diff --git a/src/Sentry/IScopeObserver.cs b/src/Sentry/IScopeObserver.cs
index 870a160a30..3d9dcdce90 100644
--- a/src/Sentry/IScopeObserver.cs
+++ b/src/Sentry/IScopeObserver.cs
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ public interface IScopeObserver
     /// </summary>
     public void SetTrace(SentryId traceId, SpanId parentSpanId);
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Sets the environment.
+    /// </summary>
+    public void SetEnvironment(string? environment);
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Adds an attachment.
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Sentry/Internal/ScopeObserver.cs b/src/Sentry/Internal/ScopeObserver.cs
index 28f4676f84..0ba44c98a5 100644
--- a/src/Sentry/Internal/ScopeObserver.cs
+++ b/src/Sentry/Internal/ScopeObserver.cs
@@ -95,6 +95,15 @@ public void SetTrace(SentryId traceId, SpanId parentSpanId)
 
     public abstract void SetTraceImpl(SentryId traceId, SpanId parentSpanId);
 
+    public void SetEnvironment(string? environment)
+    {
+        _options.DiagnosticLogger?.Log(SentryLevel.Debug,
+            "{0} Scope Sync - Setting Environment e:\"{1}\"", null, _name, environment);
+        SetEnvironmentImpl(environment);
+    }
+
+    public abstract void SetEnvironmentImpl(string? environment);
+
     public void AddAttachment(SentryAttachment attachment)
     {
         _options.DiagnosticLogger?.Log(SentryLevel.Debug,
diff --git a/src/Sentry/Platforms/Android/AndroidScopeObserver.cs b/src/Sentry/Platforms/Android/AndroidScopeObserver.cs
index e18b215562..c4d3e91640 100644
--- a/src/Sentry/Platforms/Android/AndroidScopeObserver.cs
+++ b/src/Sentry/Platforms/Android/AndroidScopeObserver.cs
@@ -112,6 +112,18 @@ public void SetTrace(SentryId traceId, SpanId parentSpanId)
         }
     }
 
+    public void SetEnvironment(string? environment)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            // TODO: Missing corresponding scope-level functionality on the Android SDK
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            _innerObserver?.SetEnvironment(environment);
+        }
+    }
+
     public void AddAttachment(SentryAttachment attachment)
     {
         try
diff --git a/src/Sentry/Platforms/Cocoa/CocoaScopeObserver.cs b/src/Sentry/Platforms/Cocoa/CocoaScopeObserver.cs
index f92156a4be..46f8aebf5e 100644
--- a/src/Sentry/Platforms/Cocoa/CocoaScopeObserver.cs
+++ b/src/Sentry/Platforms/Cocoa/CocoaScopeObserver.cs
@@ -120,6 +120,18 @@ public void SetTrace(SentryId traceId, SpanId parentSpanId)
         }
     }
 
+    public void SetEnvironment(string? environment)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            SentryCocoaSdk.ConfigureScope(scope => scope.SetEnvironment(environment));
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            _innerObserver?.SetEnvironment(environment);
+        }
+    }
+
     public void AddAttachment(SentryAttachment attachment)
     {
         try
diff --git a/src/Sentry/Platforms/Native/CFunctions.cs b/src/Sentry/Platforms/Native/CFunctions.cs
index 5faa149720..72105155e8 100644
--- a/src/Sentry/Platforms/Native/CFunctions.cs
+++ b/src/Sentry/Platforms/Native/CFunctions.cs
@@ -251,6 +251,9 @@ internal static string GetCacheDirectory(SentryOptions options)
     [DllImport("sentry-native")]
     internal static extern void sentry_set_trace(string traceId, string parentSpanId);
 
+    [DllImport("sentry-native")]
+    internal static extern void sentry_set_environment(string? environment);
+
     internal static Dictionary<long, DebugImage> LoadDebugImages(IDiagnosticLogger? logger)
     {
         // It only makes sense to load them once because they're cached on the native side anyway. We could force
diff --git a/src/Sentry/Platforms/Native/NativeScopeObserver.cs b/src/Sentry/Platforms/Native/NativeScopeObserver.cs
index f9034df998..1d6956a9f4 100644
--- a/src/Sentry/Platforms/Native/NativeScopeObserver.cs
+++ b/src/Sentry/Platforms/Native/NativeScopeObserver.cs
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ public override void SetUserImpl(SentryUser user)
     public override void SetTraceImpl(SentryId traceId, SpanId parentSpanId) =>
         C.sentry_set_trace(traceId.ToString(), parentSpanId.ToString());
 
