diff --git a/docs/core/tracer.md b/docs/core/tracer.md
index 7712e8a65c..a63095fbcb 100644
--- a/docs/core/tracer.md
+++ b/docs/core/tracer.md
@@ -484,6 +484,38 @@ Use **`POWERTOOLS_TRACER_CAPTURE_ERROR=false`** environment variable to instruct
 
     1. You might **return sensitive** information from errors, stack traces you might not control
 
+### Access AWS X-Ray Root Trace ID
+
+Tracer exposes a `getRootXrayTraceId()` method that allows you to retrieve the [AWS X-Ray Root Trace ID](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/xray/latest/devguide/xray-concepts.html#xray-concepts-traces) corresponds to the current function execution.
+
+!!! info "This is commonly useful in two scenarios"
+
+    1. By including the root trace id in your response, consumers can use it to correlate requests
+    2. You might want to surface the root trace id to your end users so that they can reference it while contacting customer service
+
+=== "index.ts"
+
+    ```typescript hl_lines="9"
+    import { Tracer } from '@aws-lambda-powertools/tracer';
+
+    const tracer = new Tracer({ serviceName: 'serverlessAirline' });
+    
+    export const handler = async (event: unknown, context: Context): Promise<void> => {
+        try {
+        ...
+        } catch (err) {
+            const rootTraceId = tracer.getRootXrayTraceId();
+   
+            // Example of returning an error response
+            return {
+                statusCode: 500,
+                body: `Internal Error - Please contact support and quote the following id: ${rootTraceId}`,
+                headers: { "_X_AMZN_TRACE_ID": rootTraceId },
+            };
+        }
+    };
+    ```
+
 ### Escape hatch mechanism
 
