diff --git a/.size-limit.js b/.size-limit.js
index 49183d09ea..4ae0dc49d8 100644
--- a/.size-limit.js
+++ b/.size-limit.js
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ module.exports = [
     import: '{ record }',
     gzip: true
   },
+  {
+    name: 'rrweb - record & getCanvasManager only (gzipped)',
+    path: 'packages/rrweb/es/rrweb/packages/rrweb/src/entries/all.js',
+    import: '{ record, getCanvasManager }',
+    gzip: true
+  },
   {
     name: 'rrweb - record only (min)',
     path: 'packages/rrweb/es/rrweb/packages/rrweb/src/entries/all.js',
@@ -21,7 +27,6 @@ module.exports = [
       const webpack = require('webpack');
       config.plugins.push(
         new webpack.DefinePlugin({
-          __RRWEB_EXCLUDE_CANVAS__: true,
           __RRWEB_EXCLUDE_SHADOW_DOM__: true,
           __RRWEB_EXCLUDE_IFRAME__: true,
         }),
diff --git a/packages/rrweb/src/index.ts b/packages/rrweb/src/index.ts
index b30f7a1b4c..ab96a595c9 100644
--- a/packages/rrweb/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/rrweb/src/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import record from './record';
+
 import { Replayer } from './replay';
 import * as utils from './utils';
 
@@ -20,4 +21,10 @@ export type { recordOptions } from './types';
 
 export { record, Replayer, utils };
 
-export { takeFullSnapshot, mirror, freezePage, addCustomEvent } from './record';
+export {
+  takeFullSnapshot,
+  mirror,
+  freezePage,
+  addCustomEvent,
+  getCanvasManager,
+} from './record';
diff --git a/packages/rrweb/src/record/index.ts b/packages/rrweb/src/record/index.ts
index de0ed6be76..cbd2bbaad1 100644
--- a/packages/rrweb/src/record/index.ts
+++ b/packages/rrweb/src/record/index.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {
   MaskInputOptions,
   SlimDOMOptions,
   createMirror,
+  DataURLOptions,
 } from '@sentry-internal/rrweb-snapshot';
 import { initObservers, mutationBuffers } from './observer';
 import {
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ import {
 } from './shadow-dom-manager';
 import {
   CanvasManager,
+  CanvasManagerConstructorOptions,
   CanvasManagerInterface,
   CanvasManagerNoop,
 } from './observers/canvas/canvas-manager';
@@ -59,7 +61,6 @@ function wrapEvent(e: event): eventWithTime {
 }
 
 declare global {
-  const __RRWEB_EXCLUDE_CANVAS__: boolean;
   const __RRWEB_EXCLUDE_SHADOW_DOM__: boolean;
   const __RRWEB_EXCLUDE_IFRAME__: boolean;
 }
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ function record<T = eventWithTime>(
     ignoreCSSAttributes = new Set([]),
     errorHandler,
     onMutation,
+    getCanvasManager,
   } = options;
 
   registerErrorHandler(errorHandler);
@@ -322,20 +324,16 @@ function record<T = eventWithTime>(
 
   const processedNodeManager = new ProcessedNodeManager();
 
-  const canvasManager: CanvasManagerInterface =
-    typeof __RRWEB_EXCLUDE_CANVAS__ === 'boolean' && __RRWEB_EXCLUDE_CANVAS__
-      ? new CanvasManagerNoop()
-      : new CanvasManager({
-          recordCanvas,
-          mutationCb: wrappedCanvasMutationEmit,
-          win: window,
-          blockClass,
-          blockSelector,
-          unblockSelector,
-          mirror,
-          sampling: sampling.canvas,
-          dataURLOptions,
-        });
+  const canvasManager: CanvasManagerInterface = getCanvasManager
+    ? getCanvasManager({
+        recordCanvas,
+        blockClass,
+        blockSelector,
+        unblockSelector,
+        sampling: sampling['canvas'],
+        dataURLOptions,
+      })
+    : new CanvasManagerNoop();
 
   const shadowDomManager: ShadowDomManagerInterface =
     typeof __RRWEB_EXCLUDE_SHADOW_DOM__ === 'boolean' &&
@@ -687,6 +685,14 @@ export function takeFullSnapshot(isCheckout?: boolean) {
   _takeFullSnapshot(isCheckout);
 }
 
