diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 04d05f1bfc..2376590a8f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ Breaking changes:
 
 ### Fixes
 
+- Do not overwrite UI transaction status if set by the user ([#2852](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/pull/2852))
+
 Breaking changes:
 - Move enableNdk from SentryOptions to SentryAndroidOptions ([#2793](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/pull/2793))
 
diff --git a/sentry-android-core/src/main/java/io/sentry/android/core/internal/gestures/SentryGestureListener.java b/sentry-android-core/src/main/java/io/sentry/android/core/internal/gestures/SentryGestureListener.java
index 3dda6183cd..17b62eb319 100644
--- a/sentry-android-core/src/main/java/io/sentry/android/core/internal/gestures/SentryGestureListener.java
+++ b/sentry-android-core/src/main/java/io/sentry/android/core/internal/gestures/SentryGestureListener.java
@@ -255,7 +255,13 @@ private void startTracing(final @NotNull UiElement target, final @NotNull String
 
   void stopTracing(final @NotNull SpanStatus status) {
     if (activeTransaction != null) {
-      activeTransaction.finish(status);
+      final SpanStatus currentStatus = activeTransaction.getStatus();
+      // status might be set by other integrations, let's not overwrite it
+      if (currentStatus == null) {
+        activeTransaction.finish(status);
+      } else {
+        activeTransaction.finish();
+      }
     }
     hub.configureScope(
         scope -> {
diff --git a/sentry-android-core/src/test/java/io/sentry/android/core/internal/gestures/SentryGestureListenerTracingTest.kt b/sentry-android-core/src/test/java/io/sentry/android/core/internal/gestures/SentryGestureListenerTracingTest.kt
index 5f216a660a..41776e495a 100644
--- a/sentry-android-core/src/test/java/io/sentry/android/core/internal/gestures/SentryGestureListenerTracingTest.kt
+++ b/sentry-android-core/src/test/java/io/sentry/android/core/internal/gestures/SentryGestureListenerTracingTest.kt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import io.sentry.Scope
 import io.sentry.ScopeCallback
 import io.sentry.SentryTracer
 import io.sentry.SpanStatus
+import io.sentry.SpanStatus.OUT_OF_RANGE
 import io.sentry.TransactionContext
 import io.sentry.TransactionOptions
 import io.sentry.android.core.SentryAndroidOptions
@@ -323,6 +324,17 @@ class SentryGestureListenerTracingTest {
         verify(fixture.transaction).scheduleFinish()
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun `preserves existing transaction status`() {
+        val sut = fixture.getSut<View>()
+
+        sut.onSingleTapUp(fixture.event)
+
+        fixture.transaction.status = OUT_OF_RANGE
+        sut.stopTracing(SpanStatus.CANCELLED)
+        assertEquals(OUT_OF_RANGE, fixture.transaction.status)
+    }
+
     internal open class ScrollableListView : AbsListView(mock()) {
         override fun getAdapter(): ListAdapter = mock()
         override fun setSelection(position: Int) = Unit