diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/aws-lambda-layer-cjs/tests/basic.test.ts b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/aws-lambda-layer-cjs/tests/basic.test.ts
index 3393b2a559dd..9f88e3961a5a 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/aws-lambda-layer-cjs/tests/basic.test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/aws-lambda-layer-cjs/tests/basic.test.ts
@@ -69,4 +69,9 @@ test('Lambda layer SDK bundle sends events', async ({ request }) => {
       op: 'test',
     }),
   );
+
+  // shows that the SDK source is correctly detected
+  expect(transactionEvent.sdk?.packages).toContainEqual(
+    expect.objectContaining({ name: 'aws-lambda-layer:@sentry/aws-serverless' }),
+  );
 });
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/aws-serverless-esm/tests/basic.test.ts b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/aws-serverless-esm/tests/basic.test.ts
index b27e16bdaa85..803484881837 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/aws-serverless-esm/tests/basic.test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/aws-serverless-esm/tests/basic.test.ts
@@ -82,4 +82,9 @@ test('AWS Serverless SDK sends events in ESM mode', async ({ request }) => {
       op: 'manual',
     }),
   );
+
+  // shows that the SDK source is correctly detected
+  expect(transactionEvent.sdk?.packages).toContainEqual(
+    expect.objectContaining({ name: 'npm:@sentry/aws-serverless' }),
+  );
 });
diff --git a/dev-packages/rollup-utils/bundleHelpers.mjs b/dev-packages/rollup-utils/bundleHelpers.mjs
index f80b0b7c2e50..18088f59d3a4 100644
--- a/dev-packages/rollup-utils/bundleHelpers.mjs
+++ b/dev-packages/rollup-utils/bundleHelpers.mjs
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ export function makeBaseBundleConfig(options) {
     plugins: [
       jsonPlugin,
       commonJSPlugin,
+      makeSetSDKSourcePlugin('aws-lambda-layer'),
       // Temporary fix for the lambda layer SDK bundle.
       // This is necessary to apply to our lambda layer bundle because calling `new ImportInTheMiddle()` will throw an
       // that `ImportInTheMiddle` is not a constructor. Instead we modify the code to call `new ImportInTheMiddle.default()`
diff --git a/packages/aws-serverless/src/sdk.ts b/packages/aws-serverless/src/sdk.ts
index dafaf780ed99..f64b62b9a373 100644
--- a/packages/aws-serverless/src/sdk.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-serverless/src/sdk.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import type { Integration, Options, Scope, Span } from '@sentry/core';
 import {
   applySdkMetadata,
   debug,
+  getSDKSource,
   SEMANTIC_ATTRIBUTE_SENTRY_ORIGIN,
   SEMANTIC_ATTRIBUTE_SENTRY_SOURCE,
 } from '@sentry/core';
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ export function init(options: NodeOptions = {}): NodeClient | undefined {
     ...options,
   };
 
-  applySdkMetadata(opts, 'aws-serverless');
+  applySdkMetadata(opts, 'aws-serverless', ['aws-serverless'], getSDKSource());
 
   return initWithoutDefaultIntegrations(opts);
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/utils/env.ts b/packages/core/src/utils/env.ts
index 6f8c7ca8e946..86872017707a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/utils/env.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/utils/env.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 declare const __SENTRY_BROWSER_BUNDLE__: boolean | undefined;
 
-export type SdkSource = 'npm' | 'cdn' | 'loader';
+export type SdkSource = 'npm' | 'cdn' | 'loader' | 'aws-lambda-layer';
 
 /**
  * Figures out if we're building a browser bundle.