diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3917f792de..f1e3dda553 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@
 > make sure you follow our [migration guide](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/react-native/migration/) first.
 <!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
 
+## Unreleased   
+
+### Features
+
+- Adds support for `propagateTraceparent` ([#5277](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/5227))
+
 ## 7.3.0
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/packages/core/src/js/options.ts b/packages/core/src/js/options.ts
index df830dfdd2..44bfecfd46 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/js/options.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/js/options.ts
@@ -291,6 +291,20 @@ export interface BaseReactNativeOptions {
    * @deprecated This option will be removed in the next major version. Use `beforeSend` instead.
    */
   useThreadsForMessageStack?: boolean;
+
+  /**
+   * If set to `true`, the SDK propagates the W3C `traceparent` header to any outgoing requests,
+   * in addition to the `sentry-trace` and `baggage` headers. Use the {@link CoreOptions.tracePropagationTargets}
+   * option to control to which outgoing requests the header will be attached.
+   *
+   * **Important:** If you set this option to `true`, make sure that you configured your servers'
+   * CORS settings to allow the `traceparent` header. Otherwise, requests might get blocked.
+   *
+   * @see https://www.w3.org/TR/trace-context/
+   *
+   * @default false
+   */
+  propagateTraceparent?: boolean;
 }
 
 export type SentryReplayQuality = 'low' | 'medium' | 'high';
diff --git a/packages/core/src/js/sdk.tsx b/packages/core/src/js/sdk.tsx
index 7e70ae492f..9b49a8bca6 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/js/sdk.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/js/sdk.tsx
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ const DEFAULT_OPTIONS: ReactNativeOptions = {
   enableNativeFramesTracking: true,
   enableStallTracking: true,
   enableUserInteractionTracing: false,
+  propagateTraceparent: false,
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/core/test/sdk.test.ts b/packages/core/test/sdk.test.ts
index 0c48cad447..992240f5ad 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/sdk.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/sdk.test.ts
@@ -1158,6 +1158,28 @@ describe('Tests the SDK functionality', () => {
   });
 });
 
+it('propagateTraceparent is false by default', () => {
+  init({});
+
+  const actualOptions = usedOptions();
+  expect(actualOptions).toEqual(
+    expect.objectContaining({
+      propagateTraceparent: false,
+    }),
+  );
+});
+
+it('propagateTraceparent is getting passed to the client', () => {
+  init({ propagateTraceparent: true });
+
+  const actualOptions = usedOptions();
+  expect(actualOptions).toEqual(
+    expect.objectContaining({
+      propagateTraceparent: true,
+    }),
+  );
+});
+
 function expectIntegration(name: string): void {
   const actualOptions = usedOptions();
   const actualIntegrations = actualOptions?.integrations;
diff --git a/packages/core/test/tracing/reactnativetracing.test.ts b/packages/core/test/tracing/reactnativetracing.test.ts
index 7aab318b6d..69062e63f8 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/tracing/reactnativetracing.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/tracing/reactnativetracing.test.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ describe('ReactNativeTracing', () => {
       const instrumentOutgoingRequests = jest.spyOn(SentryBrowser, 'instrumentOutgoingRequests');
       setupTestClient({
         tracePropagationTargets: ['test1', 'test2'],
+        propagateTraceparent: true,
         enableStallTracking: false,
         integrations: [reactNativeTracingIntegration()],
       });
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ describe('ReactNativeTracing', () => {
         expect.anything(),
         expect.objectContaining({
           tracePropagationTargets: ['test1', 'test2'],
+          propagateTraceparent: true,
         }),
       );
     });