 You can use `tracer.provider` attribute to access all methods provided by the [AWS X-Ray SDK](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/xray-sdk-for-nodejs/latest/reference/AWSXRay.html).
diff --git a/layer-publisher/tests/unit/__snapshots__/layer-publisher.test.ts.snap b/layer-publisher/tests/unit/__snapshots__/layer-publisher.test.ts.snap
index 161eb78d35..9e6b8f7ad7 100644
--- a/layer-publisher/tests/unit/__snapshots__/layer-publisher.test.ts.snap
+++ b/layer-publisher/tests/unit/__snapshots__/layer-publisher.test.ts.snap
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Object {
           "S3Bucket": Object {
             "Fn::Sub": "cdk-hnb659fds-assets-\${AWS::AccountId}-\${AWS::Region}",
           },
-          "S3Key": "c2f621503b147cecccf2e6cc6df420a8f11ee29ae042d2c1f523cf5db3f47ca2.zip",
+          "S3Key": "dbdb3f66eaeed03649521bf73dbcdd95a713086afccbac3f57fa407ffb76bdaa.zip",
         },
         "Description": "Lambda Powertools for TypeScript version 1.0.1",
         "LayerName": "AWSLambdaPowertoolsTypeScript",
diff --git a/packages/commons/src/config/ConfigService.ts b/packages/commons/src/config/ConfigService.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6e8f4adf6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/commons/src/config/ConfigService.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/**
+ * Abstract class ConfigService
+ *
+ * This class defines common methods and variables that can be set by the developer
+ * in the runtime.
+ *
+ * @class
+ * @abstract
+ */
+abstract class ConfigService {
+
+  /**
+   * It returns the value of an environment variable that has given name.
+   *
+   * @param {string} name
+   * @returns {string}
+   */
+  public abstract get(name: string): string;
+
+  /**
+   * It returns the value of the POWERTOOLS_SERVICE_NAME environment variable.
+   *
+   * @returns {string}
+   */
+  public abstract getServiceName(): string;
+
+}
+
+export {
+  ConfigService,
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/commons/src/config/EnvironmentVariablesService.ts b/packages/commons/src/config/EnvironmentVariablesService.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..380bbc0458
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/commons/src/config/EnvironmentVariablesService.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import { ConfigService } from '.';
+
+/**
+ * Class EnvironmentVariablesService
+ *
+ * This class is used to return environment variables that are available in the runtime of
+ * the current Lambda invocation.
+ * These variables can be a mix of runtime environment variables set by AWS and
+ * variables that can be set by the developer additionally.
+ *
+ * @class
+ * @extends {ConfigService}
+ * @see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lambda/latest/dg/configuration-envvars.html#configuration-envvars-runtime
+ * @see https://awslabs.github.io/aws-lambda-powertools-typescript/latest/#environment-variables
+ */
+class EnvironmentVariablesService extends ConfigService {
+
+  /**
+   * @see https://awslabs.github.io/aws-lambda-powertools-typescript/latest/#environment-variables
+   * @protected
+   */
+  protected serviceNameVariable = 'POWERTOOLS_SERVICE_NAME';
+  // Reserved environment variables
+  private xRayTraceIdVariable = '_X_AMZN_TRACE_ID';
+
+  /**
+   * It returns the value of an environment variable that has given name.
+   *
+   * @param {string} name
+   * @returns {string}
+   */
+  public get(name: string): string {
+    return process.env[name]?.trim() || '';
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * It returns the value of the POWERTOOLS_SERVICE_NAME environment variable.
+   *
+   * @returns {string}
+   */
+  public getServiceName(): string {
+    return this.get(this.serviceNameVariable);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * It returns the value of the _X_AMZN_TRACE_ID environment variable.
+   * 
+   * The AWS X-Ray Trace data available in the environment variable has this format:
+   * `Root=1-5759e988-bd862e3fe1be46a994272793;Parent=557abcec3ee5a047;Sampled=1`,
+   *
+   * The actual Trace ID is: `1-5759e988-bd862e3fe1be46a994272793`.
+   *
+   * @returns {string}
+   */
+  public getXrayTraceId(): string | undefined {
+    const xRayTraceId = this.get(this.xRayTraceIdVariable);
+
+    if (xRayTraceId === '') return undefined;
+
+    return xRayTraceId.split(';')[0].replace('Root=', '');
+  }
+
+}
+
+export {
+  EnvironmentVariablesService,
