diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 046a2c08a9..c489685247 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
   Sentry.wrapExpoAsset(Asset);
   ```
 - Adds tags with Expo Updates context variables to make them searchable and filterable ([#5788](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/5788))
+- Add `expoUpdatesListenerIntegration` that records breadcrumbs for Expo Updates lifecycle events ()
+  - Tracks update checks, downloads, errors, rollbacks, and restarts as `expo.updates` breadcrumbs
+  - Enabled by default in Expo apps (requires `expo-updates` to be installed)
 
 ## 8.3.0
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/js/integrations/default.ts b/packages/core/src/js/integrations/default.ts
index a3effed7c0..f4a9bd6599 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/js/integrations/default.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/js/integrations/default.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import {
   eventOriginIntegration,
   expoConstantsIntegration,
   expoContextIntegration,
+  expoUpdatesListenerIntegration,
   functionToStringIntegration,
   hermesProfilingIntegration,
   httpClientIntegration,
@@ -133,6 +134,7 @@ export function getDefaultIntegrations(options: ReactNativeClientOptions): Integ
 
   integrations.push(expoContextIntegration());
   integrations.push(expoConstantsIntegration());
+  integrations.push(expoUpdatesListenerIntegration());
 
   if (options.spotlight && __DEV__) {
     const sidecarUrl = typeof options.spotlight === 'string' ? options.spotlight : undefined;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/js/integrations/exports.ts b/packages/core/src/js/integrations/exports.ts
index bc228de280..d4e80f8ef6 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/js/integrations/exports.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/js/integrations/exports.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export { screenshotIntegration } from './screenshot';
 export { viewHierarchyIntegration } from './viewhierarchy';
 export { expoContextIntegration } from './expocontext';
 export { expoConstantsIntegration } from './expoconstants';
+export { expoUpdatesListenerIntegration } from './expoupdateslistener';
 export { spotlightIntegration } from './spotlight';
 export { mobileReplayIntegration } from '../replay/mobilereplay';
 export { feedbackIntegration } from '../feedback/integration';
diff --git a/packages/core/src/js/integrations/expoupdateslistener.ts b/packages/core/src/js/integrations/expoupdateslistener.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..39d7a453c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/js/integrations/expoupdateslistener.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+import { addBreadcrumb, debug, type Integration } from '@sentry/core';
+import type { ReactNativeClient } from '../client';
+import { isExpo, isExpoGo } from '../utils/environment';
+
+const INTEGRATION_NAME = 'ExpoUpdatesListener';
+
+const BREADCRUMB_CATEGORY = 'expo.updates';
+
+/**
+ * Describes the state machine context from `expo-updates`.
+ * We define our own minimal type to avoid a hard dependency on `expo-updates`.
+ */
+interface UpdatesNativeStateMachineContext {
+  isChecking: boolean;
+  isDownloading: boolean;
+  isUpdateAvailable: boolean;
+  isUpdatePending: boolean;
+  isRestarting: boolean;
+  latestManifest?: { id?: string };
+  downloadedManifest?: { id?: string };
+  rollback?: { commitTime: string };
+  checkError?: Error;
+  downloadError?: Error;
+}
+
+interface UpdatesNativeStateChangeEvent {
+  context: UpdatesNativeStateMachineContext;
+}
+
+interface UpdatesStateChangeSubscription {
+  remove(): void;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Tries to load `expo-updates` and retrieve `addUpdatesStateChangeListener`.
+ * Returns `undefined` if `expo-updates` is not installed.
+ */
+function getAddUpdatesStateChangeListener(): ((
+  listener: (event: UpdatesNativeStateChangeEvent) => void,
+) => UpdatesStateChangeSubscription) | undefined {
+  try {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires
+    const expoUpdates = require('expo-updates');
+    if (typeof expoUpdates.addUpdatesStateChangeListener === 'function') {
+      return expoUpdates.addUpdatesStateChangeListener;
+    }
+  } catch (_) {
+    // expo-updates is not installed
+  }
+  return undefined;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Listens to Expo Updates native state machine changes and records
+ * breadcrumbs for meaningful transitions such as checking for updates,
+ * downloading updates, errors, rollbacks, and restarts.
