diff --git a/packages/nextjs/src/edge/index.ts b/packages/nextjs/src/edge/index.ts
index 42b48094d966..b0ad8ec23901 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/src/edge/index.ts
+++ b/packages/nextjs/src/edge/index.ts
@@ -119,23 +119,6 @@ export async function close(timeout?: number): Promise<boolean> {
   return Promise.resolve(false);
 }
 
-/**
- * Call `flush()` on the current client, if there is one. See {@link Client.flush}.
- *
- * @param timeout Maximum time in ms the client should wait to flush its event queue. Omitting this parameter will cause
- * the client to wait until all events are sent before resolving the promise.
- * @returns A promise which resolves to `true` if the queue successfully drains before the timeout, or `false` if it
- * doesn't (or if there's no client defined).
- */
-export async function flush(timeout?: number): Promise<boolean> {
-  const client = getCurrentHub().getClient<EdgeClient>();
-  if (client) {
-    return client.flush(timeout);
-  }
-  __DEBUG_BUILD__ && logger.warn('Cannot flush events. No client defined.');
-  return Promise.resolve(false);
-}
-
 /**
  * This is the getter for lastEventId.
  *
@@ -145,4 +128,8 @@ export function lastEventId(): string | undefined {
   return getCurrentHub().lastEventId();
 }
 
+export { flush } from './utils/flush';
+
 export * from '@sentry/core';
+export { withSentryAPI } from './withSentryAPI';
+export { withSentryMiddleware } from './withSentryMiddleware';
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/src/edge/types.ts b/packages/nextjs/src/edge/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..81bc6796d6e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nextjs/src/edge/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+// We cannot make any assumptions about what users define as their handler except maybe that it is a function
+export interface EdgeRouteHandler {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+  (req: any): any | Promise<any>;
+}
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/src/edge/utils/edgeWrapperUtils.ts b/packages/nextjs/src/edge/utils/edgeWrapperUtils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4727c1867d9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nextjs/src/edge/utils/edgeWrapperUtils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+import { captureException, getCurrentHub, startTransaction } from '@sentry/core';
+import { hasTracingEnabled } from '@sentry/tracing';
+import type { Span } from '@sentry/types';
+import {
+  addExceptionMechanism,
+  baggageHeaderToDynamicSamplingContext,
+  extractTraceparentData,
+  logger,
+  objectify,
+} from '@sentry/utils';
+
+import type { EdgeRouteHandler } from '../types';
+import { flush } from './flush';
+
+/**
+ * Wraps a function on the edge runtime with error and performance monitoring.
+ */
+export function withEdgeWrapping<H extends EdgeRouteHandler>(
+  handler: H,
+  options: { spanDescription: string; spanOp: string; mechanismFunctionName: string },
+): (...params: Parameters<H>) => Promise<ReturnType<H>> {
+  return async function (this: unknown, ...args) {
+    const req = args[0];
+    const currentScope = getCurrentHub().getScope();
+    const prevSpan = currentScope?.getSpan();
+
+    let span: Span | undefined;
+
+    if (hasTracingEnabled()) {
+      if (prevSpan) {
+        span = prevSpan.startChild({
+          description: options.spanDescription,
+          op: options.spanOp,
+        });
+      } else if (req instanceof Request) {
+        // If there is a trace header set, extract the data from it (parentSpanId, traceId, and sampling decision)
+        let traceparentData;
+
+        const sentryTraceHeader = req.headers.get('sentry-trace');
+        if (sentryTraceHeader) {
+          traceparentData = extractTraceparentData(sentryTraceHeader);
+          __DEBUG_BUILD__ && logger.log(`[Tracing] Continuing trace ${traceparentData?.traceId}.`);
+        }
+
+        const dynamicSamplingContext = baggageHeaderToDynamicSamplingContext(req.headers.get('baggage'));
+
+        span = startTransaction(
+          {
+            name: options.spanDescription,
+            op: options.spanOp,
+            ...traceparentData,
+            metadata: {
+              dynamicSamplingContext: traceparentData && !dynamicSamplingContext ? {} : dynamicSamplingContext,
+              source: 'route',
+            },
+          },
+          // extra context passed to the `tracesSampler`
+          { request: req },
+        );
+      }
+
+      currentScope?.setSpan(span);
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const handlerResult: ReturnType<H> = await handler.apply(this, args);
+
+      if ((handlerResult as unknown) instanceof Response) {
+        span?.setHttpStatus(handlerResult.status);
+      } else {
+        span?.setStatus('ok');
+      }
+
+      return handlerResult;
+    } catch (e) {
+      // In case we have a primitive, wrap it in the equivalent wrapper class (string -> String, etc.) so that we can
+      // store a seen flag on it.
