diff --git a/sentry-core/src/performance.rs b/sentry-core/src/performance.rs
index 14f820c1e..bcfb235da 100644
--- a/sentry-core/src/performance.rs
+++ b/sentry-core/src/performance.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use std::sync::Mutex;
 
 #[cfg(all(feature = "profiling", target_family = "unix"))]
 use crate::profiling;
+
 use crate::{protocol, Hub};
 
 #[cfg(feature = "client")]
@@ -552,7 +553,7 @@ impl Transaction {
                     // then call finish_profiling to return the profile
                     #[cfg(all(feature = "profiling", target_family = "unix"))]
                     let sample_profile = inner.profiler_guard.take().and_then(|profiler_guard| {
-                        profiling::finish_profiling(&transaction, profiler_guard, inner.context.trace_id)
+                        profiling::finish_profiling(&mut transaction, profiler_guard, inner.context.trace_id)
                     });
                     drop(inner);
 
diff --git a/sentry-core/src/profiling.rs b/sentry-core/src/profiling.rs
index 5d421bee2..27dda5dfa 100644
--- a/sentry-core/src/profiling.rs
+++ b/sentry-core/src/profiling.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 
 use findshlibs::{SharedLibrary, SharedLibraryId, TargetSharedLibrary, TARGET_SUPPORTED};
 
+use sentry_types::protocol::latest::Context;
+use sentry_types::protocol::latest::ProfileContext;
 use sentry_types::protocol::v7::Profile;
 use sentry_types::protocol::v7::{
     DebugImage, DebugMeta, DeviceMetadata, OSMetadata, RuntimeMetadata, RustFrame, Sample,
@@ -60,12 +62,21 @@ pub(crate) fn start_profiling(client: &Client) -> Option<ProfilerGuard> {
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn finish_profiling(
-    transaction: &Transaction,
+    transaction: &mut Transaction,
     profiler_guard: ProfilerGuard,
     trace_id: TraceId,
 ) -> Option<SampleProfile> {
     let sample_profile = match profiler_guard.0.report().build_unresolved() {
-        Ok(report) => Some(get_profile_from_report(&report, trace_id, transaction)),
+        Ok(report) => {
+            let prof = get_profile_from_report(&report, trace_id, transaction);
+            transaction.contexts.insert(
+                "profile".to_string(),
+                Context::Profile(Box::new(ProfileContext {
+                    profile_id: prof.event_id,
+                })),
+            );
+            Some(prof)
+        }
         Err(err) => {
             sentry_debug!(
                 "could not build the profile result due to the error: {}",
diff --git a/sentry-types/src/protocol/v7.rs b/sentry-types/src/protocol/v7.rs
index dcf083884..cdf1f9830 100644
--- a/sentry-types/src/protocol/v7.rs
+++ b/sentry-types/src/protocol/v7.rs
@@ -1108,6 +1108,8 @@ pub enum Context {
     Trace(Box<TraceContext>),
     /// GPU data
     Gpu(Box<GpuContext>),
+    /// Profiling data
+    Profile(Box<ProfileContext>),
     /// Generic other context data.
     #[serde(rename = "unknown")]
     Other(Map<String, Value>),
@@ -1124,6 +1126,7 @@ impl Context {
             Context::Browser(..) => "browser",
             Context::Trace(..) => "trace",
             Context::Gpu(..) => "gpu",
+            Context::Profile(..) => "profile",
             Context::Other(..) => "unknown",
         }
     }
@@ -1342,6 +1345,13 @@ pub struct GpuContext {
     pub other: Map<String, Value>,
 }
 
+/// Profile context.
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone, Default, PartialEq)]
+pub struct ProfileContext {
+    /// The profile ID.
+    pub profile_id: Uuid,
+}
+
 /// Holds the identifier for a Span
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Copy, Clone, Eq, PartialEq, Hash)]
 #[serde(try_from = "String", into = "String")]
@@ -1474,6 +1484,7 @@ into_context!(Runtime, RuntimeContext);
 into_context!(Browser, BrowserContext);
 into_context!(Trace, TraceContext);
 into_context!(Gpu, GpuContext);
+into_context!(Profile, ProfileContext);
 
 mod event {
     use super::*;