diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4c0bcb28a..0ad988113 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@
 
 - Pick up config.cron.default_timezone from Rails config ([#2213](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-ruby/pull/2213))
 
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- Sentry will not record traces of HTTP OPTIONS and HEAD requests in Rack and Rails apps [#2181](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-ruby/pull/2181)
+
 ## 5.15.2
 
 ### Bug Fixes
@@ -65,7 +69,6 @@
 ### Bug Fixes
 
 - Network errors raised in `Sentry::HTTPTransport` will no longer be reported to Sentry [#2178](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-ruby/pull/2178)
-- Sentry will not record traces of HTTP OPTIONS and HEAD requests in Rack and Rails apps [#2181](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-ruby/pull/2181)
 
 ## 5.14.0
 
diff --git a/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/action_cable.rb b/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/action_cable.rb
index 155377466..b8dd51a1b 100644
--- a/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/action_cable.rb
+++ b/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/action_cable.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ module Rails
     module ActionCableExtensions
       class ErrorHandler
         OP_NAME = "websocket.server".freeze
+        IGNORED_HTTP_METHODS = ["HEAD", "OPTIONS"].freeze
 
         class << self
           def capture(connection, transaction_name:, extra_context: nil, &block)
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@ def capture(connection, transaction_name:, extra_context: nil, &block)
           end
 
           def start_transaction(env, scope)
+            return nil if IGNORED_HTTP_METHODS.include?(env["REQUEST_METHOD"])
+
             options = { name: scope.transaction_name, source: scope.transaction_source, op: OP_NAME }
             transaction = Sentry.continue_trace(env, **options)
             Sentry.start_transaction(transaction: transaction, **options)
diff --git a/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/capture_exceptions.rb b/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/capture_exceptions.rb
index 8d93784ed..5b7c28abe 100644
--- a/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/capture_exceptions.rb
+++ b/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/capture_exceptions.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ module Sentry
   module Rails
     class CaptureExceptions < Sentry::Rack::CaptureExceptions
       RAILS_7_1 = Gem::Version.new(::Rails.version) >= Gem::Version.new("7.1.0.alpha")
+      IGNORED_HTTP_METHODS = ["HEAD", "OPTIONS"].freeze
 
       def initialize(_)
         super
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@ def capture_exception(exception, env)
       end
 
       def start_transaction(env, scope)
+        return nil if IGNORED_HTTP_METHODS.include?(env["REQUEST_METHOD"])
+
         options = { name: scope.transaction_name, source: scope.transaction_source, op: transaction_op }
 
         if @assets_regexp && scope.transaction_name.match?(@assets_regexp)