diff --git a/packages/core/src/breadcrumbs.ts b/packages/core/src/breadcrumbs.ts
index 1cfad5d08fea..6d6377757322 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/breadcrumbs.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/breadcrumbs.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import type { Breadcrumb, BreadcrumbHint } from '@sentry/types';
 import { consoleSandbox, dateTimestampInSeconds } from '@sentry/utils';
-import { getClient, getIsolationScope } from './currentScopes';
+import { getClient, getStaticApiScope } from './currentScopes';
 
 /**
  * Default maximum number of breadcrumbs added to an event. Can be overwritten
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const DEFAULT_BREADCRUMBS = 100;
  */
 export function addBreadcrumb(breadcrumb: Breadcrumb, hint?: BreadcrumbHint): void {
   const client = getClient();
-  const isolationScope = getIsolationScope();
+  const scope = getStaticApiScope();
 
   if (!client) return;
 
@@ -36,5 +36,5 @@ export function addBreadcrumb(breadcrumb: Breadcrumb, hint?: BreadcrumbHint): vo
     client.emit('beforeAddBreadcrumb', finalBreadcrumb, hint);
   }
 
-  isolationScope.addBreadcrumb(finalBreadcrumb, maxBreadcrumbs);
+  scope.addBreadcrumb(finalBreadcrumb, maxBreadcrumbs);
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/carrier.ts b/packages/core/src/carrier.ts
index 7442244223ca..19e68b3c72cf 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/carrier.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/carrier.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ interface SentryCarrier {
   acs?: AsyncContextStrategy;
   stack?: AsyncContextStack;
 
+  staticApiScope?: Scope;
   globalScope?: Scope;
   defaultIsolationScope?: Scope;
   defaultCurrentScope?: Scope;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/currentScopes.ts b/packages/core/src/currentScopes.ts
index 9472d48b71bf..9560a00f72cc 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/currentScopes.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/currentScopes.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ import type { Scope } from '@sentry/types';
 import type { Client } from '@sentry/types';
 import { getGlobalSingleton } from '@sentry/utils';
 import { getAsyncContextStrategy } from './asyncContext';
-import { getMainCarrier } from './carrier';
+import { getMainCarrier, getSentryCarrier } from './carrier';
 import { Scope as ScopeClass } from './scope';
+import { GLOBAL_OBJ } from '@sentry/utils';
 
 /**
  * Get the currently active scope.
@@ -32,6 +33,27 @@ export function getGlobalScope(): Scope {
   return getGlobalSingleton('globalScope', () => new ScopeClass());
 }
 
+/**
+ * You should never call this directly. It will be called by the SDK.
+ * Get the default scope which all static `Sentry.*` functions use.
+ *
+ * @internal
+ */
+export function getStaticApiScope(): Scope {
+  return getGlobalSingleton('staticApiScope', getIsolationScope);
+}
+
+/**
+ * You should never call this directly. It will be called by the SDK.
+ * Sets the default scope which all static `Sentry.*` functions will use.
+ *
+ * @internal
+ */
+export function setStaticApiScope(scope: Scope): void {
+  const carrier = getSentryCarrier(GLOBAL_OBJ);
+  carrier.staticApiScope = scope;
+}
+
 /**
  * Creates a new scope with and executes the given operation within.
  * The scope is automatically removed once the operation