diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5bcd7a6601..575a3416c1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 
 ### Features
 
+- Allow setting the active span on the scope ([#2364](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-dotnet/pull/2364))
+  - Note: Obsoletes the `Scope.GetSpan` method in favor of a `Scope.Span` property (which now has a setter as well).
+
 - Add tag filters to `SentryOptions` ([#2367](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-dotnet/pull/2367))
 
 ### Dependencies
diff --git a/src/Sentry/Internal/Hub.cs b/src/Sentry/Internal/Hub.cs
index 81b21c7cf5..5e8f38c6d4 100644
--- a/src/Sentry/Internal/Hub.cs
+++ b/src/Sentry/Internal/Hub.cs
@@ -182,11 +182,7 @@ public void BindException(Exception exception, ISpan span)
         _ = ExceptionToSpanMap.GetValue(exception, _ => span);
     }
 
-    public ISpan? GetSpan()
-    {
-        var (currentScope, _) = ScopeManager.GetCurrent();
-        return currentScope.GetSpan();
-    }
+    public ISpan? GetSpan() => ScopeManager.GetCurrent().Key.Span;
 
     public SentryTraceHeader? GetTraceHeader() => GetSpan()?.GetTraceHeader();
 
@@ -286,7 +282,7 @@ public void EndSession(SessionEndStatus status = SessionEndStatus.Exited) =>
         }
 
         // Otherwise just get the currently active span on the scope (unless it's sampled out)
-        if (scope.GetSpan() is { IsSampled: not false } span)
+        if (scope.Span is { IsSampled: not false } span)
         {
             return span;
         }
diff --git a/src/Sentry/Scope.cs b/src/Sentry/Scope.cs
index f8c053378c..e07e3d0eac 100644
--- a/src/Sentry/Scope.cs
+++ b/src/Sentry/Scope.cs
@@ -521,10 +521,34 @@ internal void Evaluate()
     }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// Gets the currently ongoing (not finished) span or <c>null</c> if none available.
-    /// This relies on the transactions being manually set on the scope via <see cref="Transaction"/>.
+    /// Obsolete.  Use the <see cref="Span"/> property instead.
     /// </summary>
-    public ISpan? GetSpan() => Transaction?.GetLastActiveSpan() ?? Transaction;
+    [Obsolete("Use the Span property instead.  This method will be removed in a future release.")]
+    public ISpan? GetSpan() => Span;
+
+    private ISpan? _span;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or sets the active span, or <c>null</c> if none available.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// If a span has been set on this property, it will become the active span until it is finished.
+    /// Otherwise, the active span is the latest unfinished span on the transaction, presuming a transaction
+    /// was set on the scope via the <see cref="Transaction"/> property.
+    /// </remarks>
+    public ISpan? Span
+    {
+        get
+        {
+            if (_span?.IsFinished is false)
+            {
+                return _span;
+            }
+
+            return Transaction?.GetLastActiveSpan() ?? Transaction;
+        }
+        set => _span = value;
+    }
 
     internal void ResetTransaction(ITransaction? expectedCurrentTransaction) =>
         Interlocked.CompareExchange(ref _transaction, null, expectedCurrentTransaction);
diff --git a/test/Sentry.DiagnosticSource.Tests/Integration/SQLite/SentryDiagnosticListenerTests.cs b/test/Sentry.DiagnosticSource.Tests/Integration/SQLite/SentryDiagnosticListenerTests.cs
index 6727b72310..1a51c0ba22 100644
--- a/test/Sentry.DiagnosticSource.Tests/Integration/SQLite/SentryDiagnosticListenerTests.cs
+++ b/test/Sentry.DiagnosticSource.Tests/Integration/SQLite/SentryDiagnosticListenerTests.cs
@@ -38,11 +38,7 @@ public Fixture()
         }
         public ItemsContext NewContext() => new(_database.ContextOptions);
 
