diff --git a/analysis-baseline.toml b/analysis-baseline.toml
index d87c756bb..44e216a21 100644
--- a/analysis-baseline.toml
+++ b/analysis-baseline.toml
@@ -1704,6 +1704,12 @@ code = "invalid-return-statement"
 message = 'Invalid return type for function `Sentry\Tracing\Transaction::getDynamicSamplingContext`: expected `Sentry\Tracing\DynamicSamplingContext`, but found `Sentry\Tracing\DynamicSamplingContext|null`.'
 count = 1
 
+[[issues]]
+file = "src/Tracing/Transaction.php"
+code = "mixed-assignment"
+message = "Assigning `mixed` type to a variable may lead to unexpected behavior."
+count = 1
+
 [[issues]]
 file = "src/Tracing/Transaction.php"
 code = "nullable-return-statement"
diff --git a/src/Profiling/ProfileChunk.php b/src/Profiling/ProfileChunk.php
index 2779827f6..4257b8676 100644
--- a/src/Profiling/ProfileChunk.php
+++ b/src/Profiling/ProfileChunk.php
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ final class ProfileChunk
     /**
      * @var string
      */
-    private const THREAD_ID = '0';
+    public const THREAD_ID = '0';
 
     /**
      * @var string
      */
-    private const THREAD_NAME = 'main';
+    public const THREAD_NAME = 'main';
 
     /**
      * @var int we need at least 2 samples otherwise the event is dropped
diff --git a/src/Tracing/Span.php b/src/Tracing/Span.php
index 346b53b79..0956e2062 100644
--- a/src/Tracing/Span.php
+++ b/src/Tracing/Span.php
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 namespace Sentry\Tracing;
 
 use Sentry\EventId;
+use Sentry\Profiling\ProfileChunk;
+use Sentry\Profiling\Profiles;
 use Sentry\SentrySdk;
 use Sentry\State\Scope;
 use Sentry\Unit;
@@ -115,6 +117,15 @@ class Span
      */
     public function __construct(?SpanContext $context = null)
     {
+        $profilerId = Profiles::getInstance()->continuousProfiler()->getProfilerId();
+        if ($profilerId !== null) {
+            $this->data = [
+                'thread.id' => ProfileChunk::THREAD_ID,
+                'thread.name' => ProfileChunk::THREAD_NAME,
+                'profiler_id' => $profilerId,
+            ];
+        }
+
         if ($context === null) {
             $this->traceId = TraceId::generate();
             $this->spanId = SpanId::generate();
@@ -132,7 +143,7 @@ public function __construct(?SpanContext $context = null)
         $this->status = $context->getStatus();
         $this->sampled = $context->getSampled();
         $this->tags = $context->getTags();
-        $this->data = $context->getData();
+        $this->data = $context->getData() + $this->data;
         $this->endTimestamp = $context->getEndTimestamp();
         $this->origin = $context->getOrigin();
     }
diff --git a/src/Tracing/Transaction.php b/src/Tracing/Transaction.php
index 5e4d727d2..dd568e045 100644
--- a/src/Tracing/Transaction.php
+++ b/src/Tracing/Transaction.php
@@ -183,6 +183,12 @@ public function finish(?float $endTimestamp = null): ?EventId
         $event->setSdkMetadata('dynamic_sampling_context', $this->getDynamicSamplingContext());
         $event->setSdkMetadata('transaction_metadata', $this->getMetadata());
 
+        $profilerId = $this->data['profiler_id'] ?? null;
+
+        if (\is_string($profilerId)) {
+            $event->setContext('profile', ['profiler_id' => $profilerId]);
+        }
+
         if ($this->profiler !== null) {
             $profile = $this->profiler->getProfile();
             if ($profile !== null) {
diff --git a/tests/Tracing/TransactionTest.php b/tests/Tracing/TransactionTest.php
index 76a2c3aab..d14f2c8c0 100644
--- a/tests/Tracing/TransactionTest.php
+++ b/tests/Tracing/TransactionTest.php
@@ -5,13 +5,17 @@
 namespace Sentry\Tests\Tracing;
 
 use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+use Sentry\Client;
 use Sentry\ClientInterface;
 use Sentry\Event;
 use Sentry\EventId;
 use Sentry\EventType;
 use Sentry\Options;
+use Sentry\Profiling\Profiles;
+use Sentry\SentrySdk;
 use Sentry\State\Hub;
 use Sentry\State\HubInterface;
+use Sentry\Tests\StubTransport;
 use Sentry\Tests\TestUtil\ClockMock;
 use Sentry\Tracing\SpanContext;
 use Sentry\Tracing\Transaction;
@@ -75,6 +79,55 @@ public function testFinish(): void
         $this->assertSame($expectedEventId, $eventId);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @requires extension excimer
+     */
+    public function testSpansCreatedWhileProfilingAreLinkedToTheProfile(): void
+    {
+        StubTransport::$events = [];
+
+        $hub = SentrySdk::init();
+        $hub->bindClient(new Client(new Options([
+            'profile_session_sample_rate' => 1.0,
+        ]), StubTransport::getInstance()));
+
+        $profiler = Profiles::getInstance()->continuousProfiler();
+        $profiler->start();
+
+        $profilerId = $profiler->getProfilerId();
+
+        $transaction = new Transaction(TransactionContext::make()->setSampled(true), $hub);
+        $transaction->initSpanRecorder();
+
+        $profiledSpan = $transaction->startChild(new SpanContext());
+        $profiledSpan->finish();
+
+        $profiler->stop();
+
+        $unprofiledSpan = $transaction->startChild(new SpanContext());
+        $unprofiledSpan->finish();
+
+        $transaction->finish();
+
+        $transactionEvents = array_values(array_filter(StubTransport::$events, static function (Event $event): bool {
+            return $event->getType() === EventType::transaction();
+        }));
+
+        $this->assertCount(1, $transactionEvents);
+
+        $event = $transactionEvents[0];
+        $profileData = [
+            'thread.id' => '0',
+            'thread.name' => 'main',
+            'profiler_id' => $profilerId,
+        ];
+
+        $this->assertSame(['profiler_id' => $profilerId], $event->getContexts()['profile']);
+        $this->assertSame($profileData, $event->getContexts()['trace']['data']);
+        $this->assertSame($profileData, $profiledSpan->getData());
+        $this->assertSame([], $unprofiledSpan->getData());
+    }
+
     public function testFinishDoesNothingIfSampledFlagIsNotTrue(): void
     {
         $hub = $this->createMock(HubInterface::class);