diff --git a/packages/tracing/src/hubextensions.ts b/packages/tracing/src/hubextensions.ts
index 081b9ba8b5b3..0238cde6422e 100644
--- a/packages/tracing/src/hubextensions.ts
+++ b/packages/tracing/src/hubextensions.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ function traceHeaders(this: Hub): { [key: string]: string } {
  */
 function sample<T extends Transaction>(transaction: T, options: Options, samplingContext: SamplingContext): T {
   // nothing to do if tracing is not enabled
-  if (!hasTracingEnabled()) {
+  if (!hasTracingEnabled(options)) {
     transaction.sampled = false;
     return transaction;
   }
diff --git a/packages/tracing/test/hub.test.ts b/packages/tracing/test/hub.test.ts
index 0890240fae8c..576cf0a34ca4 100644
--- a/packages/tracing/test/hub.test.ts
+++ b/packages/tracing/test/hub.test.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ addDOMPropertiesToGlobal(['XMLHttpRequest', 'Event', 'location', 'document']);
 describe('Hub', () => {
   afterEach(() => {
     jest.clearAllMocks();
+    // Reset global carrier to the initial state
+    const hub = new Hub();
+    makeMain(hub);
   });
 
   describe('getTransaction()', () => {
@@ -125,6 +128,13 @@ describe('Hub', () => {
         expect(transaction.sampled).toBe(true);
       });
 
+      it('should set sampled = true if tracesSampleRate is 1 (without global hub)', () => {
+        const hub = new Hub(new BrowserClient({ tracesSampleRate: 1 }));
+        const transaction = hub.startTransaction({ name: 'dogpark' });
+
+        expect(transaction.sampled).toBe(true);
+      });
+
       it("should call tracesSampler if it's defined", () => {
         const tracesSampler = jest.fn();
         const hub = new Hub(new BrowserClient({ tracesSampler }));
@@ -154,6 +164,15 @@ describe('Hub', () => {
         expect(transaction.sampled).toBe(true);
       });
 
+      it('should set sampled = true if tracesSampler returns 1 (without global hub)', () => {
+        const tracesSampler = jest.fn().mockReturnValue(1);
+        const hub = new Hub(new BrowserClient({ tracesSampler }));
+        const transaction = hub.startTransaction({ name: 'dogpark' });
+
+        expect(tracesSampler).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(transaction.sampled).toBe(true);
+      });
+
       it('should not try to override explicitly set positive sampling decision', () => {
         // so that the decision otherwise would be false
         const tracesSampler = jest.fn().mockReturnValue(0);