diff --git a/packages/aws-serverless/src/sdk.ts b/packages/aws-serverless/src/sdk.ts
index f64b62b9a373..95a23ba514d8 100644
--- a/packages/aws-serverless/src/sdk.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-serverless/src/sdk.ts
@@ -306,11 +306,11 @@ export function wrapHandler<TEvent, TResult>(
         if (options.captureAllSettledReasons && Array.isArray(rv) && isPromiseAllSettledResult(rv)) {
           const reasons = getRejectedReasons(rv);
           reasons.forEach(exception => {
-            captureException(exception, scope => markEventUnhandled(scope));
+            captureException(exception, scope => markEventUnhandled(scope, 'auto.function.aws-serverless.promise'));
           });
         }
       } catch (e) {
-        captureException(e, scope => markEventUnhandled(scope));
+        captureException(e, scope => markEventUnhandled(scope, 'auto.function.aws-serverless.handler'));
         throw e;
       } finally {
         clearTimeout(timeoutWarningTimer);
diff --git a/packages/aws-serverless/src/utils.ts b/packages/aws-serverless/src/utils.ts
index f1b0389743cb..f298a2bfec48 100644
--- a/packages/aws-serverless/src/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-serverless/src/utils.ts
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ const headerGetter: TextMapGetter<APIGatewayProxyEventHeaders> = {
 /**
  * Marks an event as unhandled by adding a span processor to the passed scope.
  */
-export function markEventUnhandled(scope: Scope): Scope {
+export function markEventUnhandled(scope: Scope, type: string): Scope {
   scope.addEventProcessor(event => {
-    addExceptionMechanism(event, { handled: false });
+    addExceptionMechanism(event, { handled: false, type });
     return event;
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/aws-serverless/test/sdk.test.ts b/packages/aws-serverless/test/sdk.test.ts
index 9c1e7f584b8d..ed25b69f49ef 100644
--- a/packages/aws-serverless/test/sdk.test.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-serverless/test/sdk.test.ts
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ describe('AWSLambda', () => {
       // @ts-expect-error just mocking around...
       expect(evtProcessor(event).exception.values[0]?.mechanism).toEqual({
         handled: false,
-        type: 'generic',
+        type: 'auto.function.aws-serverless.handler',
       });
     }
   });