diff --git a/packages/core/src/transports/base.ts b/packages/core/src/transports/base.ts
index 86c52037d6f7..b88568de269a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/transports/base.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/transports/base.ts
@@ -40,12 +40,10 @@ export function createTransport(
   function recordItemLoss(reason: EventDropReason, [headers, payload]: EnvelopeItem, type: EnvelopeItemType): void {
     const dataCategory = envelopeItemTypeToDataCategory(type);
     if (type === 'transaction') {
-      options.recordDroppedEvent(reason, dataCategory);
       // The transaction itself counts as a span, too
       options.recordDroppedEvent(reason, 'span', ((payload as Event).spans?.length ?? 0) + 1);
-    } else {
-      options.recordDroppedEvent(reason, dataCategory, typeof headers.item_count === 'number' ? headers.item_count : 1);
     }
+    options.recordDroppedEvent(reason, dataCategory, typeof headers.item_count === 'number' ? headers.item_count : 1);
   }
 
   function send(envelope: Envelope): PromiseLike<TransportMakeRequestResponse> {
diff --git a/packages/core/test/lib/transports/base.test.ts b/packages/core/test/lib/transports/base.test.ts
index 9a2a0ef6275b..3ef558c349a1 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/lib/transports/base.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/lib/transports/base.test.ts
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ describe('createTransport', () => {
 
         await transport.send(TRANSACTION_ENVELOPE); // Transaction envelope should not be sent because of pending rate limit
         expect(requestExecutor).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-        expect(recordDroppedEventCallback).toHaveBeenCalledWith('ratelimit_backoff', 'transaction');
+        expect(recordDroppedEventCallback).toHaveBeenCalledWith('ratelimit_backoff', 'transaction', 1);
         expect(recordDroppedEventCallback).toHaveBeenCalledWith('ratelimit_backoff', 'span', 1);
         requestExecutor.mockClear();
         recordDroppedEventCallback.mockClear();
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ describe('createTransport', () => {
 
         await transport.send(TRANSACTION_ENVELOPE); // Transaction envelope should not be sent because of pending rate limit
         expect(requestExecutor).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-        expect(recordDroppedEventCallback).toHaveBeenCalledWith('ratelimit_backoff', 'transaction');
+        expect(recordDroppedEventCallback).toHaveBeenCalledWith('ratelimit_backoff', 'transaction', 1);
         expect(recordDroppedEventCallback).toHaveBeenCalledWith('ratelimit_backoff', 'span', 1);
         requestExecutor.mockClear();
         recordDroppedEventCallback.mockClear();
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ describe('createTransport', () => {
 
         expect(mockRecordDroppedEventCallback).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
         expect(mockRecordDroppedEventCallback).toHaveBeenCalledWith('send_error', 'error', 1);
-        expect(mockRecordDroppedEventCallback).toHaveBeenCalledWith('send_error', 'transaction');
+        expect(mockRecordDroppedEventCallback).toHaveBeenCalledWith('send_error', 'transaction', 1);
         expect(mockRecordDroppedEventCallback).toHaveBeenCalledWith('send_error', 'span', 3);
       });