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/commons/src/config/index.ts b/packages/commons/src/config/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..86697bdab3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/commons/src/config/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export * from './ConfigService';
+export * from './EnvironmentVariablesService';
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/commons/src/index.ts b/packages/commons/src/index.ts
index 4b333f1d09..f921ac63a6 100644
--- a/packages/commons/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/commons/src/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 export * from './utils/lambda';
 export * from './Utility';
+export * from './config';
 export * as ContextExamples from './samples/resources/contexts';
 export * as Events from './samples/resources/events';
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/commons/tests/unit/config/EnvironmentVariablesService.test.ts b/packages/commons/tests/unit/config/EnvironmentVariablesService.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..692a5b1ff0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/commons/tests/unit/config/EnvironmentVariablesService.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+/**
+ * Test EnvironmentVariablesService class
+ *
+ * @group unit/commons/all
+ */
+
+import { EnvironmentVariablesService } from '../../../src/config';
+
+describe('Class: EnvironmentVariablesService', () => {
+
+  const ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES = process.env;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.resetModules();
+    process.env = { ...ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES };
+  });
+
+  afterAll(() => {
+    process.env = ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES;
+  });
+
+  describe('Method: get', () => {
+
+    test('When the variable IS present, it returns the value of a runtime variable', () => {
+
+      // Prepare
+      process.env.CUSTOM_VARIABLE = 'my custom value';
+      const service = new EnvironmentVariablesService();
+
+      // Act
+      const value = service.get('CUSTOM_VARIABLE');
+
+      // Assess
+      expect(value).toEqual('my custom value');
+
+    });
+
+    test('When the variable IS NOT present, it returns an empty string', () => {
+
+      // Prepare
+      delete process.env.CUSTOM_VARIABLE;
+      const service = new EnvironmentVariablesService();
+
+      // Act
+      const value = service.get('CUSTOM_VARIABLE');
+
+      // Assess
+      expect(value).toEqual('');
+
+    });
+
+  });
+
+  describe('Method: getServiceName', () => {
+
+    test('It returns the value of the environment variable POWERTOOLS_SERVICE_NAME', () => {
+
+      // Prepare
+      process.env.POWERTOOLS_SERVICE_NAME = 'shopping-cart-api';
+      const service = new EnvironmentVariablesService();
+
+      // Act
+      const value = service.getServiceName();
+
+      // Assess
+      expect(value).toEqual('shopping-cart-api');
+    });
+
+  });
+
+  describe('Method: getXrayTraceId', () => {
+
+    test('It returns the value of the environment variable _X_AMZN_TRACE_ID', () => {
+
+      // Prepare
+      process.env._X_AMZN_TRACE_ID = 'abcd123456789';
+      const service = new EnvironmentVariablesService();
+
+      // Act
+      const value = service.getXrayTraceId();
+
+      // Assess
+      expect(value).toEqual('abcd123456789');
+    });
+    test('It returns the value of the Root X-Ray segment ID properly formatted', () => {
+
+      // Prepare
+      process.env._X_AMZN_TRACE_ID = 'Root=1-5759e988-bd862e3fe1be46a994272793;Parent=557abcec3ee5a047;Sampled=1';
+      const service = new EnvironmentVariablesService();
+
+      // Act
+      const value = service.getXrayTraceId();
+
+      // Assess
+      expect(value).toEqual('1-5759e988-bd862e3fe1be46a994272793');
+    });
+
+    test('It returns the value of the Root X-Ray segment ID properly formatted', () => {
+
+      // Prepare
+      delete process.env._X_AMZN_TRACE_ID;
+      const service = new EnvironmentVariablesService();
+
+      // Act
+      const value = service.getXrayTraceId();
+
+      // Assess
+      expect(value).toEqual(undefined);
+    });
+
+  });
+
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/logger/src/Logger.ts b/packages/logger/src/Logger.ts
index 805e7a5d1a..be9ee86253 100644
--- a/packages/logger/src/Logger.ts
+++ b/packages/logger/src/Logger.ts
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ class Logger extends Utility implements ClassThatLogs {
 