+    public override void SetEnvironmentImpl(string? environment) =>
+        C.sentry_set_environment(environment);
+
     public override void AddAttachmentImpl(SentryAttachment attachment)
     {
         // TODO: Missing corresponding functionality on the Native SDK
diff --git a/src/Sentry/Scope.cs b/src/Sentry/Scope.cs
index 62b926cb7f..d062290133 100644
--- a/src/Sentry/Scope.cs
+++ b/src/Sentry/Scope.cs
@@ -145,7 +145,32 @@ public SentryUser User
     public string? Distribution { get; set; }
 
     /// <inheritdoc />
-    public string? Environment { get; set; }
+    public string? Environment
+    {
+        get;
+        set
+        {
+            if (field == value)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (value is null)
+            {
+                Options.LogDebug("Environment cannot be null. Reverting to default value from the options.");
+                field = Options.Environment;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                field = value;
+            }
+
+            if (Options is { EnableScopeSync: true, ScopeObserver: { } observer })
+            {
+                observer.SetEnvironment(field);
+            }
+        }
+    }
 
     // TransactionName is kept for legacy purposes because
     // SentryEvent still makes use of it.
diff --git a/src/Sentry/SentrySdk.cs b/src/Sentry/SentrySdk.cs
index a6e31c57af..e0067fafb8 100644
--- a/src/Sentry/SentrySdk.cs
+++ b/src/Sentry/SentrySdk.cs
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ internal static IHub InitHub(SentryOptions options)
 #pragma warning restore 0162
 #pragma warning restore CS0162 // Unreachable code detected
 
+        // This happens before the native SDKs get initialized
+        options.Environment = options.SettingLocator.GetEnvironment();
+
         // Initialize native platform SDKs here
         if (options.InitNativeSdks)
         {
diff --git a/test/Sentry.Tests/ApiApprovalTests.Run.DotNet10_0.verified.txt b/test/Sentry.Tests/ApiApprovalTests.Run.DotNet10_0.verified.txt
index 35d2d30f47..1a6c3e737d 100644
--- a/test/Sentry.Tests/ApiApprovalTests.Run.DotNet10_0.verified.txt
+++ b/test/Sentry.Tests/ApiApprovalTests.Run.DotNet10_0.verified.txt
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ namespace Sentry
         void AddAttachment(Sentry.SentryAttachment attachment);
         void AddBreadcrumb(Sentry.Breadcrumb breadcrumb);
         void ClearAttachments();
+        void SetEnvironment(string? environment);
         void SetExtra(string key, object? value);
         void SetTag(string key, string value);
         void SetTrace(Sentry.SentryId traceId, Sentry.SpanId parentSpanId);
diff --git a/test/Sentry.Tests/ApiApprovalTests.Run.DotNet8_0.verified.txt b/test/Sentry.Tests/ApiApprovalTests.Run.DotNet8_0.verified.txt
index 35d2d30f47..1a6c3e737d 100644
--- a/test/Sentry.Tests/ApiApprovalTests.Run.DotNet8_0.verified.txt
+++ b/test/Sentry.Tests/ApiApprovalTests.Run.DotNet8_0.verified.txt
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ namespace Sentry
         void AddAttachment(Sentry.SentryAttachment attachment);
         void AddBreadcrumb(Sentry.Breadcrumb breadcrumb);
         void ClearAttachments();
+        void SetEnvironment(string? environment);
         void SetExtra(string key, object? value);
         void SetTag(string key, string value);
         void SetTrace(Sentry.SentryId traceId, Sentry.SpanId parentSpanId);
diff --git a/test/Sentry.Tests/ApiApprovalTests.Run.DotNet9_0.verified.txt b/test/Sentry.Tests/ApiApprovalTests.Run.DotNet9_0.verified.txt
index 35d2d30f47..1a6c3e737d 100644
--- a/test/Sentry.Tests/ApiApprovalTests.Run.DotNet9_0.verified.txt
+++ b/test/Sentry.Tests/ApiApprovalTests.Run.DotNet9_0.verified.txt
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ namespace Sentry
         void AddAttachment(Sentry.SentryAttachment attachment);
         void AddBreadcrumb(Sentry.Breadcrumb breadcrumb);
         void ClearAttachments();
+        void SetEnvironment(string? environment);
         void SetExtra(string key, object? value);
         void SetTag(string key, string value);
         void SetTrace(Sentry.SentryId traceId, Sentry.SpanId parentSpanId);
diff --git a/test/Sentry.Tests/ApiApprovalTests.Run.Net4_8.verified.txt b/test/Sentry.Tests/ApiApprovalTests.Run.Net4_8.verified.txt
index fe7b7cab37..ae30b18e3e 100644
--- a/test/Sentry.Tests/ApiApprovalTests.Run.Net4_8.verified.txt
+++ b/test/Sentry.Tests/ApiApprovalTests.Run.Net4_8.verified.txt
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ namespace Sentry
         void AddAttachment(Sentry.SentryAttachment attachment);
         void AddBreadcrumb(Sentry.Breadcrumb breadcrumb);
         void ClearAttachments();
+        void SetEnvironment(string? environment);
         void SetExtra(string key, object? value);
         void SetTag(string key, string value);
         void SetTrace(Sentry.SentryId traceId, Sentry.SpanId parentSpanId);
diff --git a/test/Sentry.Tests/ScopeTests.cs b/test/Sentry.Tests/ScopeTests.cs
index ccb1b277bf..0e04ec4b34 100644
--- a/test/Sentry.Tests/ScopeTests.cs
+++ b/test/Sentry.Tests/ScopeTests.cs
@@ -113,6 +113,21 @@ public void Clone_CopiesFields()
         Assert.Equal(_sut.Environment, clone.Environment);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public void Clone_EnvironmentOverridesOptions_OverridePreserved()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var options = new SentryOptions { Environment = "production" };
+        var scope = new Scope(options);
+        scope.Environment = "staging";
+
+        // Act
+        var clone = scope.Clone();
+
+        // Assert
+        clone.Environment.Should().Be("staging");
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public void TransactionName_TransactionNotStarted_NameIsSet()
     {
@@ -696,6 +711,84 @@ public void AddBreadcrumb_ObserverExist_ObserverAddsBreadcrumbIfEnabled(bool obs
         observer.Received(expectedCount).AddBreadcrumb(Arg.Is(breadcrumb));
     }
 