+ */
+export const expoUpdatesListenerIntegration = (): Integration => {
+  let _subscription: UpdatesStateChangeSubscription | undefined;
+
+  function setup(client: ReactNativeClient): void {
+    client.on('afterInit', () => {
+      if (!isExpo() || isExpoGo()) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const addListener = getAddUpdatesStateChangeListener();
+      if (!addListener) {
+        debug.log('[ExpoUpdatesListener] expo-updates is not available, skipping.');
+        return;
+      }
+
+      let previousContext: Partial<UpdatesNativeStateMachineContext> = {};
+
+      _subscription = addListener((event: UpdatesNativeStateChangeEvent) => {
+        const ctx = event.context;
+        handleStateChange(previousContext, ctx);
+        previousContext = ctx;
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
+  return {
+    name: INTEGRATION_NAME,
+    setup,
+  };
+};
+
+/**
+ * Compares previous and current state machine contexts and emits
+ * breadcrumbs for meaningful transitions.
+ *
+ * @internal Exposed for testing purposes
+ */
+export function handleStateChange(
+  previous: Partial<UpdatesNativeStateMachineContext>,
+  current: UpdatesNativeStateMachineContext,
+): void {
+  // Checking for update
+  if (!previous.isChecking && current.isChecking) {
+    addBreadcrumb({
+      category: BREADCRUMB_CATEGORY,
+      message: 'Checking for update',
+      level: 'info',
+    });
+  }
+
+  // Update available
+  if (!previous.isUpdateAvailable && current.isUpdateAvailable) {
+    const updateId = current.latestManifest?.id;
+    addBreadcrumb({
+      category: BREADCRUMB_CATEGORY,
+      message: 'Update available',
+      level: 'info',
+      data: updateId ? { updateId } : undefined,
+    });
+  }
+
+  // Downloading update
+  if (!previous.isDownloading && current.isDownloading) {
+    addBreadcrumb({
+      category: BREADCRUMB_CATEGORY,
+      message: 'Downloading update',
+      level: 'info',
+    });
+  }
+
+  // Update downloaded and pending
+  if (!previous.isUpdatePending && current.isUpdatePending) {
+    const updateId = current.downloadedManifest?.id;
+    addBreadcrumb({
+      category: BREADCRUMB_CATEGORY,
+      message: 'Update downloaded',
+      level: 'info',
+      data: updateId ? { updateId } : undefined,
+    });
+  }
+
+  // Check error
+  if (!previous.checkError && current.checkError) {
+    addBreadcrumb({
+      category: BREADCRUMB_CATEGORY,
+      message: 'Update check failed',
+      level: 'error',
+      data: {
+        error: current.checkError.message || String(current.checkError),
+      },
+    });
+  }
+
+  // Download error
+  if (!previous.downloadError && current.downloadError) {
+    addBreadcrumb({
+      category: BREADCRUMB_CATEGORY,
+      message: 'Update download failed',
+      level: 'error',
+      data: {
+        error: current.downloadError.message || String(current.downloadError),
+      },
+    });
+  }
+
+  // Rollback
+  if (!previous.rollback && current.rollback) {
+    addBreadcrumb({
+      category: BREADCRUMB_CATEGORY,
+      message: 'Rollback directive received',
+      level: 'warning',
+      data: {
+        commitTime: current.rollback.commitTime,
+      },
+    });
+  }
+
+  // Restarting
+  if (!previous.isRestarting && current.isRestarting) {
+    addBreadcrumb({
+      category: BREADCRUMB_CATEGORY,
+      message: 'Restarting for update',
+      level: 'info',
+    });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/test/integrations/expoupdateslistener.test.ts b/packages/core/test/integrations/expoupdateslistener.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b867095942
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/test/integrations/expoupdateslistener.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,296 @@
+import { addBreadcrumb, getCurrentScope, getGlobalScope, getIsolationScope } from '@sentry/core';
+import {
+  expoUpdatesListenerIntegration,
+  handleStateChange,
+} from '../../src/js/integrations/expoupdateslistener';
+import * as environment from '../../src/js/utils/environment';
+import { setupTestClient } from '../mocks/client';
+
+jest.mock('../../src/js/wrapper', () => jest.requireActual('../mockWrapper'));
+jest.mock('@sentry/core', () => {
+  const actual = jest.requireActual('@sentry/core');
+  return {
+    ...actual,
+    addBreadcrumb: jest.fn(),
+  };
+});
+
