diff --git a/packages/browser-integration-tests/scripts/detectFlakyTests.ts b/packages/browser-integration-tests/scripts/detectFlakyTests.ts
index 88435731137e..11eb04e651e4 100644
--- a/packages/browser-integration-tests/scripts/detectFlakyTests.ts
+++ b/packages/browser-integration-tests/scripts/detectFlakyTests.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ import * as path from 'path';
 import * as childProcess from 'child_process';
 import { promisify } from 'util';
 
-const exec = promisify(childProcess.exec);
-
 async function run(): Promise<void> {
   let testPaths: string[] = [];
 
diff --git a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/bufferMode/init.js b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/bufferMode/init.js
index 5691b52d96a3..2453efcfbe1d 100644
--- a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/bufferMode/init.js
+++ b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/bufferMode/init.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ window.Sentry = Sentry;
 window.Replay = new Sentry.Replay({
   flushMinDelay: 200,
   flushMaxDelay: 200,
+  minReplayDuration: 0,
 });
 
 Sentry.init({
diff --git a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/captureReplayFromReplayPackage/init.js b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/captureReplayFromReplayPackage/init.js
index 16b46e3adc54..be0f9cab95d5 100644
--- a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/captureReplayFromReplayPackage/init.js
+++ b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/captureReplayFromReplayPackage/init.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ window.Sentry = Sentry;
 window.Replay = new Replay({
   flushMinDelay: 200,
   flushMaxDelay: 200,
+  minReplayDuration: 0,
 });
 
 Sentry.init({
diff --git a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/compression/init.js b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/compression/init.js
index 0c068170f01e..c2dd47ab0c25 100644
--- a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/compression/init.js
+++ b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/compression/init.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ window.Sentry = Sentry;
 window.Replay = new Sentry.Replay({
   flushMinDelay: 200,
   flushMaxDelay: 200,
+  minReplayDuration: 0,
   useCompression: true,
 });
 
diff --git a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/customEvents/init.js b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/customEvents/init.js
index 5ddfef307e9c..f76a1207243b 100644
--- a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/customEvents/init.js
+++ b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/customEvents/init.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ window.Sentry = Sentry;
 window.Replay = new Sentry.Replay({
   flushMinDelay: 200,
   flushMaxDelay: 200,
+  minReplayDuration: 0,
   useCompression: false,
   blockAllMedia: false,
 });
diff --git a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/dsc/init.js b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/dsc/init.js
index 90919aeaeb70..c3c2f62f2c14 100644
--- a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/dsc/init.js
+++ b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/dsc/init.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ window.Sentry = Sentry;
 window.Replay = new Sentry.Replay({
   flushMinDelay: 200,
   flushMaxDelay: 200,
+  minReplayDuration: 0,
   useCompression: false,
 });
 
diff --git a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/errors/droppedError/init.js b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/errors/droppedError/init.js
index 1a441494482c..2c9cd8b23147 100644
--- a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/errors/droppedError/init.js
+++ b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/errors/droppedError/init.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ window.Sentry = Sentry;
 window.Replay = new Sentry.Replay({
   flushMinDelay: 200,
   flushMaxDelay: 200,
+  minReplayDuration: 0,
 });
 
 Sentry.init({
diff --git a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/errors/errorModeCustomTransport/init.js b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/errors/errorModeCustomTransport/init.js
index c925f082c665..acf3b91c0dd3 100644
--- a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/errors/errorModeCustomTransport/init.js
+++ b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/errors/errorModeCustomTransport/init.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ window.Sentry = Sentry;
 window.Replay = new Sentry.Replay({
   flushMinDelay: 200,
   flushMaxDelay: 200,
+  minReplayDuration: 0,
 });
 
 Sentry.init({
diff --git a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/errors/errorNotSent/init.js b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/errors/errorNotSent/init.js
index 528ca8b3285e..49d938b15060 100644
--- a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/errors/errorNotSent/init.js
+++ b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/errors/errorNotSent/init.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ window.Sentry = Sentry;
 window.Replay = new Sentry.Replay({
   flushMinDelay: 200,
   flushMaxDelay: 200,
+  minReplayDuration: 0,
 });
 
 Sentry.init({
diff --git a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/errors/errorsInSession/init.js b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/errors/errorsInSession/init.js
index dc77197ef93f..29486082ff8a 100644
--- a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/errors/errorsInSession/init.js
+++ b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/errors/errorsInSession/init.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ window.Sentry = Sentry;
 window.Replay = new Sentry.Replay({
   flushMinDelay: 200,
   flushMaxDelay: 200,
+  minReplayDuration: 0,
 });
 
