diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 61fee866..011cac01 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         "packages/*"
       ],
       "devDependencies": {
-        "@appsignal/types": "^2.1.3",
+        "@appsignal/types": "^2.1.5",
         "@types/jest": "^26.0.19",
         "husky": "^4.3.6",
         "jest": "^26.6.3",
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@
       "link": true
     },
     "node_modules/@appsignal/types": {
-      "version": "2.1.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@appsignal/types/-/types-2.1.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-slMFN+nhFr8jnhTbE+vNsHKd4VrUrtv7RCuYnHn5ataGI8BD75YMWBcwqwQD/0NZlVUuvbDlS0G6M+JzZUN/AA=="
+      "version": "2.1.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@appsignal/types/-/types-2.1.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-LtxfqACzS10PYxAqe2YgT9k/pPFyzAwyXvi48QddWyBj7ROleAXrEKJjjgqxOYszIGCm14cbCLSDmEDvIVnDbw=="
     },
     "node_modules/@babel/code-frame": {
       "version": "7.12.11",
@@ -10633,7 +10633,7 @@
       "version": "1.0.11",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@appsignal/types": "^2.1.3",
+        "@appsignal/types": "^2.1.5",
         "apollo-server-plugin-base": "^0.10.3",
         "tslib": "^2.0.3"
       },
@@ -10651,7 +10651,7 @@
       "version": "1.0.12",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@appsignal/types": "^2.1.3",
+        "@appsignal/types": "^2.1.5",
         "tslib": "^2.0.3"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -10672,7 +10672,7 @@
       "version": "1.0.2",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@appsignal/types": "^2.1.3",
+        "@appsignal/types": "^2.1.5",
         "shimmer": "^1.2.1",
         "tslib": "^2.0.3"
       },
@@ -10696,7 +10696,7 @@
       "version": "2.0.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@appsignal/types": "^2.1.3",
+        "@appsignal/types": "^2.1.5",
         "tslib": "^2.0.3"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -10717,7 +10717,7 @@
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@appsignal/core": "^1.1.4",
-        "@appsignal/types": "^2.1.3",
+        "@appsignal/types": "^2.1.5",
         "require-in-the-middle": "^5.1.0",
         "semver": "^7.3.4",
         "shimmer": "^1.2.1",
@@ -10815,7 +10815,7 @@
     "@appsignal/apollo-server": {
       "version": "file:packages/apollo-server",
       "requires": {
-        "@appsignal/types": "^2.1.3",
+        "@appsignal/types": "^2.1.5",
         "apollo-server-plugin-base": "*",
         "tslib": "^2.0.3"
       },
@@ -10847,7 +10847,7 @@
     "@appsignal/express": {
       "version": "file:packages/express",
       "requires": {
-        "@appsignal/types": "^2.1.3",
+        "@appsignal/types": "^2.1.5",
         "@types/express": "*",
         "express": "*",
         "tslib": "^2.0.3"
@@ -10863,7 +10863,7 @@
     "@appsignal/koa": {
       "version": "file:packages/koa",
       "requires": {
-        "@appsignal/types": "^2.1.3",
+        "@appsignal/types": "^2.1.5",
         "@types/koa": "*",
         "@types/koa__router": "*",
         "@types/shimmer": "*",
@@ -10882,7 +10882,7 @@
     "@appsignal/nextjs": {
       "version": "file:packages/nextjs",
       "requires": {
-        "@appsignal/types": "^2.1.3",
+        "@appsignal/types": "^2.1.5",
         "next": "*",
         "tslib": "^2.0.3"
       },
@@ -10899,7 +10899,7 @@
       "requires": {
         "@appsignal/core": "^1.1.4",
         "@appsignal/nodejs-ext": "=2.0.0",
-        "@appsignal/types": "^2.1.3",
+        "@appsignal/types": "^2.1.5",
         "@types/pg": "*",
         "@types/redis": "*",
         "@types/semver": "*",
@@ -10934,9 +10934,9 @@
       }
     },
     "@appsignal/types": {
-      "version": "2.1.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@appsignal/types/-/types-2.1.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-slMFN+nhFr8jnhTbE+vNsHKd4VrUrtv7RCuYnHn5ataGI8BD75YMWBcwqwQD/0NZlVUuvbDlS0G6M+JzZUN/AA=="
+      "version": "2.1.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@appsignal/types/-/types-2.1.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-LtxfqACzS10PYxAqe2YgT9k/pPFyzAwyXvi48QddWyBj7ROleAXrEKJjjgqxOYszIGCm14cbCLSDmEDvIVnDbw=="
     },
     "@babel/code-frame": {
       "version": "7.12.11",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4192a85d..a38ef84d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "packages/*"
   ],
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@appsignal/types": "^2.1.3",
+    "@appsignal/types": "^2.1.5",
     "@types/jest": "^26.0.19",
     "husky": "^4.3.6",
     "jest": "^26.6.3",
diff --git a/packages/apollo-server/package.json b/packages/apollo-server/package.json
index 0571e4d1..92070a57 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-server/package.json
+++ b/packages/apollo-server/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "types": "dist/index",
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@appsignal/types": "^2.1.3",
+    "@appsignal/types": "^2.1.5",
     "apollo-server-plugin-base": "^0.10.3",
     "tslib": "^2.0.3"
   },
diff --git a/packages/express/package.json b/packages/express/package.json
index 189d8e13..5447e45c 100644
--- a/packages/express/package.json
+++ b/packages/express/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "types": "dist/index",
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@appsignal/types": "^2.1.3",
+    "@appsignal/types": "^2.1.5",
     "tslib": "^2.0.3"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/koa/package.json b/packages/koa/package.json
index bad6daad..45f2d522 100644
--- a/packages/koa/package.json
+++ b/packages/koa/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "types": "dist/index",
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@appsignal/types": "^2.1.3",
+    "@appsignal/types": "^2.1.5",
     "shimmer": "^1.2.1",
     "tslib": "^2.0.3"
   },
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/package.json b/packages/nextjs/package.json
index adae1ae3..45ca012d 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/package.json
+++ b/packages/nextjs/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "types": "dist/index",
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@appsignal/types": "^2.1.3",
+    "@appsignal/types": "^2.1.5",
     "tslib": "^2.0.3"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/nodejs/.changesets/add-senderror-helper-to-tracer.md b/packages/nodejs/.changesets/add-senderror-helper-to-tracer.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..728f68a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nodejs/.changesets/add-senderror-helper-to-tracer.md
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+bump: "patch"
+---
+
+Add sendError helper to Tracer object.