   private static readonly defaultServiceName: string = 'service_undefined';
 
-  private envVarsService?: EnvironmentVariablesService;
+  // envVarsService is always initialized in the constructor in setOptions()
+  private envVarsService!: EnvironmentVariablesService;
 
   private logEvent: boolean = false;
 
@@ -455,7 +456,7 @@ class Logger extends Utility implements ClassThatLogs {
       logLevel,
       timestamp: new Date(),
       message: typeof input === 'string' ? input : input.message,
-      xRayTraceId: this.getXrayTraceId(),
+      xRayTraceId: this.envVarsService.getXrayTraceId(),
     }, this.getPowertoolLogData());
 
     const logItem = new LogItem({
@@ -545,23 +546,6 @@ class Logger extends Utility implements ClassThatLogs {
     return <number> this.powertoolLogData.sampleRateValue;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * It returns the current X-Ray Trace ID parsing the content of the `_X_AMZN_TRACE_ID` env variable.
-   *
-   * The X-Ray Trace data available in the environment variable has this format:
-   * `Root=1-5759e988-bd862e3fe1be46a994272793;Parent=557abcec3ee5a047;Sampled=1`,
-   *
-   * The actual Trace ID is: `1-5759e988-bd862e3fe1be46a994272793`.
-   *
-   * @private
-   * @returns {string}
-   */
-  private getXrayTraceId(): string {
-    const xRayTraceId = this.getEnvVarsService().getXrayTraceId();
-
-    return xRayTraceId.length > 0 ? xRayTraceId.split(';')[0].replace('Root=', '') : xRayTraceId;
-  }
-
   /**
    * It returns true if the provided log level is valid.
    *
diff --git a/packages/logger/src/config/ConfigService.ts b/packages/logger/src/config/ConfigService.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 6479ab32ee..0000000000
--- a/packages/logger/src/config/ConfigService.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,85 +0,0 @@
-import { ConfigServiceInterface } from '.';
-
-/**
- * Abstract class ConfigService
- *
- * This class defines common methods and variables that can be set by the developer
- * in the runtime.
- *
- * @class
- * @abstract
- * @implements {ConfigServiceInterface}
- * @see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lambda/latest/dg/configuration-envvars.html#configuration-envvars-runtime
- * @see https://awslabs.github.io/aws-lambda-powertools-typescript/latest/#environment-variables
- */
-abstract class ConfigService implements ConfigServiceInterface {
-
-  /**
-   * @see https://awslabs.github.io/aws-lambda-powertools-typescript/latest/#environment-variables
-   * @protected
-   */
-  protected currentEnvironmentVariable = 'ENVIRONMENT';
-  protected logEventVariable = 'POWERTOOLS_LOGGER_LOG_EVENT';
-  protected logLevelVariable = 'LOG_LEVEL';
-  protected sampleRateValueVariable = 'POWERTOOLS_LOGGER_SAMPLE_RATE';
-  protected serviceNameVariable = 'POWERTOOLS_SERVICE_NAME';
-
-  /**
-   * It returns the value of an environment variable that has given name.
-   *
-   * @param {string} name
-   * @returns {string}
-   */
-  public abstract get(name: string): string;
-
-  /**
-   * It returns the value of the ENVIRONMENT environment variable.
-   *
-   * @returns {string}
-   */
-  public abstract getCurrentEnvironment(): string;
-
-  /**
-   * It returns the value of the POWERTOOLS_LOGGER_LOG_EVENT environment variable.
-   *
-   * @returns {boolean}
-   */
-  public abstract getLogEvent(): boolean;
-
-  /**
-   * It returns the value of the LOG_LEVEL environment variable.
-   *
-   * @returns {string}
-   */
-  public abstract getLogLevel(): string;
-
-  /**
-   * It returns the value of the POWERTOOLS_LOGGER_SAMPLE_RATE environment variable.
-   *
-   * @returns {string|undefined}
-   */
-  public abstract getSampleRateValue(): number | undefined;
-
-  /**
-   * It returns the value of the POWERTOOLS_SERVICE_NAME environment variable.
-   *
-   * @returns {string}
-   */
-  public abstract getServiceName(): string;
-
-  /**
-   * It returns true if the string value represents a boolean true value.
-   *
-   * @param {string} value
-   * @returns boolean
-   * @protected
-   */
-  protected isValueTrue(value: string): boolean {
-    return value.toLowerCase() === 'true' || value === '1';
-  }
-
-}
-
-export {
-  ConfigService,
-};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/logger/src/config/EnvironmentVariablesService.ts b/packages/logger/src/config/EnvironmentVariablesService.ts
index 2484252a65..28b5ee7b4b 100644
--- a/packages/logger/src/config/EnvironmentVariablesService.ts
+++ b/packages/logger/src/config/EnvironmentVariablesService.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { ConfigService } from '.';
+import { ConfigServiceInterface } from './ConfigServiceInterface';
+import { EnvironmentVariablesService as CommonEnvironmentVariablesService } from '@aws-lambda-powertools/commons';
 
 /**
  * Class EnvironmentVariablesService
@@ -9,28 +10,22 @@ import { ConfigService } from '.';
  * variables that can be set by the developer additionally.
  *
  * @class
- * @extends {ConfigService}
+ * @extends {CommonEnvironmentVariablesService}
+ * @implements {ConfigServiceInterface}
  * @see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lambda/latest/dg/configuration-envvars.html#configuration-envvars-runtime
  * @see https://awslabs.github.io/aws-lambda-powertools-typescript/latest/#environment-variables
  */
-class EnvironmentVariablesService extends ConfigService {
+class EnvironmentVariablesService extends CommonEnvironmentVariablesService implements ConfigServiceInterface {
 
   // Reserved environment variables
   private awsRegionVariable = 'AWS_REGION';
+  private currentEnvironmentVariable = 'ENVIRONMENT';
   private functionNameVariable = 'AWS_LAMBDA_FUNCTION_NAME';
   private functionVersionVariable = 'AWS_LAMBDA_FUNCTION_VERSION';
+  private logEventVariable = 'POWERTOOLS_LOGGER_LOG_EVENT';
+  private logLevelVariable = 'LOG_LEVEL';
   private memoryLimitInMBVariable = 'AWS_LAMBDA_FUNCTION_MEMORY_SIZE';
-  private xRayTraceIdVariable = '_X_AMZN_TRACE_ID';
-
-  /**
-   * It returns the value of an environment variable that has given name.
-   *
-   * @param {string} name
-   * @returns {string}
-   */
-  public get(name: string): string {
-    return process.env[name]?.trim() || '';
-  }
+  private sampleRateValueVariable = 'POWERTOOLS_LOGGER_SAMPLE_RATE';
 
   /**
    * It returns the value of the AWS_REGION environment variable.
@@ -85,7 +80,9 @@ class EnvironmentVariablesService extends ConfigService {
    * @returns {boolean}
    */
   public getLogEvent(): boolean {
-    return this.isValueTrue(this.get(this.logEventVariable));
+    const value = this.get(this.logEventVariable);
+
+    return value.toLowerCase() === 'true' || value === '1';
   }
 
