diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index df8f775229..a7a1057759 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## Fixes
+
+- Message event can have attached stacktrace ([#2577](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/2577))
+
 ### Dependencies
 
 - Bump Android SDK from v6.5.0 to v6.6.0 ([#2572](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/2572))
diff --git a/src/js/client.ts b/src/js/client.ts
index d5e4c6093f..da7457c265 100644
--- a/src/js/client.ts
+++ b/src/js/client.ts
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ export class ReactNativeClient extends BaseClient<ReactNativeClientOptions> {
       stackParser: options.stackParser || defaultStackParser,
       integrations: [],
       _metadata: options._metadata,
+      attachStacktrace: options.attachStacktrace,
     });
 
      void this._initNativeSdk();