-        public ISpan GetSpan()
-        {
-            var (currentScope, _) = ScopeManager.GetCurrent();
-            return currentScope.GetSpan();
-        }
+        public ISpan GetSpan() => ScopeManager.GetCurrent().Key.Span;
 
         public ITransaction StartTransaction(IHub hub, ITransactionContext context)
         {
diff --git a/test/Sentry.Tests/ApiApprovalTests.Run.Core3_1.verified.txt b/test/Sentry.Tests/ApiApprovalTests.Run.Core3_1.verified.txt
index 5c636a570f..068bc94dfa 100644
--- a/test/Sentry.Tests/ApiApprovalTests.Run.Core3_1.verified.txt
+++ b/test/Sentry.Tests/ApiApprovalTests.Run.Core3_1.verified.txt
@@ -404,6 +404,7 @@ namespace Sentry
         public string? Release { get; set; }
         public Sentry.Request Request { get; set; }
         public Sentry.SdkVersion Sdk { get; }
+        public Sentry.ISpan? Span { get; set; }
         public System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> Tags { get; }
         public Sentry.ITransaction? Transaction { get; set; }
         public string? TransactionName { get; set; }
@@ -417,6 +418,7 @@ namespace Sentry
         public void ClearAttachments() { }
         public void ClearBreadcrumbs() { }
         public Sentry.Scope Clone() { }
+        [System.Obsolete("Use the Span property instead.  This method will be removed in a future release.")]
         public Sentry.ISpan? GetSpan() { }
         public void SetExtra(string key, object? value) { }
         public void SetTag(string key, string value) { }
diff --git a/test/Sentry.Tests/ApiApprovalTests.Run.DotNet6_0.verified.txt b/test/Sentry.Tests/ApiApprovalTests.Run.DotNet6_0.verified.txt
index 24eb68fe28..de19abca21 100644
--- a/test/Sentry.Tests/ApiApprovalTests.Run.DotNet6_0.verified.txt
+++ b/test/Sentry.Tests/ApiApprovalTests.Run.DotNet6_0.verified.txt
@@ -404,6 +404,7 @@ namespace Sentry
         public string? Release { get; set; }
         public Sentry.Request Request { get; set; }
         public Sentry.SdkVersion Sdk { get; }
+        public Sentry.ISpan? Span { get; set; }
         public System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> Tags { get; }
         public Sentry.ITransaction? Transaction { get; set; }
         public string? TransactionName { get; set; }
@@ -417,6 +418,7 @@ namespace Sentry
         public void ClearAttachments() { }
         public void ClearBreadcrumbs() { }
         public Sentry.Scope Clone() { }
+        [System.Obsolete("Use the Span property instead.  This method will be removed in a future release.")]
         public Sentry.ISpan? GetSpan() { }
         public void SetExtra(string key, object? value) { }
         public void SetTag(string key, string value) { }
diff --git a/test/Sentry.Tests/ApiApprovalTests.Run.DotNet7_0.verified.txt b/test/Sentry.Tests/ApiApprovalTests.Run.DotNet7_0.verified.txt
index 24eb68fe28..de19abca21 100644
--- a/test/Sentry.Tests/ApiApprovalTests.Run.DotNet7_0.verified.txt
+++ b/test/Sentry.Tests/ApiApprovalTests.Run.DotNet7_0.verified.txt
@@ -404,6 +404,7 @@ namespace Sentry
         public string? Release { get; set; }
         public Sentry.Request Request { get; set; }
         public Sentry.SdkVersion Sdk { get; }
+        public Sentry.ISpan? Span { get; set; }
         public System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> Tags { get; }
         public Sentry.ITransaction? Transaction { get; set; }
         public string? TransactionName { get; set; }
@@ -417,6 +418,7 @@ namespace Sentry
         public void ClearAttachments() { }
         public void ClearBreadcrumbs() { }
         public Sentry.Scope Clone() { }
+        [System.Obsolete("Use the Span property instead.  This method will be removed in a future release.")]
         public Sentry.ISpan? GetSpan() { }
         public void SetExtra(string key, object? value) { }
         public void SetTag(string key, string value) { }
diff --git a/test/Sentry.Tests/ApiApprovalTests.Run.Net4_8.verified.txt b/test/Sentry.Tests/ApiApprovalTests.Run.Net4_8.verified.txt
index 1ca12cb25c..a98635723e 100644
--- a/test/Sentry.Tests/ApiApprovalTests.Run.Net4_8.verified.txt
+++ b/test/Sentry.Tests/ApiApprovalTests.Run.Net4_8.verified.txt
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@ namespace Sentry
         public string? Release { get; set; }
         public Sentry.Request Request { get; set; }
         public Sentry.SdkVersion Sdk { get; }
+        public Sentry.ISpan? Span { get; set; }
         public System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> Tags { get; }
         public Sentry.ITransaction? Transaction { get; set; }
         public string? TransactionName { get; set; }
@@ -416,6 +417,7 @@ namespace Sentry
         public void ClearAttachments() { }
         public void ClearBreadcrumbs() { }
         public Sentry.Scope Clone() { }
+        [System.Obsolete("Use the Span property instead.  This method will be removed in a future release.")]
         public Sentry.ISpan? GetSpan() { }
         public void SetExtra(string key, object? value) { }
         public void SetTag(string key, string value) { }
diff --git a/test/Sentry.Tests/ScopeTests.cs b/test/Sentry.Tests/ScopeTests.cs
index 0d10fed586..fad7564e02 100644
--- a/test/Sentry.Tests/ScopeTests.cs
+++ b/test/Sentry.Tests/ScopeTests.cs
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ public void TransactionName_TransactionStarted_NameReturnsActualTransactionName(
     }
 
