diff --git a/sentry_sdk/scope.py b/sentry_sdk/scope.py
index 3ad61d31d5..c25b5efec2 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/scope.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/scope.py
@@ -605,11 +605,11 @@ def _drop(cause, ty):
 
         contexts = event.setdefault("contexts", {})
 
-        if has_tracing_enabled(options):
-            if self._span is not None:
+        if contexts.get("trace") is None:
+            if has_tracing_enabled(options) and 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()
 
         exc_info = hint.get("exc_info")
         if exc_info is not None: