diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6cc5ac8e26..4b171ed991 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 ### Features
 
+- The SDK now provides and overload of `ContinueTrace` that accepts headers as `string` ([#2601](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-dotnet/pull/2601))
 - Sentry tracing middleware now gets configured automatically ([#2602](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-dotnet/pull/2602))
 
 ### Dependencies
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@
 - Bump CLI from v2.20.6 to v2.20.7 ([#2604](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-dotnet/pull/2604))
   - [changelog](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-cli/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#2207)
   - [diff](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-cli/compare/2.20.6...2.20.7)
+
 ## 3.39.1
 
 ### Fixes
diff --git a/src/Sentry/Extensibility/DisabledHub.cs b/src/Sentry/Extensibility/DisabledHub.cs
index 6ea3e66da2..8a5ef6c8d2 100644
--- a/src/Sentry/Extensibility/DisabledHub.cs
+++ b/src/Sentry/Extensibility/DisabledHub.cs
@@ -80,7 +80,20 @@ public void BindException(Exception exception, ISpan span)
     public BaggageHeader? GetBaggage() => null;
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Returns null.
+    /// Returns sampled out transaction context.
+    /// </summary>
+    public TransactionContext ContinueTrace(
+        string? traceHeader,
+        string? baggageHeader,
+        string? name = null,
+        string? operation = null)
+    {
+        // Transactions from DisabledHub are always sampled out
+        return new TransactionContext( name ?? string.Empty, operation ?? string.Empty, false);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Returns sampled out transaction context.
     /// </summary>
     public TransactionContext ContinueTrace(
         SentryTraceHeader? traceHeader,
diff --git a/src/Sentry/Extensibility/HubAdapter.cs b/src/Sentry/Extensibility/HubAdapter.cs
index 6989cd1ac9..d9e86363f4 100644
--- a/src/Sentry/Extensibility/HubAdapter.cs
+++ b/src/Sentry/Extensibility/HubAdapter.cs
@@ -113,6 +113,17 @@ public void BindException(Exception exception, ISpan span) =>
     public BaggageHeader? GetBaggage()
         => SentrySdk.GetBaggage();
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Forwards the call to <see cref="SentrySdk"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    [DebuggerStepThrough]
+    public TransactionContext ContinueTrace(
+        string? traceHeader,
+        string? baggageHeader,
+        string? name = null,
+        string? operation = null)
+        => SentrySdk.ContinueTrace(traceHeader, baggageHeader, name, operation);
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Forwards the call to <see cref="SentrySdk"/>.
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Sentry/IHub.cs b/src/Sentry/IHub.cs
index 570e60b499..f2c20b1aee 100644
--- a/src/Sentry/IHub.cs
+++ b/src/Sentry/IHub.cs
@@ -49,6 +49,18 @@ ITransaction StartTransaction(
     /// </summary>
     BaggageHeader? GetBaggage();
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Continues a trace based on HTTP header values provided as strings.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// If no "sentry-trace" header is provided a random trace ID and span ID is created.
+    /// </remarks>
+    TransactionContext ContinueTrace(
+        string? traceHeader,
+        string? baggageHeader,
+        string? name = null,
+        string? operation = null);
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Continues a trace based on HTTP header values.