+      const objectifiedErr = objectify(e);
+
+      span?.setStatus('internal_error');
+
+      captureException(objectifiedErr, scope => {
+        scope.addEventProcessor(event => {
+          addExceptionMechanism(event, {
+            type: 'instrument',
+            handled: false,
+            data: {
+              function: options.mechanismFunctionName,
+            },
+          });
+          return event;
+        });
+
+        return scope;
+      });
+
+      throw objectifiedErr;
+    } finally {
+      span?.finish();
+      currentScope?.setSpan(prevSpan);
+      await flush(2000);
+    }
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/src/edge/utils/flush.ts b/packages/nextjs/src/edge/utils/flush.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5daa52936391
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nextjs/src/edge/utils/flush.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { getCurrentHub } from '@sentry/core';
+import type { Client } from '@sentry/types';
+import { logger } from '@sentry/utils';
+
+/**
+ * Call `flush()` on the current client, if there is one. See {@link Client.flush}.
+ *
+ * @param timeout Maximum time in ms the client should wait to flush its event queue. Omitting this parameter will cause
+ * the client to wait until all events are sent before resolving the promise.
+ * @returns A promise which resolves to `true` if the queue successfully drains before the timeout, or `false` if it
+ * doesn't (or if there's no client defined).
+ */
+export async function flush(timeout?: number): Promise<boolean> {
+  const client = getCurrentHub().getClient<Client>();
+  if (client) {
+    return client.flush(timeout);
+  }
+  __DEBUG_BUILD__ && logger.warn('Cannot flush events. No client defined.');
+  return Promise.resolve(false);
+}
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/src/edge/withSentryAPI.ts b/packages/nextjs/src/edge/withSentryAPI.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d18deac1c3c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nextjs/src/edge/withSentryAPI.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { getCurrentHub } from '@sentry/core';
+
+import type { EdgeRouteHandler } from './types';
+import { withEdgeWrapping } from './utils/edgeWrapperUtils';
+
+/**
+ * Wraps a Next.js edge route handler with Sentry error and performance instrumentation.
+ */
+export function withSentryAPI<H extends EdgeRouteHandler>(
+  handler: H,
+  parameterizedRoute: string,
+): (...params: Parameters<H>) => Promise<ReturnType<H>> {
+  return async function (this: unknown, ...args: Parameters<H>): Promise<ReturnType<H>> {
+    const req = args[0];
+
+    const activeSpan = !!getCurrentHub().getScope()?.getSpan();
+
+    const wrappedHandler = withEdgeWrapping(handler, {
+      spanDescription:
+        activeSpan || !(req instanceof Request)
+          ? `handler (${parameterizedRoute})`
+          : `${req.method} ${parameterizedRoute}`,
+      spanOp: activeSpan ? 'function' : 'http.server',
+      mechanismFunctionName: 'withSentryAPI',
+    });
+
+    return await wrappedHandler.apply(this, args);
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/src/edge/withSentryMiddleware.ts b/packages/nextjs/src/edge/withSentryMiddleware.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..74dd6619ed62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nextjs/src/edge/withSentryMiddleware.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import type { EdgeRouteHandler } from './types';
+import { withEdgeWrapping } from './utils/edgeWrapperUtils';
+
+/**
+ * Wraps Next.js middleware with Sentry error and performance instrumentation.
