diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/public-api/logger/init.js b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/public-api/logger/init.js
index 8026df91ea46..1fa010f49659 100644
--- a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/public-api/logger/init.js
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/public-api/logger/init.js
@@ -4,5 +4,8 @@ window.Sentry = Sentry;
 
 Sentry.init({
   dsn: 'https://public@dsn.ingest.sentry.io/1337',
-  enableLogs: true,
+  // purposefully testing against the experimental flag here
+  _experiments: {
+    enableLogs: true,
+  },
 });
diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/public-api/logger/integration/init.js b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/public-api/logger/integration/init.js
index 809b78739e77..e26b03d7fc61 100644
--- a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/public-api/logger/integration/init.js
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/public-api/logger/integration/init.js
@@ -5,5 +5,10 @@ window.Sentry = Sentry;
 Sentry.init({
   dsn: 'https://public@dsn.ingest.sentry.io/1337',
   enableLogs: true,
+  // Purposefully specifying the experimental flag here
+  // to ensure the top level option is used instead.
+  _experiments: {
+    enableLogs: false,
+  },
   integrations: [Sentry.consoleLoggingIntegration()],
 });
diff --git a/dev-packages/node-core-integration-tests/suites/winston/subject.ts b/dev-packages/node-core-integration-tests/suites/winston/subject.ts
index 3c31ddb63fa5..02ffcdb0f5cb 100644
--- a/dev-packages/node-core-integration-tests/suites/winston/subject.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/node-core-integration-tests/suites/winston/subject.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@ const client = Sentry.init({
   dsn: 'https://public@dsn.ingest.sentry.io/1337',
   release: '1.0.0',
   environment: 'test',
-  enableLogs: true,
+  // Purposefully specifying the experimental flag here
+  // to ensure the top level option is still respected.
+  _experiments: {
+    enableLogs: true,
+  },
   transport: loggingTransport,
 });
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/client.ts b/packages/core/src/client.ts
index b7e0cab509c1..cdeff3df4615 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/client.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/client.ts
@@ -239,6 +239,11 @@ export abstract class Client<O extends ClientOptions = ClientOptions> {
       });
     }
 
+    // Backfill enableLogs option from _experiments.enableLogs
+    // TODO(v11): Remove or change default value
+    // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
+    this._options.enableLogs = this._options.enableLogs ?? this._options._experiments?.enableLogs;
+
     // Setup log flushing with weight and timeout tracking
     if (this._options.enableLogs) {
       setupWeightBasedFlushing(this, 'afterCaptureLog', 'flushLogs', estimateLogSizeInBytes, _INTERNAL_flushLogsBuffer);
diff --git a/packages/core/src/types-hoist/options.ts b/packages/core/src/types-hoist/options.ts
index 59c4609f01c4..c33d0107df5f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/types-hoist/options.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/types-hoist/options.ts
@@ -306,6 +306,14 @@ export interface ClientOptions<TO extends BaseTransportOptions = BaseTransportOp
      * @deprecated Use the top level`beforeSendMetric` option instead.
      */
     beforeSendMetric?: (metric: Metric) => Metric | null;
+
+    /**
+     * Determines if logs support should be enabled.
+     *
+     * @default false
+     * @deprecated Use the top level `enableLogs` option instead.
+     */
+    enableLogs?: boolean;
   };
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/core/test/lib/client.test.ts b/packages/core/test/lib/client.test.ts
index 19ef8a95dff5..0a915a0aacde 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/lib/client.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/lib/client.test.ts
@@ -2706,6 +2706,36 @@ describe('Client', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('enableLogs', () => {
+    it('defaults to  `undefined`', () => {
+      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN });
+      const client = new TestClient(options);
+      expect(client.getOptions().enableLogs).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+
+    it('can be set as a top-level option', () => {
+      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN, enableLogs: true });
+      const client = new TestClient(options);
+      expect(client.getOptions().enableLogs).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('can be set as an experimental option', () => {
+      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN, _experiments: { enableLogs: true } });
+      const client = new TestClient(options);
+      expect(client.getOptions().enableLogs).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    test('top-level option takes precedence over experimental option', () => {
+      const options = getDefaultTestClientOptions({
+        dsn: PUBLIC_DSN,
+        enableLogs: true,
+        _experiments: { enableLogs: false },
+      });
+      const client = new TestClient(options);
+      expect(client.getOptions().enableLogs).toBe(true);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('log weight-based flushing', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
       vi.useFakeTimers();