diff --git a/packages/core/src/baseclient.ts b/packages/core/src/baseclient.ts
index 9418ec21a130..7ae94741b16c 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/baseclient.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/baseclient.ts
@@ -152,6 +152,11 @@ export abstract class BaseClient<B extends Backend, O extends Options> implement
    * @inheritDoc
    */
   public captureSession(session: Session): void {
+    if (!this._isEnabled()) {
+      logger.warn('SDK not enabled, will not capture session.');
+      return;
+    }
+
     if (!(typeof session.release === 'string')) {
       logger.warn('Discarded session because of missing or non-string release');
     } else {
@@ -485,7 +490,7 @@ export abstract class BaseClient<B extends Backend, O extends Options> implement
     const { beforeSend, sampleRate } = this.getOptions();
 
     if (!this._isEnabled()) {
-      return SyncPromise.reject(new SentryError('SDK not enabled, will not send event.'));
+      return SyncPromise.reject(new SentryError('SDK not enabled, will not capture event.'));
     }
 
     const isTransaction = event.type === 'transaction';
diff --git a/packages/core/test/lib/base.test.ts b/packages/core/test/lib/base.test.ts
index 638f3127a076..ffc0ee634c29 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/lib/base.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/lib/base.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Hub, Scope } from '@sentry/hub';
+import { Hub, Scope, Session } from '@sentry/hub';
 import { Event, Severity, Span } from '@sentry/types';
 import { logger, SentryError, SyncPromise } from '@sentry/utils';
 
@@ -964,4 +964,22 @@ describe('BaseClient', () => {
       ]);
     });
   });
+
+  describe('captureSession()', () => {
+    test('sends sessions to the backend', () => {
+      expect.assertions(1);
+      const client = new TestClient({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN });
+      const session = new Session({ release: 'test' });
+      client.captureSession(session);
+      expect(TestBackend.instance!.session).toEqual(session);
+    });
+
+    test('skips when disabled', () => {
+      expect.assertions(1);
+      const client = new TestClient({ enabled: false, dsn: PUBLIC_DSN });
+      const session = new Session({ release: 'test' });
+      client.captureSession(session);
+      expect(TestBackend.instance!.session).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/core/test/mocks/backend.ts b/packages/core/test/mocks/backend.ts
index d4929d9d306a..7d21f4bfa323 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/mocks/backend.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/mocks/backend.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { Session } from '@sentry/hub';
 import { Event, Options, Severity, Transport } from '@sentry/types';
 import { SyncPromise } from '@sentry/utils';
 
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ export class TestBackend extends BaseBackend<TestOptions> {
   public static sendEventCalled?: (event: Event) => void;
 
   public event?: Event;
+  public session?: Session;
 
   public constructor(protected readonly _options: TestOptions) {
     super(_options);
@@ -50,6 +52,10 @@ export class TestBackend extends BaseBackend<TestOptions> {
     TestBackend.sendEventCalled && TestBackend.sendEventCalled(event);
   }
 
+  public sendSession(session: Session): void {
+    this.session = session;
+  }
+
   protected _setupTransport(): Transport {
     if (!this._options.dsn) {
       // We return the noop transport here in case there is no Dsn.