diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ccc9825e6..6a5a10329 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
   config.trace_propagation_targets = [/example.com/, 'foobar.org/api/v2']
   ```
 - Tracing without Performance
-  - Implement `PropagationContext` on `Scope` and add `Sentry.get_trace_propagation_headers` API [#2084](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-ruby/pull/2084)
+  - Implement `PropagationContext` on `Scope` and add new `Sentry.get_trace_propagation_headers` API [#2084](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-ruby/pull/2084)
+  - Add new `Sentry.continue_trace` API [#2089](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-ruby/pull/2089)
 
   The SDK now supports connecting arbitrary events (Errors / Transactions / Replays) across distributed services and not just Transactions.  
   To continue an incoming trace starting with this version of the SDK, use `Sentry.continue_trace` as follows.
diff --git a/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/action_cable.rb b/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/action_cable.rb
index 5bf01f5da..155377466 100644
--- a/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/action_cable.rb
+++ b/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/action_cable.rb
@@ -33,11 +33,8 @@ def capture(connection, transaction_name:, extra_context: nil, &block)
           end
 
           def start_transaction(env, scope)
-            sentry_trace = env["HTTP_SENTRY_TRACE"]
-            baggage = env["HTTP_BAGGAGE"]
-
             options = { name: scope.transaction_name, source: scope.transaction_source, op: OP_NAME }
-            transaction = Sentry::Transaction.from_sentry_trace(sentry_trace, baggage: baggage, **options) if sentry_trace
+            transaction = Sentry.continue_trace(env, **options)
             Sentry.start_transaction(transaction: transaction, **options)
           end
 
diff --git a/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/capture_exceptions.rb b/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/capture_exceptions.rb
index a145d53dd..8d93784ed 100644
--- a/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/capture_exceptions.rb
+++ b/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/capture_exceptions.rb
@@ -32,16 +32,13 @@ def capture_exception(exception, env)
       end
 
       def start_transaction(env, scope)
-        sentry_trace = env["HTTP_SENTRY_TRACE"]
-        baggage = env["HTTP_BAGGAGE"]
-
         options = { name: scope.transaction_name, source: scope.transaction_source, op: transaction_op }
 
         if @assets_regexp && scope.transaction_name.match?(@assets_regexp)
           options.merge!(sampled: false)
         end
 
-        transaction = Sentry::Transaction.from_sentry_trace(sentry_trace, baggage: baggage, **options) if sentry_trace
+        transaction = Sentry.continue_trace(env, **options)
         Sentry.start_transaction(transaction: transaction, custom_sampling_context: { env: env }, **options)
       end
 
diff --git a/sentry-ruby/lib/sentry/propagation_context.rb b/sentry-ruby/lib/sentry/propagation_context.rb
index d6d5a9e42..720a46f6d 100644
--- a/sentry-ruby/lib/sentry/propagation_context.rb
+++ b/sentry-ruby/lib/sentry/propagation_context.rb
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ def initialize(scope, env = nil)
       @incoming_trace = false
 
       if env
-        sentry_trace_header = env["HTTP_SENTRY_TRACE"]
-        baggage_header = env["HTTP_BAGGAGE"]
+        sentry_trace_header = env["HTTP_SENTRY_TRACE"] || env[SENTRY_TRACE_HEADER_NAME]
+        baggage_header = env["HTTP_BAGGAGE"] || env[BAGGAGE_HEADER_NAME]
 
         if sentry_trace_header
           sentry_trace_data = self.class.extract_sentry_trace(sentry_trace_header)
diff --git a/sentry-sidekiq/lib/sentry/sidekiq/sentry_context_middleware.rb b/sentry-sidekiq/lib/sentry/sidekiq/sentry_context_middleware.rb
