diff --git a/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/public-api/LocalVariables/local-variables-rethrow.js b/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/public-api/LocalVariables/local-variables-rethrow.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5967445a95c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/public-api/LocalVariables/local-variables-rethrow.js
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/* eslint-disable no-unused-vars */
+const Sentry = require('@sentry/node');
+const { loggingTransport } = require('@sentry-internal/node-integration-tests');
+
+Sentry.init({
+  dsn: 'https://public@dsn.ingest.sentry.io/1337',
+  includeLocalVariables: true,
+  transport: loggingTransport,
+});
+
+class Some {
+  two(name) {
+    throw new Error('Enough!');
+  }
+}
+
+function one(name) {
+  const arr = [1, '2', null];
+  const obj = {
+    name,
+    num: 5,
+  };
+  const bool = false;
+  const num = 0;
+  const str = '';
+  const something = undefined;
+  const somethingElse = null;
+
+  const ty = new Some();
+
+  ty.two(name);
+}
+
+setTimeout(() => {
+  try{
+    try {
+      one('some name');
+    } catch (e) {
+      const more = 'here';
+      throw e;
+    }
+  } catch (e) {
+    Sentry.captureException(e);
+  }
+}, 1000);
diff --git a/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/public-api/LocalVariables/test.ts b/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/public-api/LocalVariables/test.ts
index 2640ecf94461..bf01ed999708 100644
--- a/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/public-api/LocalVariables/test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/public-api/LocalVariables/test.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,14 @@ conditionalTest({ min: 18 })('LocalVariables integration', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  conditionalTest({ min: 20 })('Node v20+', () => {
+    test('Should retain original local variables when error is re-thrown', done => {
+      createRunner(__dirname, 'local-variables-rethrow.js')
+        .expect({ event: EXPECTED_LOCAL_VARIABLES_EVENT })
+        .start(done);
+    });
+  });
+
   test('Includes local variables for caught exceptions when enabled', done => {
     createRunner(__dirname, 'local-variables-caught.js').expect({ event: EXPECTED_LOCAL_VARIABLES_EVENT }).start(done);
   });