diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug.yml
index ba0bdd8df4c3..38da90a027b8 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ body:
         - '@sentry/node - koa'
         - '@sentry/node - hapi'
         - '@sentry/node - connect'
+        - '@sentry/node-native'
         - '@sentry/angular'
         - '@sentry/astro'
         - '@sentry/aws-serverless'
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/verdaccio-config/config.yaml b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/verdaccio-config/config.yaml
index c5400118d12c..d96c3cc6905e 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/verdaccio-config/config.yaml
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/verdaccio-config/config.yaml
@@ -104,6 +104,12 @@ packages:
     unpublish: $all
     # proxy: npmjs # Don't proxy for E2E tests!
 
+  '@sentry/node-native':
+    access: $all
+    publish: $all
+    unpublish: $all
+    # proxy: npmjs # Don't proxy for E2E tests!
+
   '@sentry/opentelemetry':
     access: $all
     publish: $all
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 75bd3b8f8380..fe2058e2cb09 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
     "packages/nestjs",
     "packages/nextjs",
     "packages/node",
+    "packages/node-native",
     "packages/nuxt",
     "packages/opentelemetry",
     "packages/pino-transport",
diff --git a/packages/node-native/.eslintrc.js b/packages/node-native/.eslintrc.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ab3515d9ad37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/node-native/.eslintrc.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+module.exports = {
+  env: {
+    node: true,
+  },
+  extends: ['../../.eslintrc.js'],
+
+  ignorePatterns: ['build/**/*', 'examples/**/*', 'vitest.config.ts'],
+  rules: {
+    '@sentry-internal/sdk/no-class-field-initializers': 'off',
+  },
+};
diff --git a/packages/node-native/LICENSE b/packages/node-native/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0da96cd2f885
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/node-native/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2025 Functional Software, Inc. dba Sentry
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies
+of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do
+so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/packages/node-native/README.md b/packages/node-native/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..00779a75666e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/node-native/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<p align="center">
+  <a href="https://sentry.io/?utm_source=github&utm_medium=logo" target="_blank">
+    <img src="https://sentry-brand.storage.googleapis.com/sentry-wordmark-dark-280x84.png" alt="Sentry" width="280" height="84">
+  </a>
+</p>
+
+# Native Tools for the Official Sentry Node.js SDK
+
+[![npm version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/@sentry/node-native.svg)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@sentry/node-native)
+[![npm dm](https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/@sentry/node-native.svg)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@sentry/node-native)
+[![npm dt](https://img.shields.io/npm/dt/@sentry/node-native.svg)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@sentry/node-native)
+
+## Installation
+
+```bash
+# Using yarn
+yarn add @sentry/node @sentry/node-native
+
+# Using npm
+npm install --save @sentry/node @sentry/node-native
+```
diff --git a/packages/node-native/package.json b/packages/node-native/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5077a2019502
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/node-native/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+{
+  "name": "@sentry/node-native",
+  "version": "9.27.0",
+  "description": "Native Tools for the Official Sentry Node.js SDK",
+  "repository": "git://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript.git",
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/tree/master/packages/node-native",
+  "author": "Sentry",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "main": "build/cjs/index.js",
+  "module": "build/esm/index.js",
+  "types": "build/types/index.d.ts",
+  "exports": {
+    "./package.json": "./package.json",
+    ".": {
+      "import": {
+        "types": "./build/types/index.d.ts",
+        "default": "./build/esm/index.js"
+      },
+      "require": {
+        "types": "./build/types/index.d.ts",
+        "default": "./build/cjs/index.js"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "typesVersions": {
+    "<5.0": {
+      "build/types/index.d.ts": [
+        "build/types-ts3.8/index.d.ts"
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=18"
+  },
+  "publishConfig": {
+    "access": "public"
+  },
+  "files": [
+    "/build",
+    "package.json"
+  ],
+  "scripts": {
+    "clean": "rm -rf build",
+    "lint": "eslint . --format stylish",
+    "lint:es-compatibility": "es-check es2022 ./build/cjs/*.js && es-check es2022 ./build/esm/*.js --module",
+    "fix": "eslint . --format stylish --fix",
+    "build": "yarn build:types && yarn build:transpile",
+    "build:transpile": "yarn rollup -c rollup.npm.config.mjs",
+    "build:types:downlevel": "yarn downlevel-dts build/types build/types-ts3.8 --to ts3.8",
+    "build:types": "tsc -p tsconfig.types.json && yarn build:types:downlevel",
+    "build:types:watch": "tsc -p tsconfig.types.json --watch",
+    "build:dev": "yarn clean && yarn build",
+    "build:transpile:watch": "rollup -c rollup.npm.config.mjs --watch",
+    "build:watch": "run-p build:transpile:watch build:types:watch",
+    "build:tarball": "npm pack"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@sentry/core": "9.31.0",
+    "@sentry/node": "9.31.0"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/node": "^18.19.1"
+  },
+  "volta": {
+    "extends": "../../package.json"
+  },
+  "sideEffects": false,
+  "nx": {
+    "targets": {
+      "build:transpile": {
+        "dependsOn": [
+          "^build:transpile",
+          "^build:types"
+        ]
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/node-native/rollup.npm.config.mjs b/packages/node-native/rollup.npm.config.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b58b8e8ac027
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/node-native/rollup.npm.config.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { makeBaseNPMConfig, makeNPMConfigVariants } from '@sentry-internal/rollup-utils';
+
+export default makeNPMConfigVariants(
+  makeBaseNPMConfig({
+    entrypoints: ['src/index.ts'],
+    packageSpecificConfig: {
+      output: {
+        dir: 'build',
+        // set exports to 'named' or 'auto' so that rollup doesn't warn
+        exports: 'named',
+        preserveModules: true,
+      },
+    },
+  }),
+);
diff --git a/packages/node-native/src/index.ts b/packages/node-native/src/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cb0ff5c3b541
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/node-native/src/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export {};
diff --git a/packages/node-native/tsconfig.json b/packages/node-native/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..29acbf3f36e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/node-native/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "extends": "../../tsconfig.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "module": "esnext",
+    "lib": ["es2018"],
+    "outDir": "build",
+    "types": ["node"]
+  },
+  "include": ["src/**/*"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/node-native/tsconfig.test.json b/packages/node-native/tsconfig.test.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c401c76a5305
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/node-native/tsconfig.test.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "extends": "./tsconfig.json",
+
+  "include": ["test/**/*", "src/**/*.d.ts", "vite.config.ts"],
+
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    // should include all types from `./tsconfig.json` plus types for all test frameworks used
+    "types": ["node"]
+
+    // other package-specific, test-specific options
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/node-native/tsconfig.types.json b/packages/node-native/tsconfig.types.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7a01535e9a4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/node-native/tsconfig.types.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "extends": "./tsconfig.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "declaration": true,
+    "declarationMap": true,
+    "emitDeclarationOnly": true,
+    "outDir": "build/types",
+    "types": ["node"]
+  },
+  "files": ["src/index.ts"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/node-native/vite.config.ts b/packages/node-native/vite.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f18ec92095bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/node-native/vite.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import baseConfig from '../../vite/vite.config';
+
+export default {
+  ...baseConfig,
+  test: {
+    ...baseConfig.test,
+  },
+};