diff --git a/packages/sveltekit/src/client/load.ts b/packages/sveltekit/src/client/load.ts
index fbaa5f98799f..32f310e3bd2d 100644
--- a/packages/sveltekit/src/client/load.ts
+++ b/packages/sveltekit/src/client/load.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+import { trace } from '@sentry/core';
 import { captureException } from '@sentry/svelte';
-import { addExceptionMechanism, isThenable, objectify } from '@sentry/utils';
-import type { ServerLoad } from '@sveltejs/kit';
+import { addExceptionMechanism, objectify } from '@sentry/utils';
+import type { Load } from '@sveltejs/kit';
 
 function sendErrorToSentry(e: unknown): unknown {
   // In case we have a primitive, wrap it in the equivalent wrapper class (string -> String, etc.) so that we can
@@ -30,24 +31,24 @@ function sendErrorToSentry(e: unknown): unknown {
  *
  * @param origLoad SvelteKit user defined load function
  */
-export function wrapLoadWithSentry(origLoad: ServerLoad): ServerLoad {
+export function wrapLoadWithSentry(origLoad: Load): Load {
   return new Proxy(origLoad, {
-    apply: (wrappingTarget, thisArg, args: Parameters<ServerLoad>) => {
-      let maybePromiseResult;
-
-      try {
-        maybePromiseResult = wrappingTarget.apply(thisArg, args);
-      } catch (e) {
-        throw sendErrorToSentry(e);
-      }
-
-      if (isThenable(maybePromiseResult)) {
-        Promise.resolve(maybePromiseResult).then(null, e => {
-          sendErrorToSentry(e);
-        });
-      }
-
-      return maybePromiseResult;
+    apply: (wrappingTarget, thisArg, args: Parameters<Load>) => {
+      const [event] = args;
+
+      const routeId = event.route.id;
+      return trace(
+        {
+          op: 'function.sveltekit.load',
+          name: routeId ? routeId : event.url.pathname,
+          status: 'ok',
+          metadata: {
+            source: routeId ? 'route' : 'url',
+          },
+        },
+        () => wrappingTarget.apply(thisArg, args),
+        sendErrorToSentry,
+      );
     },
   });
 }
diff --git a/packages/sveltekit/test/client/load.test.ts b/packages/sveltekit/test/client/load.test.ts
index 7cbfd3593c03..f4d18c9f9909 100644
--- a/packages/sveltekit/test/client/load.test.ts
+++ b/packages/sveltekit/test/client/load.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { Scope } from '@sentry/svelte';
-import type { ServerLoad } from '@sveltejs/kit';
+import { addTracingExtensions, Scope } from '@sentry/svelte';
+import type { Load } from '@sveltejs/kit';
 import { vi } from 'vitest';
 
 import { wrapLoadWithSentry } from '../../src/client/load';
@@ -19,6 +19,19 @@ vi.mock('@sentry/svelte', async () => {
   };
 });
 
+const mockTrace = vi.fn();
+
+vi.mock('@sentry/core', async () => {
+  const original = (await vi.importActual('@sentry/core')) as any;
+  return {
+    ...original,
+    trace: (...args: unknown[]) => {
+      mockTrace(...args);
+      return original.trace(...args);
+    },
+  };
+});
+
 const mockAddExceptionMechanism = vi.fn();
 
 vi.mock('@sentry/utils', async () => {
@@ -33,41 +46,98 @@ function getById(_id?: string) {
   throw new Error('error');
 }
 
+const MOCK_LOAD_ARGS: any = {
+  params: { id: '123' },
+  route: {
+    id: '/users/[id]',
+  },
+  url: new URL('http://localhost:3000/users/123'),
+  request: {
+    headers: {
+      get: (key: string) => {
+        if (key === 'sentry-trace') {
+          return '1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef-1234567890abcdef-1';
+        }
+
+        if (key === 'baggage') {
+          return (
+            'sentry-environment=production,sentry-release=1.0.0,sentry-transaction=dogpark,' +
+            'sentry-user_segment=segmentA,sentry-public_key=dogsarebadatkeepingsecrets,' +
+            'sentry-trace_id=1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef,sentry-sample_rate=1'
+          );
+        }
+
+        return null;
+      },
+    },
+  },
+};
+
+beforeAll(() => {
+  addTracingExtensions();
+});
+
 describe('wrapLoadWithSentry', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     mockCaptureException.mockClear();
     mockAddExceptionMechanism.mockClear();
+    mockTrace.mockClear();
     mockScope = new Scope();
   });
 
   it('calls captureException', async () => {
-    async function load({ params }: Parameters<ServerLoad>[0]): Promise<ReturnType<ServerLoad>> {
+    async function load({ params }: Parameters<Load>[0]): Promise<ReturnType<Load>> {
       return {
         post: getById(params.id),
       };
     }
 
     const wrappedLoad = wrapLoadWithSentry(load);
-    const res = wrappedLoad({ params: { id: '1' } } as any);
+    const res = wrappedLoad(MOCK_LOAD_ARGS);
     await expect(res).rejects.toThrow();
 
     expect(mockCaptureException).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
 
+  it('calls trace function', async () => {
+    async function load({ params }: Parameters<Load>[0]): Promise<ReturnType<Load>> {
+      return {
+        post: params.id,
+      };
+    }
+
+    const wrappedLoad = wrapLoadWithSentry(load);
+    await wrappedLoad(MOCK_LOAD_ARGS);
+
+    expect(mockTrace).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(mockTrace).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      {
+        op: 'function.sveltekit.load',
+        name: '/users/[id]',
+        status: 'ok',
+        metadata: {
+          source: 'route',
+        },
+      },
+      expect.any(Function),
+      expect.any(Function),
+    );
+  });
+
   it('adds an exception mechanism', async () => {
     const addEventProcessorSpy = vi.spyOn(mockScope, 'addEventProcessor').mockImplementationOnce(callback => {
       void callback({}, { event_id: 'fake-event-id' });
       return mockScope;
     });
 
-    async function load({ params }: Parameters<ServerLoad>[0]): Promise<ReturnType<ServerLoad>> {
+    async function load({ params }: Parameters<Load>[0]): Promise<ReturnType<Load>> {
       return {
         post: getById(params.id),
       };
     }
 
     const wrappedLoad = wrapLoadWithSentry(load);
-    const res = wrappedLoad({ params: { id: '1' } } as any);
+    const res = wrappedLoad(MOCK_LOAD_ARGS);
     await expect(res).rejects.toThrow();
 
     expect(addEventProcessorSpy).toBeCalledTimes(1);