diff --git a/packages/vue/src/errorhandler.ts b/packages/vue/src/errorhandler.ts
index 542d341c322f..900bed5a5074 100644
--- a/packages/vue/src/errorhandler.ts
+++ b/packages/vue/src/errorhandler.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import { getCurrentHub } from '@sentry/browser';
 import { addExceptionMechanism } from '@sentry/utils';
 
-import type { Options, ViewModel, Vue } from './types';
+import type { ViewModel, Vue, VueOptions } from './types';
 import { formatComponentName, generateComponentTrace } from './vendor/components';
 
 type UnknownFunc = (...args: unknown[]) => void;
 
-export const attachErrorHandler = (app: Vue, options: Options): void => {
+export const attachErrorHandler = (app: Vue, options: VueOptions): void => {
   const { errorHandler, warnHandler, silent } = app.config;
 
   app.config.errorHandler = (error: Error, vm: ViewModel, lifecycleHook: string): void => {
diff --git a/packages/vue/src/index.ts b/packages/vue/src/index.ts
index 24a352aba99a..6afcc0f60ae8 100644
--- a/packages/vue/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/vue/src/index.ts
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ export { init } from './sdk';
 export { vueRouterInstrumentation } from './router';
 export { attachErrorHandler } from './errorhandler';
 export { createTracingMixins } from './tracing';
+export { VueIntegration } from './integration';
diff --git a/packages/vue/src/integration.ts b/packages/vue/src/integration.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9a3969f5c415
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/vue/src/integration.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+import { hasTracingEnabled } from '@sentry/core';
+import type { Hub, Integration } from '@sentry/types';
+import { arrayify, GLOBAL_OBJ } from '@sentry/utils';
+
+import { DEFAULT_HOOKS } from './constants';
+import { attachErrorHandler } from './errorhandler';
+import { createTracingMixins } from './tracing';
+import type { Options, Vue, VueOptions } from './types';
+
+const globalWithVue = GLOBAL_OBJ as typeof GLOBAL_OBJ & { Vue: Vue };
+
+const DEFAULT_CONFIG: VueOptions = {
+  Vue: globalWithVue.Vue,
+  attachProps: true,
+  logErrors: true,
+  hooks: DEFAULT_HOOKS,
+  timeout: 2000,
+  trackComponents: false,
+};
+
+/**
+ * Initialize Vue error & performance tracking.
+ */
+export class VueIntegration implements Integration {
+  /**
+   * @inheritDoc
+   */
+  public static id: string = 'Vue';
+
+  /**
+   * @inheritDoc
+   */
+  public name: string;
+
+  private readonly _options: Partial<VueOptions>;
+
+  public constructor(options: Partial<VueOptions> = {}) {
+    this.name = VueIntegration.id;
+    this._options = options;
+  }
+
+  /** @inheritDoc */
+  public setupOnce(_addGlobaleventProcessor: unknown, getCurrentHub: () => Hub): void {
+    this._setupIntegration(getCurrentHub());
+  }
+
+  /** Just here for easier testing */
+  protected _setupIntegration(hub: Hub): void {
+    const client = hub.getClient();
+    const options: Options = { ...DEFAULT_CONFIG, ...(client && client.getOptions()), ...this._options };
+
+    if (!options.Vue && !options.app) {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+      console.warn(
+        `[@sentry/vue]: Misconfigured SDK. Vue specific errors will not be captured.
+Update your \`Sentry.init\` call with an appropriate config option:
+\`app\` (Application Instance - Vue 3) or \`Vue\` (Vue Constructor - Vue 2).`,
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (options.app) {
+      const apps = arrayify(options.app);
+      apps.forEach(app => vueInit(app, options));
+    } else if (options.Vue) {
+      vueInit(options.Vue, options);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+const vueInit = (app: Vue, options: Options): void => {
+  // Check app is not mounted yet - should be mounted _after_ init()!
+  // This is _somewhat_ private, but in the case that this doesn't exist we simply ignore it
+  // See: https://github.com/vuejs/core/blob/eb2a83283caa9de0a45881d860a3cbd9d0bdd279/packages/runtime-core/src/component.ts#L394
+  const appWithInstance = app as Vue & {
+    _instance?: {
+      isMounted?: boolean;
+    };
+  };
+
+  const isMounted = appWithInstance._instance && appWithInstance._instance.isMounted;
+  if (isMounted === true) {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+    console.warn(
+      '[@sentry/vue]: Misconfigured SDK. Vue app is already mounted. Make sure to call `app.mount()` after `Sentry.init()`.',
+    );
+  }
+
+  attachErrorHandler(app, options);
+
+  if (hasTracingEnabled(options)) {
+    app.mixin(
+      createTracingMixins({
+        ...options,
+        ...options.tracingOptions,
+      }),
+    );
+  }
+};
diff --git a/packages/vue/src/sdk.ts b/packages/vue/src/sdk.ts
index ecc879bccbd7..21d7246f503c 100644
--- a/packages/vue/src/sdk.ts
+++ b/packages/vue/src/sdk.ts
@@ -1,34 +1,7 @@
-import { init as browserInit, SDK_VERSION } from '@sentry/browser';
-import { hasTracingEnabled } from '@sentry/core';
-import { arrayify, GLOBAL_OBJ } from '@sentry/utils';
+import { defaultIntegrations, init as browserInit, SDK_VERSION } from '@sentry/browser';
 
