diff --git a/packages/dart/lib/src/transport/rate_limiter.dart b/packages/dart/lib/src/transport/rate_limiter.dart
index fa0f7a9018..1cba8eb1ca 100644
--- a/packages/dart/lib/src/transport/rate_limiter.dart
+++ b/packages/dart/lib/src/transport/rate_limiter.dart
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ class RateLimiter {
           DiscardReason.rateLimitBackoff,
           DataCategory.fromItemType(item.header.type),
         );
+        _logDebugWarning(
+          'Envelope item of type "${item.header.type}" was dropped due to rate limiting.',
+        );
 
         final originalObject = item.originalObject;
         if (originalObject is SentryTransaction) {
@@ -48,6 +51,9 @@ class RateLimiter {
 
       // no reason to continue
       if (toSend.isEmpty) {
+        _logDebugWarning(
+          'Envelope was dropped due to rate limiting.',
+        );
         return null;
       }
 
@@ -121,4 +127,17 @@ class RateLimiter {
       _rateLimitedUntil[dataCategory] = date;
     }
   }
+
+  // Enable debug mode to log warning messages
+  void _logDebugWarning(String message) {
+    var debug = _options.debug;
+    if (!debug) {
+      // Surface the log even if debug is disabled
+      _options.debug = true;
+    }
+    _options.log(SentryLevel.warning, message);
+    if (debug != _options.debug) {
+      _options.debug = debug;
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/dart/test/protocol/rate_limiter_test.dart b/packages/dart/test/protocol/rate_limiter_test.dart
index 9a6079810b..a4845f6430 100644
--- a/packages/dart/test/protocol/rate_limiter_test.dart
+++ b/packages/dart/test/protocol/rate_limiter_test.dart
@@ -319,6 +319,116 @@ void main() {
       expect(DataCategory.fromItemType('unknown'), DataCategory.unknown);
     });
   });
+
+  group('RateLimiter logging', () {
+    test('logs warning for dropped item and full envelope', () {
+      final options = defaultTestOptions();
+      options.debug = false;
+      options.diagnosticLevel = SentryLevel.warning;
+
+      final logCalls = <_LogCall>[];
+      void mockLogger(
+        SentryLevel level,
+        String message, {
+        String? logger,
+        Object? exception,
+        StackTrace? stackTrace,
+      }) {
+        logCalls.add(_LogCall(level, message));
+      }
+
+      options.log = mockLogger;
+
+      final rateLimiter = RateLimiter(options);
+
+      final eventItem = SentryEnvelopeItem.fromEvent(SentryEvent());
+      final envelope = SentryEnvelope(
+        SentryEnvelopeHeader.newEventId(),
+        [eventItem],
+      );
+
+      // Apply rate limit for error (event)
+      rateLimiter.updateRetryAfterLimits(
+          '1:error:key, 5:error:organization', null, 1);
+
+      // Filter should drop the entire envelope
+      final result = rateLimiter.filter(envelope);
+      expect(result, isNull);
+
+      // Expect 2 warning logs: item dropped + all items dropped
+      expect(logCalls.length, 2);
+
+      final itemLog = logCalls[0];
+      expect(itemLog.level, SentryLevel.warning);
+      expect(
+        itemLog.message,
+        contains(
+            'Envelope item of type "event" was dropped due to rate limiting'),
+      );
+
+      final fullDropLog = logCalls[1];
+      expect(fullDropLog.level, SentryLevel.warning);
+      expect(
+        fullDropLog.message,
+        contains('Envelope was dropped due to rate limiting'),
+      );
+
+      expect(options.debug, isFalse);
+    });
+
+    test('logs warning for each dropped item only when some items are sent',
+        () {
+      final options = defaultTestOptions();
+      options.debug = false;
+      options.diagnosticLevel = SentryLevel.warning;
+
+      final logCalls = <_LogCall>[];
+      void mockLogger(
+        SentryLevel level,
+        String message, {
+        String? logger,
+        Object? exception,
+        StackTrace? stackTrace,
+      }) {
+        logCalls.add(_LogCall(level, message));
+      }
+
+      options.log = mockLogger;
+
+      final rateLimiter = RateLimiter(options);
+
+      // One event (error) and one transaction
+      final eventItem = SentryEnvelopeItem.fromEvent(SentryEvent());
+      final transaction = fixture.getTransaction();
+      final transactionItem = SentryEnvelopeItem.fromTransaction(transaction);
+
+      final envelope = SentryEnvelope(
+        SentryEnvelopeHeader.newEventId(),
+        [eventItem, transactionItem],
+      );
+
+      // Apply rate limit only for errors so the transaction can still be sent
+      rateLimiter.updateRetryAfterLimits('60:error:key', null, 1);
+
+      final result = rateLimiter.filter(envelope);
+      expect(result, isNotNull);
+      expect(result!.items.length, 1);
+      expect(result.items.first.header.type, 'transaction');
+
+      // Expect only 1 warning log: per-item drop (no summary)
+      expect(logCalls.length, 1);
+
+      final itemLog = logCalls.first;
+      expect(itemLog.level, SentryLevel.warning);
+      expect(
+        itemLog.message,
+        contains(
+            'Envelope item of type "event" was dropped due to rate limiting'),
+      );
+
+      expect(options.debug, isFalse);
+    });
+  });
 }
 
 class Fixture {
@@ -348,3 +458,10 @@ class Fixture {
     return SentryTransaction(tracer);
   }
 }
+
+class _LogCall {
+  final SentryLevel level;
+  final String message;
+
+  _LogCall(this.level, this.message);
+}