diff --git a/packages/core/src/index.ts b/packages/core/src/index.ts
index 751279cde693..24f3e5e9e330 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/index.ts
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ export { inboundFiltersIntegration } from './integrations/inboundfilters';
 export { linkedErrorsIntegration } from './integrations/linkederrors';
 export { moduleMetadataIntegration } from './integrations/metadata';
 export { requestDataIntegration } from './integrations/requestdata';
+export { serverRequestSessionIntegration } from './integrations/serverrequestsession';
 export { captureConsoleIntegration } from './integrations/captureconsole';
 // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
 export { debugIntegration } from './integrations/debug';
diff --git a/packages/core/src/integrations/serverrequestsession.ts b/packages/core/src/integrations/serverrequestsession.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e03b2f4b465f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/integrations/serverrequestsession.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { getIsolationScope } from '../currentScopes';
+import { startSession } from '../exports';
+import { defineIntegration } from '../integration';
+
+export const serverRequestSessionIntegration = defineIntegration(() => {
+  return {
+    name: 'ServerRequestSession',
+    setup(client) {
+      client.on('preprocessEvent', event => {
+        const isException =
+          event.type === undefined && event.exception && event.exception.values && event.exception.values.length > 0;
+
+        // If the event is of type Exception, then a request session should be captured
+        if (isException) {
+          const requestSession = getIsolationScope().getRequestSession();
+
+          // Ensure that this is happening within the bounds of a request, and make sure not to override
+          // Session Status if Errored / Crashed
+          if (requestSession && requestSession.status === 'ok') {
+            requestSession.status = 'errored';
+          }
+        }
+      });
+
+      // TODO(v9): Remove this start session call
+      startSession();
+    },
+  };
+});
diff --git a/packages/core/src/server-runtime-client.ts b/packages/core/src/server-runtime-client.ts
index 5435d5c8fff0..211f680bdbc7 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/server-runtime-client.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/server-runtime-client.ts
@@ -134,11 +134,11 @@ export class ServerRuntimeClient<
     return super.close(timeout);
   }
 
-  /** Method that initialises an instance of SessionFlusher on Client */
+  /** Method that initializes an instance of SessionFlusher on Client */
   public initSessionFlusher(): void {
     const { release, environment } = this._options;
     if (!release) {
-      DEBUG_BUILD && logger.warn('Cannot initialise an instance of SessionFlusher if no release is provided!');
+      DEBUG_BUILD && logger.warn('Cannot initialize an instance of SessionFlusher if no release is provided!');
     } else {
       this._sessionFlusher = new SessionFlusher(this, {
         release,
diff --git a/packages/node/src/sdk/index.ts b/packages/node/src/sdk/index.ts
index 1104386fb2ca..10d89f763499 100644
--- a/packages/node/src/sdk/index.ts
+++ b/packages/node/src/sdk/index.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import {
   dropUndefinedKeys,
   endSession,
   functionToStringIntegration,
-  getClient,
   getCurrentScope,
   getIntegrationsToSetup,
   getIsolationScope,
@@ -14,8 +13,8 @@ import {
   logger,
   propagationContextFromHeaders,
   requestDataIntegration,
+  serverRequestSessionIntegration,
   stackParserFromStackParserOptions,
-  startSession,
 } from '@sentry/core';
 import {
   enhanceDscWithOpenTelemetryRootSpanName,
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@ export function getDefaultIntegrationsWithoutPerformance(): Integration[] {
 
 /** Get the default integrations for the Node SDK. */
 export function getDefaultIntegrations(options: Options): Integration[] {
-  return [
+  const integrations = [
     ...getDefaultIntegrationsWithoutPerformance(),
     // We only add performance integrations if tracing is enabled
     // Note that this means that without tracing enabled, e.g. `expressIntegration()` will not be added
@@ -84,6 +83,13 @@ export function getDefaultIntegrations(options: Options): Integration[] {
     // But `transactionName` will not be set automatically
     ...(shouldAddPerformanceIntegrations(options) ? getAutoPerformanceIntegrations() : []),
   ];
+
+  // TODO(v9): Make this a default default integration
+  if (options.autoSessionTracking) {
+    integrations.push(serverRequestSessionIntegration());
+  }
+
+  return integrations;
 }
 
 function shouldAddPerformanceIntegrations(options: Options): boolean {
@@ -156,8 +162,9 @@ function _init(
 
   logger.log(`Running in ${isCjs() ? 'CommonJS' : 'ESM'} mode.`);
 
+  // TODO(V9): Unconditionally call startSessionTracking
   if (options.autoSessionTracking) {
-    startSessionTracking();
+    startSessionTracking(client);
   }
 
   client.startClientReportTracking();
@@ -308,17 +315,11 @@ function updateScopeFromEnvVariables(): void {
     getCurrentScope().setPropagationContext(propagationContext);
   }
 }
-
 /**
  * Enable automatic Session Tracking for the node process.
  */
-function startSessionTracking(): void {
-  const client = getClient<NodeClient>();
-  if (client && client.getOptions().autoSessionTracking) {
-    client.initSessionFlusher();
-  }
-
-  startSession();
+function startSessionTracking(client: NodeClient): void {
+  client.initSessionFlusher();
 
   // Emitted in the case of healthy sessions, error of `mechanism.handled: true` and unhandledrejections because
   // The 'beforeExit' event is not emitted for conditions causing explicit termination,