 Sentry.init({
diff --git a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/errors/init.js b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/errors/init.js
index 863d143939cf..89c185dacc7f 100644
--- a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/errors/init.js
+++ b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/errors/init.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ window.Sentry = Sentry;
 window.Replay = new Sentry.Replay({
   flushMinDelay: 200,
   flushMaxDelay: 200,
+  minReplayDuration: 0,
 });
 
 Sentry.init({
diff --git a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/extendNetworkBreadcrumbs/fetch/captureRequestBody/init.js b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/extendNetworkBreadcrumbs/fetch/captureRequestBody/init.js
index 2323cd2dda7f..21c548a5e349 100644
--- a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/extendNetworkBreadcrumbs/fetch/captureRequestBody/init.js
+++ b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/extendNetworkBreadcrumbs/fetch/captureRequestBody/init.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ window.Sentry = Sentry;
 window.Replay = new Sentry.Replay({
   flushMinDelay: 200,
   flushMaxDelay: 200,
+  minReplayDuration: 0,
 
   networkDetailAllowUrls: ['http://localhost:7654/foo', 'http://sentry-test.io/foo'],
   networkCaptureBodies: true,
diff --git a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/extendNetworkBreadcrumbs/fetch/captureRequestHeaders/init.js b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/extendNetworkBreadcrumbs/fetch/captureRequestHeaders/init.js
index a60fcdcfc530..4c3f0a7969c6 100644
--- a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/extendNetworkBreadcrumbs/fetch/captureRequestHeaders/init.js
+++ b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/extendNetworkBreadcrumbs/fetch/captureRequestHeaders/init.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ window.Sentry = Sentry;
 window.Replay = new Sentry.Replay({
   flushMinDelay: 200,
   flushMaxDelay: 200,
+  minReplayDuration: 0,
 
   networkDetailAllowUrls: ['http://localhost:7654/foo'],
   networkRequestHeaders: ['X-Test-Header'],
diff --git a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/extendNetworkBreadcrumbs/fetch/captureResponseBody/init.js b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/extendNetworkBreadcrumbs/fetch/captureResponseBody/init.js
index 15be2bb2764d..3aa81d299ae2 100644
--- a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/extendNetworkBreadcrumbs/fetch/captureResponseBody/init.js
+++ b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/extendNetworkBreadcrumbs/fetch/captureResponseBody/init.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ window.Sentry = Sentry;
 window.Replay = new Sentry.Replay({
   flushMinDelay: 200,
   flushMaxDelay: 200,
+  minReplayDuration: 0,
 
   networkDetailAllowUrls: ['http://localhost:7654/foo'],
   networkCaptureBodies: true,
diff --git a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/extendNetworkBreadcrumbs/fetch/captureResponseHeaders/init.js b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/extendNetworkBreadcrumbs/fetch/captureResponseHeaders/init.js
index 241dcc7adc29..ff1e66e53411 100644
--- a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/extendNetworkBreadcrumbs/fetch/captureResponseHeaders/init.js
+++ b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/extendNetworkBreadcrumbs/fetch/captureResponseHeaders/init.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ window.Sentry = Sentry;
 window.Replay = new Sentry.Replay({
   flushMinDelay: 200,
   flushMaxDelay: 200,
+  minReplayDuration: 0,
 
   networkDetailAllowUrls: ['http://localhost:7654/foo'],
   networkResponseHeaders: ['X-Test-Header'],
diff --git a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/extendNetworkBreadcrumbs/fetch/init.js b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/extendNetworkBreadcrumbs/fetch/init.js
index 6f80c5e4cb8f..52c219e99dc9 100644
--- a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/extendNetworkBreadcrumbs/fetch/init.js
+++ b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/extendNetworkBreadcrumbs/fetch/init.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ window.Sentry = Sentry;
 window.Replay = new Sentry.Replay({
   flushMinDelay: 200,
   flushMaxDelay: 200,
+  minReplayDuration: 0,
 });
 
