diff --git a/packages/astro/test/server/middleware.test.ts b/packages/astro/test/server/middleware.test.ts
index 208e9a522d0a..a5a43f78e7b3 100644
--- a/packages/astro/test/server/middleware.test.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/test/server/middleware.test.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ describe('sentryMiddleware', () => {
             cookies: true,
             httpHeaders: { request: true, response: true },
             httpBodies: [],
-            queryParams: true,
+            urlQueryParams: true,
             genAI: { inputs: false, outputs: false },
             stackFrameVariables: true,
             frameContextLines: 5,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/integrations/requestdata.ts b/packages/core/src/integrations/requestdata.ts
index 5dc956c4dd73..27990ad2d6cc 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/integrations/requestdata.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/integrations/requestdata.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ const _requestDataIntegration = ((options: RequestDataIntegrationOptions = {}) =
         data: true,
         headers: dataCollection.httpHeaders.request !== false,
         ip: dataCollection.userInfo,
-        query_string: dataCollection.queryParams !== false,
+        query_string: dataCollection.urlQueryParams !== false,
         // No dataCollection equivalent — URL is always included
         url: true,
         ...options.include,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/types/datacollection.ts b/packages/core/src/types/datacollection.ts
index 8d4de6484544..38adc185eb1b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/types/datacollection.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/types/datacollection.ts
@@ -44,11 +44,14 @@ export interface DataCollection {
    */
   httpBodies?: HttpBodyCollectionTarget[];
 
+  /** @deprecated Use `urlQueryParams` instead. */
+  queryParams?: CollectBehavior;
+
   /**
-   * Controls query parameter collection and sensitive value filtering.
+   * Controls URL query parameter collection and sensitive value filtering.
    * @default true
    */
-  queryParams?: CollectBehavior;
+  urlQueryParams?: CollectBehavior;
 