index 646c40e60..fcb6e0ada 100644
--- a/sentry-sidekiq/lib/sentry/sidekiq/sentry_context_middleware.rb
+++ b/sentry-sidekiq/lib/sentry/sidekiq/sentry_context_middleware.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def call(_worker, job, queue)
         scope.set_tags(build_tags(job["tags"]))
         scope.set_contexts(sidekiq: job.merge("queue" => queue))
         scope.set_transaction_name(context_filter.transaction_name, source: :task)
-        transaction = start_transaction(scope, job["sentry_trace"])
+        transaction = start_transaction(scope, job["trace_propagation_headers"])
         scope.set_span(transaction) if transaction
 
         begin
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ def build_tags(tags)
         Array(tags).each_with_object({}) { |name, tags_hash| tags_hash[:"sidekiq.#{name}"] = true }
       end
 
-      def start_transaction(scope, sentry_trace)
+      def start_transaction(scope, env)
         options = { name: scope.transaction_name, source: scope.transaction_source, op: OP_NAME }
-        transaction = Sentry::Transaction.from_sentry_trace(sentry_trace, **options) if sentry_trace
+        transaction = Sentry.continue_trace(env, **options)
         Sentry.start_transaction(transaction: transaction, **options)
       end
 
@@ -58,9 +58,8 @@ def call(_worker_class, job, _queue, _redis_pool)
         return yield unless Sentry.initialized?
 
         user = Sentry.get_current_scope.user
-        transaction = Sentry.get_current_scope.get_transaction
         job["sentry_user"] = user unless user.empty?
-        job["sentry_trace"] = transaction.to_sentry_trace if transaction
+        job["trace_propagation_headers"] = Sentry.get_trace_propagation_headers
         yield
       end
     end
diff --git a/sentry-sidekiq/spec/sentry/sidekiq/sentry_context_middleware_spec.rb b/sentry-sidekiq/spec/sentry/sidekiq/sentry_context_middleware_spec.rb
index c07f18050..3a2b48de0 100644
--- a/sentry-sidekiq/spec/sentry/sidekiq/sentry_context_middleware_spec.rb
+++ b/sentry-sidekiq/spec/sentry/sidekiq/sentry_context_middleware_spec.rb
@@ -57,11 +57,12 @@
       expect(event.tags.keys).to include(:"sidekiq.marvel", :"sidekiq.dc")
     end
 
-    context "with sentry_trace" do
+    context "with trace_propagation_headers" do
       let(:parent_transaction) { Sentry.start_transaction(op: "sidekiq") }
 
       it "starts the transaction from it" do
-        execute_worker(processor, HappyWorker, sentry_trace: parent_transaction.to_sentry_trace)
+        trace_propagation_headers = { "sentry-trace" => parent_transaction.to_sentry_trace }
+        execute_worker(processor, HappyWorker, trace_propagation_headers: trace_propagation_headers)
 
         expect(transport.events.count).to eq(1)
         transaction = transport.events.first
@@ -93,12 +94,11 @@
     end
   end
 
-  it "does not add user or sentry_trace to the job if they're absence in the current scope" do
+  it "does not add user to the job if they're absent in the current scope" do
     client.push('queue' => 'default', 'class' => HappyWorker, 'args' => [])
 
     expect(queue.size).to be(1)
     expect(queue.first["sentry_user"]).to be_nil
-    expect(queue.first["sentry_trace"]).to be_nil
   end
 
   describe "with user" do
@@ -121,11 +121,13 @@
       Sentry.get_current_scope.set_span(transaction)
     end
 
-    it "sets user of the current scope to the job" do
+    it "sets the correct trace_propagation_headers linked to the transaction" do
       client.push('queue' => 'default', 'class' => HappyWorker, 'args' => [])
 
       expect(queue.size).to be(1)
-      expect(queue.first["sentry_trace"]).to eq(transaction.to_sentry_trace)
+      headers = queue.first["trace_propagation_headers"]
+      expect(headers["sentry-trace"]).to eq(transaction.to_sentry_trace)
+      expect(headers["baggage"]).to eq(transaction.to_baggage)
     end
   end
 end