diff --git a/sentry/api/sentry.api b/sentry/api/sentry.api
index 22c4636acf..2e512df624 100644
--- a/sentry/api/sentry.api
+++ b/sentry/api/sentry.api
@@ -3697,6 +3697,7 @@ public class io/sentry/SentryOptions {
 	public fun getContextTags ()Ljava/util/List;
 	public fun getContinuousProfiler ()Lio/sentry/IContinuousProfiler;
 	public fun getCron ()Lio/sentry/SentryOptions$Cron;
+	public fun getDataCollection ()Lio/sentry/DataCollection;
 	public fun getDateProvider ()Lio/sentry/SentryDateProvider;
 	public fun getDeadlineTimeout ()J
 	public fun getDebugMetaLoader ()Lio/sentry/internal/debugmeta/IDebugMetaLoader;
@@ -3845,6 +3846,7 @@ public class io/sentry/SentryOptions {
 	public fun setConnectionTimeoutMillis (I)V
 	public fun setContinuousProfiler (Lio/sentry/IContinuousProfiler;)V
 	public fun setCron (Lio/sentry/SentryOptions$Cron;)V
+	public fun setDataCollection (Lio/sentry/DataCollection;)V
 	public fun setDateProvider (Lio/sentry/SentryDateProvider;)V
 	public fun setDeadlineTimeout (J)V
 	public fun setDebug (Z)V
diff --git a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryOptions.java b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryOptions.java
index 3c55f5e1cf..bdafb889c2 100644
--- a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryOptions.java
+++ b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryOptions.java
@@ -338,6 +338,8 @@ public class SentryOptions {
   /** whether to send personal identifiable information along with events */
   private boolean sendDefaultPii = false;
 
+  private @NotNull DataCollection dataCollection = new DataCollection(false);
+
   /** SSLSocketFactory for self-signed certificate trust * */
   private @Nullable SSLSocketFactory sslSocketFactory;
 
@@ -1697,6 +1699,25 @@ public void setSendDefaultPii(boolean sendDefaultPii) {
     this.sendDefaultPii = sendDefaultPii;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns the configuration for data that the SDK collects automatically.
+   *
+   * <p>The returned object is always present. Accessing it does not configure data collection, but
+   * setting one of its options does.
+   */
+  public @NotNull DataCollection getDataCollection() {
+    return dataCollection;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Replaces the configuration for data that the SDK collects automatically.
+   *
+   * <p>Passing an empty {@link DataCollection} opts into the documented data-collection defaults.
+   */
+  public void setDataCollection(final @NotNull DataCollection dataCollection) {
+    this.dataCollection = dataCollection;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Adds a Scope observer
    *
diff --git a/sentry/src/test/java/io/sentry/SentryOptionsTest.kt b/sentry/src/test/java/io/sentry/SentryOptionsTest.kt
index 9402c6fee9..3a43481cd0 100644
--- a/sentry/src/test/java/io/sentry/SentryOptionsTest.kt
+++ b/sentry/src/test/java/io/sentry/SentryOptionsTest.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package io.sentry
 
+import com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat
 import io.sentry.SentryOptions.RequestSize
 import io.sentry.logger.ILoggerBatchProcessorFactory
 import io.sentry.util.StringUtils
@@ -20,6 +21,52 @@ import org.mockito.kotlin.mock
 import org.mockito.kotlin.verify
 
 class SentryOptionsTest {
+  @Test
+  fun `data collection is always present without being explicitly configured`() {
+    val options = SentryOptions()
+
+    assertThat(options.dataCollection).isNotNull()
+    assertThat(options.dataCollection.isExplicitlyConfigured()).isFalse()
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun `data collection getter returns the same instance`() {
+    val options = SentryOptions()
+
+    assertThat(options.dataCollection).isSameInstanceAs(options.dataCollection)
+    assertThat(options.dataCollection.isExplicitlyConfigured()).isFalse()
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun `setting a data collection override marks it explicitly configured`() {
+    val options = SentryOptions()
+
+    options.dataCollection.setUserInfo(false)
+
+    assertThat(options.dataCollection.userInfo).isFalse()
+    assertThat(options.dataCollection.isExplicitlyConfigured()).isTrue()
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun `setting an empty data collection marks it explicitly configured`() {
+    val options = SentryOptions()
+
+    options.dataCollection = DataCollection()
+
+    assertThat(options.dataCollection.isExplicitlyConfigured()).isTrue()
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun `setting data collection replaces the default instance`() {
+    val options = SentryOptions()
+    val dataCollection = DataCollection().apply { setQueues(false) }
+
+    options.dataCollection = dataCollection
+
+    assertThat(options.dataCollection).isSameInstanceAs(dataCollection)
+    assertThat(options.dataCollection.queues).isFalse()
+  }
+
   @Test
   fun `when options is initialized, logger is not null`() {
     assertNotNull(SentryOptions().logger)