diff --git a/packages/replay-internal/src/util/logger.ts b/packages/replay-internal/src/util/logger.ts
index 89ded3c69468..dfdd44b18472 100644
--- a/packages/replay-internal/src/util/logger.ts
+++ b/packages/replay-internal/src/util/logger.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,12 @@ function makeReplayDebugLogger(): ReplayDebugLogger {
       coreDebug.error(PREFIX, error);
 
       if (_capture) {
-        captureException(error);
+        captureException(error, {
+          mechanism: {
+            handled: true,
+            type: 'auto.function.replay.debug',
+          },
+        });
       } else if (_trace) {
         // No need for a breadcrumb if `_capture` is enabled since it should be
         // captured as an exception
diff --git a/packages/replay-internal/test/integration/sendReplayEvent.test.ts b/packages/replay-internal/test/integration/sendReplayEvent.test.ts
index 3b6c9b5764e1..1e870a8f577b 100644
--- a/packages/replay-internal/test/integration/sendReplayEvent.test.ts
+++ b/packages/replay-internal/test/integration/sendReplayEvent.test.ts
@@ -399,7 +399,12 @@ describe('Integration | sendReplayEvent', () => {
     expect(spyHandleException).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(5);
     const expectedError = new Error('Unable to send Replay - max retries exceeded');
     (expectedError as any).cause = new Error('Something bad happened');
-    expect(spyHandleException).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(expectedError);
+    expect(spyHandleException).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(expectedError, {
+      mechanism: {
+        handled: true,
+        type: 'auto.function.replay.debug',
+      },
+    });
 
     const spyHandleExceptionCall = spyHandleException.mock.calls;
     expect(spyHandleExceptionCall[spyHandleExceptionCall.length - 1][0]?.cause.message).toEqual(
diff --git a/packages/replay-internal/test/unit/util/logger.test.ts b/packages/replay-internal/test/unit/util/logger.test.ts
index a52512dabed8..a3fc85099525 100644
--- a/packages/replay-internal/test/unit/util/logger.test.ts
+++ b/packages/replay-internal/test/unit/util/logger.test.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,12 @@ describe('logger', () => {
       const err = new Error('An error');
       debug.exception(err, 'a message');
       if (captureExceptions) {
-        expect(mockCaptureException).toHaveBeenCalledWith(err);
+        expect(mockCaptureException).toHaveBeenCalledWith(err, {
+          mechanism: {
+            handled: true,
+            type: 'auto.function.replay.debug',
+          },
+        });
       }
       expect(mockLogError).toHaveBeenCalledWith('[Replay] ', 'a message');
       expect(mockLogError).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith('[Replay] ', err);
@@ -75,7 +80,12 @@ describe('logger', () => {
       const err = new Error('An error');
       debug.exception(err);
       if (captureExceptions) {
-        expect(mockCaptureException).toHaveBeenCalledWith(err);
+        expect(mockCaptureException).toHaveBeenCalledWith(err, {
+          mechanism: {
+            handled: true,
+            type: 'auto.function.replay.debug',
+          },
+        });
         expect(mockAddBreadcrumb).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
       }
       expect(mockLogError).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);