diff --git a/sentry_sdk/integrations/boto3/__init__.py b/sentry_sdk/integrations/boto3/__init__.py
index d44d864c48..1d25d496f0 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/integrations/boto3/__init__.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/integrations/boto3/__init__.py
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ class Boto3Integration(Integration):
     identifier = IDENTIFIER
     origin = ORIGIN
 
+    def __init__(self, propagate_traces: bool = True) -> None:
+        # add trace data to request params, e.g. SQS/SNS message attributes or
+        # Lambda `ClientContext`, so the receiving side can continue the trace.
+        self.propagate_traces = propagate_traces
+
     @staticmethod
     def setup_once() -> None:
         version = parse_version(BOTOCORE_VERSION)
diff --git a/sentry_sdk/integrations/boto3/_client.py b/sentry_sdk/integrations/boto3/_client.py
index e6a2b52e06..f0ccdd12b5 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/integrations/boto3/_client.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/integrations/boto3/_client.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from contextlib import contextmanager
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, cast
 
 import sentry_sdk
 from sentry_sdk.integrations import DidNotEnable
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
     from typing import Any, Dict, Iterator, Optional
 
     from sentry_sdk._types import Attributes
+    from sentry_sdk.integrations.boto3 import Boto3Integration
     from sentry_sdk.integrations.boto3._services.base import _ServiceExtension
 
 try:
@@ -93,8 +94,11 @@ def sentry_patched_make_api_call(
         https://github.com/boto/botocore/blob/358f8eec8c76201bb1a7a35644abcbc9036de7ed/botocore/client.py
         https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/semconv/rpc/rpc-spans/#rpc-client-span
         """
-        client = sentry_sdk.get_client()
-        if client.get_integration(IDENTIFIER) is None:
+        integration = cast(
+            "Optional[Boto3Integration]",
+            sentry_sdk.get_client().get_integration(IDENTIFIER),
+        )
+        if integration is None:
             return orig_make_api_call(self, operation_name, api_params)
 
         span: "Optional[Span]" = None
@@ -125,7 +129,7 @@ def sentry_patched_make_api_call(
                 service_ext = _StepFunctionsExtension()
 
             span = _start_client_span(ctx, service_ext)
-            if service_ext is not None:
+            if service_ext is not None and integration.propagate_traces:
                 # override the request params for e.g. trace propagation.
                 api_params = service_ext.get_request_params(ctx, span) or api_params
 
diff --git a/tests/integrations/boto3/test_trace_propagation.py b/tests/integrations/boto3/test_trace_propagation.py
index 41e3226215..d82df106a3 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/boto3/test_trace_propagation.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/boto3/test_trace_propagation.py
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
+import copy
 from http.server import BaseHTTPRequestHandler, HTTPServer
 from threading import Thread
 from urllib.parse import parse_qs, urlparse
 
 import boto3
+import pytest
 from botocore.auth import SIGNED_HEADERS_BLACKLIST
 from botocore.config import Config
+from botocore.stub import Stubber
 
 import sentry_sdk
 from sentry_sdk.integrations.boto3 import Boto3Integration
@@ -13,6 +16,7 @@
     _get_aws_sigv4_signed_headers_from_authorization_header,
     _get_aws_sigv4_signed_headers_from_url_query_string,
 )
+from tests.integrations.boto3.helpers import capture_spans_by_op
 
 # botocore 1.43.115+ never signs `baggage`.
 BOTOCORE_SIGNS_BAGGAGE = "baggage" not in SIGNED_HEADERS_BLACKLIST
@@ -207,3 +211,65 @@ def test_presigned_urls_do_not_require_sentry_headers(sentry_init):
     # presigned URL query must not contain `sentry-trace` or `baggage`.
     assert "sentry-trace" not in url
     assert "baggage" not in url
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "service,method,params,response",
+    [
+        pytest.param(
+            "sqs",
+            "send_message",
+            {
+                "QueueUrl": "https://sqs.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com/123456789012/orders",
+                "MessageBody": "hi",
+            },
+            {"MessageId": "1"},
+            id="sqs-send",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            "sqs",
+            "receive_message",
+            {"QueueUrl": "https://sqs.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com/123456789012/orders"},
+            {},
+            id="sqs-receive",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            "sns",
+            "publish",
+            {"TopicArn": "arn:aws:sns:eu-north-1:123456789012:alerts", "Message": "hi"},
+            {"MessageId": "1"},
+            id="sns-publish",
+        ),
+        pytest.param(
+            "lambda",
+            "invoke",
+            {"FunctionName": "billing"},
+            {"StatusCode": 200},
+            id="lambda-invoke",
+        ),
+    ],
+)
+def test_propagate_traces_disabled(
+    sentry_init, capture_items, service, method, params, response
+):
+    """`propagate_traces=False` sends the caller's params unchanged."""
+    sentry_init(
+        traces_sample_rate=1.0,
+        integrations=[Boto3Integration(propagate_traces=False)],
+    )
+    client = boto3.client(  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+        service,
+        region_name="eu-north-1",
+        aws_access_key_id="-",
+        aws_secret_access_key="-",
+    )
+
+    with Stubber(client) as stubber:
+        # the stubber fails the call when the sent params differ from these.
+        stubber.add_response(method, response, copy.deepcopy(params))
+        spans = capture_spans_by_op(
+            lambda: getattr(client, method)(**params), capture_items
+        )
+
+    # the call is still instrumented.
+    assert sum(map(len, spans.values())) == 1