diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cdb83c687..087f72996 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 - Transaction data are now included in the context ([#2365](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-ruby/pull/2365))
   - Closes [#2364](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-ruby/issues/2363)
 
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- Fix skipping `connect` spans in open-telemetry [#2364](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-ruby/pull/2364)
+
 ## 5.18.2
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/sentry-opentelemetry/lib/sentry/opentelemetry/span_processor.rb b/sentry-opentelemetry/lib/sentry/opentelemetry/span_processor.rb
index db6d500f0..71152ad29 100644
--- a/sentry-opentelemetry/lib/sentry/opentelemetry/span_processor.rb
+++ b/sentry-opentelemetry/lib/sentry/opentelemetry/span_processor.rb
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ def from_sentry_sdk?(otel_span)
         dsn = Sentry.configuration.dsn
         return false unless dsn
 
-        if otel_span.name.start_with?("HTTP")
+        if otel_span.name.start_with?("HTTP") || otel_span.name == "connect"
           # only check client requests, connects are sometimes internal
           return false unless INTERNAL_SPAN_KINDS.include?(otel_span.kind)
 
diff --git a/sentry-opentelemetry/spec/sentry/opentelemetry/span_processor_spec.rb b/sentry-opentelemetry/spec/sentry/opentelemetry/span_processor_spec.rb
index 48d27596e..0d5626730 100644
--- a/sentry-opentelemetry/spec/sentry/opentelemetry/span_processor_spec.rb
+++ b/sentry-opentelemetry/spec/sentry/opentelemetry/span_processor_spec.rb
@@ -64,6 +64,18 @@
     tracer.start_span('HTTP POST', with_parent: root_parent_context, attributes: attributes, kind: :client)
   end
 
+  let(:child_internal_span_connect) do
+    attributes = {
+      'http.method' => 'POST',
+      'http.scheme' => 'https',
+      'http.target' => '/api/5434472/envelope/',
+      'net.peer.name' => 'sentry.localdomain',
+      'net.peer.port' => 443
+    }
+
+    tracer.start_span('connect', with_parent: root_parent_context, attributes: attributes, kind: :internal)
+  end
+
   before do
     perform_basic_setup
     perform_otel_setup
@@ -153,6 +165,11 @@
         subject.on_start(child_internal_span, root_parent_context)
       end
 
+      it 'noops on `connect` requests' do
+        expect(transaction).not_to receive(:start_child)
+        subject.on_start(child_internal_span_connect, root_parent_context)
+      end
+
       it 'starts a sentry child span on otel child span' do
         expect(transaction).to receive(:start_child).and_call_original
         subject.on_start(child_db_span, root_parent_context)