diff --git a/MIGRATION_GUIDE.md b/MIGRATION_GUIDE.md
index 335d9025d7..6b10de08d6 100644
--- a/MIGRATION_GUIDE.md
+++ b/MIGRATION_GUIDE.md
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ Span ops are now a smaller, framework-neutral set.
 - The Django integration now emits `view.render` instead of `view.response.render`, `view` instead of `view.authenticate`, and `function` instead of `event.django`.
 - The Django, Starlette, Starlite, and Litestar integrations now emit `middleware` instead of `middleware.django`, `middleware.starlette`, `middleware.starlette.receive`, `middleware.starlette.send`, `middleware.starlite`, `middleware.starlite.receive`, `middleware.starlite.send`, `middleware.litestar`, `middleware.litestar.receive`, and `middleware.litestar.send`.
 - The ARQ, Celery, Django, Dramatiq, Huey, RQ, and Ray integrations now emit `queue.publish` and `queue.process` instead of `queue.submit.arq`, `queue.task.arq`, `queue.submit.celery`, `queue.task.celery`, `queue.submit.django`, `queue.task.dramatiq`, `queue.submit.huey`, `queue.task.huey`, `queue.task.rq`, `queue.submit.ray`, and `queue.task.ray`.
+- The Boto3 integration now emits `rpc` instead of `http.client` for AWS API calls.
 
 #### GenAI span attributes
 
diff --git a/sentry_sdk/consts.py b/sentry_sdk/consts.py
index abf1464b68..7ab271473e 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/consts.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/consts.py
@@ -1389,6 +1389,7 @@ class OP:
     QUEUE_TASK_RAY = "queue.task.ray"
     QUEUE_TASK_DRAMATIQ = "queue.task.dramatiq"
     QUEUE_SUBMIT_DJANGO = "queue.submit.django"
+    RPC = "rpc"
     SUBPROCESS = "subprocess"
     SUBPROCESS_WAIT = "subprocess.wait"
     SUBPROCESS_COMMUNICATE = "subprocess.communicate"
diff --git a/sentry_sdk/integrations/boto3/_instrumentation.py b/sentry_sdk/integrations/boto3/_instrumentation.py
index e3ee4fd7d6..fab0122ccb 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/integrations/boto3/_instrumentation.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/integrations/boto3/_instrumentation.py
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ def _start_client_span(
 
     # `sentry.op` and `sentry.origin` are set to generic defaults;
     # a service extension can override them with `get_span_op()` and `get_span_origin()`.
-    span_op = OP.HTTP_CLIENT
+    span_op = OP.RPC
     span_origin = ORIGIN
 
     if service_ext is not None:
diff --git a/tests/integrations/boto3/test_client.py b/tests/integrations/boto3/test_client.py
index 087a6ec7df..163fc515bc 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/boto3/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/boto3/test_client.py
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ def record_client_span(request, **kwargs):
         if span["name"] == "S3.GetObject"
         and (
             span.get("attributes", {}).get(SPANDATA.SENTRY_ORIGIN) == ORIGIN
-            and span.get("attributes", {}).get(SPANDATA.SENTRY_OP) == OP.HTTP_CLIENT
+            and span.get("attributes", {}).get(SPANDATA.SENTRY_OP) == OP.RPC
         )
     ]
     http_spans = [
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ def invoke():
         assert sentry_sdk.get_current_span() is parent
 
     spans_by_op = _capture_boto3_spans_by_op(invoke, capture_items)
-    (client_span,) = spans_by_op[OP.HTTP_CLIENT]
+    (client_span,) = spans_by_op[OP.RPC]
     (stream_span,) = spans_by_op[OP.HTTP_CLIENT_STREAM]
     assert stream_span.get("parent_span_id") == client_span["span_id"]
 
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ def test_omit_url_data_if_parsing_fails(capture_items, client_factory):
             )
 
     parse_url.assert_called()
-    (span,) = spans_by_op[OP.HTTP_CLIENT]
+    (span,) = spans_by_op[OP.RPC]
     attributes = span.get("attributes", {})
     assert SPANDATA.URL_FULL not in attributes
     assert SPANDATA.URL_FRAGMENT not in attributes
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ def test_url_query_data_collection(
     (span,) = [
         item.payload
         for item in items
-        if item.payload.get("attributes", {}).get(SPANDATA.SENTRY_OP) == OP.HTTP_CLIENT
+        if item.payload.get("attributes", {}).get(SPANDATA.SENTRY_OP) == OP.RPC
     ]
     attributes = span.get("attributes", {})
 
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ def _capture_stubbed_client_span(
         )
         stubber.assert_no_pending_responses()
 
-    client_spans = spans_by_op.get(OP.HTTP_CLIENT, [])
+    client_spans = spans_by_op.get(OP.RPC, [])
     assert len(client_spans) == 1
     return client_spans[0]
 
