diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3a290e2b3e..70751cdde9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## Unreleased
+
+### Performance
+
+- Skip `Hint` allocation in `Scope.addBreadcrumb` when no `beforeBreadcrumb` callback is set ([#5689](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/pull/5689))
+
 ## 8.47.0
 
 ### Behavioral Changes
diff --git a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/Scope.java b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/Scope.java
index 282fc4df67..f5c57f5ac5 100644
--- a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/Scope.java
+++ b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/Scope.java
@@ -493,12 +493,11 @@ public void addBreadcrumb(@NotNull Breadcrumb breadcrumb, @Nullable Hint hint) {
     if (breadcrumb == null || breadcrumbs instanceof DisabledQueue) {
       return;
     }
-    if (hint == null) {
-      hint = new Hint();
-    }
-
     SentryOptions.BeforeBreadcrumbCallback callback = options.getBeforeBreadcrumb();
     if (callback != null) {
+      if (hint == null) {
+        hint = new Hint();
+      }
       breadcrumb = executeBeforeBreadcrumb(callback, breadcrumb, hint);
     }
     if (breadcrumb != null) {