 Sentry.init({
diff --git a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/extendNetworkBreadcrumbs/xhr/captureRequestBody/init.js b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/extendNetworkBreadcrumbs/xhr/captureRequestBody/init.js
index 2323cd2dda7f..21c548a5e349 100644
--- a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/extendNetworkBreadcrumbs/xhr/captureRequestBody/init.js
+++ b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/extendNetworkBreadcrumbs/xhr/captureRequestBody/init.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ window.Sentry = Sentry;
 window.Replay = new Sentry.Replay({
   flushMinDelay: 200,
   flushMaxDelay: 200,
+  minReplayDuration: 0,
 
   networkDetailAllowUrls: ['http://localhost:7654/foo', 'http://sentry-test.io/foo'],
   networkCaptureBodies: true,
diff --git a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/extendNetworkBreadcrumbs/xhr/captureRequestHeaders/init.js b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/extendNetworkBreadcrumbs/xhr/captureRequestHeaders/init.js
index a60fcdcfc530..4c3f0a7969c6 100644
--- a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/extendNetworkBreadcrumbs/xhr/captureRequestHeaders/init.js
+++ b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/extendNetworkBreadcrumbs/xhr/captureRequestHeaders/init.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ window.Sentry = Sentry;
 window.Replay = new Sentry.Replay({
   flushMinDelay: 200,
   flushMaxDelay: 200,
+  minReplayDuration: 0,
 
   networkDetailAllowUrls: ['http://localhost:7654/foo'],
   networkRequestHeaders: ['X-Test-Header'],
diff --git a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/extendNetworkBreadcrumbs/xhr/captureResponseBody/init.js b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/extendNetworkBreadcrumbs/xhr/captureResponseBody/init.js
index 15be2bb2764d..3aa81d299ae2 100644
--- a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/extendNetworkBreadcrumbs/xhr/captureResponseBody/init.js
+++ b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/extendNetworkBreadcrumbs/xhr/captureResponseBody/init.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ window.Sentry = Sentry;
 window.Replay = new Sentry.Replay({
   flushMinDelay: 200,
   flushMaxDelay: 200,
+  minReplayDuration: 0,
 
   networkDetailAllowUrls: ['http://localhost:7654/foo'],
   networkCaptureBodies: true,
diff --git a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/extendNetworkBreadcrumbs/xhr/captureResponseHeaders/init.js b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/extendNetworkBreadcrumbs/xhr/captureResponseHeaders/init.js
index 241dcc7adc29..ff1e66e53411 100644
--- a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/extendNetworkBreadcrumbs/xhr/captureResponseHeaders/init.js
+++ b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/extendNetworkBreadcrumbs/xhr/captureResponseHeaders/init.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ window.Sentry = Sentry;
 window.Replay = new Sentry.Replay({
   flushMinDelay: 200,
   flushMaxDelay: 200,
+  minReplayDuration: 0,
 
   networkDetailAllowUrls: ['http://localhost:7654/foo'],
   networkResponseHeaders: ['X-Test-Header'],
diff --git a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/extendNetworkBreadcrumbs/xhr/init.js b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/extendNetworkBreadcrumbs/xhr/init.js
index 6f80c5e4cb8f..52c219e99dc9 100644
--- a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/extendNetworkBreadcrumbs/xhr/init.js
+++ b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/extendNetworkBreadcrumbs/xhr/init.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ window.Sentry = Sentry;
 window.Replay = new Sentry.Replay({
   flushMinDelay: 200,
   flushMaxDelay: 200,
+  minReplayDuration: 0,
 });
 
 Sentry.init({
diff --git a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/fileInput/init.js b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/fileInput/init.js
index 4081a8b9182d..0e08fdfaa6d0 100644
--- a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/fileInput/init.js
+++ b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/fileInput/init.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ window.Sentry = Sentry;
 window.Replay = new Sentry.Replay({
   flushMinDelay: 200,
   flushMaxDelay: 200,
+  minReplayDuration: 0,
   useCompression: false,
   maskAllInputs: false,
 });
diff --git a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/flushing/init.js b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/flushing/init.js
index 10f4385a1369..db9828fe889e 100644
--- a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/flushing/init.js
+++ b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/flushing/init.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ window.Sentry = Sentry;
 window.Replay = new Sentry.Replay({
   flushMinDelay: 200,
   flushMaxDelay: 200,
+  minReplayDuration: 0,
   useCompression: false,
 });
 
diff --git a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/init.js b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/init.js
index 7a0337445768..dac512988b9a 100644
--- a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/init.js
+++ b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/init.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ window.Sentry = Sentry;
 window.Replay = new Sentry.Replay({
   flushMinDelay: 200,
   flushMaxDelay: 200,
+  minReplayDuration: 0,
 });
 
