diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/aws-lambda-layer-cjs/tests/basic.test.ts b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/aws-lambda-layer-cjs/tests/basic.test.ts
index 3393b2a559dd..9f88e3961a5a 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/aws-lambda-layer-cjs/tests/basic.test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/aws-lambda-layer-cjs/tests/basic.test.ts
@@ -69,4 +69,9 @@ test('Lambda layer SDK bundle sends events', async ({ request }) => {
       op: 'test',
     }),
   );
+
+  // shows that the SDK source is correctly detected
+  expect(transactionEvent.sdk?.packages).toContainEqual(
+    expect.objectContaining({ name: 'aws-lambda-layer:@sentry/aws-serverless' }),
+  );
 });
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/aws-lambda-layer-esm/tests/basic.test.ts b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/aws-lambda-layer-esm/tests/basic.test.ts
index 2e02fda6486e..a9711880ab79 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/aws-lambda-layer-esm/tests/basic.test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/aws-lambda-layer-esm/tests/basic.test.ts
@@ -69,4 +69,9 @@ test('Lambda layer SDK bundle sends events', async ({ request }) => {
       op: 'test',
     }),
   );
+
+  // shows that the SDK source is correctly detected
+  expect(transactionEvent.sdk?.packages).toContainEqual(
+    expect.objectContaining({ name: 'aws-lambda-layer:@sentry/aws-serverless' }),
+  );
 });
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/aws-serverless-esm/tests/basic.test.ts b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/aws-serverless-esm/tests/basic.test.ts
index b27e16bdaa85..803484881837 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/aws-serverless-esm/tests/basic.test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/aws-serverless-esm/tests/basic.test.ts
@@ -82,4 +82,9 @@ test('AWS Serverless SDK sends events in ESM mode', async ({ request }) => {
       op: 'manual',
     }),
   );
+
+  // shows that the SDK source is correctly detected
+  expect(transactionEvent.sdk?.packages).toContainEqual(
+    expect.objectContaining({ name: 'npm:@sentry/aws-serverless' }),
+  );
 });
diff --git a/packages/aws-serverless/scripts/buildLambdaLayer.ts b/packages/aws-serverless/scripts/buildLambdaLayer.ts
index 388cc4a0b238..a918e6bbae18 100644
--- a/packages/aws-serverless/scripts/buildLambdaLayer.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-serverless/scripts/buildLambdaLayer.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ async function buildLambdaLayer(): Promise<void> {
     'build/aws/dist-serverless/nodejs/node_modules/@sentry/aws-serverless/dist/awslambda-auto.js',
   );
 
+  replaceSDKSource();
+
   const zipFilename = `sentry-node-serverless-${version}.zip`;
   console.log(`Creating final layer zip file ${zipFilename}.`);
   // need to preserve the symlink above with -y
@@ -178,3 +180,30 @@ function buildPackageJson(): void {
   const packageJsonPath = './build/aws/dist-serverless/nodejs/package.json';
   fs.writeFileSync(packageJsonPath, JSON.stringify(packageJson, null, 2));
 }
+
+function replaceSDKSource(): void {
+  console.log('Replacing SDK source.');
+
+  const envFiles = [
+    './build/aws/dist-serverless/nodejs/node_modules/@sentry/core/build/cjs/utils/env.js',
+    './build/aws/dist-serverless/nodejs/node_modules/@sentry/core/build/esm/utils/env.js',
+  ];
+
+  for (const envFile of envFiles) {
+    try {
+      let content = fs.readFileSync(envFile, 'utf-8');
+
+      // Replace the line marked with __SENTRY_SDK_SOURCE__ comment
+      // Change from 'npm' to 'aws-lambda-layer' to identify that this is the AWS Lambda layer
+      content = content.replace(
+        "/* __SENTRY_SDK_SOURCE__ */ return 'npm';",
+        "/* __SENTRY_SDK_SOURCE__ */ return 'aws-lambda-layer';",
+      );
+
+      fs.writeFileSync(envFile, content);
+      console.log(`Updated SDK source in ${envFile}`);
+    } catch {
+      console.warn(`Warning: Could not update SDK source in ${envFile}`);
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/aws-serverless/src/sdk.ts b/packages/aws-serverless/src/sdk.ts
index dafaf780ed99..f64b62b9a373 100644
--- a/packages/aws-serverless/src/sdk.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-serverless/src/sdk.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import type { Integration, Options, Scope, Span } from '@sentry/core';
 import {
   applySdkMetadata,
   debug,
+  getSDKSource,
   SEMANTIC_ATTRIBUTE_SENTRY_ORIGIN,
   SEMANTIC_ATTRIBUTE_SENTRY_SOURCE,
 } from '@sentry/core';
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ export function init(options: NodeOptions = {}): NodeClient | undefined {
     ...options,
   };
 
-  applySdkMetadata(opts, 'aws-serverless');
+  applySdkMetadata(opts, 'aws-serverless', ['aws-serverless'], getSDKSource());
 
   return initWithoutDefaultIntegrations(opts);
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/utils/env.ts b/packages/core/src/utils/env.ts
index 6f8c7ca8e946..86872017707a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/utils/env.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/utils/env.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 declare const __SENTRY_BROWSER_BUNDLE__: boolean | undefined;
 
-export type SdkSource = 'npm' | 'cdn' | 'loader';
+export type SdkSource = 'npm' | 'cdn' | 'loader' | 'aws-lambda-layer';
 
 /**
  * Figures out if we're building a browser bundle.