   /**
@@ -108,24 +105,6 @@ class EnvironmentVariablesService extends ConfigService {
     return (value && value.length > 0) ? Number(value) : undefined;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * It returns the value of the POWERTOOLS_SERVICE_NAME environment variable.
-   *
-   * @returns {string}
-   */
-  public getServiceName(): string {
-    return this.get(this.serviceNameVariable);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * It returns the value of the _X_AMZN_TRACE_ID environment variable.
-   *
-   * @returns {string}
-   */
-  public getXrayTraceId(): string {
-    return this.get(this.xRayTraceIdVariable);
-  }
-
 }
 
 export {
diff --git a/packages/logger/src/config/index.ts b/packages/logger/src/config/index.ts
index b8a77f2ab4..0f036d810e 100644
--- a/packages/logger/src/config/index.ts
+++ b/packages/logger/src/config/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-export * from './ConfigService';
 export * from './ConfigServiceInterface';
 export * from './EnvironmentVariablesService';
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/logger/tests/unit/config/EnvironmentVariablesService.test.ts b/packages/logger/tests/unit/config/EnvironmentVariablesService.test.ts
index 18d1e29221..b64c4c228f 100644
--- a/packages/logger/tests/unit/config/EnvironmentVariablesService.test.ts
+++ b/packages/logger/tests/unit/config/EnvironmentVariablesService.test.ts
@@ -19,38 +19,6 @@ describe('Class: EnvironmentVariablesService', () => {
     process.env = ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES;
   });
 
-  describe('Method: get', () => {
-
-    test('When the variable IS present, it returns the value of a runtime variable', () => {
-
-      // Prepare
-      process.env.CUSTOM_VARIABLE = 'my custom value';
-      const service = new EnvironmentVariablesService();
-
-      // Act
-      const value = service.get('CUSTOM_VARIABLE');
-
-      // Assess
-      expect(value).toEqual('my custom value');
-
-    });
-
-    test('When the variable IS NOT present, it returns an empty string', () => {
-
-      // Prepare
-      delete process.env.CUSTOM_VARIABLE;
-      const service = new EnvironmentVariablesService();
-
-      // Act
-      const value = service.get('CUSTOM_VARIABLE');
-
-      // Assess
-      expect(value).toEqual('');
-
-    });
-
-  });
-
   describe('Method: getAwsRegion', () => {
 
     test('It returns the value of the environment variable AWS_REGION', () => {
@@ -252,38 +220,4 @@ describe('Class: EnvironmentVariablesService', () => {
 
   });
 
-  describe('Method: getServiceName', () => {
-
-    test('It returns the value of the environment variable POWERTOOLS_SERVICE_NAME', () => {
-
-      // Prepare
-      process.env.POWERTOOLS_SERVICE_NAME = 'shopping-cart-api';
-      const service = new EnvironmentVariablesService();
-
-      // Act
-      const value = service.getServiceName();
-
-      // Assess
-      expect(value).toEqual('shopping-cart-api');
-    });
-
-  });
-
-  describe('Method: getXrayTraceId', () => {
-
-    test('It returns the value of the environment variable _X_AMZN_TRACE_ID', () => {
-
-      // Prepare
-      process.env._X_AMZN_TRACE_ID = 'abcd123456789';
-      const service = new EnvironmentVariablesService();
-
-      // Act
-      const value = service.getXrayTraceId();
-
-      // Assess
-      expect(value).toEqual('abcd123456789');
-    });
-
-  });
-
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/metrics/src/Metrics.ts b/packages/metrics/src/Metrics.ts
index c1b78ac943..48ba88cd78 100644
--- a/packages/metrics/src/Metrics.ts
+++ b/packages/metrics/src/Metrics.ts
@@ -452,8 +452,8 @@ class Metrics extends Utility implements MetricsInterface {
 