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ def test_client_call_has_common_attributes(
 
     assert span["name"] == span_name
     assert span.get("end_timestamp") is not None
-    assert attributes[SPANDATA.SENTRY_OP] == OP.HTTP_CLIENT
+    assert attributes[SPANDATA.SENTRY_OP] == OP.RPC
     assert attributes[SPANDATA.SENTRY_ORIGIN] == ORIGIN
     assert attributes[SPANDATA.SENTRY_KIND] == "client"
     assert attributes[SPANDATA.CLOUD_PROVIDER] == CLOUD_PROVIDER
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ def test_client_call_has_response_header_attributes(
             capture_items,
         )
 
-    spans = spans_by_op[OP.HTTP_CLIENT]
+    spans = spans_by_op[OP.RPC]
     assert len(spans) == 1
     attributes = spans[0].get("attributes", {})
     assert attributes[SPANDATA.HTTP_STATUS_CODE] == 200
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ def test_retry_attempts_share_one_client_span(
     spans_by_op = _capture_boto3_spans_by_op(
         lambda: client.head_object(Bucket="bucket", Key="foo"), capture_items
     )
-    client_spans = spans_by_op.get(OP.HTTP_CLIENT, [])
+    client_spans = spans_by_op.get(OP.RPC, [])
 
     assert len(request_span_ids) == attempt_count
     # all `AWSRequest` instances created during retries reference the same client span.
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ def attempt_failed_head_object_call():
     spans_by_op = _capture_boto3_spans_by_op(
         attempt_failed_head_object_call, capture_items
     )
-    client_spans = spans_by_op.get(OP.HTTP_CLIENT, [])
+    client_spans = spans_by_op.get(OP.RPC, [])
 
     assert len(request_span_ids) == 2
     assert len(set(request_span_ids)) == 1
@@ -749,14 +749,14 @@ def invoke_failing_client_method():
     spans_by_op = _capture_boto3_spans_by_op(
         invoke_failing_client_method, capture_items
     )
-    client_spans = spans_by_op.get(OP.HTTP_CLIENT, [])
+    client_spans = spans_by_op.get(OP.RPC, [])
     _assert_one_failed_span(client_spans)
     attributes = client_spans[0].get("attributes", {})
 
     span = client_spans[0]
     assert span["name"] == "S3.HeadObject"
     assert span.get("end_timestamp") is not None
-    assert attributes[SPANDATA.SENTRY_OP] == OP.HTTP_CLIENT
+    assert attributes[SPANDATA.SENTRY_OP] == OP.RPC
     assert attributes[SPANDATA.SENTRY_ORIGIN] == ORIGIN
     assert attributes[SPANDATA.SENTRY_KIND] == "client"
     assert attributes[SPANDATA.CLOUD_PROVIDER] == CLOUD_PROVIDER
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ def invoke_failing_client_method():
     spans_by_op = _capture_boto3_spans_by_op(
         invoke_failing_client_method, capture_items
     )
-    client_spans = spans_by_op.get(OP.HTTP_CLIENT, [])
+    client_spans = spans_by_op.get(OP.RPC, [])
     _assert_one_failed_span(client_spans)
 
     expected_error_type = (
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ def invoke_client_method():
         stubber.add_response("head_object", original_response, api_params)
         spans_by_op = _capture_boto3_spans_by_op(invoke_client_method, capture_items)
 
-    client_spans = spans_by_op.get(OP.HTTP_CLIENT, [])
+    client_spans = spans_by_op.get(OP.RPC, [])
     assert returned_responses == [original_response]
     assert returned_responses[0] is original_response
     if failing_instrumentation == "_get_response_attributes":
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ def invoke_failing_client_method():
     spans_by_op = _capture_boto3_spans_by_op(
         invoke_failing_client_method, capture_items
     )
-    client_spans = spans_by_op.get(OP.HTTP_CLIENT, [])
+    client_spans = spans_by_op.get(OP.RPC, [])
 
     assert len(client_spans) == 1
     assert client_spans[0]["status"] == "error"
@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@ def invoke_client_method_and_read_body():
     spans_by_op = _capture_boto3_spans_by_op(
         invoke_client_method_and_read_body, capture_items
     )
-    client_spans = spans_by_op.get(OP.HTTP_CLIENT, [])
+    client_spans = spans_by_op.get(OP.RPC, [])
     stream_spans = spans_by_op.get(OP.HTTP_CLIENT_STREAM, [])
 
     assert len(client_spans) == 1
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ def invoke_client_method_and_read_body():
     spans_by_op = _capture_boto3_spans_by_op(
         invoke_client_method_and_read_body, capture_items
     )
-    client_spans = spans_by_op.get(OP.HTTP_CLIENT, [])
+    client_spans = spans_by_op.get(OP.RPC, [])
     stream_spans = spans_by_op.get(OP.HTTP_CLIENT_STREAM, [])
 
     assert len(client_spans) == 1
diff --git a/tests/integrations/boto3/test_dynamodb.py b/tests/integrations/boto3/test_dynamodb.py
index 339628099c..5399e035ae 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/boto3/test_dynamodb.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/boto3/test_dynamodb.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def test_request_attributes(
             lambda: getattr(client, method)(**params), capture_items
         )
 
