diff --git a/sentry-rails/spec/sentry/rails/capture_context_spec.rb b/sentry-rails/spec/sentry/rails/capture_context_spec.rb
index 46fb0162e..a0c2fea4e 100644
--- a/sentry-rails/spec/sentry/rails/capture_context_spec.rb
+++ b/sentry-rails/spec/sentry/rails/capture_context_spec.rb
@@ -8,12 +8,18 @@ def self.captured_trace_ids
       @captured_trace_ids ||= []
     end
 
+    def self.captured_span_ids
+      @captured_span_ids ||= []
+    end
+
     def initialize(app)
       @app = app
     end
 
     def call(env)
-      self.class.captured_trace_ids << Sentry.get_current_scope.get_trace_context[:trace_id]
+      trace_context = Sentry.get_current_scope.get_trace_context
+      self.class.captured_trace_ids << trace_context[:trace_id]
+      self.class.captured_span_ids << trace_context[:span_id]
       @app.call(env)
     end
   end
@@ -47,6 +53,7 @@ def propagation_context_in_app(env)
   context "when composed with CaptureExceptions", type: :request do
     before do
       CaptureContextSpecProbe.captured_trace_ids.clear
+      CaptureContextSpecProbe.captured_span_ids.clear
     end
 
     context "without tracing enabled" do
@@ -78,6 +85,15 @@ def propagation_context_in_app(env)
         end
       end
 
+      it "points a span_id captured before CaptureExceptions at the started transaction" do
+        get "/world"
+
+        transaction = transport.events.last
+        early_span_id = CaptureContextSpecProbe.captured_span_ids.first
+
+        expect(early_span_id).to eq(transaction.contexts.dig(:trace, :span_id))
+      end
+
       it "keeps the same trace_id from before CaptureExceptions through the started transaction" do
         get "/world"
 
diff --git a/sentry-ruby/lib/sentry/propagation_context.rb b/sentry-ruby/lib/sentry/propagation_context.rb
index ff7ec5092..a62bd5d52 100644
--- a/sentry-ruby/lib/sentry/propagation_context.rb
+++ b/sentry-ruby/lib/sentry/propagation_context.rb
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ def initialize(scope, env = nil)
     def transaction_options
       {
         trace_id: trace_id,
+        span_id: span_id,
         parent_span_id: parent_span_id,
         parent_sampled: parent_sampled,
         baggage: baggage,
diff --git a/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/rack/capture_exceptions_spec.rb b/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/rack/capture_exceptions_spec.rb
index 7b1111de7..09b4e396e 100644
--- a/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/rack/capture_exceptions_spec.rb
+++ b/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/rack/capture_exceptions_spec.rb
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ def propagation_context_in_app(stack_env)
 
           expect(transaction.type).to eq("transaction")
           expect(transaction.contexts.dig(:trace, :trace_id)).to eq(context_in_app.trace_id)
+          expect(transaction.contexts.dig(:trace, :span_id)).to eq(context_in_app.span_id)
           expect(transaction.contexts.dig(:trace, :parent_span_id)).to be_nil
         end
       end
diff --git a/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry_spec.rb b/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry_spec.rb
index 77430216b..bc3abe434 100644
--- a/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry_spec.rb
+++ b/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry_spec.rb
@@ -1196,6 +1196,14 @@
         expect(transaction.baggage.mutable).to eq(false)
       end
 
+      it "gives the Transaction the propagation context's span_id" do
+        Sentry.configuration.traces_sample_rate = 1.0
+
+        transaction = described_class.continue_trace(env, name: "foobar")
+
+        expect(transaction.span_id).to eq(Sentry.get_current_scope.propagation_context.span_id)
+      end
+
       describe "sample_rand propagation" do
         before do
           Sentry.configuration.traces_sample_rate = 1.0
diff --git a/spec/features/trace_context_spec.rb b/spec/features/trace_context_spec.rb
index fb8138e3c..b6e0afb4b 100644
--- a/spec/features/trace_context_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/trace_context_spec.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@ def request_transaction
       .to eq(request_transaction.dig("contexts", "trace", "trace_id"))
   end
 
+  it "points a log emitted before CaptureExceptions at the transaction's span" do
+    without_trace_propagation { make_request("/trace_context") }
+
+    expect(early_middleware_logs.first["span_id"])
+      .to eq(request_transaction.dig("contexts", "trace", "span_id"))
+  end
+
   it "continues an incoming distributed trace in a log emitted before CaptureExceptions" do
     incoming_trace_id = propagated_trace_id