 Sentry.init({
diff --git a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/keyboardEvents/init.js b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/keyboardEvents/init.js
index 7a0337445768..dac512988b9a 100644
--- a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/keyboardEvents/init.js
+++ b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/keyboardEvents/init.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ window.Sentry = Sentry;
 window.Replay = new Sentry.Replay({
   flushMinDelay: 200,
   flushMaxDelay: 200,
+  minReplayDuration: 0,
 });
 
 Sentry.init({
diff --git a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/largeMutations/defaultOptions/init.js b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/largeMutations/defaultOptions/init.js
index 7a0337445768..dac512988b9a 100644
--- a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/largeMutations/defaultOptions/init.js
+++ b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/largeMutations/defaultOptions/init.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ window.Sentry = Sentry;
 window.Replay = new Sentry.Replay({
   flushMinDelay: 200,
   flushMaxDelay: 200,
+  minReplayDuration: 0,
 });
 
 Sentry.init({
diff --git a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/largeMutations/mutationLimit/init.js b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/largeMutations/mutationLimit/init.js
index ba43582d7816..35c6feed4df7 100644
--- a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/largeMutations/mutationLimit/init.js
+++ b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/largeMutations/mutationLimit/init.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ window.Sentry = Sentry;
 window.Replay = new Sentry.Replay({
   flushMinDelay: 200,
   flushMaxDelay: 200,
+  minReplayDuration: 0,
   mutationLimit: 250,
 });
 
diff --git a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/minReplayDuration/init.js b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/minReplayDuration/init.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..429559c5781a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/minReplayDuration/init.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import * as Sentry from '@sentry/browser';
+
+window.Sentry = Sentry;
+window.Replay = new Sentry.Replay({
+  flushMinDelay: 200,
+  flushMaxDelay: 200,
+  minReplayDuration: 2000,
+});
+
+Sentry.init({
+  dsn: 'https://public@dsn.ingest.sentry.io/1337',
+  sampleRate: 0,
+  replaysSessionSampleRate: 1.0,
+  replaysOnErrorSampleRate: 0.0,
+  debug: true,
+
+  integrations: [window.Replay],
+});
diff --git a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/minReplayDuration/template.html b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/minReplayDuration/template.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7223a20f82ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/minReplayDuration/template.html
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+  <head>
+    <meta charset="utf-8" />
+  </head>
+  <body>
+    <button onclick="console.log('Test log 1')" id="button1">Click me</button>
+    <button onclick="console.log('Test log 2')" id="button2">Click me</button>
+  </body>
+</html>
diff --git a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/minReplayDuration/test.ts b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/minReplayDuration/test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1bdb0567de77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/minReplayDuration/test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import { expect } from '@playwright/test';
+
+import { sentryTest } from '../../../utils/fixtures';
+import { getExpectedReplayEvent } from '../../../utils/replayEventTemplates';
+import { getReplayEvent, shouldSkipReplayTest, waitForReplayRequest } from '../../../utils/replayHelpers';
+
+const MIN_DURATION = 2000;
+
+sentryTest('doest not send replay before min. duration', async ({ getLocalTestPath, page }) => {
+  if (shouldSkipReplayTest()) {
+    sentryTest.skip();
+  }
+
+  let counter = 0;
+  const reqPromise0 = waitForReplayRequest(page, () => {
+    counter++;
+    return true;
+  });
+
+  await page.route('https://dsn.ingest.sentry.io/**/*', route => {
+    return route.fulfill({
+      status: 200,
+      contentType: 'application/json',
+      body: JSON.stringify({ id: 'test-id' }),
+    });
+  });
+
+  const url = await getLocalTestPath({ testDir: __dirname });
+
+  await page.goto(url);
+
+  // This triggers a page blur, which should trigger a flush
+  // However, as we are only here too short, this should not actually _send_ anything
+  await page.evaluate(`Object.defineProperty(document, 'visibilityState', {
+  configurable: true,
+  get: function () {
+    return 'hidden';
+  },
+});
+document.dispatchEvent(new Event('visibilitychange'));`);
+  expect(counter).toBe(0);
+
+  // Now wait for 2s until min duration is reached, and try again
+  await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, MIN_DURATION + 100));
+  await page.evaluate(`Object.defineProperty(document, 'visibilityState', {
+    configurable: true,
+    get: function () {
+      return 'visible';
+    },
+  });
+  document.dispatchEvent(new Event('visibilitychange'));`);
+  await page.evaluate(`Object.defineProperty(document, 'visibilityState', {
+    configurable: true,
+    get: function () {
+      return 'hidden';
+    },
+  });
+  document.dispatchEvent(new Event('visibilitychange'));`);
+
+  const replayEvent0 = getReplayEvent(await reqPromise0);
+  expect(replayEvent0).toEqual(getExpectedReplayEvent({}));
+  expect(counter).toBe(1);
+});
diff --git a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/multiple-pages/init.js b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/multiple-pages/init.js
index 105c0114f2b0..a856a0d13c3e 100644
--- a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/multiple-pages/init.js
+++ b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/multiple-pages/init.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ window.Sentry = Sentry;
 window.Replay = new Sentry.Replay({
   flushMinDelay: 200,
   flushMaxDelay: 200,
+  minReplayDuration: 0,
 });
 
