diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 23f4f114..24925f31 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 ### Features
 
+- Add sample & trace rate configuration ([#144](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform/pull/144))
 - Remove need for context in Sentry.init for Android ([#117](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform/pull/117))
 
 ### Dependencies
diff --git a/config/detekt/detekt.yml b/config/detekt/detekt.yml
index 87ad3345..818763de 100644
--- a/config/detekt/detekt.yml
+++ b/config/detekt/detekt.yml
@@ -26,4 +26,7 @@ complexity:
       "**/JvmScopeProvider.kt",
       "**/Breadcrumb.kt",
     ]
+  LongMethod:
+    excludes:
+      - "**/SentryOptionsExtensions.*"
     
diff --git a/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform/api/android/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform.api b/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform/api/android/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform.api
index 2107b08d..074d7115 100644
--- a/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform/api/android/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform.api
+++ b/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform/api/android/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform.api
@@ -173,8 +173,10 @@ public class io/sentry/kotlin/multiplatform/SentryOptions {
 	public final fun getMaxAttachmentSize ()J
 	public final fun getMaxBreadcrumbs ()I
 	public final fun getRelease ()Ljava/lang/String;
+	public final fun getSampleRate ()Ljava/lang/Double;
 	public final fun getSdk ()Lio/sentry/kotlin/multiplatform/protocol/SdkVersion;
 	public final fun getSessionTrackingIntervalMillis ()J
+	public final fun getTracesSampleRate ()Ljava/lang/Double;
 	public final fun setAttachScreenshot (Z)V
 	public final fun setAttachStackTrace (Z)V
 	public final fun setAttachThreads (Z)V
@@ -192,8 +194,10 @@ public class io/sentry/kotlin/multiplatform/SentryOptions {
 	public final fun setMaxAttachmentSize (J)V
 	public final fun setMaxBreadcrumbs (I)V
 	public final fun setRelease (Ljava/lang/String;)V
+	public final fun setSampleRate (Ljava/lang/Double;)V
 	public final fun setSdk (Lio/sentry/kotlin/multiplatform/protocol/SdkVersion;)V
 	public final fun setSessionTrackingIntervalMillis (J)V
+	public final fun setTracesSampleRate (Ljava/lang/Double;)V
 }
 
 public final class io/sentry/kotlin/multiplatform/protocol/Breadcrumb {
diff --git a/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform/api/jvm/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform.api b/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform/api/jvm/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform.api
index 3ee9b135..c79819de 100644
--- a/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform/api/jvm/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform.api
+++ b/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform/api/jvm/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform.api
@@ -170,8 +170,10 @@ public class io/sentry/kotlin/multiplatform/SentryOptions {
 	public final fun getMaxAttachmentSize ()J
 	public final fun getMaxBreadcrumbs ()I
 	public final fun getRelease ()Ljava/lang/String;
+	public final fun getSampleRate ()Ljava/lang/Double;
 	public final fun getSdk ()Lio/sentry/kotlin/multiplatform/protocol/SdkVersion;
 	public final fun getSessionTrackingIntervalMillis ()J
+	public final fun getTracesSampleRate ()Ljava/lang/Double;
 	public final fun setAttachScreenshot (Z)V
 	public final fun setAttachStackTrace (Z)V
 	public final fun setAttachThreads (Z)V
@@ -189,8 +191,10 @@ public class io/sentry/kotlin/multiplatform/SentryOptions {
 	public final fun setMaxAttachmentSize (J)V
 	public final fun setMaxBreadcrumbs (I)V
 	public final fun setRelease (Ljava/lang/String;)V
+	public final fun setSampleRate (Ljava/lang/Double;)V
 	public final fun setSdk (Lio/sentry/kotlin/multiplatform/protocol/SdkVersion;)V
 	public final fun setSessionTrackingIntervalMillis (J)V
+	public final fun setTracesSampleRate (Ljava/lang/Double;)V
 }
 
 public final class io/sentry/kotlin/multiplatform/protocol/Breadcrumb {
diff --git a/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform/src/commonAppleMain/kotlin/io/sentry/kotlin/multiplatform/extensions/SentryOptionsExtensions.apple.kt b/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform/src/commonAppleMain/kotlin/io/sentry/kotlin/multiplatform/extensions/SentryOptionsExtensions.apple.kt
index 5d73d6cd..34063c1a 100644
--- a/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform/src/commonAppleMain/kotlin/io/sentry/kotlin/multiplatform/extensions/SentryOptionsExtensions.apple.kt
+++ b/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform/src/commonAppleMain/kotlin/io/sentry/kotlin/multiplatform/extensions/SentryOptionsExtensions.apple.kt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import io.sentry.kotlin.multiplatform.SentryEvent
 import io.sentry.kotlin.multiplatform.SentryOptions
 import io.sentry.kotlin.multiplatform.nsexception.dropKotlinCrashEvent
 import kotlinx.cinterop.convert
+import platform.Foundation.NSNumber
 import NSException.Sentry.SentryEvent as NSExceptionSentryEvent
 