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Sentry/Internal/Hub.cs b/src/Sentry/Internal/Hub.cs
index e49db790fa..4a426f6da2 100644
--- a/src/Sentry/Internal/Hub.cs
+++ b/src/Sentry/Internal/Hub.cs
@@ -219,6 +219,27 @@ public BaggageHeader GetBaggage()
         return propagationContext.GetOrCreateDynamicSamplingContext(_options).ToBaggageHeader();
     }
 
+    public TransactionContext ContinueTrace(
+        string? traceHeader,
+        string? baggageHeader,
+        string? name = null,
+        string? operation = null)
+    {
+        SentryTraceHeader? sentryTraceHeader = null;
+        if (traceHeader is not null)
+        {
+            sentryTraceHeader = SentryTraceHeader.Parse(traceHeader);
+        }
+
+        BaggageHeader? sentryBaggageHeader = null;
+        if (baggageHeader is not null)
+        {
+            sentryBaggageHeader = BaggageHeader.TryParse(baggageHeader, onlySentry: true);
+        }
+
+        return ContinueTrace(sentryTraceHeader, sentryBaggageHeader, name, operation);
+    }
+
     public TransactionContext ContinueTrace(
         SentryTraceHeader? traceHeader,
         BaggageHeader? baggageHeader,
diff --git a/src/Sentry/SentrySdk.cs b/src/Sentry/SentrySdk.cs
index 723a220241..c0bb979b23 100644
--- a/src/Sentry/SentrySdk.cs
+++ b/src/Sentry/SentrySdk.cs
@@ -624,6 +624,20 @@ public static void BindException(Exception exception, ISpan span)
     public static BaggageHeader? GetBaggage()
         => CurrentHub.GetBaggage();
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Continues a trace based on HTTP header values provided as strings.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// If no "sentry-trace" header is provided a random trace ID and span ID is created.
+    /// </remarks>
+    [DebuggerStepThrough]
+    public static TransactionContext ContinueTrace(
+        string? traceHeader,
+        string? baggageHeader,
+        string? name = null,
+        string? operation = null)
+        => CurrentHub.ContinueTrace(traceHeader, baggageHeader, name, operation);
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Continues a trace based on HTTP header values.
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/test/Sentry.Tests/ApiApprovalTests.Run.Core3_1.verified.txt b/test/Sentry.Tests/ApiApprovalTests.Run.Core3_1.verified.txt
index 27e6905bae..b09c5062dd 100644
--- a/test/Sentry.Tests/ApiApprovalTests.Run.Core3_1.verified.txt
+++ b/test/Sentry.Tests/ApiApprovalTests.Run.Core3_1.verified.txt
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ namespace Sentry
         void BindException(System.Exception exception, Sentry.ISpan span);
         Sentry.SentryId CaptureEvent(Sentry.SentryEvent evt, System.Action<Sentry.Scope> configureScope);
         Sentry.TransactionContext ContinueTrace(Sentry.SentryTraceHeader? traceHeader, Sentry.BaggageHeader? baggageHeader, string? name = null, string? operation = null);
+        Sentry.TransactionContext ContinueTrace(string? traceHeader, string? baggageHeader, string? name = null, string? operation = null);
         void EndSession(Sentry.SessionEndStatus status = 0);
         Sentry.BaggageHeader? GetBaggage();
         Sentry.ISpan? GetSpan();
@@ -760,6 +761,7 @@ namespace Sentry
         public static void ConfigureScope(System.Action<Sentry.Scope> configureScope) { }
         public static System.Threading.Tasks.Task ConfigureScopeAsync(System.Func<Sentry.Scope, System.Threading.Tasks.Task> configureScope) { }
         public static Sentry.TransactionContext ContinueTrace(Sentry.SentryTraceHeader? traceHeader, Sentry.BaggageHeader? baggageHeader, string? name = null, string? operation = null) { }
+        public static Sentry.TransactionContext ContinueTrace(string? traceHeader, string? baggageHeader, string? name = null, string? operation = null) { }