 Sentry.init({
diff --git a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/privacyBlock/init.js b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/privacyBlock/init.js
index 6c37e3d85e44..f5360c53561b 100644
--- a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/privacyBlock/init.js
+++ b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/privacyBlock/init.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ window.Sentry = Sentry;
 window.Replay = new Sentry.Replay({
   flushMinDelay: 200,
   flushMaxDelay: 200,
+  minReplayDuration: 0,
   useCompression: false,
   blockAllMedia: false,
   block: ['link[rel="icon"]', 'video', '.nested-hide'],
diff --git a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/privacyDefault/init.js b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/privacyDefault/init.js
index 10f4385a1369..db9828fe889e 100644
--- a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/privacyDefault/init.js
+++ b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/privacyDefault/init.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ window.Sentry = Sentry;
 window.Replay = new Sentry.Replay({
   flushMinDelay: 200,
   flushMaxDelay: 200,
+  minReplayDuration: 0,
   useCompression: false,
 });
 
diff --git a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/privacyInput/init.js b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/privacyInput/init.js
index 4081a8b9182d..0e08fdfaa6d0 100644
--- a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/privacyInput/init.js
+++ b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/privacyInput/init.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ window.Sentry = Sentry;
 window.Replay = new Sentry.Replay({
   flushMinDelay: 200,
   flushMaxDelay: 200,
+  minReplayDuration: 0,
   useCompression: false,
   maskAllInputs: false,
 });
diff --git a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/privacyInputMaskAll/init.js b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/privacyInputMaskAll/init.js
index cff4c6dab7bd..1657e879ef87 100644
--- a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/privacyInputMaskAll/init.js
+++ b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/privacyInputMaskAll/init.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ window.Sentry = Sentry;
 window.Replay = new Sentry.Replay({
   flushMinDelay: 200,
   flushMaxDelay: 200,
+  minReplayDuration: 0,
   useCompression: false,
   maskAllInputs: true,
 });
diff --git a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/replayShim/init.js b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/replayShim/init.js
index b53ada8b5e7c..a89c744e7480 100644
--- a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/replayShim/init.js
+++ b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/replayShim/init.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ window.Sentry = Sentry;
 window.Replay = new Sentry.Replay({
   flushMinDelay: 200,
   flushMaxDelay: 200,
+  minReplayDuration: 0,
 });
 
 Sentry.init({
diff --git a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/requests/init.js b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/requests/init.js
index 10f4385a1369..db9828fe889e 100644
--- a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/requests/init.js
+++ b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/requests/init.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ window.Sentry = Sentry;
 window.Replay = new Sentry.Replay({
   flushMinDelay: 200,
   flushMaxDelay: 200,
+  minReplayDuration: 0,
   useCompression: false,
 });
 
diff --git a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/sampling/init.js b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/sampling/init.js
index 9e99c3536d05..8a98bb9c45de 100644
--- a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/sampling/init.js
+++ b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/sampling/init.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ window.Sentry = Sentry;
 window.Replay = new Sentry.Replay({
   flushMinDelay: 200,
   flushMaxDelay: 200,
+  minReplayDuration: 0,
 });
 
 Sentry.init({
diff --git a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/sessionExpiry/init.js b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/sessionExpiry/init.js
index d9008eb4f9d6..a3b9726f3103 100644
--- a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/sessionExpiry/init.js
+++ b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/sessionExpiry/init.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ window.Sentry = Sentry;
 window.Replay = new Sentry.Replay({
   flushMinDelay: 200,
   flushMaxDelay: 200,
+  minReplayDuration: 0,
 });
 