   /**
    * Controls generative AI input/output recording.
@@ -75,7 +78,8 @@ export interface DataCollection {
 /**
  * Fully resolved `DataCollection` with all defaults applied.
  */
-export type ResolvedDataCollection = Required<DataCollection> & {
+// todo(v11): change `Omit<DataCollection, 'queryParams'>` to just `DataCollection`
+export type ResolvedDataCollection = Required<Omit<DataCollection, 'queryParams'>> & {
   httpHeaders: Required<NonNullable<DataCollection['httpHeaders']>>;
   genAI: Required<NonNullable<DataCollection['genAI']>>;
 };
diff --git a/packages/core/src/utils/data-collection/defaultPiiToCollectionOptions.ts b/packages/core/src/utils/data-collection/defaultPiiToCollectionOptions.ts
index 361275f62f02..3ae0a8aaa6ce 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/utils/data-collection/defaultPiiToCollectionOptions.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/utils/data-collection/defaultPiiToCollectionOptions.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export function defaultPiiToCollectionOptions(sendDefaultPii?: boolean): Resolve
         cookies: true,
         httpHeaders: { request: true, response: true },
         httpBodies: ['incomingRequest', 'outgoingRequest', 'incomingResponse', 'outgoingResponse'],
-        queryParams: true,
+        urlQueryParams: true,
         genAI: { inputs: true, outputs: true },
         stackFrameVariables: true,
         frameContextLines: 7, // default should be 5, but ContextLines integration uses 7
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export function defaultPiiToCollectionOptions(sendDefaultPii?: boolean): Resolve
         cookies: { deny: PII_HEADER_SNIPPETS },
         httpHeaders: { request: { deny: PII_HEADER_SNIPPETS }, response: { deny: PII_HEADER_SNIPPETS } },
         httpBodies: [],
-        queryParams: { deny: PII_HEADER_SNIPPETS },
+        urlQueryParams: { deny: PII_HEADER_SNIPPETS },
         genAI: { inputs: false, outputs: false },
         stackFrameVariables: true,
         frameContextLines: 7, // default should be 5, but ContextLines integration uses 7
diff --git a/packages/core/src/utils/data-collection/resolveDataCollectionOptions.ts b/packages/core/src/utils/data-collection/resolveDataCollectionOptions.ts
index 558bb05a468c..8a79ef5c5141 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/utils/data-collection/resolveDataCollectionOptions.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/utils/data-collection/resolveDataCollectionOptions.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const DEFAULTS: ResolvedDataCollection = {
   cookies: true,
   httpHeaders: { request: true, response: true },
   httpBodies: ['incomingRequest', 'outgoingRequest', 'incomingResponse', 'outgoingResponse'],
-  queryParams: true,
+  urlQueryParams: true,
   genAI: { inputs: true, outputs: true },
   stackFrameVariables: true,
   frameContextLines: 5,
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ export function resolveDataCollectionOptions(options: {
       response: dc.httpHeaders?.response ?? base.httpHeaders.response,
     },
     httpBodies: dc.httpBodies ?? base.httpBodies,
-    queryParams: dc.queryParams ?? base.queryParams,
+    // oxlint-disable-next-line typescript/no-deprecated
+    urlQueryParams: dc.urlQueryParams ?? dc.queryParams ?? base.urlQueryParams,
     genAI: {
       inputs: dc.genAI?.inputs ?? base.genAI.inputs,
       outputs: dc.genAI?.outputs ?? base.genAI.outputs,
diff --git a/packages/core/test/lib/integrations/mcp-server/testUtils.ts b/packages/core/test/lib/integrations/mcp-server/testUtils.ts
index fce9bf7d2ae8..86dafe27b9f4 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/lib/integrations/mcp-server/testUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/lib/integrations/mcp-server/testUtils.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export function createMockClient(userInfo = true, genAI?: { inputs: boolean; out
       cookies: true,
       httpHeaders: { request: true, response: true },
       httpBodies: [],
-      queryParams: true,
+      urlQueryParams: true,
       genAI: genAIOptions,
       stackFrameVariables: true,
       frameContextLines: 5,
diff --git a/packages/core/test/lib/utils/data-collection/defaultPiiToCollectionOptions.test.ts b/packages/core/test/lib/utils/data-collection/defaultPiiToCollectionOptions.test.ts
index fcd9463e7f0f..c1882827a0aa 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/lib/utils/data-collection/defaultPiiToCollectionOptions.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/lib/utils/data-collection/defaultPiiToCollectionOptions.test.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ describe('defaultPiiToCollectionOptions', () => {
       cookies: true,
       httpHeaders: { request: true, response: true },
       httpBodies: ['incomingRequest', 'outgoingRequest', 'incomingResponse', 'outgoingResponse'],
-      queryParams: true,
+      urlQueryParams: true,
       genAI: { inputs: true, outputs: true },
       stackFrameVariables: true,
       frameContextLines: 7,
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ describe('defaultPiiToCollectionOptions', () => {
         response: { deny: ['forwarded', '-ip', 'remote-', 'via', '-user'] },
       },
       httpBodies: [],
-      queryParams: { deny: ['forwarded', '-ip', 'remote-', 'via', '-user'] },
+      urlQueryParams: { deny: ['forwarded', '-ip', 'remote-', 'via', '-user'] },
       genAI: { inputs: false, outputs: false },
       stackFrameVariables: true,
       frameContextLines: 7,
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ describe('defaultPiiToCollectionOptions', () => {
         response: { deny: ['forwarded', '-ip', 'remote-', 'via', '-user'] },
       },
       httpBodies: [],
-      queryParams: { deny: ['forwarded', '-ip', 'remote-', 'via', '-user'] },
+      urlQueryParams: { deny: ['forwarded', '-ip', 'remote-', 'via', '-user'] },
       genAI: { inputs: false, outputs: false },
       stackFrameVariables: true,
       frameContextLines: 7,
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ describe('defaultPiiToCollectionOptions', () => {
         response: { deny: ['forwarded', '-ip', 'remote-', 'via', '-user'] },
       },
       httpBodies: [],
-      queryParams: { deny: ['forwarded', '-ip', 'remote-', 'via', '-user'] },
+      urlQueryParams: { deny: ['forwarded', '-ip', 'remote-', 'via', '-user'] },
       genAI: { inputs: false, outputs: false },
       stackFrameVariables: true,
       frameContextLines: 7,
diff --git a/packages/core/test/lib/utils/data-collection/resolveDataCollectionOptions.test.ts b/packages/core/test/lib/utils/data-collection/resolveDataCollectionOptions.test.ts
index 2cd76e599a05..4380e5ac116e 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/lib/utils/data-collection/resolveDataCollectionOptions.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/lib/utils/data-collection/resolveDataCollectionOptions.test.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ describe('resolveDataCollectionOptions', () => {
     cookies: true,
     httpHeaders: { request: true, response: true },
     httpBodies: ['incomingRequest', 'outgoingRequest', 'incomingResponse', 'outgoingResponse'],
-    queryParams: true,
+    urlQueryParams: true,
     genAI: { inputs: true, outputs: true },
     stackFrameVariables: true,
     frameContextLines: 5,
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ describe('resolveDataCollectionOptions', () => {
       expect(result.cookies).toBe(true);
       expect(result.httpHeaders).toEqual({ request: true, response: true });
       expect(result.httpBodies).toEqual(['incomingRequest', 'outgoingRequest', 'incomingResponse', 'outgoingResponse']);
-      expect(result.queryParams).toBe(true);
+      expect(result.urlQueryParams).toBe(true);
       expect(result.genAI).toEqual({ inputs: true, outputs: true });
     });
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ describe('resolveDataCollectionOptions', () => {
       // Everything else is spec default
       expect(result.cookies).toBe(true);
       expect(result.httpHeaders).toEqual({ request: true, response: true });
-      expect(result.queryParams).toBe(true);
+      expect(result.urlQueryParams).toBe(true);
       expect(result.genAI).toEqual({ inputs: true, outputs: true });
       expect(result.stackFrameVariables).toBe(true);
       expect(result.frameContextLines).toBe(5);
@@ -124,14 +124,14 @@ describe('resolveDataCollectionOptions', () => {
       expect(result.cookies).toEqual({ deny: ['x-custom'] });
     });
 
