diff --git a/sentry_sdk/__init__.py b/sentry_sdk/__init__.py
index 1b646992ff..94d97a87d8 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/__init__.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/__init__.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     "get_traceparent",
     "is_initialized",
     "isolation_scope",
+    "last_event_id",
     "new_scope",
     "push_scope",
     "set_context",
diff --git a/sentry_sdk/api.py b/sentry_sdk/api.py
index 37c81afcc5..30867e95bf 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/api.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/api.py
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ def overload(x):
     "get_traceparent",
     "is_initialized",
     "isolation_scope",
+    "last_event_id",
     "new_scope",
     "push_scope",
     "set_context",
@@ -332,6 +333,12 @@ def start_transaction(
     )
 
 
+@scopemethod
+def last_event_id():
+    # type: () -> Optional[str]
+    return Scope.last_event_id()
+
+
 def set_measurement(name, value, unit=""):
     # type: (str, float, MeasurementUnit) -> None
     transaction = Scope.get_current_scope().transaction
diff --git a/tests/test_basics.py b/tests/test_basics.py
index bf42634710..aeb8488a0f 100644
--- a/tests/test_basics.py
+++ b/tests/test_basics.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     capture_exception,
     capture_message,
     start_transaction,
+    last_event_id,
     add_breadcrumb,
     Hub,
     Scope,
@@ -778,3 +779,24 @@ def test_classmethod_tracing(sentry_init):
         with patch_start_tracing_child() as fake_start_child:
             assert instance_or_class.class_(1) == (TracingTestClass, 1)
             assert fake_start_child.call_count == 1
+
+
+def test_last_event_id(sentry_init):
+    sentry_init(enable_tracing=True)
+
+    assert last_event_id() is None
+
+    capture_exception(Exception("test"))
+
+    assert last_event_id() is not None
+
+
+def test_last_event_id_transaction(sentry_init):
+    sentry_init(enable_tracing=True)
+
+    assert last_event_id() is None
+
+    with start_transaction(name="test"):
+        pass
+
+    assert last_event_id() is None, "Transaction should not set last_event_id"