 Sentry.init({
diff --git a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/sessionInactive/init.js b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/sessionInactive/init.js
index 5de219254c61..781e7b583109 100644
--- a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/sessionInactive/init.js
+++ b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/sessionInactive/init.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ window.Sentry = Sentry;
 window.Replay = new Sentry.Replay({
   flushMinDelay: 200,
   flushMaxDelay: 200,
+  minReplayDuration: 0,
 });
 
 Sentry.init({
diff --git a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/sessionMaxAge/init.js b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/sessionMaxAge/init.js
index 4d7fc285d7b7..de8b260647ad 100644
--- a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/sessionMaxAge/init.js
+++ b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/sessionMaxAge/init.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ window.Sentry = Sentry;
 window.Replay = new Sentry.Replay({
   flushMinDelay: 200,
   flushMaxDelay: 200,
+  minReplayDuration: 0,
 });
 
 Sentry.init({
diff --git a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/slowClick/disable/init.js b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/slowClick/disable/init.js
index b7008ced8f6b..aa5be4406824 100644
--- a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/slowClick/disable/init.js
+++ b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/slowClick/disable/init.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ window.Sentry = Sentry;
 window.Replay = new Sentry.Replay({
   flushMinDelay: 200,
   flushMaxDelay: 200,
+  minReplayDuration: 0,
   slowClickTimeout: 0,
 });
 
diff --git a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/slowClick/init.js b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/slowClick/init.js
index 367357937e9a..030b2722d236 100644
--- a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/slowClick/init.js
+++ b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/slowClick/init.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ window.Sentry = Sentry;
 window.Replay = new Sentry.Replay({
   flushMinDelay: 200,
   flushMaxDelay: 200,
+  minReplayDuration: 0,
   slowClickTimeout: 3100,
   slowClickIgnoreSelectors: ['.ignore-class', '[ignore-attribute]'],
 });
diff --git a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/throttleBreadcrumbs/init.js b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/throttleBreadcrumbs/init.js
index 11207b23752d..3146e64131fd 100644
--- a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/throttleBreadcrumbs/init.js
+++ b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/throttleBreadcrumbs/init.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ window.Sentry = Sentry;
 window.Replay = new Sentry.Replay({
   flushMinDelay: 5000,
   flushMaxDelay: 5000,
+  minReplayDuration: 0,
   useCompression: false,
 });
 
diff --git a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/unicode/compressed/init.js b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/unicode/compressed/init.js
index 0420898a5b88..2fe6781ee15e 100644
--- a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/unicode/compressed/init.js
+++ b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/unicode/compressed/init.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ window.Sentry = Sentry;
 window.Replay = new Sentry.Replay({
   flushMinDelay: 200,
   flushMaxDelay: 200,
+  minReplayDuration: 0,
   useCompression: true,
   maskAllText: false,
 });
diff --git a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/unicode/uncompressed/init.js b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/unicode/uncompressed/init.js
index a4a5a0cbd5c6..956586937a19 100644
--- a/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/unicode/uncompressed/init.js
+++ b/packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/replay/unicode/uncompressed/init.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ window.Sentry = Sentry;
 window.Replay = new Sentry.Replay({
   flushMinDelay: 200,
   flushMaxDelay: 200,
+  minReplayDuration: 0,
   useCompression: false,
   maskAllText: false,
 });
diff --git a/packages/replay/src/constants.ts b/packages/replay/src/constants.ts
index 86dc228c50bf..d8d5e792a619 100644
--- a/packages/replay/src/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/replay/src/constants.ts
@@ -45,3 +45,8 @@ export const SLOW_CLICK_SCROLL_TIMEOUT = 300;
 
 /** When encountering a total segment size exceeding this size, stop the replay (as we cannot properly ingest it). */
 export const REPLAY_MAX_EVENT_BUFFER_SIZE = 20_000_000; // ~20MB
+
+/** Replays must be min. 5s long before we send them. */
+export const MIN_REPLAY_DURATION = 4_999;
+/* The max. allowed value that the minReplayDuration can be set to. */
+export const MIN_REPLAY_DURATION_LIMIT = 15_000;
diff --git a/packages/replay/src/integration.ts b/packages/replay/src/integration.ts
index 2e795829894b..9afe7c9716a8 100644
--- a/packages/replay/src/integration.ts
+++ b/packages/replay/src/integration.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,12 @@ import { getCurrentHub } from '@sentry/core';
 import type { BrowserClientReplayOptions, Integration } from '@sentry/types';
 import { dropUndefinedKeys } from '@sentry/utils';
 