-import { DEFAULT_HOOKS } from './constants';
-import { attachErrorHandler } from './errorhandler';
-import { createTracingMixins } from './tracing';
-import type { Options, TracingOptions, Vue } from './types';
-
-const globalWithVue = GLOBAL_OBJ as typeof GLOBAL_OBJ & { Vue: Vue };
-
-const DEFAULT_CONFIG: Options = {
-  Vue: globalWithVue.Vue,
-  attachProps: true,
-  logErrors: true,
-  hooks: DEFAULT_HOOKS,
-  timeout: 2000,
-  trackComponents: false,
-  _metadata: {
-    sdk: {
-      name: 'sentry.javascript.vue',
-      packages: [
-        {
-          name: 'npm:@sentry/vue',
-          version: SDK_VERSION,
-        },
-      ],
-      version: SDK_VERSION,
-    },
-  },
-};
+import { VueIntegration } from './integration';
+import type { Options, TracingOptions } from './types';
 
 /**
  * Inits the Vue SDK
@@ -37,56 +10,21 @@ export function init(
   config: Partial<Omit<Options, 'tracingOptions'> & { tracingOptions: Partial<TracingOptions> }> = {},
 ): void {
   const options = {
-    ...DEFAULT_CONFIG,
+    _metadata: {
+      sdk: {
+        name: 'sentry.javascript.vue',
+        packages: [
+          {
+            name: 'npm:@sentry/vue',
+            version: SDK_VERSION,
+          },
+        ],
+        version: SDK_VERSION,
+      },
+    },
+    defaultIntegrations: [...defaultIntegrations, new VueIntegration()],
     ...config,
   };
 