     [Fact]
-    public void GetSpan_NoSpans_ReturnsTransaction()
+    public void Span_NoSpans_ReturnsTransaction()
     {
         // Arrange
         var scope = new Scope();
@@ -172,14 +172,14 @@ public void GetSpan_NoSpans_ReturnsTransaction()
         scope.Transaction = transaction;
 
         // Act
-        var span = scope.GetSpan();
+        var span = scope.Span;
 
         // Assert
         span.Should().Be(transaction);
     }
 
     [Fact]
-    public void GetSpan_FinishedSpans_ReturnsTransaction()
+    public void Span_FinishedSpans_ReturnsTransaction()
     {
         // Arrange
         var scope = new Scope();
@@ -191,14 +191,14 @@ public void GetSpan_FinishedSpans_ReturnsTransaction()
         scope.Transaction = transaction;
 
         // Act
-        var span = scope.GetSpan();
+        var span = scope.Span;
 
         // Assert
         span.Should().Be(transaction);
     }
 
     [Fact]
-    public void GetSpan_ActiveSpans_ReturnsSpan()
+    public void Span_ActiveSpans_ReturnsSpan()
     {
         // Arrange
         var scope = new Scope();
@@ -210,12 +210,73 @@ public void GetSpan_ActiveSpans_ReturnsSpan()
         scope.Transaction = transaction;
 
         // Act
-        var span = scope.GetSpan();
+        var span = scope.Span;
 
         // Assert
         span.Should().Be(activeSpan);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public void Span_SetSpan_ReturnsValue()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var scope = new Scope();
+
+        var transaction = new TransactionTracer(DisabledHub.Instance, "foo", "_");
+        var firstSpan = transaction.StartChild("123");
+        var secondSpan = firstSpan.StartChild("456");
+
+        scope.Transaction = transaction;
+
+        // Assert Default
+        scope.Span.Should().Be(secondSpan);
+
+        // Act
+        scope.Span = firstSpan;
+
+        // Assert
+        scope.Span.Should().Be(firstSpan);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Span_SetSpanNull_ReturnsLatestOpen()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var scope = new Scope();
+
+        var transaction = new TransactionTracer(DisabledHub.Instance, "foo", "_");
+        var firstSpan = transaction.StartChild("123");
+        var secondSpan = firstSpan.StartChild("456");
+
+        scope.Transaction = transaction;
+
+        // Act
+        scope.Span = null;
+
+        // Assert
+        scope.Span.Should().Be(secondSpan);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Span_SetSpanThenCloseIt_ReturnsLatestOpen()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var scope = new Scope();
+
+        var transaction = new TransactionTracer(DisabledHub.Instance, "foo", "_");
+        var firstSpan = transaction.StartChild("123");
+        var secondSpan = firstSpan.StartChild("456");
+
+        scope.Transaction = transaction;
+
+        // Act
+        scope.Span = firstSpan;
+        firstSpan.Finish();
+
+        // Assert
+        scope.Span.Should().Be(secondSpan);
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public void AddAttachment_AddAttachments()
     {