diff --git a/docs/api.rst b/docs/api.rst
index 87c2535abd..a6fb49346d 100644
--- a/docs/api.rst
+++ b/docs/api.rst
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Capturing Data
 Enriching Events
 ================
 
+.. autofunction:: sentry_sdk.api.add_attachment
 .. autofunction:: sentry_sdk.api.add_breadcrumb
 .. autofunction:: sentry_sdk.api.set_context
 .. autofunction:: sentry_sdk.api.set_extra
@@ -63,4 +64,3 @@ Managing Scope (advanced)
 .. autofunction:: sentry_sdk.api.push_scope
 
 .. autofunction:: sentry_sdk.api.new_scope
-
diff --git a/sentry_sdk/__init__.py b/sentry_sdk/__init__.py
index b4859cc5d2..9fd7253fc2 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/__init__.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/__init__.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     "integrations",
     # From sentry_sdk.api
     "init",
+    "add_attachment",
     "add_breadcrumb",
     "capture_event",
     "capture_exception",
diff --git a/sentry_sdk/api.py b/sentry_sdk/api.py
index a6b3c293dc..e56109cbd0 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/api.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/api.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ def overload(x):
 # When changing this, update __all__ in __init__.py too
 __all__ = [
     "init",
+    "add_attachment",
     "add_breadcrumb",
     "capture_event",
     "capture_exception",
@@ -184,6 +185,20 @@ def capture_exception(
     return get_current_scope().capture_exception(error, scope=scope, **scope_kwargs)
 
 
+@scopemethod
+def add_attachment(
+    bytes=None,  # type: Union[None, bytes, Callable[[], bytes]]
+    filename=None,  # type: Optional[str]
+    path=None,  # type: Optional[str]
+    content_type=None,  # type: Optional[str]
+    add_to_transactions=False,  # type: bool
+):
+    # type: (...) -> None
+    return get_isolation_scope().add_attachment(
+        bytes, filename, path, content_type, add_to_transactions
+    )
+
+
 @scopemethod
 def add_breadcrumb(
     crumb=None,  # type: Optional[Breadcrumb]