+const mockAddBreadcrumb = addBreadcrumb as jest.MockedFunction<typeof addBreadcrumb>;
+
+describe('ExpoUpdatesListener Integration', () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
+    jest.restoreAllMocks();
+
+    getCurrentScope().clear();
+    getIsolationScope().clear();
+    getGlobalScope().clear();
+  });
+
+  describe('setup', () => {
+    it('subscribes to state changes when expo-updates is available', () => {
+      jest.spyOn(environment, 'isExpo').mockReturnValue(true);
+      jest.spyOn(environment, 'isExpoGo').mockReturnValue(false);
+
+      const mockRemove = jest.fn();
+      const mockAddListener = jest.fn().mockReturnValue({ remove: mockRemove });
+      jest.mock('expo-updates', () => ({
+        addUpdatesStateChangeListener: mockAddListener,
+      }), { virtual: true });
+
+      setupTestClient({ enableNative: true, integrations: [expoUpdatesListenerIntegration()] });
+
+      expect(mockAddListener).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(mockAddListener).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.any(Function));
+    });
+
+    it('does not subscribe when not expo', () => {
+      jest.spyOn(environment, 'isExpo').mockReturnValue(false);
+      jest.spyOn(environment, 'isExpoGo').mockReturnValue(false);
+
+      const mockAddListener = jest.fn();
+      jest.mock('expo-updates', () => ({
+        addUpdatesStateChangeListener: mockAddListener,
+      }), { virtual: true });
+
+      setupTestClient({ enableNative: true, integrations: [expoUpdatesListenerIntegration()] });
+
+      expect(mockAddListener).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('does not subscribe when in Expo Go', () => {
+      jest.spyOn(environment, 'isExpo').mockReturnValue(true);
+      jest.spyOn(environment, 'isExpoGo').mockReturnValue(true);
+
+      const mockAddListener = jest.fn();
+      jest.mock('expo-updates', () => ({
+        addUpdatesStateChangeListener: mockAddListener,
+      }), { virtual: true });
+
+      setupTestClient({ enableNative: true, integrations: [expoUpdatesListenerIntegration()] });
+
+      expect(mockAddListener).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('handleStateChange', () => {
+    const baseContext = {
+      isChecking: false,
+      isDownloading: false,
+      isUpdateAvailable: false,
+      isUpdatePending: false,
+      isRestarting: false,
+    };
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      mockAddBreadcrumb.mockClear();
+    });
+
+    it('adds breadcrumb when checking starts', () => {
+      handleStateChange(
+        { ...baseContext },
+        { ...baseContext, isChecking: true },
+      );
+
+      expect(mockAddBreadcrumb).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        category: 'expo.updates',
+        message: 'Checking for update',
+        level: 'info',
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('does not add breadcrumb when checking stays true', () => {
+      handleStateChange(
+        { ...baseContext, isChecking: true },
+        { ...baseContext, isChecking: true },
+      );
+
+      expect(mockAddBreadcrumb).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('adds breadcrumb when update becomes available', () => {
+      handleStateChange(
+        { ...baseContext },
+        {
+          ...baseContext,
+          isUpdateAvailable: true,
+          latestManifest: { id: 'abc-123' },
+        },
+      );
+
+      expect(mockAddBreadcrumb).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        category: 'expo.updates',
+        message: 'Update available',
+        level: 'info',
+        data: { updateId: 'abc-123' },
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('adds breadcrumb when update available without manifest id', () => {
+      handleStateChange(
+        { ...baseContext },
+        {
+          ...baseContext,
+          isUpdateAvailable: true,
+        },
+      );
+
+      expect(mockAddBreadcrumb).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        category: 'expo.updates',
+        message: 'Update available',
+        level: 'info',
+        data: undefined,
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('adds breadcrumb when downloading starts', () => {
+      handleStateChange(
+        { ...baseContext },
+        { ...baseContext, isDownloading: true },
+      );
+
+      expect(mockAddBreadcrumb).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        category: 'expo.updates',