+function wrappedEmit(e: eventWithTime) {
+  if (!_wrappedEmit) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  _wrappedEmit(e);
+}
+
 // record.addCustomEvent is removed because Sentry Session Replay does not use it
 // record.freezePage is removed because Sentry Session Replay does not use it
 
@@ -695,3 +701,28 @@ record.mirror = mirror;
 record.takeFullSnapshot = takeFullSnapshot;
 
 export default record;
+
+const wrappedCanvasMutationEmit = (p: canvasMutationParam) =>
+  wrappedEmit(
+    wrapEvent({
+      type: EventType.IncrementalSnapshot,
+      data: {
+        source: IncrementalSource.CanvasMutation,
+        ...p,
+      },
+    }),
+  );
+
+export function getCanvasManager(
+  options: Omit<
+    CanvasManagerConstructorOptions,
+    'mutationCb' | 'win' | 'mirror'
+  >,
+): CanvasManagerInterface {
+  return new CanvasManager({
+    ...options,
+    mutationCb: wrappedCanvasMutationEmit,
+    win: window,
+    mirror,
+  });
+}
diff --git a/packages/rrweb/src/record/observers/canvas/canvas-manager.ts b/packages/rrweb/src/record/observers/canvas/canvas-manager.ts
index 93dcd9e674..beea54b12f 100644
--- a/packages/rrweb/src/record/observers/canvas/canvas-manager.ts
+++ b/packages/rrweb/src/record/observers/canvas/canvas-manager.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,18 @@ export interface CanvasManagerInterface {
   unlock(): void;
 }
 
+export interface CanvasManagerConstructorOptions {
+  recordCanvas: boolean;
+  mutationCb: canvasMutationCallback;
+  win: IWindow;
+  blockClass: blockClass;
+  blockSelector: string | null;
+  unblockSelector: string | null;
+  mirror: Mirror;
+  sampling?: 'all' | number;
+  dataURLOptions: DataURLOptions;
+}
+
 export class CanvasManagerNoop implements CanvasManagerInterface {
   public reset() {
     // noop
@@ -85,17 +97,7 @@ export class CanvasManager implements CanvasManagerInterface {
     this.locked = false;
   }
 
-  constructor(options: {
-    recordCanvas: boolean;
-    mutationCb: canvasMutationCallback;
-    win: IWindow;
-    blockClass: blockClass;
-    blockSelector: string | null;
-    unblockSelector: string | null;
-    mirror: Mirror;
-    sampling?: 'all' | number;
-    dataURLOptions: DataURLOptions;
-  }) {
+  constructor(options: CanvasManagerConstructorOptions) {
     const {
       sampling = 'all',
       win,
diff --git a/packages/rrweb/src/types.ts b/packages/rrweb/src/types.ts
index 883fd8308e..fad5a2b77b 100644
--- a/packages/rrweb/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/rrweb/src/types.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ import type { IframeManagerInterface } from './record/iframe-manager';
 import type { ShadowDomManagerInterface } from './record/shadow-dom-manager';
 import type { Replayer } from './replay';
 import type { RRNode } from '@sentry-internal/rrdom';
-import type { CanvasManagerInterface } from './record/observers/canvas/canvas-manager';
+import type {
+  CanvasManagerConstructorOptions,
+  CanvasManagerInterface,
+} from './record/observers/canvas/canvas-manager';
 import type { StylesheetManager } from './record/stylesheet-manager';
 import type {
   addedNodeMutation,
@@ -80,6 +83,12 @@ export type recordOptions<T> = {
   keepIframeSrcFn?: KeepIframeSrcFn;
   errorHandler?: ErrorHandler;
   onMutation?: (mutations: MutationRecord[]) => boolean;
+  getCanvasManager?: (
+    options: Omit<
+      CanvasManagerConstructorOptions,
+      'mutationCb' | 'win' | 'mirror'
+    >,
+  ) => CanvasManagerInterface;
 };
 