         public static void EndSession(Sentry.SessionEndStatus status = 0) { }
         public static void Flush() { }
         public static void Flush(System.TimeSpan timeout) { }
@@ -1236,6 +1238,7 @@ namespace Sentry.Extensibility
         public void ConfigureScope(System.Action<Sentry.Scope> configureScope) { }
         public System.Threading.Tasks.Task ConfigureScopeAsync(System.Func<Sentry.Scope, System.Threading.Tasks.Task> configureScope) { }
         public Sentry.TransactionContext ContinueTrace(Sentry.SentryTraceHeader? traceHeader, Sentry.BaggageHeader? baggageHeader, string? name = null, string? operation = null) { }
+        public Sentry.TransactionContext ContinueTrace(string? traceHeader, string? baggageHeader, string? name = null, string? operation = null) { }
         public void Dispose() { }
         public void EndSession(Sentry.SessionEndStatus status = 0) { }
         public System.Threading.Tasks.Task FlushAsync(System.TimeSpan timeout) { }
@@ -1277,6 +1280,7 @@ namespace Sentry.Extensibility
         public void ConfigureScope(System.Action<Sentry.Scope> configureScope) { }
         public System.Threading.Tasks.Task ConfigureScopeAsync(System.Func<Sentry.Scope, System.Threading.Tasks.Task> configureScope) { }
         public Sentry.TransactionContext ContinueTrace(Sentry.SentryTraceHeader? traceHeader, Sentry.BaggageHeader? baggageHeader, string? name = null, string? operation = null) { }
+        public Sentry.TransactionContext ContinueTrace(string? traceHeader, string? baggageHeader, string? name = null, string? operation = null) { }
         public void EndSession(Sentry.SessionEndStatus status = 0) { }
         public System.Threading.Tasks.Task FlushAsync(System.TimeSpan timeout) { }
         public Sentry.BaggageHeader? GetBaggage() { }
diff --git a/test/Sentry.Tests/ApiApprovalTests.Run.DotNet6_0.verified.txt b/test/Sentry.Tests/ApiApprovalTests.Run.DotNet6_0.verified.txt
index 875f2835fc..e87375aed5 100644
--- a/test/Sentry.Tests/ApiApprovalTests.Run.DotNet6_0.verified.txt
+++ b/test/Sentry.Tests/ApiApprovalTests.Run.DotNet6_0.verified.txt
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ namespace Sentry
         void BindException(System.Exception exception, Sentry.ISpan span);
         Sentry.SentryId CaptureEvent(Sentry.SentryEvent evt, System.Action<Sentry.Scope> configureScope);
         Sentry.TransactionContext ContinueTrace(Sentry.SentryTraceHeader? traceHeader, Sentry.BaggageHeader? baggageHeader, string? name = null, string? operation = null);
+        Sentry.TransactionContext ContinueTrace(string? traceHeader, string? baggageHeader, string? name = null, string? operation = null);
         void EndSession(Sentry.SessionEndStatus status = 0);
         Sentry.BaggageHeader? GetBaggage();
         Sentry.ISpan? GetSpan();
@@ -761,6 +762,7 @@ namespace Sentry
         public static void ConfigureScope(System.Action<Sentry.Scope> configureScope) { }
         public static System.Threading.Tasks.Task ConfigureScopeAsync(System.Func<Sentry.Scope, System.Threading.Tasks.Task> configureScope) { }
         public static Sentry.TransactionContext ContinueTrace(Sentry.SentryTraceHeader? traceHeader, Sentry.BaggageHeader? baggageHeader, string? name = null, string? operation = null) { }
+        public static Sentry.TransactionContext ContinueTrace(string? traceHeader, string? baggageHeader, string? name = null, string? operation = null) { }
         public static void EndSession(Sentry.SessionEndStatus status = 0) { }
         public static void Flush() { }
         public static void Flush(System.TimeSpan timeout) { }
@@ -1237,6 +1239,7 @@ namespace Sentry.Extensibility
         public void ConfigureScope(System.Action<Sentry.Scope> configureScope) { }
         public System.Threading.Tasks.Task ConfigureScopeAsync(System.Func<Sentry.Scope, System.Threading.Tasks.Task> configureScope) { }
