diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2c9be5fac1..9f67b2750f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 ### Fixes
 
+- Fix `ParentSampledId` being reset on `Transaction` ([#1130](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-dotnet/pull/1130))
 - Add IsParentSampled to ITransactionContext ([#1128]https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-dotnet/pull/1128)
 
 ## 3.8.1
diff --git a/src/Sentry/Transaction.cs b/src/Sentry/Transaction.cs
index 0f471fd686..e049b47465 100644
--- a/src/Sentry/Transaction.cs
+++ b/src/Sentry/Transaction.cs
@@ -200,11 +200,15 @@ public Transaction(string name, string operation)
         /// Initializes an instance of <see cref="Transaction"/>.
         /// </summary>
         public Transaction(ITransaction tracer)
-            : this(tracer.Name, tracer.Operation)
+            : this(tracer.Name)
         {
+            // Contexts have to be set first because other fields use that
+            Contexts = tracer.Contexts;
+
             ParentSpanId = tracer.ParentSpanId;
             SpanId = tracer.SpanId;
             TraceId = tracer.TraceId;
+            Operation = tracer.Operation;
             Platform = tracer.Platform;
             Release = tracer.Release;
             StartTimestamp = tracer.StartTimestamp;
@@ -214,7 +218,6 @@ public Transaction(ITransaction tracer)
             IsSampled = tracer.IsSampled;
             Level = tracer.Level;
             Request = tracer.Request;
-            Contexts = tracer.Contexts;
             User = tracer.User;
             Environment = tracer.Environment;
             Sdk = tracer.Sdk;
diff --git a/test/Sentry.AspNetCore.Tests/SentryTracingMiddlewareTests.cs b/test/Sentry.AspNetCore.Tests/SentryTracingMiddlewareTests.cs
index cdd39556d2..6cce7b0b70 100644
--- a/test/Sentry.AspNetCore.Tests/SentryTracingMiddlewareTests.cs
+++ b/test/Sentry.AspNetCore.Tests/SentryTracingMiddlewareTests.cs
@@ -122,8 +122,6 @@ public async Task Transaction_is_bound_on_the_scope_automatically()
         public async Task Transaction_is_started_automatically_from_incoming_trace_header()
         {
             // Arrange
-            ITransactionData transaction = null;
-
             var sentryClient = Substitute.For<ISentryClient>();
 
             var hub = new Internal.Hub(sentryClient, new SentryOptions
@@ -149,11 +147,7 @@ public async Task Transaction_is_started_automatically_from_incoming_trace_heade
 
                     app.UseEndpoints(routes =>
                     {
-                        routes.Map("/person/{id}", _ =>
-                        {
-                            transaction = hub.GetSpan() as ITransactionData;
-                            return Task.CompletedTask;
-                        });
+                        routes.Map("/person/{id}", _ => Task.CompletedTask);
                     });
                 })
             );
@@ -169,11 +163,12 @@ public async Task Transaction_is_started_automatically_from_incoming_trace_heade
             await client.SendAsync(request);
 
             // Assert
-            transaction.Should().NotBeNull();
-            transaction?.Name.Should().Be("GET /person/{id}");
-            transaction.TraceId.Should().Be(SentryId.Parse("75302ac48a024bde9a3b3734a82e36c8"));
-            transaction.ParentSpanId.Should().Be(SpanId.Parse("1000000000000000"));
-            transaction.IsSampled.Should().BeFalse();
+            sentryClient.Received(1).CaptureTransaction(Arg.Is<Transaction>(t =>
+                t.Name == "GET /person/{id}" &&
+                t.TraceId == SentryId.Parse("75302ac48a024bde9a3b3734a82e36c8") &&
+                t.ParentSpanId == SpanId.Parse("1000000000000000") &&
+                t.IsSampled == false
+            ));
         }
 
         [Fact]