+        message: 'Downloading update',
+        level: 'info',
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('adds breadcrumb when update is downloaded and pending', () => {
+      handleStateChange(
+        { ...baseContext },
+        {
+          ...baseContext,
+          isUpdatePending: true,
+          downloadedManifest: { id: 'def-456' },
+        },
+      );
+
+      expect(mockAddBreadcrumb).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        category: 'expo.updates',
+        message: 'Update downloaded',
+        level: 'info',
+        data: { updateId: 'def-456' },
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('adds breadcrumb when check error occurs', () => {
+      handleStateChange(
+        { ...baseContext },
+        {
+          ...baseContext,
+          checkError: new Error('Network request failed'),
+        },
+      );
+
+      expect(mockAddBreadcrumb).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        category: 'expo.updates',
+        message: 'Update check failed',
+        level: 'error',
+        data: { error: 'Network request failed' },
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('adds breadcrumb when download error occurs', () => {
+      handleStateChange(
+        { ...baseContext },
+        {
+          ...baseContext,
+          downloadError: new Error('Insufficient storage'),
+        },
+      );
+
+      expect(mockAddBreadcrumb).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        category: 'expo.updates',
+        message: 'Update download failed',
+        level: 'error',
+        data: { error: 'Insufficient storage' },
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('adds breadcrumb when rollback is received', () => {
+      handleStateChange(
+        { ...baseContext },
+        {
+          ...baseContext,
+          rollback: { commitTime: '2025-03-01T00:00:00.000Z' },
+        },
+      );
+
+      expect(mockAddBreadcrumb).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        category: 'expo.updates',
+        message: 'Rollback directive received',
+        level: 'warning',
+        data: { commitTime: '2025-03-01T00:00:00.000Z' },
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('adds breadcrumb when restarting starts', () => {
+      handleStateChange(
+        { ...baseContext },
+        { ...baseContext, isRestarting: true },
+      );
+
+      expect(mockAddBreadcrumb).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        category: 'expo.updates',
+        message: 'Restarting for update',
+        level: 'info',
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('adds multiple breadcrumbs for multiple transitions', () => {
+      handleStateChange(
+        { ...baseContext },
+        {
+          ...baseContext,
+          isChecking: true,
+          isDownloading: true,
+        },
+      );
+
+      expect(mockAddBreadcrumb).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+      expect(mockAddBreadcrumb).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({ message: 'Checking for update' }),
+      );
+      expect(mockAddBreadcrumb).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({ message: 'Downloading update' }),
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('does not add breadcrumbs when nothing changes', () => {
+      handleStateChange(
+        { ...baseContext },
+        { ...baseContext },
+      );
+
+      expect(mockAddBreadcrumb).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('does not re-emit breadcrumbs for already-present errors', () => {
+      const existingError = new Error('Old error');
+      handleStateChange(
+        { ...baseContext, checkError: existingError },
+        { ...baseContext, checkError: existingError },
+      );
+
+      expect(mockAddBreadcrumb).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('uses String fallback when error has no message', () => {
+      const errorWithoutMessage = { toString: () => 'Custom error string' } as unknown as Error;
+      handleStateChange(
+        { ...baseContext },
+        {
+          ...baseContext,
+          checkError: errorWithoutMessage,
+        },
+      );
+
+      expect(mockAddBreadcrumb).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          data: { error: 'Custom error string' },
+        }),
+      );
+    });
+  });
+});