         public Sentry.TransactionContext ContinueTrace(Sentry.SentryTraceHeader? traceHeader, Sentry.BaggageHeader? baggageHeader, string? name = null, string? operation = null) { }
+        public Sentry.TransactionContext ContinueTrace(string? traceHeader, string? baggageHeader, string? name = null, string? operation = null) { }
         public void Dispose() { }
         public void EndSession(Sentry.SessionEndStatus status = 0) { }
         public System.Threading.Tasks.Task FlushAsync(System.TimeSpan timeout) { }
@@ -1278,6 +1281,7 @@ namespace Sentry.Extensibility
         public void ConfigureScope(System.Action<Sentry.Scope> configureScope) { }
         public System.Threading.Tasks.Task ConfigureScopeAsync(System.Func<Sentry.Scope, System.Threading.Tasks.Task> configureScope) { }
         public Sentry.TransactionContext ContinueTrace(Sentry.SentryTraceHeader? traceHeader, Sentry.BaggageHeader? baggageHeader, string? name = null, string? operation = null) { }
+        public Sentry.TransactionContext ContinueTrace(string? traceHeader, string? baggageHeader, string? name = null, string? operation = null) { }
         public void EndSession(Sentry.SessionEndStatus status = 0) { }
         public System.Threading.Tasks.Task FlushAsync(System.TimeSpan timeout) { }
         public Sentry.BaggageHeader? GetBaggage() { }
diff --git a/test/Sentry.Tests/ApiApprovalTests.Run.DotNet7_0.verified.txt b/test/Sentry.Tests/ApiApprovalTests.Run.DotNet7_0.verified.txt
index 875f2835fc..e87375aed5 100644
--- a/test/Sentry.Tests/ApiApprovalTests.Run.DotNet7_0.verified.txt
+++ b/test/Sentry.Tests/ApiApprovalTests.Run.DotNet7_0.verified.txt
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ namespace Sentry
         void BindException(System.Exception exception, Sentry.ISpan span);
         Sentry.SentryId CaptureEvent(Sentry.SentryEvent evt, System.Action<Sentry.Scope> configureScope);
         Sentry.TransactionContext ContinueTrace(Sentry.SentryTraceHeader? traceHeader, Sentry.BaggageHeader? baggageHeader, string? name = null, string? operation = null);
+        Sentry.TransactionContext ContinueTrace(string? traceHeader, string? baggageHeader, string? name = null, string? operation = null);
         void EndSession(Sentry.SessionEndStatus status = 0);
         Sentry.BaggageHeader? GetBaggage();
         Sentry.ISpan? GetSpan();
@@ -761,6 +762,7 @@ namespace Sentry
         public static void ConfigureScope(System.Action<Sentry.Scope> configureScope) { }
         public static System.Threading.Tasks.Task ConfigureScopeAsync(System.Func<Sentry.Scope, System.Threading.Tasks.Task> configureScope) { }
         public static Sentry.TransactionContext ContinueTrace(Sentry.SentryTraceHeader? traceHeader, Sentry.BaggageHeader? baggageHeader, string? name = null, string? operation = null) { }
+        public static Sentry.TransactionContext ContinueTrace(string? traceHeader, string? baggageHeader, string? name = null, string? operation = null) { }
         public static void EndSession(Sentry.SessionEndStatus status = 0) { }
         public static void Flush() { }
         public static void Flush(System.TimeSpan timeout) { }
@@ -1237,6 +1239,7 @@ namespace Sentry.Extensibility
         public void ConfigureScope(System.Action<Sentry.Scope> configureScope) { }
         public System.Threading.Tasks.Task ConfigureScopeAsync(System.Func<Sentry.Scope, System.Threading.Tasks.Task> configureScope) { }
         public Sentry.TransactionContext ContinueTrace(Sentry.SentryTraceHeader? traceHeader, Sentry.BaggageHeader? baggageHeader, string? name = null, string? operation = null) { }
+        public Sentry.TransactionContext ContinueTrace(string? traceHeader, string? baggageHeader, string? name = null, string? operation = null) { }