-import { DEFAULT_FLUSH_MAX_DELAY, DEFAULT_FLUSH_MIN_DELAY } from './constants';
+import {
+  DEFAULT_FLUSH_MAX_DELAY,
+  DEFAULT_FLUSH_MIN_DELAY,
+  MIN_REPLAY_DURATION,
+  MIN_REPLAY_DURATION_LIMIT,
+} from './constants';
 import { ReplayContainer } from './replay';
 import type { RecordingOptions, ReplayConfiguration, ReplayPluginOptions, SendBufferedReplayOptions } from './types';
 import { getPrivacyOptions } from './util/getPrivacyOptions';
@@ -51,6 +56,7 @@ export class Replay implements Integration {
   public constructor({
     flushMinDelay = DEFAULT_FLUSH_MIN_DELAY,
     flushMaxDelay = DEFAULT_FLUSH_MAX_DELAY,
+    minReplayDuration = MIN_REPLAY_DURATION,
     stickySession = true,
     useCompression = true,
     _experiments = {},
@@ -127,6 +133,7 @@ export class Replay implements Integration {
     this._initialOptions = {
       flushMinDelay,
       flushMaxDelay,
+      minReplayDuration: Math.min(minReplayDuration, MIN_REPLAY_DURATION_LIMIT),
       stickySession,
       sessionSampleRate,
       errorSampleRate,
diff --git a/packages/replay/src/replay.ts b/packages/replay/src/replay.ts
index c72306239533..9ca3077e914f 100644
--- a/packages/replay/src/replay.ts
+++ b/packages/replay/src/replay.ts
@@ -981,6 +981,9 @@ export class ReplayContainer implements ReplayContainerInterface {
 
     const earliestEvent = eventBuffer.getEarliestTimestamp();
     if (earliestEvent && earliestEvent < this._context.initialTimestamp) {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+      const log = this.getOptions()._experiments.traceInternals ? console.info : logger.info;
+      __DEBUG_BUILD__ && log(`[Replay] Updating initial timestamp to ${earliestEvent}`);
       this._context.initialTimestamp = earliestEvent;
     }
   }
@@ -1100,6 +1103,23 @@ export class ReplayContainer implements ReplayContainerInterface {
       return;
     }
 
+    const start = this._context.initialTimestamp;
+    const now = Date.now();
+    const duration = now - start;
+
+    // If session is too short, or too long (allow some wiggle room over maxSessionLife), do not send it
+    // This _should_ not happen, but it may happen if flush is triggered due to a page activity change or similar
+    if (duration < this._options.minReplayDuration || duration > this.timeouts.maxSessionLife + 5_000) {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+      const log = this.getOptions()._experiments.traceInternals ? console.warn : logger.warn;
+      __DEBUG_BUILD__ &&
+        log(
+          `[Replay] Session duration (${Math.floor(duration / 1000)}s) is too short or too long, not sending replay.`,
+        );
+
+      return;
+    }
+
     // A flush is about to happen, cancel any queued flushes
     this._debouncedFlush.cancel();
 
diff --git a/packages/replay/src/types/replay.ts b/packages/replay/src/types/replay.ts
index 00cda5e3c6e7..46f1e8f4ef93 100644
--- a/packages/replay/src/types/replay.ts
+++ b/packages/replay/src/types/replay.ts
@@ -180,6 +180,13 @@ export interface ReplayPluginOptions extends ReplayNetworkOptions {
    */
   slowClickIgnoreSelectors: string[];
 
+  /**
+   * The min. duration (in ms) a replay has to have before it is sent to Sentry.
+   * Whenever attempting to flush a session that is shorter than this, it will not actually send it to Sentry.
+   * Note that this is capped at max. 15s.
+   */
+  minReplayDuration: number;
+
   /**
    * Callback before adding a custom recording event
    *
diff --git a/packages/replay/test/integration/errorSampleRate.test.ts b/packages/replay/test/integration/errorSampleRate.test.ts
index fe3049f9704f..f92f66078c97 100644
--- a/packages/replay/test/integration/errorSampleRate.test.ts
+++ b/packages/replay/test/integration/errorSampleRate.test.ts
@@ -450,6 +450,9 @@ describe('Integration | errorSampleRate', () => {
     jest.runAllTimers();
     await new Promise(process.nextTick);
 
