diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/measurement.ts b/packages/core/src/tracing/measurement.ts
index 817569a03930..c8802023bf2e 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/measurement.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/measurement.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ import {
 import { getActiveSpan, getRootSpan } from '../utils/spanUtils';
 
 /**
- * Adds a measurement to the current active transaction.
+ * Adds a measurement to the active transaction on the current global scope. You can optionally pass in a different span
+ * as the 4th parameter.
  */
-export function setMeasurement(name: string, value: number, unit: MeasurementUnit): void {
-  const activeSpan = getActiveSpan();
+export function setMeasurement(name: string, value: number, unit: MeasurementUnit, activeSpan = getActiveSpan()): void {
   const rootSpan = activeSpan && getRootSpan(activeSpan);
 
   if (rootSpan) {