         public void Dispose() { }
         public void EndSession(Sentry.SessionEndStatus status = 0) { }
         public System.Threading.Tasks.Task FlushAsync(System.TimeSpan timeout) { }
@@ -1278,6 +1281,7 @@ namespace Sentry.Extensibility
         public void ConfigureScope(System.Action<Sentry.Scope> configureScope) { }
         public System.Threading.Tasks.Task ConfigureScopeAsync(System.Func<Sentry.Scope, System.Threading.Tasks.Task> configureScope) { }
         public Sentry.TransactionContext ContinueTrace(Sentry.SentryTraceHeader? traceHeader, Sentry.BaggageHeader? baggageHeader, string? name = null, string? operation = null) { }
+        public Sentry.TransactionContext ContinueTrace(string? traceHeader, string? baggageHeader, string? name = null, string? operation = null) { }
         public void EndSession(Sentry.SessionEndStatus status = 0) { }
         public System.Threading.Tasks.Task FlushAsync(System.TimeSpan timeout) { }
         public Sentry.BaggageHeader? GetBaggage() { }
diff --git a/test/Sentry.Tests/ApiApprovalTests.Run.Net4_8.verified.txt b/test/Sentry.Tests/ApiApprovalTests.Run.Net4_8.verified.txt
index dd4c09e8ed..a3174ce82f 100644
--- a/test/Sentry.Tests/ApiApprovalTests.Run.Net4_8.verified.txt
+++ b/test/Sentry.Tests/ApiApprovalTests.Run.Net4_8.verified.txt
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ namespace Sentry
         void BindException(System.Exception exception, Sentry.ISpan span);
         Sentry.SentryId CaptureEvent(Sentry.SentryEvent evt, System.Action<Sentry.Scope> configureScope);
         Sentry.TransactionContext ContinueTrace(Sentry.SentryTraceHeader? traceHeader, Sentry.BaggageHeader? baggageHeader, string? name = null, string? operation = null);
+        Sentry.TransactionContext ContinueTrace(string? traceHeader, string? baggageHeader, string? name = null, string? operation = null);
         void EndSession(Sentry.SessionEndStatus status = 0);
         Sentry.BaggageHeader? GetBaggage();
         Sentry.ISpan? GetSpan();
@@ -759,6 +760,7 @@ namespace Sentry
         public static void ConfigureScope(System.Action<Sentry.Scope> configureScope) { }
         public static System.Threading.Tasks.Task ConfigureScopeAsync(System.Func<Sentry.Scope, System.Threading.Tasks.Task> configureScope) { }
         public static Sentry.TransactionContext ContinueTrace(Sentry.SentryTraceHeader? traceHeader, Sentry.BaggageHeader? baggageHeader, string? name = null, string? operation = null) { }
+        public static Sentry.TransactionContext ContinueTrace(string? traceHeader, string? baggageHeader, string? name = null, string? operation = null) { }
         public static void EndSession(Sentry.SessionEndStatus status = 0) { }
         public static void Flush() { }
         public static void Flush(System.TimeSpan timeout) { }
@@ -1235,6 +1237,7 @@ namespace Sentry.Extensibility
         public void ConfigureScope(System.Action<Sentry.Scope> configureScope) { }
         public System.Threading.Tasks.Task ConfigureScopeAsync(System.Func<Sentry.Scope, System.Threading.Tasks.Task> configureScope) { }
         public Sentry.TransactionContext ContinueTrace(Sentry.SentryTraceHeader? traceHeader, Sentry.BaggageHeader? baggageHeader, string? name = null, string? operation = null) { }
+        public Sentry.TransactionContext ContinueTrace(string? traceHeader, string? baggageHeader, string? name = null, string? operation = null) { }
         public void Dispose() { }
         public void EndSession(Sentry.SessionEndStatus status = 0) { }
         public System.Threading.Tasks.Task FlushAsync(System.TimeSpan timeout) { }
@@ -1276,6 +1279,7 @@ namespace Sentry.Extensibility
         public void ConfigureScope(System.Action<Sentry.Scope> configureScope) { }
         public System.Threading.Tasks.Task ConfigureScopeAsync(System.Func<Sentry.Scope, System.Threading.Tasks.Task> configureScope) { }
