diff --git a/sentry-sidekiq/lib/sentry/sidekiq/sentry_context_middleware.rb b/sentry-sidekiq/lib/sentry/sidekiq/sentry_context_middleware.rb
index b6cde1ea5..748ca0155 100644
--- a/sentry-sidekiq/lib/sentry/sidekiq/sentry_context_middleware.rb
+++ b/sentry-sidekiq/lib/sentry/sidekiq/sentry_context_middleware.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
 require 'sentry/sidekiq/context_filter'
 
 module Sentry
   module Sidekiq
     class SentryContextServerMiddleware
-      OP_NAME = "queue.sidekiq".freeze
+      OP_NAME = "queue.sidekiq"
+      SPAN_ORIGIN = "auto.queue.sidekiq"
 
       def call(_worker, job, queue)
         return yield unless Sentry.initialized?
@@ -40,7 +43,13 @@ def build_tags(tags)
       end
 
       def start_transaction(scope, env)
-        options = { name: scope.transaction_name, source: scope.transaction_source, op: OP_NAME }
+        options = {
+          name: scope.transaction_name,
+          source: scope.transaction_source,
+          op: OP_NAME,
+          origin: SPAN_ORIGIN
+        }
+
         transaction = Sentry.continue_trace(env, **options)
         Sentry.start_transaction(transaction: transaction, **options)
       end
diff --git a/sentry-sidekiq/spec/sentry/sidekiq/sentry_context_middleware_spec.rb b/sentry-sidekiq/spec/sentry/sidekiq/sentry_context_middleware_spec.rb
index f7c1a21a3..8d28577e7 100644
--- a/sentry-sidekiq/spec/sentry/sidekiq/sentry_context_middleware_spec.rb
+++ b/sentry-sidekiq/spec/sentry/sidekiq/sentry_context_middleware_spec.rb
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@
       expect(event.tags.keys).to include(:"sidekiq.marvel", :"sidekiq.dc")
     end
 
+    it "has the correct origin" do
+      execute_worker(processor, TagsWorker)
+      transaction = transport.events.last
+      expect(transaction.contexts.dig(:trace, :origin)).to eq('auto.queue.sidekiq')
+    end
+
     context "with trace_propagation_headers" do
       let(:parent_transaction) { Sentry.start_transaction(op: "sidekiq") }