diff --git a/src/HttpClient/HttpClient.php b/src/HttpClient/HttpClient.php
index fc0823373..52006ee31 100644
--- a/src/HttpClient/HttpClient.php
+++ b/src/HttpClient/HttpClient.php
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ class HttpClient implements HttpClientInterface
      */
     protected $sdkVersion;
 
+    /**
+     * Either a persistent share handle or a regular share handle, or null if no share handle can be obtained.
+     *
+     * @var object|resource|null
+     */
+    private $shareHandle;
+
     public function __construct(string $sdkIdentifier, string $sdkVersion)
     {
         $this->sdkIdentifier = $sdkIdentifier;
@@ -72,6 +79,12 @@ public function sendRequest(Request $request, Options $options): Response
         curl_setopt($curlHandle, \CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
         curl_setopt($curlHandle, \CURLOPT_HEADERFUNCTION, $responseHeaderCallback);
         curl_setopt($curlHandle, \CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION, \CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1);
+        if ($options->isShareHandleEnabled()) {
+            $shareHandle = $this->getShareHandle();
+            if ($shareHandle !== null) {
+                curl_setopt($curlHandle, \CURLOPT_SHARE, $shareHandle);
+            }
+        }
 
         $httpSslVerifyPeer = $options->getHttpSslVerifyPeer();
         if (!$httpSslVerifyPeer) {
@@ -125,4 +138,51 @@ public function sendRequest(Request $request, Options $options): Response
 
         return new Response($statusCode, $responseHeaders, $error);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Initializes a share handle for CURL requests. If available, it will always try to use a persistent
+     * share handle first and fall back to a regular share handle in case it's unavailable.
+     *
+     * @return object|resource|null a share handle or null if none could be created
+     */
+    private function getShareHandle()
+    {
+        if ($this->shareHandle !== null) {
+            return $this->shareHandle;
+        }
+        if (\function_exists('curl_share_init_persistent')) {
+            $shareOptions = [\CURL_LOCK_DATA_DNS];
+            if (\defined('CURL_LOCK_DATA_CONNECT')) {
+                $shareOptions[] = \CURL_LOCK_DATA_CONNECT;
+            }
+            if (\defined('CURL_LOCK_DATA_SSL_SESSION')) {
+                $shareOptions[] = \CURL_LOCK_DATA_SSL_SESSION;
+            }
+            try {
+                $this->shareHandle = curl_share_init_persistent($shareOptions);
+            } catch (\Throwable $throwable) {
+                // don't crash if the share handle cannot be created
+                $this->shareHandle = null;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // If the persistent share handle cannot be created or doesn't exist
+        if ($this->shareHandle === null) {
+            try {
+                $this->shareHandle = curl_share_init();
+                curl_share_setopt($this->shareHandle, \CURLSHOPT_SHARE, \CURL_LOCK_DATA_DNS);
+                if (\defined('CURL_LOCK_DATA_CONNECT')) {
+                    curl_share_setopt($this->shareHandle, \CURLSHOPT_SHARE, \CURL_LOCK_DATA_CONNECT);
+                }
+                if (\defined('CURL_LOCK_DATA_SSL_SESSION')) {
+                    curl_share_setopt($this->shareHandle, \CURLSHOPT_SHARE, \CURL_LOCK_DATA_SSL_SESSION);
+                }
+            } catch (\Throwable $throwable) {
+                // don't crash if the share handle cannot be created
+                $this->shareHandle = null;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $this->shareHandle;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Options.php b/src/Options.php
index 39c3d92e4..3f75ad897 100644
--- a/src/Options.php
+++ b/src/Options.php
@@ -1142,6 +1142,37 @@ public function setEnableHttpCompression(bool $enabled): self
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns whether a shared curl handle should be used or not.
+     *
+     * For PHP 8.5 and above, this will use the persistent curl handle. For previous PHP versions, it will use the
+     * regular share handle.
+     */
+    public function isShareHandleEnabled(): bool
+    {
+        /**
+         * @var bool $shareHandleEnabled
+         */
+        $shareHandleEnabled = $this->options['http_enable_curl_share_handle'];
+
+        return $shareHandleEnabled;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets whether the persistent curl handle should be used or not.
+     *
+     * For PHP 8.5 and above, this will use the persistent curl handle. For previous PHP versions, it will use the
+     * regular share handle.
+     */
+    public function setEnableShareHandle(bool $enabled): self
+    {
+        $options = array_merge($this->options, ['http_enable_curl_share_handle' => $enabled]);
+
+        $this->options = $this->resolver->resolve($options);
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Gets whether the silenced errors should be captured or not.
      *
@@ -1341,6 +1372,7 @@ private function configureOptions(OptionsResolver $resolver): void
             'http_ssl_verify_peer' => true,
             'http_ssl_native_ca' => false,
             'http_compression' => true,
+            'http_enable_curl_share_handle' => true,
             'capture_silenced_errors' => false,
             'max_request_body_size' => 'medium',
             'class_serializers' => [],
@@ -1392,6 +1424,7 @@ private function configureOptions(OptionsResolver $resolver): void
         $resolver->setAllowedTypes('http_ssl_verify_peer', 'bool');
         $resolver->setAllowedTypes('http_ssl_native_ca', 'bool');
         $resolver->setAllowedTypes('http_compression', 'bool');
+        $resolver->setAllowedTypes('http_enable_curl_share_handle', 'bool');
         $resolver->setAllowedTypes('capture_silenced_errors', 'bool');
         $resolver->setAllowedTypes('max_request_body_size', 'string');
         $resolver->setAllowedTypes('class_serializers', 'array');
diff --git a/src/functions.php b/src/functions.php
index 0836648d1..8d4581487 100644
--- a/src/functions.php
+++ b/src/functions.php
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
  *     http_proxy_authentication?: string|null,
  *     http_ssl_verify_peer?: bool,
  *     http_timeout?: int|float,
+ *     http_enable_curl_share_handle?: bool,
  *     ignore_exceptions?: array<class-string>,
  *     ignore_transactions?: array<string>,
  *     in_app_exclude?: array<string>,
diff --git a/tests/HttpClient/HttpClientTest.php b/tests/HttpClient/HttpClientTest.php
index 583ba7eff..45dd466e8 100644
--- a/tests/HttpClient/HttpClientTest.php
+++ b/tests/HttpClient/HttpClientTest.php
@@ -75,6 +75,59 @@ public function testClientMakesUncompressedRequestWhenCompressionDisabled(): voi
         $this->assertEquals(\strlen($request->getStringBody()), $serverOutput['headers']['Content-Length']);
     }
 