-    (span,) = spans[OP.HTTP_CLIENT]
+    (span,) = spans[OP.RPC]
     attributes = span["attributes"]
     if expected_resource_id is None:
         assert SPANDATA.CLOUD_ACCOUNT_ID not in attributes
diff --git a/tests/integrations/boto3/test_kinesis.py b/tests/integrations/boto3/test_kinesis.py
index c3911b078d..c643d62595 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/boto3/test_kinesis.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/boto3/test_kinesis.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def test_request_attributes(client_factory, capture_items):
             capture_items,
         )
 
-    (span,) = spans[OP.HTTP_CLIENT]
+    (span,) = spans[OP.RPC]
     attributes = span["attributes"]
     assert attributes[SPANDATA.CLOUD_ACCOUNT_ID] == "123456789012"
     assert attributes[SPANDATA.CLOUD_RESOURCE_ID] == stream_arn
diff --git a/tests/integrations/boto3/test_lambda.py b/tests/integrations/boto3/test_lambda.py
index d74818fd3b..00c5d58df1 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/boto3/test_lambda.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/boto3/test_lambda.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def test_request_attributes(client_factory, capture_items):
             capture_items,
         )
 
-    (span,) = spans[OP.HTTP_CLIENT]
+    (span,) = spans[OP.RPC]
     attributes = span["attributes"]
     assert attributes[SPANDATA.CLOUD_ACCOUNT_ID] == "123456789012"
     assert attributes[SPANDATA.CLOUD_RESOURCE_ID] == function_arn
diff --git a/tests/integrations/boto3/test_s3.py b/tests/integrations/boto3/test_s3.py
index c21dfbb713..0e1ef6a6e5 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/boto3/test_s3.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/boto3/test_s3.py
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ def _stubbed_span(client, capture_items, method, params, response):
             lambda: getattr(client, method)(**params), capture_items
         )
         stubber.assert_no_pending_responses()
-    (span,) = spans[OP.HTTP_CLIENT]
+    (span,) = spans[OP.RPC]
     operation = client.meta.method_to_api_mapping[method]
     assert span["name"] == "S3.%s" % operation
     assert span.get("end_timestamp") is not None
     attributes = span.get("attributes", {})
-    assert attributes[SPANDATA.SENTRY_OP] == OP.HTTP_CLIENT
+    assert attributes[SPANDATA.SENTRY_OP] == OP.RPC
     assert attributes[SPANDATA.SENTRY_ORIGIN] == ORIGIN
     assert attributes[SPANDATA.SENTRY_KIND] == "client"
     assert attributes[SPANDATA.CLOUD_PROVIDER] == "aws"
diff --git a/tests/integrations/boto3/test_secretsmanager.py b/tests/integrations/boto3/test_secretsmanager.py
index f44f25515a..da0a844e13 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/boto3/test_secretsmanager.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/boto3/test_secretsmanager.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def test_request_attributes(client_factory, capture_items):
             capture_items,
         )
 
-    (span,) = spans[OP.HTTP_CLIENT]
+    (span,) = spans[OP.RPC]
     attributes = span["attributes"]
     assert attributes[SPANDATA.CLOUD_ACCOUNT_ID] == "123456789012"
     assert attributes[SPANDATA.CLOUD_RESOURCE_ID] == secret_arn
diff --git a/tests/integrations/boto3/test_sns.py b/tests/integrations/boto3/test_sns.py
index 7e613e919e..7f593d357e 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/boto3/test_sns.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/boto3/test_sns.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def test_request_attributes(client_factory, capture_items):
             lambda: client.delete_topic(**{"TopicArn": topic_arn}), capture_items
         )
 
-    (span,) = spans[OP.HTTP_CLIENT]
+    (span,) = spans[OP.RPC]
     attributes = span["attributes"]
     assert attributes[SPANDATA.CLOUD_ACCOUNT_ID] == "123456789012"
     assert attributes[SPANDATA.CLOUD_RESOURCE_ID] == topic_arn
diff --git a/tests/integrations/boto3/test_sqs.py b/tests/integrations/boto3/test_sqs.py
index b05d40de91..ecc81c69d9 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/boto3/test_sqs.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/boto3/test_sqs.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def test_request_attributes(client_factory, capture_items, source):
             lambda: getattr(client, method)(**params), capture_items
         )
 
-    (span,) = spans[OP.HTTP_CLIENT]
+    (span,) = spans[OP.RPC]
     attributes = span["attributes"]
     assert attributes[SPANDATA.CLOUD_ACCOUNT_ID] == "123456789012"
     if resource_id is None:
diff --git a/tests/integrations/boto3/test_stepfunctions.py b/tests/integrations/boto3/test_stepfunctions.py
index 52de542eb3..e080effc46 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/boto3/test_stepfunctions.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/boto3/test_stepfunctions.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def test_request_attributes(client_factory, capture_items):
             capture_items,
         )
 
-    (span,) = spans[OP.HTTP_CLIENT]
+    (span,) = spans[OP.RPC]
     attributes = span["attributes"]
     assert attributes[SPANDATA.CLOUD_ACCOUNT_ID] == "123456789012"
     assert attributes[SPANDATA.CLOUD_RESOURCE_ID] == state_machine_arn