSingle(p => p.Key == expectedLogProperty)
                 .Which.Value
                 .Should()
diff --git a/test/Correlate.Core.Tests/CorrelationManagerTests.cs b/test/Correlate.Core.Tests/CorrelationManagerTests.cs
index 436a48d..422d007 100644
--- a/test/Correlate.Core.Tests/CorrelationManagerTests.cs
+++ b/test/Correlate.Core.Tests/CorrelationManagerTests.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 using System.Collections;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using Correlate.Testing;
 using Correlate.Testing.TestCases;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
 using Serilog;
 using Serilog.Core;
 using Serilog.Extensions.Logging;
@@ -15,10 +17,12 @@ public class CorrelationManagerTests : IDisposable
     private readonly CorrelationContextAccessor _correlationContextAccessor;
     private readonly ICorrelationIdFactory _correlationIdFactoryMock;
     private readonly ILogger<CorrelationManager> _logger;
+    private readonly DiagnosticListener _diagnosticListener;
+    private readonly IOptions<CorrelationManagerOptions> _options;
     private readonly SerilogLoggerProvider _logProvider;
     private readonly CorrelationManager _sut;
 
-    protected CorrelationManagerTests()
+    protected CorrelationManagerTests(CorrelationManagerOptions options)
     {
         _correlationContextAccessor = new CorrelationContextAccessor();
 
@@ -33,12 +37,16 @@ protected CorrelationManagerTests()
 
         _logProvider = new SerilogLoggerProvider(serilogLogger);
         _logger = new TestLogger<CorrelationManager>(_logProvider.CreateLogger(nameof(CorrelationManager)));
+        _diagnosticListener = new DiagnosticListener("test");
+        _options = Options.Create(options);
 
         _sut = new CorrelationManager(
             new CorrelationContextFactory(_correlationContextAccessor),
             _correlationIdFactoryMock,
             _correlationContextAccessor,
-            _logger
+            _logger,
+            _diagnosticListener,
+            _options
         );
     }
 
@@ -50,6 +58,13 @@ public void Dispose()
 
     public class Async : CorrelationManagerTests
     {
+        public Async() : base(new()
+        {
+            LoggingScopeKey = "ActivityId"
+        })
+        {
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public async Task Given_a_task_should_run_task_inside_correlated_context()
         {
@@ -143,7 +158,7 @@ await _sut.CorrelateAsync(() =>
                 var logEvents = TestCorrelator.GetLogEventsFromCurrentContext().ToList();
                 logEvents.Should()
                     .HaveCount(3)
-                    .And.ContainSingle(ev => ev.MessageTemplate.Text == "Message with correlation id." && ev.Properties.ContainsKey("CorrelationId"));
+                    .And.ContainSingle(ev => ev.MessageTemplate.Text == "Message with correlation id." && ev.Properties.ContainsKey("ActivityId"));
             }
         }
 
@@ -361,6 +376,10 @@ await _sut.CorrelateAsync(innerContextId,
 
     public class Sync : CorrelationManagerTests
     {
+        public Sync() : base(new())
+        {
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void Given_a_action_should_run_action_inside_correlated_context()
         {
@@ -674,7 +693,9 @@ public static IEnumerable<object[]> NullArgumentTestCases()
                 Substitute.For<ICorrelationContextFactory>(),
                 Substitute.For<ICorrelationIdFactory>(),
                 Substitute.For<ICorrelationContextAccessor>(),
-                Substitute.For<ILogger<CorrelationManager>>()
+                Substitute.For<ILogger<CorrelationManager>>(),
+                Substitute.For<DiagnosticListener>("test"),
+                Options.Create(new CorrelationManagerOptions())
             );
 
             static Task CorrelatedTask()
diff --git a/test/Correlate.DependencyInjection.Tests/IServiceCollectionExtensionsTests.cs b/test/Correlate.DependencyInjection.Tests/IServiceCollectionExtensionsTests.cs
index 06db37b..bfe2605 100644
--- a/test/Correlate.DependencyInjection.Tests/IServiceCollectionExtensionsTests.cs
+++ b/test/Correlate.DependencyInjection.Tests/IServiceCollectionExtensionsTests.cs
@@ -10,15 +10,20 @@ public class When_adding_correlate_to_container
     private readonly IServiceCollection _services;
     private readonly IServiceProvider _sut;
 
-    public When_adding_correlate_to_container()
+    protected When_adding_correlate_to_container(IServiceCollection services)
     {
-        _services = new ServiceCollection()
-            .AddLogging()
-            .AddCorrelate();
+        _services = services;
 
         _sut = _services.BuildServiceProvider();
     }
 
+    public When_adding_correlate_to_container()
+        : this(new ServiceCollection()
+            .AddLogging()
+            .AddCorrelate())
+    {
+    }
+
     [Theory]
     [ClassData(typeof(ExpectedRegistrations))]
     public void It_should_resolve(ExpectedRegistration registration)
@@ -58,3 +63,13 @@ protected virtual IEnumerable<ExpectedRegistration> TestCases()
         }
     }
 }
+
+public class When_adding_correlate_to_container_with_options : When_adding_correlate_to_container
+{
+    public When_adding_correlate_to_container_with_options()
+        : base(new ServiceCollection()
+            .AddLogging()
+            .AddCorrelate(o => o.LoggingScopeKey = "CustomLoggingScopeKey"))
+    {
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file