diff --git a/sentry_sdk/_span_batcher.py b/sentry_sdk/_span_batcher.py
index 73ab18277a..df3598b282 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/_span_batcher.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/_span_batcher.py
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ def _to_transport_format(item: "StreamedSpan") -> "Any":
             "span_id": item.span_id,
             "name": item._name,
             "status": item._status,
+            "is_segment": item._is_segment(),
             "start_timestamp": item._start_timestamp.timestamp(),
         }
 
diff --git a/sentry_sdk/traces.py b/sentry_sdk/traces.py
index 352be91eff..deb979ffd0 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/traces.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/traces.py
@@ -447,6 +447,9 @@ def start_timestamp(self) -> "Optional[datetime]":
     def timestamp(self) -> "Optional[datetime]":
         return self._timestamp
 
+    def _is_segment(self) -> bool:
+        return self._segment is self
+
 
 class NoOpStreamedSpan(StreamedSpan):
     __slots__ = (
@@ -533,6 +536,9 @@ def set_attributes(self, attributes: "Attributes") -> None:
     def remove_attribute(self, key: str) -> None:
         pass
 
+    def _is_segment(self) -> bool:
+        return self._scope is not None
+
     @property
     def status(self) -> "str":
         return SpanStatus.OK.value