+ */
+export function withSentryMiddleware<H extends EdgeRouteHandler>(
+  middleware: H,
+): (...params: Parameters<H>) => Promise<ReturnType<H>> {
+  return withEdgeWrapping(middleware, {
+    spanDescription: 'middleware',
+    spanOp: 'middleware.nextjs',
+    mechanismFunctionName: 'withSentryMiddleware',
+  });
+}
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/src/index.types.ts b/packages/nextjs/src/index.types.ts
index fcce6708a293..9f82be80a67c 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/src/index.types.ts
+++ b/packages/nextjs/src/index.types.ts
@@ -29,3 +29,10 @@ export declare function close(timeout?: number | undefined): PromiseLike<boolean
 export declare function flush(timeout?: number | undefined): PromiseLike<boolean>;
 export declare function lastEventId(): string | undefined;
 export declare function getSentryRelease(fallback?: string): string | undefined;
+
+export declare function withSentryAPI<APIHandler extends (...args: any[]) => any>(
+  handler: APIHandler,
+  parameterizedRoute: string,
+): (
+  ...args: Parameters<APIHandler>
+) => ReturnType<APIHandler> extends Promise<unknown> ? ReturnType<APIHandler> : Promise<ReturnType<APIHandler>>;
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/test/edge/edgeWrapperUtils.test.ts b/packages/nextjs/test/edge/edgeWrapperUtils.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f2fd71a10a31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nextjs/test/edge/edgeWrapperUtils.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+import * as coreSdk from '@sentry/core';
+import * as sentryTracing from '@sentry/tracing';
+
+import { withEdgeWrapping } from '../../src/edge/utils/edgeWrapperUtils';
+
+// @ts-ignore Request does not exist on type Global
+const origRequest = global.Request;
+// @ts-ignore Response does not exist on type Global
+const origResponse = global.Response;
+
+// @ts-ignore Request does not exist on type Global
+global.Request = class Request {
+  headers = {
+    get() {
+      return null;
+    },
+  };
+};
+
+// @ts-ignore Response does not exist on type Global
+global.Response = class Request {};
+
+afterAll(() => {
+  // @ts-ignore Request does not exist on type Global
+  global.Request = origRequest;
+  // @ts-ignore Response does not exist on type Global
+  global.Response = origResponse;
+});
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  jest.clearAllMocks();
+  jest.resetAllMocks();
+  jest.spyOn(sentryTracing, 'hasTracingEnabled').mockImplementation(() => true);
+});
+
+describe('withEdgeWrapping', () => {
+  it('should return a function that calls the passed function', async () => {
+    const origFunctionReturnValue = new Response();
+    const origFunction = jest.fn(_req => origFunctionReturnValue);
+
+    const wrappedFunction = withEdgeWrapping(origFunction, {
+      spanDescription: 'some label',
+      mechanismFunctionName: 'some name',
+      spanOp: 'some op',
+    });
+
+    const returnValue = await wrappedFunction(new Request('https://sentry.io/'));
+
+    expect(returnValue).toBe(origFunctionReturnValue);
+    expect(origFunction).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it('should return a function that calls captureException on error', async () => {
+    const captureExceptionSpy = jest.spyOn(coreSdk, 'captureException');
+    const error = new Error();
+    const origFunction = jest.fn(_req => {
+      throw error;
+    });
+
+    const wrappedFunction = withEdgeWrapping(origFunction, {
+      spanDescription: 'some label',
+      mechanismFunctionName: 'some name',
+      spanOp: 'some op',
+    });
+
+    await expect(wrappedFunction(new Request('https://sentry.io/'))).rejects.toBe(error);
+    expect(captureExceptionSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it('should return a function that starts a transaction when a request object is passed', async () => {
+    const startTransactionSpy = jest.spyOn(coreSdk, 'startTransaction');
+
+    const origFunctionReturnValue = new Response();
+    const origFunction = jest.fn(_req => origFunctionReturnValue);
+
+    const wrappedFunction = withEdgeWrapping(origFunction, {
+      spanDescription: 'some label',
+      mechanismFunctionName: 'some name',
+      spanOp: 'some op',
+    });
+
+    const request = new Request('https://sentry.io/');
+    await wrappedFunction(request);
+    expect(startTransactionSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(startTransactionSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({ metadata: { source: 'route' }, name: 'some label', op: 'some op' }),