+    public function testClientMakesRequestWhenShareHandleDisabled(): void
+    {
+        $testServer = $this->startTestServer();
+
+        $options = new Options([
+            'dsn' => "http://publicKey@{$testServer}/200",
+            'http_enable_curl_share_handle' => false,
+        ]);
+
+        $request = new Request();
+        $request->setStringBody('test');
+
+        $client = new HttpClient('sentry.php', 'testing');
+        $response = $client->sendRequest($request, $options);
+
+        $serverOutput = $this->stopTestServer();
+
+        $this->assertTrue($response->isSuccess());
+        $this->assertEquals(200, $response->getStatusCode());
+        $this->assertEquals($response->getStatusCode(), $serverOutput['status']);
+        $this->assertEquals($request->getStringBody(), $serverOutput['body']);
+        $this->assertNull($this->getShareHandleFromClient($client));
+    }
+
+    public function testShareHandleIsInitializedOnlyOncePerHttpClientInstance(): void
+    {
+        $testServer = $this->startTestServer();
+
+        $options = new Options([
+            'dsn' => "http://publicKey@{$testServer}/200",
+            'http_enable_curl_share_handle' => true,
+        ]);
+
+        $request = new Request();
+        $request->setStringBody('test');
+
+        $client = new HttpClient('sentry.php', 'testing');
+
+        $firstResponse = $client->sendRequest($request, $options);
+        $firstShareHandle = $this->getShareHandleFromClient($client);
+
+        $secondResponse = $client->sendRequest($request, $options);
+        $secondShareHandle = $this->getShareHandleFromClient($client);
+
+        $this->stopTestServer();
+
+        $this->assertTrue($firstResponse->isSuccess());
+        $this->assertTrue($secondResponse->isSuccess());
+        $this->assertNotNull($firstShareHandle);
+        $this->assertShareHandleHasExpectedType($firstShareHandle);
+        $this->assertSame($firstShareHandle, $secondShareHandle);
+    }
+
     public function testClientReturnsBodyAsErrorOnNonSuccessStatusCode(): void
     {
         $testServer = $this->startTestServer();
@@ -118,4 +171,38 @@ public function testThrowsExceptionIfRequestDataIsEmpty(): void
         $client = new HttpClient('sentry.php', 'testing');
         $client->sendRequest(new Request(), $options);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @return object|resource|null
+     */
+    private function getShareHandleFromClient(HttpClient $client)
+    {
+        $reflectionProperty = new \ReflectionProperty(HttpClient::class, 'shareHandle');
+        if (\PHP_VERSION_ID < 80100) {
+            $reflectionProperty->setAccessible(true);
+        }
+
+        return $reflectionProperty->getValue($client);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param object|resource $shareHandle
+     */
+    private function assertShareHandleHasExpectedType($shareHandle): void
+    {
+        if (\PHP_VERSION_ID < 80000) {
+            $this->assertTrue(\is_resource($shareHandle));
+
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (\PHP_VERSION_ID >= 80500) {
+            $this->assertTrue(class_exists('CurlSharePersistentHandle'));
+            $this->assertInstanceOf(\CurlSharePersistentHandle::class, $shareHandle);
+
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(\CurlShareHandle::class, $shareHandle);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/OptionsTest.php b/tests/OptionsTest.php
index d229dad8b..860b88d5a 100644
--- a/tests/OptionsTest.php
+++ b/tests/OptionsTest.php
@@ -415,6 +415,13 @@ static function (): void {},
             'setEnableHttpCompression',
         ];
 
+        yield [
+            'http_enable_curl_share_handle',
+            false,
+            'isShareHandleEnabled',
+            'setEnableShareHandle',
+        ];
+
         yield [
             'capture_silenced_errors',
             true,