diff --git a/packages/core/src/exports.ts b/packages/core/src/exports.ts
index a5dc716d8124..8de33aec7e22 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/exports.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/exports.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { isThenable } from './utils/is';
 import { uuid4 } from './utils/misc';
 import type { ExclusiveEventHintOrCaptureContext } from './utils/prepareEvent';
 import { parseEventHintOrCaptureContext } from './utils/prepareEvent';
+import { startSpan } from './tracing/trace';
 import { timestampInSeconds } from './utils/time';
 import { GLOBAL_OBJ } from './utils/worldwide';
 
@@ -167,6 +168,43 @@ export function withMonitor<T>(
   }
 
   return withIsolationScope(() => {
+    // If isolateTrace is enabled, start a new trace for this monitor execution
+    if (upsertMonitorConfig?.isolateTrace) {
+      return startSpan(
+        {
+          name: `monitor.${monitorSlug}`,
+          op: 'monitor',
+          forceTransaction: true,
+        },
+        () => {
+          let maybePromiseResult: T;
+          try {
+            maybePromiseResult = callback();
+          } catch (e) {
+            finishCheckIn('error');
+            throw e;
+          }
+
+          if (isThenable(maybePromiseResult)) {
+            return maybePromiseResult.then(
+              r => {
+                finishCheckIn('ok');
+                return r;
+              },
+              e => {
+                finishCheckIn('error');
+                throw e;
+              },
+            ) as T;
+          }
+          finishCheckIn('ok');
+
+          return maybePromiseResult;
+        },
+      );
+    }
+
+    // Default behavior without isolateTrace
     let maybePromiseResult: T;
     try {
       maybePromiseResult = callback();
diff --git a/packages/core/src/types-hoist/checkin.ts b/packages/core/src/types-hoist/checkin.ts
index 9d200811183a..6d25998099ad 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/types-hoist/checkin.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/types-hoist/checkin.ts
@@ -105,4 +105,9 @@ export interface MonitorConfig {
   failureIssueThreshold?: SerializedMonitorConfig['failure_issue_threshold'];
   /** How many consecutive OK check-ins it takes to resolve an issue. */
   recoveryThreshold?: SerializedMonitorConfig['recovery_threshold'];
+  /**
+   * If set to true, creates a new trace for the monitor callback instead of continuing the current trace.
+   * This allows distinguishing between different cron job executions.
+   */
+  isolateTrace?: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/test/lib/client.test.ts b/packages/core/test/lib/client.test.ts
index ae324aa40f9f..8ac3d2487d5d 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/lib/client.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/lib/client.test.ts
@@ -2600,6 +2600,43 @@ describe('Client', () => {
       const promise = await withMonitor('test-monitor', callback);
       await expect(promise).rejects.toThrowError(error);
     });
+
+    test('accepts isolateTrace option without error', () => {
+      const result = 'foo';
+      const callback = vi.fn().mockReturnValue(result);
+
+      const returnedResult = withMonitor('test-monitor', callback, {
+        schedule: { type: 'crontab', value: '* * * * *' },
+        isolateTrace: true
+      });
+
+      expect(returnedResult).toBe(result);
+      expect(callback).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+
+    test('works with isolateTrace set to false', () => {
+      const result = 'foo';
+      const callback = vi.fn().mockReturnValue(result);
+
+      const returnedResult = withMonitor('test-monitor', callback, {
+        schedule: { type: 'crontab', value: '* * * * *' },
+        isolateTrace: false
+      });
+
+      expect(returnedResult).toBe(result);
+      expect(callback).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+
+    test('handles isolateTrace with asynchronous operations', async () => {
+      const result = 'foo';
+      const callback = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(result);
+
+      const promise = withMonitor('test-monitor', callback, {
+        schedule: { type: 'crontab', value: '* * * * *' },
+        isolateTrace: true
+      });
+      await expect(promise).resolves.toEqual(result);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('log weight-based flushing', () => {