diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3a290e2b3e..0f718d4b1c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## Unreleased
+
+### Performance
+
+- Notify scope observers once per breadcrumb by dropping the redundant `setBreadcrumbs` call on the `Scope.addBreadcrumb` path ([#5690](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/pull/5690))
+
 ## 8.47.0
 
 ### Behavioral Changes
diff --git a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/Scope.java b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/Scope.java
index 282fc4df67..43f620c188 100644
--- a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/Scope.java
+++ b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/Scope.java
@@ -506,7 +506,6 @@ public void addBreadcrumb(@NotNull Breadcrumb breadcrumb, @Nullable Hint hint) {
 
       for (final IScopeObserver observer : options.getScopeObservers()) {
         observer.addBreadcrumb(breadcrumb);
-        observer.setBreadcrumbs(breadcrumbs);
       }
     } else {
       options.getLogger().log(SentryLevel.INFO, "Breadcrumb was dropped by beforeBreadcrumb");