-    it('supports turning off query params', () => {
+    it('supports turning off URL query params', () => {
       const result = resolveDataCollectionOptions({
         dataCollection: {
-          queryParams: false,
+          urlQueryParams: false,
         },
       });
 
-      expect(result.queryParams).toBe(false);
+      expect(result.urlQueryParams).toBe(false);
     });
   });
 
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ describe('resolveDataCollectionOptions', () => {
       expect(result).toHaveProperty('httpHeaders.request');
       expect(result).toHaveProperty('httpHeaders.response');
       expect(result).toHaveProperty('httpBodies');
-      expect(result).toHaveProperty('queryParams');
+      expect(result).toHaveProperty('urlQueryParams');
       expect(result).toHaveProperty('genAI');
       expect(result).toHaveProperty('genAI.inputs');
       expect(result).toHaveProperty('genAI.outputs');
@@ -154,4 +154,36 @@ describe('resolveDataCollectionOptions', () => {
       expect(result).toHaveProperty('frameContextLines');
     });
   });
+
+  describe('deprecated queryParams alias', () => {
+    it('honors deprecated queryParams when urlQueryParams is not set', () => {
+      expect(resolveDataCollectionOptions({ dataCollection: { queryParams: false } }).urlQueryParams).toBe(false);
+
+      expect(
+        resolveDataCollectionOptions({ dataCollection: { queryParams: { deny: ['token'] } } }).urlQueryParams,
+      ).toEqual({ deny: ['token'] });
+    });
+
+    it('prefers urlQueryParams over the deprecated queryParams when both are set', () => {
+      // new field wins, even when it is the "off" value
+      expect(
+        resolveDataCollectionOptions({ dataCollection: { urlQueryParams: false, queryParams: true } }).urlQueryParams,
+      ).toBe(false);
+
+      expect(
+        resolveDataCollectionOptions({ dataCollection: { urlQueryParams: true, queryParams: false } }).urlQueryParams,
+      ).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('falls back to the default when neither is set', () => {
+      // dataCollection provided → spec default (collect)
+      expect(resolveDataCollectionOptions({ dataCollection: {} }).urlQueryParams).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('does not leak the deprecated queryParams key into the resolved output', () => {
+      const result = resolveDataCollectionOptions({ dataCollection: { queryParams: false } });
+      expect(result).not.toHaveProperty('queryParams');
+      expect(Object.keys(result)).toHaveLength(8);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/core/test/lib/utils/request.test.ts b/packages/core/test/lib/utils/request.test.ts
index 609dde8a05ab..16b176701ccf 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/lib/utils/request.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/lib/utils/request.test.ts
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ describe('request utils', () => {
         cookies: true,
         httpHeaders: { request: true, response: true },
         httpBodies: [],
-        queryParams: true,
+        urlQueryParams: true,
         genAI: { inputs: true, outputs: true },
         stackFrameVariables: true,
         frameContextLines: 5,
diff --git a/packages/nuxt/test/runtime/hooks/wrapMiddlewareHandler.test.ts b/packages/nuxt/test/runtime/hooks/wrapMiddlewareHandler.test.ts
index d022eef4492f..1792e01c4981 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/test/runtime/hooks/wrapMiddlewareHandler.test.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/test/runtime/hooks/wrapMiddlewareHandler.test.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ describe('wrapMiddlewareHandlerWithSentry', () => {
         cookies: true,
         httpHeaders: { request: true, response: true },
         httpBodies: [],
-        queryParams: true,
+        urlQueryParams: true,
         genAI: { inputs: false, outputs: false },
         stackFrameVariables: true,
         frameContextLines: 5,
diff --git a/packages/remix/test/server/errors.test.ts b/packages/remix/test/server/errors.test.ts
index a3faf2dfdfdc..24050ff1e066 100644
--- a/packages/remix/test/server/errors.test.ts
+++ b/packages/remix/test/server/errors.test.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ function createMockClient(httpBodies: string[] = []): Client {
       cookies: true,
       httpHeaders: { request: true, response: true },
       httpBodies,
-      queryParams: true,
+      urlQueryParams: true,
       genAI: { inputs: true, outputs: true },
       stackFrameVariables: true,
       frameContextLines: 5,