diff --git a/sentry_sdk/integrations/celery/__init__.py b/sentry_sdk/integrations/celery/__init__.py
index d8d89217ca..b5601fc0f9 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/integrations/celery/__init__.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/integrations/celery/__init__.py
@@ -391,6 +391,7 @@ def _inner(*args, **kwargs):
                         )
 
                 if latency is not None:
+                    latency *= 1000  # milliseconds
                     span.set_data(SPANDATA.MESSAGING_MESSAGE_RECEIVE_LATENCY, latency)
 
                 with capture_internal_exceptions():