+
+This new helper allows you to track an error separately from any other span
+inside the current context. Or use it to set up in your own error handling to
+report errors in a catch-statement if no performance monitoring is needed.
+
+```js
+try {
+  // Do complex stuff
+} catch (error) {
+  appsignal.tracer().sendError(error, span => {
+    span.setName("daily.task"); // Set a recognizable action name
+    span.set("user_id", user_id); // Set custom tags
+  });
+}
+```
diff --git a/packages/nodejs/package.json b/packages/nodejs/package.json
index ffa253e5..bf67ab88 100644
--- a/packages/nodejs/package.json
+++ b/packages/nodejs/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@appsignal/core": "^1.1.4",
-    "@appsignal/types": "^2.1.3",
+    "@appsignal/types": "^2.1.5",
     "require-in-the-middle": "^5.1.0",
     "semver": "^7.3.4",
     "shimmer": "^1.2.1",
diff --git a/packages/nodejs/src/__tests__/tracer.test.ts b/packages/nodejs/src/__tests__/tracer.test.ts
index 91db5986..e4d9ad9c 100644
--- a/packages/nodejs/src/__tests__/tracer.test.ts
+++ b/packages/nodejs/src/__tests__/tracer.test.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,48 @@ describe("Tracer", () => {
     })
   })
 
+  describe(".sendError()", () => {
+    const err = new Error("FooBarError")
+
+    it("works without metadata callback", () => {
+      tracer.sendError(err)
+    })
+
+    it("uses a RootSpan", done => {
+      tracer.sendError(err, rootSpan => {
+        expect(rootSpan).toBeInstanceOf(RootSpan)
+
+        return done()
+      })
+    })
+
+    it("assigns metadata to the span if needed", done => {
+      tracer.sendError(err, rootSpan => {
+        rootSpan.setName("foo")
+        rootSpan.setCategory("bar")
+        rootSpan.set("pod", 42)
+
+        const rootSpanData = JSON.parse(rootSpan.toJSON())
+
+        expect(rootSpanData.name).toEqual("foo")
+        expect(rootSpanData.attributes["appsignal:category"]).toEqual("bar")
+        expect(rootSpanData.attributes.pod).toEqual(42)
+
+        return done()
+      })
+    })
+
+    it("adds the given error to the span", done => {
+      tracer.sendError(err, rootSpan => {
+        const rootSpanData = JSON.parse(rootSpan.toJSON())
+
+        expect(rootSpanData.error.message).toEqual("FooBarError")
+
+        return done()
+      })
+    })
+  })
+
   describe("Span instrumentation", () => {
     it("can instrument a function (async)", async done => {
       const rootSpan = tracer.createSpan().setName(name)
diff --git a/packages/nodejs/src/noops/tracer.ts b/packages/nodejs/src/noops/tracer.ts
index cdd7d3d6..b7cc9aa6 100644
--- a/packages/nodejs/src/noops/tracer.ts
+++ b/packages/nodejs/src/noops/tracer.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ export class NoopTracer implements Tracer {
     return new NoopSpan()
   }
 
+  public sendError<T>(error: Error, fn: (s: NodeSpan) => T): void {
+    return
+  }
+
   public withSpan<T>(span: NodeSpan, fn: (s: NodeSpan) => T): T {
     return fn(span)
   }
diff --git a/packages/nodejs/src/tracer.ts b/packages/nodejs/src/tracer.ts
index 55728e74..b058a3c1 100644
--- a/packages/nodejs/src/tracer.ts
+++ b/packages/nodejs/src/tracer.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,21 @@ export class BaseTracer implements Tracer {
     return activeRootSpan
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Sends an error in a newly created `RootSpan` that will be closed after
+   * the given error is added to it.
+   *
+   * The created `RootSpan` is passed as the single argument to the given function.
+   * This allows you to add arbitrary metadata to it.
+   */
+  public sendError<T>(error: Error, fn?: (s: NodeSpan) => T): void {
+    const rootSpan = new RootSpan()
+
+    rootSpan.setError(error)
+    if (fn && typeof fn === "function") fn(rootSpan)
+    rootSpan.close()
+  }
+
   /**
    * Executes a given function within the context of a given `Span`. When the
    * function has finished executing, any value returned by the given function