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData(true)]
+    [InlineData(false)]
+    public void SetEnvironment_ObserverExist_ObserverSetsEnvironmentIfEnabled(bool observerEnable)
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var observer = Substitute.For<IScopeObserver>();
+        var scope = new Scope(new SentryOptions
+        {
+            ScopeObserver = observer,
+            EnableScopeSync = observerEnable
+        });
+        const string expectedEnvironment = "staging";
+        var expectedCount = observerEnable ? 1 : 0;
+
+        // Act
+        scope.Environment = expectedEnvironment;
+
+        // Assert
+        observer.Received(expectedCount).SetEnvironment(Arg.Is(expectedEnvironment));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void SetEnvironment_Null_EnvironmentSetToOptionEnvironment()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        const string optionsEnvironment = "production";
+        var scope = new Scope(new SentryOptions { Environment = optionsEnvironment });
+        scope.Environment = "staging"; // Override before resetting
+
+        // Act
+        scope.Environment = null;
+
+        // Assert
+        scope.Environment.Should().Be(optionsEnvironment);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void SetEnvironment_Null_ObserverReceivesOptionEnvironment()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        const string optionsEnvironment = "production";
+        var observer = Substitute.For<IScopeObserver>();
+        var scope = new Scope(new SentryOptions
+        {
+            ScopeObserver = observer,
+            EnableScopeSync = true,
+            Environment = optionsEnvironment
+        });
+        scope.Environment = "staging"; // Override before resetting
+        observer.ClearReceivedCalls();
+
+        // Act
+        scope.Environment = null;
+
+        // Assert
+        observer.Received(1).SetEnvironment(Arg.Is(optionsEnvironment));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void SetEnvironment_SameValue_ObserverNotifiedOnce()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var observer = Substitute.For<IScopeObserver>();
+        var scope = new Scope(new SentryOptions
+        {
+            ScopeObserver = observer,
+            EnableScopeSync = true
+        });
+
+        // Act
+        scope.Environment = "staging";
+        scope.Environment = "staging";
+
+        // Assert
+        observer.Received(1).SetEnvironment(Arg.Is("staging"));
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public void Filtered_tags_are_not_set()
     {