   private setService(service: string | undefined): void {
     const targetService = (service ||
-      this.getCustomConfigService()?.getService() ||
-      this.getEnvVarsService().getService()) as string;
+      this.getCustomConfigService()?.getServiceName() ||
+      this.getEnvVarsService().getServiceName()) as string;
     if (targetService.length > 0) {
       this.addDimension('service', targetService);
     }
diff --git a/packages/metrics/src/config/ConfigService.ts b/packages/metrics/src/config/ConfigService.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index a1fef20267..0000000000
--- a/packages/metrics/src/config/ConfigService.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-import { ConfigServiceInterface } from '.';
-
-abstract class ConfigService implements ConfigServiceInterface {
-
-  public abstract get(name: string): string;
-  public abstract getNamespace(): string;
-  public abstract getService(): string;
-
-}
-
-export {
-  ConfigService,
-};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/metrics/src/config/ConfigServiceInterface.ts b/packages/metrics/src/config/ConfigServiceInterface.ts
index 65406c5037..0c009b3e79 100644
--- a/packages/metrics/src/config/ConfigServiceInterface.ts
+++ b/packages/metrics/src/config/ConfigServiceInterface.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ interface ConfigServiceInterface {
 
   get?(name: string): string
   getNamespace(): string
-  getService(): string
+  getServiceName(): string
 
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/metrics/src/config/EnvironmentVariablesService.ts b/packages/metrics/src/config/EnvironmentVariablesService.ts
index b45c51ecc1..5bb4eb712b 100644
--- a/packages/metrics/src/config/EnvironmentVariablesService.ts
+++ b/packages/metrics/src/config/EnvironmentVariablesService.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,13 @@
-import { ConfigService } from '.';
+import { ConfigServiceInterface } from './ConfigServiceInterface';
+import { EnvironmentVariablesService as CommonEnvironmentVariablesService } from '@aws-lambda-powertools/commons';
 
-class EnvironmentVariablesService extends ConfigService {
+class EnvironmentVariablesService extends CommonEnvironmentVariablesService implements ConfigServiceInterface {
 
   private namespaceVariable = 'POWERTOOLS_METRICS_NAMESPACE';
-  private serviceVariable = 'POWERTOOLS_SERVICE_NAME';
-
-  public get(name: string): string {
-    return process.env[name]?.trim() || '';
-  }
 
   public getNamespace(): string {
     return this.get(this.namespaceVariable);
   }
-  public getService(): string {
-    return this.get(this.serviceVariable);
-  }
 
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/metrics/src/config/index.ts b/packages/metrics/src/config/index.ts
index b8a77f2ab4..0f036d810e 100644
--- a/packages/metrics/src/config/index.ts
+++ b/packages/metrics/src/config/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-export * from './ConfigService';
 export * from './ConfigServiceInterface';
 export * from './EnvironmentVariablesService';
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/metrics/tests/unit/Metrics.test.ts b/packages/metrics/tests/unit/Metrics.test.ts
index 0240904b88..b3f0086d70 100644
--- a/packages/metrics/tests/unit/Metrics.test.ts
+++ b/packages/metrics/tests/unit/Metrics.test.ts
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ describe('Class: Metrics', () => {
       const serviceName = 'Custom Provider Service Name';
       const namespace = 'Custom Provider namespace';
       const customConfigService = {
-        getService: () => serviceName,
+        getServiceName: () => serviceName,
         getNamespace: () => namespace,
       };
 
diff --git a/packages/tracer/src/Tracer.ts b/packages/tracer/src/Tracer.ts
index e4fe06553b..09ac5e3314 100644
--- a/packages/tracer/src/Tracer.ts
+++ b/packages/tracer/src/Tracer.ts
@@ -462,6 +462,44 @@ class Tracer extends Utility implements TracerInterface {
       return descriptor;
     };
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the current root AWS X-Ray trace id.
+   * 
+   * Utility method that returns the current AWS X-Ray Root trace id. Useful as correlation id for downstream processes.
+   *
+   * @see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/xray/latest/devguide/xray-concepts.html#xray-concepts-traces
+   * 
+   * @example
+   * ```typescript
+   * import { Tracer } from '@aws-lambda-powertools/tracer';
+   * 
+   * const tracer = new Tracer({ serviceName: 'serverlessAirline' });
+   * 
+   * export const handler = async () => {
+   * 
+   *   try {
+   *     ...
+   *   } catch (err) {
+   *     const rootTraceId = tracer.getRootXrayTraceId();
+   *
+   *     // Example of returning an error response
+   *     return {
+   *       statusCode: 500,
+   *       // Include the rootTraceId in the response so we can show a "contact support" button that
+   *       // takes the customer to a customer service form with the trace as additional context.
+   *       body: `Internal Error - Please contact support and quote the following id: ${rootTraceId}`,
+   *       headers: { "_X_AMZN_TRACE_ID": rootTraceId },
+   *     };
+   *   }
+   * }
+   * ```
+   * 
+   * @returns string - The root X-Ray trace id.
+   */
+  public getRootXrayTraceId(): string | undefined {
+    return this.envVarsService.getXrayTraceId();
+  }
   
