diff --git a/dynamic_sampling_context_test.go b/dynamic_sampling_context_test.go
index ab39e8399..b176ca4da 100644
--- a/dynamic_sampling_context_test.go
+++ b/dynamic_sampling_context_test.go
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ package sentry
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"strings"
 	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/getsentry/sentry-go/internal/testutils"
 )
 
 func TestDynamicSamplingContextFromHeader(t *testing.T) {
@@ -177,7 +178,5 @@ func TestString(t *testing.T) {
 			"sample_rate": "1",
 		},
 	}
-	assertEqual(t, strings.Contains(dsc.String(), "sentry-trace_id=d49d9bf66f13450b81f65bc51cf49c03"), true)
-	assertEqual(t, strings.Contains(dsc.String(), "sentry-public_key=public"), true)
-	assertEqual(t, strings.Contains(dsc.String(), "sentry-sample_rate=1"), true)
+	testutils.AssertBaggageStringsEqual(t, dsc.String(), "sentry-trace_id=d49d9bf66f13450b81f65bc51cf49c03,sentry-public_key=public,sentry-sample_rate=1")
 }
diff --git a/otel/propagator.go b/otel/propagator.go
index faf56be2a..f53b3b796 100644
--- a/otel/propagator.go
+++ b/otel/propagator.go
@@ -46,11 +46,7 @@ func (p sentryPropagator) Inject(ctx context.Context, carrier propagation.TextMa
 	// Propagate baggage header
 	sentryBaggageStr := ""
 	if sentrySpan != nil {
-		// Finalize/freeze the baggage
-		containingTransaction := sentrySpan.GetTransaction()
-		dynamicSamplingContext := sentry.DynamicSamplingContextFromTransaction(containingTransaction)
-		containingTransaction.SetDynamicSamplingContext(dynamicSamplingContext)
-		sentryBaggageStr = containingTransaction.ToBaggage()
+		sentryBaggageStr = sentrySpan.GetTransaction().ToBaggage()
 	}
 	// FIXME: We're basically reparsing the header again, because internally in sentry-go
 	// we currently use a vendored version of "otel/baggage" package.
diff --git a/otel/span_processor_test.go b/otel/span_processor_test.go
index 2aa9a376e..7dd11a382 100644
--- a/otel/span_processor_test.go
+++ b/otel/span_processor_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/getsentry/sentry-go"
+	"github.com/getsentry/sentry-go/internal/testutils"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/resource"
 	otelSdkTrace "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/trace"
@@ -129,9 +130,14 @@ func TestOnStartRootSpan(t *testing.T) {
 	assertEqual(t, sentrySpan.TraceID.String(), otelTraceId.String())
 	assertEqual(t, sentrySpan.ParentSpanID, sentry.SpanID{})
 	assertTrue(t, sentrySpan.IsTransaction())
-	assertEqual(t, sentrySpan.ToBaggage(), "")
 	assertEqual(t, sentrySpan.Sampled, sentry.SampledTrue)
 	assertEqual(t, transactionName(sentrySpan), "spanName")
+
+	testutils.AssertBaggageStringsEqual(
+		t,
+		sentrySpan.ToBaggage(),
+		"sentry-transaction=spanName,sentry-environment=testing,sentry-public_key=abc,sentry-release=1.2.3,sentry-sample_rate=1,sentry-trace_id="+otelTraceId.String(),
+	)
 }
 