   browserInit(options);
-
-  if (!options.Vue && !options.app) {
-    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-    console.warn(
-      `[@sentry/vue]: Misconfigured SDK. Vue specific errors will not be captured.
-Update your \`Sentry.init\` call with an appropriate config option:
-\`app\` (Application Instance - Vue 3) or \`Vue\` (Vue Constructor - Vue 2).`,
-    );
-    return;
-  }
-
-  if (options.app) {
-    const apps = arrayify(options.app);
-    apps.forEach(app => vueInit(app, options));
-  } else if (options.Vue) {
-    vueInit(options.Vue, options);
-  }
 }
-
-const vueInit = (app: Vue, options: Options): void => {
-  // Check app is not mounted yet - should be mounted _after_ init()!
-  // This is _somewhat_ private, but in the case that this doesn't exist we simply ignore it
-  // See: https://github.com/vuejs/core/blob/eb2a83283caa9de0a45881d860a3cbd9d0bdd279/packages/runtime-core/src/component.ts#L394
-  const appWithInstance = app as Vue & {
-    _instance?: {
-      isMounted?: boolean;
-    };
-  };
-
-  const isMounted = appWithInstance._instance && appWithInstance._instance.isMounted;
-  if (isMounted === true) {
-    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-    console.warn(
-      '[@sentry/vue]: Misconfigured SDK. Vue app is already mounted. Make sure to call `app.mount()` after `Sentry.init()`.',
-    );
-  }
-
-  attachErrorHandler(app, options);
-
-  if (hasTracingEnabled(options)) {
-    app.mixin(
-      createTracingMixins({
-        ...options,
-        ...options.tracingOptions,
-      }),
-    );
-  }
-};
diff --git a/packages/vue/src/types.ts b/packages/vue/src/types.ts
index 1cc39b97b887..2a1ee6d89046 100644
--- a/packages/vue/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/vue/src/types.ts
@@ -25,11 +25,13 @@ export type ViewModel = {
   };
 };
 
-export interface Options extends TracingOptions, BrowserOptions {
+export interface VueOptions extends TracingOptions {
   /** Vue constructor to be used inside the integration (as imported by `import Vue from 'vue'` in Vue2) */
   Vue?: Vue;
 
-  /** Vue app instance(s) to be used inside the integration (as generated by `createApp` in Vue3 ) */
+  /**
+   * Vue app instance(s) to be used inside the integration (as generated by `createApp` in Vue3).
+   */
   app?: Vue | Vue[];
 
   /**
@@ -48,6 +50,8 @@ export interface Options extends TracingOptions, BrowserOptions {
   tracingOptions?: Partial<TracingOptions>;
 }
 
+export interface Options extends BrowserOptions, VueOptions {}
+
 /** Vue specific configuration for Tracing Integration  */
 export interface TracingOptions {
   /**
diff --git a/packages/vue/test/integration/VueIntegration.test.ts b/packages/vue/test/integration/VueIntegration.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..22f53df4c498
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/vue/test/integration/VueIntegration.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import { logger } from '@sentry/utils';
+import { createApp } from 'vue';
+
+import * as Sentry from '../../src';
+
+const PUBLIC_DSN = 'https://username@domain/123';
+
+describe('Sentry.VueIntegration', () => {
+  let loggerWarnings: unknown[] = [];
+  let warnings: unknown[] = [];
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    warnings = [];
+    loggerWarnings = [];
+
+    jest.spyOn(logger, 'warn').mockImplementation((message: unknown) => {
+      loggerWarnings.push(message);
+    });
+
+    jest.spyOn(console, 'warn').mockImplementation((message: unknown) => {
+      warnings.push(message);
+    });
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    jest.resetAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it('allows to initialize integration later', () => {
+    Sentry.init({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN, defaultIntegrations: false, autoSessionTracking: false });
+
+    const el = document.createElement('div');
+    const app = createApp({
+      template: '<div>hello</div>',
+    });
+
+    // This would normally happen through client.addIntegration()
+    const integration = new Sentry.VueIntegration({ app });
+    integration['_setupIntegration'](Sentry.getCurrentHub());
+
+    app.mount(el);
+
+    expect(warnings).toEqual([]);
+    expect(loggerWarnings).toEqual([]);
+
+    expect(app.config.errorHandler).toBeDefined();
+  });
+
+  it('warns when mounting before SDK.VueIntegration', () => {
+    Sentry.init({ dsn: PUBLIC_DSN, defaultIntegrations: false, autoSessionTracking: false });
+
+    const el = document.createElement('div');
+    const app = createApp({
+      template: '<div>hello</div>',
+    });
+
+    app.mount(el);
+
+    // This would normally happen through client.addIntegration()
+    const integration = new Sentry.VueIntegration({ app });
+    integration['_setupIntegration'](Sentry.getCurrentHub());
+
+    expect(warnings).toEqual([
+      '[@sentry/vue]: Misconfigured SDK. Vue app is already mounted. Make sure to call `app.mount()` after `Sentry.init()`.',
+    ]);
+    expect(loggerWarnings).toEqual([]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/vue/test/integration/init.test.ts b/packages/vue/test/integration/init.test.ts
index a9936c97bc89..e176e5b1691c 100644
--- a/packages/vue/test/integration/init.test.ts
+++ b/packages/vue/test/integration/init.test.ts
@@ -1,24 +1,23 @@
 import { createApp } from 'vue';
 