   /**
    * Get the active segment or subsegment in the current scope.
diff --git a/packages/tracer/src/TracerInterface.ts b/packages/tracer/src/TracerInterface.ts
index 20ae8f60c9..128a2c5553 100644
--- a/packages/tracer/src/TracerInterface.ts
+++ b/packages/tracer/src/TracerInterface.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ interface TracerInterface {
   captureLambdaHandler(options?: CaptureLambdaHandlerOptions): HandlerMethodDecorator
   captureMethod(options?: CaptureMethodOptions): MethodDecorator
   getSegment(): Segment | Subsegment
+  getRootXrayTraceId(): string | undefined
   isTracingEnabled(): boolean
   putAnnotation: (key: string, value: string | number | boolean) => void
   putMetadata: (key: string, value: unknown, namespace?: string | undefined) => void
diff --git a/packages/tracer/src/config/ConfigService.ts b/packages/tracer/src/config/ConfigService.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index bbaffdb7ed..0000000000
--- a/packages/tracer/src/config/ConfigService.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-import { ConfigServiceInterface } from '.';
-
-abstract class ConfigService implements ConfigServiceInterface {
-
-  // Custom environment variables
-  protected serviceNameVariable = 'POWERTOOLS_SERVICE_NAME';
-  protected tracerCaptureErrorVariable = 'POWERTOOLS_TRACER_CAPTURE_ERROR';
-  protected tracerCaptureHTTPsRequestsVariable = 'POWERTOOLS_TRACER_CAPTURE_HTTPS_REQUESTS';
-  protected tracerCaptureResponseVariable = 'POWERTOOLS_TRACER_CAPTURE_RESPONSE';
-  protected tracingEnabledVariable = 'POWERTOOLS_TRACE_ENABLED';
-
-  public abstract get(name: string): string;
-
-  public abstract getCaptureHTTPsRequests(): string;
-
-  public abstract getServiceName(): string;
-  
-  public abstract getTracingCaptureError(): string;
-  
-  public abstract getTracingCaptureResponse(): string;
-  
-  public abstract getTracingEnabled(): string;
-
-}
-
-export {
-  ConfigService
-};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/tracer/src/config/EnvironmentVariablesService.ts b/packages/tracer/src/config/EnvironmentVariablesService.ts
index 7fb780e2f8..d8503864c1 100644
--- a/packages/tracer/src/config/EnvironmentVariablesService.ts
+++ b/packages/tracer/src/config/EnvironmentVariablesService.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
-import { ConfigService } from '.';
+import { ConfigServiceInterface } from './ConfigServiceInterface';
+import { EnvironmentVariablesService as CommonEnvironmentVariablesService } from '@aws-lambda-powertools/commons';
 
-class EnvironmentVariablesService extends ConfigService {
+class EnvironmentVariablesService extends CommonEnvironmentVariablesService implements ConfigServiceInterface {
 
   // Environment variables
   private awsExecutionEnv = 'AWS_EXECUTION_ENV';
   private samLocalVariable = 'AWS_SAM_LOCAL';
-  private xRayTraceIdVariable = '_X_AMZN_TRACE_ID';
-
-  public get(name: string): string {
-    return process.env[name]?.trim() || '';
-  }
+  private tracerCaptureErrorVariable = 'POWERTOOLS_TRACER_CAPTURE_ERROR';
+  private tracerCaptureHTTPsRequestsVariable = 'POWERTOOLS_TRACER_CAPTURE_HTTPS_REQUESTS';
+  private tracerCaptureResponseVariable = 'POWERTOOLS_TRACER_CAPTURE_RESPONSE';
+  private tracingEnabledVariable = 'POWERTOOLS_TRACE_ENABLED';
 
   public getAwsExecutionEnv(): string {
     return this.get(this.awsExecutionEnv);
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@ class EnvironmentVariablesService extends ConfigService {
     return this.get(this.samLocalVariable);
   }
 