         public Sentry.TransactionContext ContinueTrace(Sentry.SentryTraceHeader? traceHeader, Sentry.BaggageHeader? baggageHeader, string? name = null, string? operation = null) { }
+        public Sentry.TransactionContext ContinueTrace(string? traceHeader, string? baggageHeader, string? name = null, string? operation = null) { }
         public void EndSession(Sentry.SessionEndStatus status = 0) { }
         public System.Threading.Tasks.Task FlushAsync(System.TimeSpan timeout) { }
         public Sentry.BaggageHeader? GetBaggage() { }
diff --git a/test/Sentry.Tests/HubTests.cs b/test/Sentry.Tests/HubTests.cs
index 900c415ed5..493dd003be 100644
--- a/test/Sentry.Tests/HubTests.cs
+++ b/test/Sentry.Tests/HubTests.cs
@@ -915,13 +915,44 @@ public void ContinueTrace_SetsPropagationContextAndReturnsTransactionContext()
         var propagationContext = new SentryPropagationContext(
             SentryId.Parse("43365712692146d08ee11a729dfbcaca"), SpanId.Parse("1000000000000000"));
         hub.ConfigureScope(scope => scope.PropagationContext = propagationContext);
+
         var traceHeader = new SentryTraceHeader(SentryId.Parse("5bd5f6d346b442dd9177dce9302fd737"),
             SpanId.Parse("2000000000000000"), null);
         var baggageHeader = BaggageHeader.Create(new List<KeyValuePair<string, string>>
         {
-            {"sentry-public_key", "49d0f7386ad645858ae85020e393bef3"}
+            {"sentry-trace_id", "5bd5f6d346b442dd9177dce9302fd737"},
+            {"sentry-public_key", "49d0f7386ad645858ae85020e393bef3"},
+            {"sentry-sample_rate", "1.0"}
+        });
+
+        hub.ConfigureScope(scope => scope.PropagationContext.TraceId.Should().Be("43365712692146d08ee11a729dfbcaca")); // Sanity check
+
+        // Act
+        var transactionContext = hub.ContinueTrace(traceHeader, baggageHeader, "test-name");
+
+        // Assert
+        hub.ConfigureScope(scope =>
+        {
+            scope.PropagationContext.TraceId.Should().Be(SentryId.Parse("5bd5f6d346b442dd9177dce9302fd737"));
+            scope.PropagationContext.ParentSpanId.Should().Be(SpanId.Parse("2000000000000000"));
+            Assert.NotNull(scope.PropagationContext._dynamicSamplingContext);
         });
 
+        transactionContext.TraceId.Should().Be(SentryId.Parse("5bd5f6d346b442dd9177dce9302fd737"));
+        transactionContext.ParentSpanId.Should().Be(SpanId.Parse("2000000000000000"));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ContinueTrace_ReceivesHeadersAsStrings_SetsPropagationContextAndReturnsTransactionContext()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var hub = _fixture.GetSut();
+        var propagationContext = new SentryPropagationContext(
+            SentryId.Parse("43365712692146d08ee11a729dfbcaca"), SpanId.Parse("1000000000000000"));
+        hub.ConfigureScope(scope => scope.PropagationContext = propagationContext);
+        var traceHeader = "5bd5f6d346b442dd9177dce9302fd737-2000000000000000";
+        var baggageHeader ="sentry-trace_id=5bd5f6d346b442dd9177dce9302fd737, sentry-public_key=49d0f7386ad645858ae85020e393bef3, sentry-sample_rate=1.0";
+
         hub.ConfigureScope(scope => scope.PropagationContext.TraceId.Should().Be("43365712692146d08ee11a729dfbcaca")); // Sanity check
 
         // Act
@@ -932,6 +963,7 @@ public void ContinueTrace_SetsPropagationContextAndReturnsTransactionContext()
         {
             scope.PropagationContext.TraceId.Should().Be(SentryId.Parse("5bd5f6d346b442dd9177dce9302fd737"));
             scope.PropagationContext.ParentSpanId.Should().Be(SpanId.Parse("2000000000000000"));
+            Assert.NotNull(scope.PropagationContext._dynamicSamplingContext);
         });
 
         transactionContext.TraceId.Should().Be(SentryId.Parse("5bd5f6d346b442dd9177dce9302fd737"));