+    // in production, this happens at a time interval, here we mock this
+    mockRecord.takeFullSnapshot(true);
+
     // still no new replay sent
     expect(replay).not.toHaveLastSentReplay();
 
@@ -694,6 +697,9 @@ describe('Integration | errorSampleRate', () => {
 
     jest.advanceTimersByTime(2 * MAX_SESSION_LIFE);
 
+    // in production, this happens at a time interval, here we mock this
+    mockRecord.takeFullSnapshot(true);
+
     captureException(new Error('testing'));
 
     // Flush due to exception
diff --git a/packages/replay/test/integration/flush.test.ts b/packages/replay/test/integration/flush.test.ts
index cf142ae8c45c..ee737fd53b54 100644
--- a/packages/replay/test/integration/flush.test.ts
+++ b/packages/replay/test/integration/flush.test.ts
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ describe('Integration | flush', () => {
     mockRunFlush.mockClear();
     mockAddMemoryEntry.mockClear();
 
+    sessionStorage.clear();
+    clearSession(replay);
+    replay['_loadAndCheckSession']();
+
     if (replay.eventBuffer) {
       jest.spyOn(replay.eventBuffer, 'finish');
     }
@@ -93,9 +97,6 @@ describe('Integration | flush', () => {
     jest.runAllTimers();
     await new Promise(process.nextTick);
     jest.setSystemTime(new Date(BASE_TIMESTAMP));
-    sessionStorage.clear();
-    clearSession(replay);
-    replay['_loadAndCheckSession']();
     mockRecord.takeFullSnapshot.mockClear();
     Object.defineProperty(WINDOW, 'location', {
       value: prevLocation,
@@ -258,4 +259,50 @@ describe('Integration | flush', () => {
     await advanceTimers(DEFAULT_FLUSH_MIN_DELAY);
     expect(mockFlush).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
+
+  it('does not flush if session is too short', async () => {
+    replay.getOptions().minReplayDuration = 100_000;
+
+    sessionStorage.clear();
+    clearSession(replay);
+    replay['_loadAndCheckSession']();
+
+    // click happens first
+    domHandler({
+      name: 'click',
+    });
+
+    // checkout
+    const TEST_EVENT = { data: {}, timestamp: BASE_TIMESTAMP, type: 2 };
+    mockRecord._emitter(TEST_EVENT);
+
+    await advanceTimers(DEFAULT_FLUSH_MIN_DELAY);
+
+    expect(mockFlush).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(mockSendReplay).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
+  });
+
+  it('does not flush if session is too long', async () => {
+    replay.timeouts.maxSessionLife = 100_000;
+    jest.setSystemTime(new Date(BASE_TIMESTAMP));
+
+    sessionStorage.clear();
+    clearSession(replay);
+    replay['_loadAndCheckSession']();
+
+    await advanceTimers(120_000);
+
+    // click happens first
+    domHandler({
+      name: 'click',
+    });
+
+    // checkout
+    const TEST_EVENT = { data: {}, timestamp: BASE_TIMESTAMP, type: 2 };
+    mockRecord._emitter(TEST_EVENT);
+
+    await advanceTimers(DEFAULT_FLUSH_MIN_DELAY);
+    expect(mockFlush).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(mockSendReplay).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/replay/test/mocks/mockSdk.ts b/packages/replay/test/mocks/mockSdk.ts
index 4a27b7286d22..f7e268bb49ba 100644
--- a/packages/replay/test/mocks/mockSdk.ts
+++ b/packages/replay/test/mocks/mockSdk.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ export async function mockSdk({ replayOptions, sentryOptions, autoStart = true }
 
   const replayIntegration = new TestReplayIntegration({
     stickySession: false,
+    minReplayDuration: 0,
     ...replayOptions,
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/replay/test/utils/setupReplayContainer.ts b/packages/replay/test/utils/setupReplayContainer.ts
index e2a49052a799..02a965b7d9c2 100644
--- a/packages/replay/test/utils/setupReplayContainer.ts
+++ b/packages/replay/test/utils/setupReplayContainer.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import type { RecordingOptions, ReplayPluginOptions } from '../../src/types';
 const DEFAULT_OPTIONS = {
   flushMinDelay: 100,
   flushMaxDelay: 100,
+  minReplayDuration: 0,
   stickySession: false,
   sessionSampleRate: 0,
   errorSampleRate: 1,