diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0f6f1ceb6de2..b470228dcc7b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
   - ref(remix): Adjust event mechanism of `captureRemixServerException` ([#17629](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/pull/17629))
   - ref(replay-internal): Add mechanism to error caught by `replayIntegration` in debug mode ([#17606](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/pull/17606))
   - ref(solid): Add `mechanism` to error captured by `withSentryErrorBoundary` ([#17607](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/pull/17607))
+  - ref(vue): Adjust mechanism in Vue error handler ([#17647](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/pull/17647))
 
   <br/>
 
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/vue-3/tests/errors.test.ts b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/vue-3/tests/errors.test.ts
index b86e56eb4b83..118476aeb485 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/vue-3/tests/errors.test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/vue-3/tests/errors.test.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ test('sends an error', async ({ page }) => {
           type: 'Error',
           value: 'This is a Vue test error',
           mechanism: {
-            type: 'vue',
+            type: 'auto.function.vue.error_handler',
             handled: false,
           },
         },
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ test('sends an error with a parameterized transaction name', async ({ page }) =>
           type: 'Error',
           value: 'This is a Vue test error',
           mechanism: {
-            type: 'vue',
+            type: 'auto.function.vue.error_handler',
             handled: false,
           },
         },
diff --git a/packages/vue/src/errorhandler.ts b/packages/vue/src/errorhandler.ts
index f8ca3b9a2c9f..c18a51492c4a 100644
--- a/packages/vue/src/errorhandler.ts
+++ b/packages/vue/src/errorhandler.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export const attachErrorHandler = (app: Vue, options: VueOptions): void => {
     setTimeout(() => {
       captureException(error, {
         captureContext: { contexts: { vue: metadata } },
-        mechanism: { handled: !!originalErrorHandler, type: 'vue' },
+        mechanism: { handled: !!originalErrorHandler, type: 'auto.function.vue.error_handler' },
       });
     });
 
diff --git a/packages/vue/test/errorHandler.test.ts b/packages/vue/test/errorHandler.test.ts
index 9e8e7572ba54..54fd80133017 100644
--- a/packages/vue/test/errorHandler.test.ts
+++ b/packages/vue/test/errorHandler.test.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ describe('attachErrorHandler', () => {
 
         // assert
         t.expect.errorToHaveBeenCaptured().withoutProps();
-        t.expect.errorToHaveBeenCaptured().withMechanismMetadata({ handled: false, type: 'vue' });
+        t.expect
+          .errorToHaveBeenCaptured()
+          .withMechanismMetadata({ handled: false, type: 'auto.function.vue.error_handler' });
       });
     });
 
@@ -47,7 +49,9 @@ describe('attachErrorHandler', () => {
 
             // assert
             t.expect.errorToHaveBeenCaptured().withoutProps();
-            t.expect.errorToHaveBeenCaptured().withMechanismMetadata({ handled: false, type: 'vue' });
+            t.expect
+              .errorToHaveBeenCaptured()
+              .withMechanismMetadata({ handled: false, type: 'auto.function.vue.error_handler' });
           });
         });
 
@@ -146,7 +150,9 @@ describe('attachErrorHandler', () => {
         vi.runAllTimers();
 
         // assert
-        t.expect.errorToHaveBeenCaptured().withMechanismMetadata({ handled: false, type: 'vue' });
+        t.expect
+          .errorToHaveBeenCaptured()
+          .withMechanismMetadata({ handled: false, type: 'auto.function.vue.error_handler' });
       });
 
       it('should mark error as handled and properly delegate to error handler', () => {
@@ -167,7 +173,9 @@ describe('attachErrorHandler', () => {
 
         // assert
         t.expect.errorHandlerSpy.toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.any(Error), vm, 'stub-lifecycle-hook');
-        t.expect.errorToHaveBeenCaptured().withMechanismMetadata({ handled: true, type: 'vue' });
+        t.expect
+          .errorToHaveBeenCaptured()
+          .withMechanismMetadata({ handled: true, type: 'auto.function.vue.error_handler' });
       });
     });
   });
@@ -305,7 +313,7 @@ const testHarness = ({
           withoutProps: () => {
             expect(contexts).not.toHaveProperty('vue.propsData');
           },
-          withMechanismMetadata: (mechanism: { handled: boolean; type: 'vue' }) => {
+          withMechanismMetadata: (mechanism: { handled: boolean; type: 'auto.function.vue.error_handler' }) => {
             expect(mechanismMetadata).toEqual(mechanism);
           },
         };