 internal fun SentryOptions.toCocoaOptionsConfiguration(): (CocoaSentryOptions?) -> Unit = {
@@ -32,6 +33,12 @@ internal fun CocoaSentryOptions.applyCocoaBaseOptions(options: SentryOptions) {
     enableAutoSessionTracking = options.enableAutoSessionTracking
     maxAttachmentSize = options.maxAttachmentSize.convert()
     maxBreadcrumbs = options.maxBreadcrumbs.convert()
+    options.sampleRate?.let {
+        sampleRate = NSNumber(double = it)
+    }
+    options.tracesSampleRate?.let {
+        tracesSampleRate = NSNumber(double = it)
+    }
     beforeSend = { event ->
         val cocoaName = BuildKonfig.SENTRY_COCOA_PACKAGE_NAME
         val cocoaVersion = BuildKonfig.SENTRY_COCOA_VERSION
diff --git a/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform/src/commonAppleTest/kotlin/io/sentry/kotlin/multiplatform/FoundationTest.kt b/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform/src/commonAppleTest/kotlin/io/sentry/kotlin/multiplatform/FoundationTest.kt
index 459ed529..1218677b 100644
--- a/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform/src/commonAppleTest/kotlin/io/sentry/kotlin/multiplatform/FoundationTest.kt
+++ b/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform/src/commonAppleTest/kotlin/io/sentry/kotlin/multiplatform/FoundationTest.kt
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import kotlin.test.assertContentEquals
 import kotlin.test.assertEquals
 
 class FoundationTest {
-
     @Test
     fun `convert string to NSData and ByteArray is correct`() {
         val text = "$!()I!(DKDASKDKSD(#(ldkiadjk91jd"
diff --git a/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform/src/commonJvmMain/kotlin/io/sentry/kotlin/multiplatform/extensions/SentryOptionsExtensions.jvm.kt b/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform/src/commonJvmMain/kotlin/io/sentry/kotlin/multiplatform/extensions/SentryOptionsExtensions.jvm.kt
index 8b6ef6ed..3821083b 100644
--- a/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform/src/commonJvmMain/kotlin/io/sentry/kotlin/multiplatform/extensions/SentryOptionsExtensions.jvm.kt
+++ b/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform/src/commonJvmMain/kotlin/io/sentry/kotlin/multiplatform/extensions/SentryOptionsExtensions.jvm.kt
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ internal fun JvmSentryOptions.applyJvmBaseOptions(options: SentryOptions) {
     isEnableAutoSessionTracking = options.enableAutoSessionTracking
     maxAttachmentSize = options.maxAttachmentSize
     maxBreadcrumbs = options.maxBreadcrumbs
+    sampleRate = options.sampleRate
+    tracesSampleRate = options.tracesSampleRate
     setBeforeBreadcrumb { jvmBreadcrumb, _ ->
         if (options.beforeBreadcrumb == null) {
             jvmBreadcrumb
diff --git a/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform/src/commonMain/kotlin/io/sentry/kotlin/multiplatform/SentryOptions.kt b/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform/src/commonMain/kotlin/io/sentry/kotlin/multiplatform/SentryOptions.kt
index 55b66f83..b8cbb8eb 100644
--- a/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform/src/commonMain/kotlin/io/sentry/kotlin/multiplatform/SentryOptions.kt
+++ b/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform/src/commonMain/kotlin/io/sentry/kotlin/multiplatform/SentryOptions.kt
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ private const val DEFAULT_SESSION_INTERVAL_MILLIS = 30000L
 
 /** Sentry options that can be used to configure the SDK. */
 public open class SentryOptions {
-
     /**
      * The DSN tells the SDK where to send the events to. If this value is not provided, the SDK will
      * just not send any events.
@@ -107,4 +106,18 @@ public open class SentryOptions {
      * Available on Apple.
      */
     public var failedRequestTargets: List<String> = listOf(".*")
+
+    /**
+     * Configures the sample rate as a percentage of events to be sent in the range of 0.0 to 1.0. if
+     * 1.0 is set it means that 100% of events are sent. If set to 0.1 only 10% of events will be
+     * sent. Events are picked randomly. Default is null (disabled)
+     */
+    public var sampleRate: Double? = null
+
+    /**
+     * Configures the sample rate as a percentage of transactions to be sent in the range of 0.0 to
+     * 1.0. if 1.0 is set it means that 100% of transactions are sent. If set to 0.1 only 10% of
+     * transactions will be sent. Transactions are picked randomly. Default is null (disabled)
+     */
+    public var tracesSampleRate: Double? = null
 }
diff --git a/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform/src/commonTest/kotlin/io/sentry/kotlin/multiplatform/SentryOptionsTest.kt b/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform/src/commonTest/kotlin/io/sentry/kotlin/multiplatform/SentryOptionsTest.kt
index 2cfb7719..29f95bab 100644
--- a/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform/src/commonTest/kotlin/io/sentry/kotlin/multiplatform/SentryOptionsTest.kt
+++ b/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform/src/commonTest/kotlin/io/sentry/kotlin/multiplatform/SentryOptionsTest.kt
@@ -1,10 +1,40 @@
 package io.sentry.kotlin.multiplatform
 
 import io.sentry.kotlin.multiplatform.protocol.Breadcrumb
+import io.sentry.kotlin.multiplatform.utils.fakeDsn
 import kotlin.test.Test
 import kotlin.test.assertEquals
 
-class SentryOptionsTest {
+class SentryOptionsTest : BaseSentryTest() {
+    @Test
+    fun `GIVEN sample rate WHEN set in Sentry init THEN does not crash`() {
+        // GIVEN
+        val sampleRate = 0.5
+
+        // WHEN
+        sentryInit {
+            it.dsn = fakeDsn
+            it.sampleRate = sampleRate
+        }
+
+        // THEN
+        // does not crash
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `GIVEN traces sample rate WHEN set in Sentry init THEN does not crash`() {
+        // GIVEN
+        val traceSampleRate = 0.5
+
+        // WHEN
+        sentryInit {
+            it.dsn = fakeDsn
+            it.tracesSampleRate = traceSampleRate
+        }
+
+        // THEN
+        // does not crash
+    }
 
     @Test
     fun `Breadcrumb can be modified via callback in init and should return the modified Breadcrumb`() {