+import { VueIntegration } from '../../src/integration';
+import type { Options } from '../../src/types';
 import * as Sentry from './../../src';
 
+const PUBLIC_DSN = 'https://username@domain/123';
+
 describe('Sentry.init', () => {
-  let _consoleWarn: any;
-  let warnings: string[] = [];
+  let warnings: unknown[] = [];
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     warnings = [];
-    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-    _consoleWarn = console.warn;
-    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-    console.warn = jest.fn((message: string) => {
+    jest.spyOn(console, 'warn').mockImplementation((message: unknown) => {
       warnings.push(message);
     });
   });
 
   afterEach(() => {
-    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-    console.warn = _consoleWarn;
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
   });
 
   it('does not warn when correctly setup (Vue 3)', () => {
@@ -27,9 +26,8 @@ describe('Sentry.init', () => {
       template: '<div>hello</div>',
     });
 
-    Sentry.init({
+    runInit({
       app,
-      defaultIntegrations: false,
     });
 
     app.mount(el);
@@ -43,10 +41,9 @@ describe('Sentry.init', () => {
       template: '<div>hello</div>',
     });
 
-    Sentry.init({
+    runInit({
       // this is a bit "hacky", but good enough to test what we want
       Vue: app,
-      defaultIntegrations: false,
     });
 
     app.mount(el);
@@ -62,9 +59,8 @@ describe('Sentry.init', () => {
 
     app.mount(el);
 
-    Sentry.init({
+    runInit({
       app,
-      defaultIntegrations: false,
     });
 
     expect(warnings).toEqual([
@@ -78,9 +74,7 @@ describe('Sentry.init', () => {
       template: '<div>hello</div>',
     });
 
-    Sentry.init({
-      defaultIntegrations: false,
-    });
+    runInit({});
 
     app.mount(el);
 
@@ -90,4 +84,41 @@ Update your \`Sentry.init\` call with an appropriate config option:
 \`app\` (Application Instance - Vue 3) or \`Vue\` (Vue Constructor - Vue 2).`,
     ]);
   });
+
+  it('does not warn when skipping Vue integration', () => {
+    const el = document.createElement('div');
+    const app = createApp({
+      template: '<div>hello</div>',
+    });
+
+    Sentry.init({
+      dsn: PUBLIC_DSN,
+      defaultIntegrations: false,
+      integrations: [],
+    });
+
+    app.mount(el);
+
+    expect(warnings).toEqual([]);
+  });
 });
+
+function runInit(options: Partial<Options>): void {
+  const hasRunBefore = Sentry.getCurrentHub().getIntegration(VueIntegration);
+
+  const integration = new VueIntegration();
+
+  Sentry.init({
+    dsn: PUBLIC_DSN,
+    defaultIntegrations: false,
+    integrations: [integration],
+    ...options,
+  });
+
+  // Because our integrations API is terrible to test, we need to make sure to check
+  // If we've already had this integration registered before
+  // if that's the case, `setup()` will not be run, so we need to manually run it :(
+  if (hasRunBefore) {
+    integration['_setupIntegration'](Sentry.getCurrentHub());
+  }
+}