diff --git a/packages/vue/src/index.ts b/packages/vue/src/index.ts
index 24a352aba99a..56ad683c850a 100644
--- a/packages/vue/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/vue/src/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 export * from '@sentry/browser';
 
-export { init } from './sdk';
+export { init, vueInit } from './sdk';
 export { vueRouterInstrumentation } from './router';
 export { attachErrorHandler } from './errorhandler';
 export { createTracingMixins } from './tracing';
diff --git a/packages/vue/src/sdk.ts b/packages/vue/src/sdk.ts
index 35490f925a8d..0df16207564d 100644
--- a/packages/vue/src/sdk.ts
+++ b/packages/vue/src/sdk.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,11 @@ export function init(
   }
 }
 
-const vueInit = (app: Vue, options: Options): void => {
+export const vueInit = (app: Vue, options: Options): void => {
+  options = {
+    ...DEFAULT_CONFIG,
+    ...options,
+  };
   attachErrorHandler(app, options);
 
   if ('tracesSampleRate' in options || 'tracesSampler' in options) {