 func TestOnStartWithTraceParentContext(t *testing.T) {
@@ -178,11 +184,16 @@ func TestOnStartWithTraceParentContext(t *testing.T) {
 	assertEqual(t, sentrySpan.TraceID.String(), "bc6d53f15eb88f4320054569b8c553d4")
 	assertEqual(t, sentrySpan.ParentSpanID, SpanIDFromHex("b72fa28504b07285"))
 	assertTrue(t, sentrySpan.IsTransaction())
-	assertEqual(t, sentrySpan.ToBaggage(), "sentry-environment=dev")
 	assertEqual(t, sentrySpan.Sampled, sentry.SampledFalse)
 	assertEqual(t, transactionName(sentrySpan), "spanName")
 	assertEqual(t, sentrySpan.Status, sentry.SpanStatusUndefined)
 	assertEqual(t, sentrySpan.Source, sentry.SourceCustom)
+
+	testutils.AssertBaggageStringsEqual(
+		t,
+		sentrySpan.ToBaggage(),
+		"sentry-environment=dev",
+	)
 }
 
 func TestOnStartWithExistingParentSpan(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/tracing.go b/tracing.go
index 802f6e8de..e18325dd2 100644
--- a/tracing.go
+++ b/tracing.go
@@ -270,8 +270,9 @@ func (s *Span) GetTransaction() *Span {
 // func (s *Span) TransactionName() string
 // func (s *Span) SetTransactionName(name string)
 
-// ToSentryTrace returns the trace propagation value used with the sentry-trace
-// HTTP header.
+// ToSentryTrace returns the seralized TraceParentContext from a transaction/sapn.
+// Use this function to propagate the TraceParentContext to a downstream SDK,
+// either as the value of the "sentry-trace" HTTP header, or as an html "sentry-trace" meta tag.
 func (s *Span) ToSentryTrace() string {
 	// TODO(tracing): add instrumentation for outgoing HTTP requests using
 	// ToSentryTrace.
@@ -286,9 +287,18 @@ func (s *Span) ToSentryTrace() string {
 	return b.String()
 }
 
-// ToBaggage returns the serialized dynamic sampling context in the baggage format.
+// ToBaggage returns the serialized DynamicSamplingContext from a transaction.
+// Use this function to propagate the DynamicSamplingContext to a downstream SDK,
+// either as the value of the "baggage" HTTP header, or as an html "baggage" meta tag.
 func (s *Span) ToBaggage() string {
 	if containingTransaction := s.GetTransaction(); containingTransaction != nil {
+		// In case there is currently no frozen DynamicSamplingContext attached to the transaction,
+		// create one from the properties of the transaction.
+		if !s.dynamicSamplingContext.IsFrozen() {
+			// This will return a frozen DynamicSamplingContext.
+			s.dynamicSamplingContext = DynamicSamplingContextFromTransaction(containingTransaction)
+		}
+
 		return containingTransaction.dynamicSamplingContext.String()
 	}
 	return ""
diff --git a/tracing_test.go b/tracing_test.go
index be2adff40..432b3df12 100644
--- a/tracing_test.go
+++ b/tracing_test.go
@@ -811,32 +811,22 @@ func TestGetTransactionReturnsNilOnManuallyCreatedSpans(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestSpanToBaggage(t *testing.T) {
+func TestToBaggage(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := NewTestContext(ClientOptions{
 		EnableTracing: true,
 		SampleRate:    1.0,
 		Release:       "test-release",
 	})
-
-	// Should work transaction
 	transaction := StartTransaction(ctx, "transaction-name")
 	transaction.TraceID = TraceIDFromHex("f1a4c5c9071eca1cdf04e4132527ed16")
-	// Before finalizing
-	assertBaggageStringsEqual(
-		t,
-		transaction.ToBaggage(),
-		"",
-	)
-	dsc := DynamicSamplingContextFromTransaction(transaction)
-	transaction.SetDynamicSamplingContext(dsc)
-	// After finalizing
+
 	assertBaggageStringsEqual(
 		t,
 		transaction.ToBaggage(),
 		"sentry-trace_id=f1a4c5c9071eca1cdf04e4132527ed16,sentry-release=test-release,sentry-transaction=transaction-name",
 	)
 
-	// Should work on child span
+	// Calling ToBaggage() on a child span should return the same result
 	child := transaction.StartChild("op-name")
 	assertBaggageStringsEqual(
 		t,