+      { request },
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("should return a function that doesn't crash when req isn't passed", async () => {
+    const origFunctionReturnValue = new Response();
+    const origFunction = jest.fn(() => origFunctionReturnValue);
+
+    const wrappedFunction = withEdgeWrapping(origFunction, {
+      spanDescription: 'some label',
+      mechanismFunctionName: 'some name',
+      spanOp: 'some op',
+    });
+
+    await expect(wrappedFunction()).resolves.toBe(origFunctionReturnValue);
+    expect(origFunction).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/test/edge/withSentryAPI.test.ts b/packages/nextjs/test/edge/withSentryAPI.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..aacef0fa3f79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nextjs/test/edge/withSentryAPI.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+import * as coreSdk from '@sentry/core';
+import * as sentryTracing from '@sentry/tracing';
+
+import { withSentryAPI } from '../../src/edge';
+
+// @ts-ignore Request does not exist on type Global
+const origRequest = global.Request;
+// @ts-ignore Response does not exist on type Global
+const origResponse = global.Response;
+
+// @ts-ignore Request does not exist on type Global
+global.Request = class Request {
+  headers = {
+    get() {
+      return null;
+    },
+  };
+
+  method = 'POST';
+};
+
+// @ts-ignore Response does not exist on type Global
+global.Response = class Request {};
+
+afterAll(() => {
+  // @ts-ignore Request does not exist on type Global
+  global.Request = origRequest;
+  // @ts-ignore Response does not exist on type Global
+  global.Response = origResponse;
+});
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  jest.resetAllMocks();
+  jest.restoreAllMocks();
+  jest.spyOn(sentryTracing, 'hasTracingEnabled').mockImplementation(() => true);
+});
+
+describe('withSentryAPI', () => {
+  it('should return a function that starts a transaction with the correct name when there is no active transaction and a request is being passed', async () => {
+    const startTransactionSpy = jest.spyOn(coreSdk, 'startTransaction');
+
+    const origFunctionReturnValue = new Response();
+    const origFunction = jest.fn(_req => origFunctionReturnValue);
+
+    const wrappedFunction = withSentryAPI(origFunction, '/user/[userId]/post/[postId]');
+
+    const request = new Request('https://sentry.io/');
+    await wrappedFunction(request);
+    expect(startTransactionSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(startTransactionSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        metadata: { source: 'route' },
+        name: 'POST /user/[userId]/post/[postId]',
+        op: 'http.server',
+      }),
+      { request },
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('should return a function that should not start a transaction when there is no active span and no request is being passed', async () => {
+    const startTransactionSpy = jest.spyOn(coreSdk, 'startTransaction');
+
+    const origFunctionReturnValue = new Response();
+    const origFunction = jest.fn(() => origFunctionReturnValue);
+
+    const wrappedFunction = withSentryAPI(origFunction, '/user/[userId]/post/[postId]');
+
+    await wrappedFunction();
+    expect(startTransactionSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('should return a function that starts a span on the current transaction with the correct description when there is an active transaction and no request is being passed', async () => {
+    const testTransaction = coreSdk.startTransaction({ name: 'testTransaction' });
+    coreSdk.getCurrentHub().getScope()?.setSpan(testTransaction);
+
+    const startChildSpy = jest.spyOn(testTransaction, 'startChild');
+
+    const origFunctionReturnValue = new Response();
+    const origFunction = jest.fn(() => origFunctionReturnValue);
+
+    const wrappedFunction = withSentryAPI(origFunction, '/user/[userId]/post/[postId]');
+
+    await wrappedFunction();
+    expect(startChildSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(startChildSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        description: 'handler (/user/[userId]/post/[postId])',
+        op: 'function',
+      }),
+    );
+
+    testTransaction.finish();
+    coreSdk.getCurrentHub().getScope()?.setSpan(undefined);
+  });
+});