-  public getServiceName(): string {
-    return this.get(this.serviceNameVariable);
-  }
-
   public getTracingCaptureError(): string {
     return this.get(this.tracerCaptureErrorVariable);
   }
@@ -39,9 +35,6 @@ class EnvironmentVariablesService extends ConfigService {
     return this.get(this.tracingEnabledVariable);
   }
 
-  public getXrayTraceId(): string {
-    return this.get(this.xRayTraceIdVariable);
-  }
 }
 
 export {
diff --git a/packages/tracer/src/config/index.ts b/packages/tracer/src/config/index.ts
index b8a77f2ab4..0f036d810e 100644
--- a/packages/tracer/src/config/index.ts
+++ b/packages/tracer/src/config/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-export * from './ConfigService';
 export * from './ConfigServiceInterface';
 export * from './EnvironmentVariablesService';
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/tracer/tests/unit/Tracer.test.ts b/packages/tracer/tests/unit/Tracer.test.ts
index ce1acc976e..f541f2e4db 100644
--- a/packages/tracer/tests/unit/Tracer.test.ts
+++ b/packages/tracer/tests/unit/Tracer.test.ts
@@ -271,6 +271,23 @@ describe('Class: Tracer', () => {
 
   });
 
+  describe('Method: getRootXrayTraceId', () => {
+
+    test('when called, it returns the X-Ray trace ID', () => {
+
+      // Prepare
+      const tracer: Tracer = new Tracer();
+
+      // Act
+      const xRayTraceId = tracer.getRootXrayTraceId();
+
+      // Assess
+      expect(xRayTraceId).toBe('1-abcdef12-3456abcdef123456abcdef12');
+
+    });
+
+  });
+
   describe('Method: getSegment', () => {
 
     test('when called outside of a namespace or without parent segment, and tracing is enabled, it throws an error', () => {
diff --git a/packages/tracer/tests/unit/config/EnvironmentVariablesService.test.ts b/packages/tracer/tests/unit/config/EnvironmentVariablesService.test.ts
index 30e0db93f2..478944ce31 100644
--- a/packages/tracer/tests/unit/config/EnvironmentVariablesService.test.ts
+++ b/packages/tracer/tests/unit/config/EnvironmentVariablesService.test.ts
@@ -19,38 +19,6 @@ describe('Class: EnvironmentVariablesService', () => {
     process.env = ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES;
   });
 
-  describe('Method: get', () => {
-
-    test('When the variable IS present, it returns the value of a runtime variable', () => {
-
-      // Prepare
-      process.env.CUSTOM_VARIABLE = 'my custom value';
-      const service = new EnvironmentVariablesService();
-
-      // Act
-      const value = service.get('CUSTOM_VARIABLE');
-
-      // Assess
-      expect(value).toEqual('my custom value');
-
-    });
-
-    test('When the variable IS NOT present, it returns an empty string', () => {
-
-      // Prepare
-      delete process.env.CUSTOM_VARIABLE;
-      const service = new EnvironmentVariablesService();
-
-      // Act
-      const value = service.get('CUSTOM_VARIABLE');
-
-      // Assess
-      expect(value).toEqual('');
-
-    });
-
-  });
-
   describe('Method: getTracingEnabled', () => {
 
     test('It returns the value of the environment variable POWERTOOLS_TRACE_ENABLED', () => {
@@ -119,40 +87,6 @@ describe('Class: EnvironmentVariablesService', () => {
 
   });
 
-  describe('Method: getServiceName', () => {
-
-    test('It returns the value of the environment variable POWERTOOLS_SERVICE_NAME', () => {
-
-      // Prepare
-      process.env.POWERTOOLS_SERVICE_NAME = 'shopping-cart-api';
-      const service = new EnvironmentVariablesService();
-
-      // Act
-      const value = service.getServiceName();
-
-      // Assess
-      expect(value).toEqual('shopping-cart-api');
-    });
-
-  });
-
-  describe('Method: getXrayTraceId', () => {
-
-    test('It returns the value of the environment variable _X_AMZN_TRACE_ID', () => {
-
-      // Prepare
-      process.env._X_AMZN_TRACE_ID = 'abcd123456789';
-      const service = new EnvironmentVariablesService();
-
-      // Act
-      const value = service.getXrayTraceId();
-
-      // Assess
-      expect(value).toEqual('abcd123456789');
-    });
-
-  });
-
   describe('Method: getSamLocal', () => {
 
     test('It returns the value of the environment variable AWS_SAM_LOCAL', () => {