 export type observerParam = {
diff --git a/packages/rrweb/test/record/cross-origin-iframes.test.ts b/packages/rrweb/test/record/cross-origin-iframes.test.ts
index 0055a014b8..c48bd78368 100644
--- a/packages/rrweb/test/record/cross-origin-iframes.test.ts
+++ b/packages/rrweb/test/record/cross-origin-iframes.test.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
 } from '../utils';
 import { unpack } from '../../src/packer/unpack';
 import type * as http from 'http';
+import type { CanvasManagerInterface } from '../../src/record/observers/canvas/canvas-manager';
 
 interface ISuite {
   code: string;
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ interface IWindow extends Window {
     ) => listenerHandler | undefined;
     addCustomEvent<T>(tag: string, payload: T): void;
     pack: (e: eventWithTime) => string;
+    getCanvasManager: () => CanvasManagerInterface;
   };
   emit: (e: eventWithTime) => undefined;
   snapshots: eventWithTime[];
@@ -52,10 +54,12 @@ async function injectRecordScript(
   options = options || {};
   await frame.evaluate((options) => {
     (window as unknown as IWindow).snapshots = [];
-    const { record, pack } = (window as unknown as IWindow).rrweb;
+    const { record, pack, getCanvasManager } = (window as unknown as IWindow)
+      .rrweb;
     const config: recordOptions<eventWithTime> = {
       recordCrossOriginIframes: true,
       recordCanvas: true,
+      getCanvasManager,
       emit(event) {
         (window as unknown as IWindow).snapshots.push(event);
         (window as unknown as IWindow).emit(event);
diff --git a/packages/rrweb/test/record/webgl.test.ts b/packages/rrweb/test/record/webgl.test.ts
index 867a5f1083..d189e74256 100644
--- a/packages/rrweb/test/record/webgl.test.ts
+++ b/packages/rrweb/test/record/webgl.test.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   waitForRAF,
 } from '../utils';
 import type { ICanvas } from '@sentry-internal/rrweb-snapshot';
+import type { CanvasManagerInterface } from '../../src/record/observers/canvas/canvas-manager';
 
 interface ISuite {
   code: string;
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ interface IWindow extends Window {
       options: recordOptions<eventWithTime>,
     ) => listenerHandler | undefined;
     addCustomEvent<T>(tag: string, payload: T): void;
+    getCanvasManager: () => CanvasManagerInterface;
   };
   emit: (e: eventWithTime) => undefined;
 }
@@ -64,9 +66,10 @@ const setup = function (
     ctx.page.on('console', (msg) => console.log('PAGE LOG:', msg.text()));
 
     await ctx.page.evaluate((canvasSample) => {
-      const { record } = (window as unknown as IWindow).rrweb;
+      const { record, getCanvasManager } = (window as unknown as IWindow).rrweb;
       record({
         recordCanvas: true,
+        getCanvasManager,
         sampling: {
           canvas: canvasSample,
         },
diff --git a/packages/rrweb/test/utils.ts b/packages/rrweb/test/utils.ts
index fc2485bb05..28e965834c 100644
--- a/packages/rrweb/test/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/rrweb/test/utils.ts
@@ -710,7 +710,10 @@ export function generateRecordSnippet(options: recordOptions<eventWithTime>) {
     recordCanvas: ${options.recordCanvas},
     recordAfter: '${options.recordAfter || 'load'}',
     inlineImages: ${options.inlineImages},
-    plugins: ${options.plugins}
+    plugins: ${options.plugins},
+    getCanvasManager: ${
+      options.recordCanvas ? 'rrweb.getCanvasManager' : 'undefined'
+    }
   });
   `;
 }