diff --git a/sentry_sdk/scope.py b/sentry_sdk/scope.py
index 3ad61d31d5..47d572976c 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/scope.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/scope.py
@@ -608,6 +608,8 @@ def _drop(cause, ty):
         if has_tracing_enabled(options):
             if self._span is not None:
                 contexts["trace"] = self._span.get_trace_context()
+            else:
+                contexts["trace"] = self.get_trace_context()
         else:
             contexts["trace"] = self.get_trace_context()