diff --git a/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/net/http_spec.rb b/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/net/http_spec.rb
index 1e96f7feb..49c628a22 100644
--- a/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/net/http_spec.rb
+++ b/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/net/http_spec.rb
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
         "sentry-user_id=Am%C3%A9lie,  "\
         "other-vendor-value-2=foo;bar;"
 
-      transaction = Sentry::Transaction.from_sentry_trace(sentry_trace, baggage: baggage)
+      transaction = Sentry.continue_trace({ "sentry-trace" => sentry_trace, "baggage" => baggage })
       Sentry.get_current_scope.set_span(transaction)
 
       response = http.request(request)
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@
           "sentry-user_id=Am%C3%A9lie,  "\
           "other-vendor-value-2=foo;bar;"
 
-        transaction = Sentry::Transaction.from_sentry_trace(sentry_trace, baggage: baggage)
+        transaction = Sentry.continue_trace({ "sentry-trace" => sentry_trace, "baggage" => baggage })
         Sentry.get_current_scope.set_span(transaction)
 
         response = http.request(request)
diff --git a/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry_spec.rb b/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry_spec.rb
index beb931131..80c74180f 100644
--- a/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry_spec.rb
+++ b/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry_spec.rb
@@ -331,18 +331,18 @@
         unsampled_trace = "d298e6b033f84659928a2267c3879aaa-2a35b8e9a1b974f4-0"
         not_sampled_trace = "d298e6b033f84659928a2267c3879aaa-2a35b8e9a1b974f4-"
 
-        transaction = Sentry::Transaction.from_sentry_trace(sampled_trace, op: "rack.request", name: "/payment")
+        transaction = Sentry.continue_trace({ "sentry-trace" => sampled_trace }, op: "rack.request", name: "/payment")
         described_class.start_transaction(transaction: transaction)
 
         expect(transaction.sampled).to eq(true)
 
-        transaction = Sentry::Transaction.from_sentry_trace(unsampled_trace, op: "rack.request", name: "/payment")
+        transaction = Sentry.continue_trace({ "sentry-trace" => unsampled_trace }, op: "rack.request", name: "/payment")
         described_class.start_transaction(transaction: transaction)
 
         expect(transaction.sampled).to eq(false)
 
         allow(Random).to receive(:rand).and_return(0.4)
-        transaction = Sentry::Transaction.from_sentry_trace(not_sampled_trace, op: "rack.request", name: "/payment")
+        transaction = Sentry.continue_trace({ "sentry-trace" => not_sampled_trace }, op: "rack.request", name: "/payment")
         described_class.start_transaction(transaction: transaction)
 
         expect(transaction.sampled).to eq(true)
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@
       traceparent = described_class.get_traceparent
       propagation_context = described_class.get_current_scope.propagation_context
 
-      expect(traceparent).to match(Sentry::Transaction::SENTRY_TRACE_REGEXP)
+      expect(traceparent).to match(Sentry::PropagationContext::SENTRY_TRACE_REGEXP)
       expect(traceparent).to eq("#{propagation_context.trace_id}-#{propagation_context.span_id}")
     end
 
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@
 
       traceparent = described_class.get_traceparent
 
-      expect(traceparent).to match(Sentry::Transaction::SENTRY_TRACE_REGEXP)
+      expect(traceparent).to match(Sentry::PropagationContext::SENTRY_TRACE_REGEXP)
       expect(traceparent).to eq("#{span.trace_id}-#{span.span_id}-1")
     end
   end
@@ -716,6 +716,69 @@
     end
   end
 
+  describe ".continue_trace" do
+
+    context "without incoming sentry trace" do
+      let(:env) { { "HTTP_FOO" => "bar" } }
+
+      it "returns nil with tracing disabled" do
+        expect(described_class.continue_trace(env)).to eq(nil)
+      end
+
+      it "returns nil with tracing enabled" do
+        Sentry.configuration.traces_sample_rate = 1.0
+        expect(described_class.continue_trace(env)).to eq(nil)
+      end
+
+      it "sets new propagation context on scope" do
+        expect(Sentry.get_current_scope).to receive(:generate_propagation_context).and_call_original
+        described_class.continue_trace(env)
+
+        propagation_context = Sentry.get_current_scope.propagation_context
+        expect(propagation_context.incoming_trace).to eq(false)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "with incoming sentry trace" do
+      let(:incoming_prop_context) { Sentry::PropagationContext.new(Sentry::Scope.new) }
+      let(:env) do
+        {
+          "HTTP_SENTRY_TRACE" => incoming_prop_context.get_traceparent,
+          "HTTP_BAGGAGE" => incoming_prop_context.get_baggage.serialize
+        }
+      end
+
+      it "returns nil with tracing disabled" do
+        expect(described_class.continue_trace(env)).to eq(nil)
+      end
+
+      it "sets new propagation context from env on scope" do
+        expect(Sentry.get_current_scope).to receive(:generate_propagation_context).and_call_original
+        described_class.continue_trace(env)
+
+        propagation_context = Sentry.get_current_scope.propagation_context
+        expect(propagation_context.incoming_trace).to eq(true)
+        expect(propagation_context.trace_id).to eq(incoming_prop_context.trace_id)
+        expect(propagation_context.parent_span_id).to eq(incoming_prop_context.span_id)
+        expect(propagation_context.parent_sampled).to eq(nil)
+        expect(propagation_context.baggage.items).to eq(incoming_prop_context.get_baggage.items)
+        expect(propagation_context.baggage.mutable).to eq(false)
+      end
+
+      it "returns new Transaction with tracing enabled" do
+        Sentry.configuration.traces_sample_rate = 1.0
+
+        transaction = described_class.continue_trace(env, name: "foobar")
+        expect(transaction).to be_a(Sentry::Transaction)
+        expect(transaction.name).to eq("foobar")
+        expect(transaction.trace_id).to eq(incoming_prop_context.trace_id)
+        expect(transaction.parent_span_id).to eq(incoming_prop_context.span_id)
+        expect(transaction.baggage.items).to eq(incoming_prop_context.get_baggage.items)
+        expect(transaction.baggage.mutable).to eq(false)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   describe 'release detection' do
     let(:fake_root) { "/tmp/sentry/" }