diff --git a/packages/node-integration-tests/suites/express/tracing/test.ts b/packages/node-integration-tests/suites/express/tracing/test.ts
index f924e904dd09..1e74dd509b68 100644
--- a/packages/node-integration-tests/suites/express/tracing/test.ts
+++ b/packages/node-integration-tests/suites/express/tracing/test.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,13 @@ test('should set a correct transaction name for routes specified in RegEx', asyn
     transaction: 'GET /\\/test\\/regex/',
     transaction_info: {
       source: 'route',
-      changes: [],
+      changes: [
+        {
+          propagations: 0,
+          source: 'route',
+          timestamp: expect.any(Number),
+        },
+      ],
       propagations: 0,
     },
     contexts: {
@@ -68,7 +74,13 @@ test.each([['array1'], ['array5']])(
       transaction: 'GET /test/array1,/\\/test\\/array[2-9]',
       transaction_info: {
         source: 'route',
-        changes: [],
+        changes: [
+          {
+            propagations: 0,
+            source: 'route',
+            timestamp: expect.any(Number),
+          },
+        ],
         propagations: 0,
       },
       contexts: {
@@ -106,7 +118,13 @@ test.each([
     transaction: 'GET /test/arr/:id,/\\/test\\/arr[0-9]*\\/required(path)?(\\/optionalPath)?\\/(lastParam)?',
     transaction_info: {
       source: 'route',
-      changes: [],
+      changes: [
+        {
+          propagations: 0,
+          source: 'route',
+          timestamp: expect.any(Number),
+        },
+      ],
       propagations: 0,
     },
     contexts: {
diff --git a/packages/tracing/src/transaction.ts b/packages/tracing/src/transaction.ts
index 87e68fb6dc3e..f0c4ac185ed7 100644
--- a/packages/tracing/src/transaction.ts
+++ b/packages/tracing/src/transaction.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,14 @@ import {
   TransactionContext,
   TransactionMetadata,
 } from '@sentry/types';
-import { createBaggage, dropUndefinedKeys, getSentryBaggageItems, isBaggageMutable, logger } from '@sentry/utils';
+import {
+  createBaggage,
+  dropUndefinedKeys,
+  getSentryBaggageItems,
+  isBaggageMutable,
+  logger,
+  timestampInSeconds,
+} from '@sentry/utils';
 
 import { Span as SpanClass, SpanRecorder } from './span';
 
@@ -60,18 +67,22 @@ export class Transaction extends SpanClass implements TransactionInterface {
     return this._name;
   }
 
-  /** Setter for `name` property, which also sets `source` */
+  /** Setter for `name` property, which also sets `source` as custom */
   public set name(newName: string) {
-    this._name = newName;
-    this.metadata.source = 'custom';
+    this.setName(newName);
   }
 
   /**
    * JSDoc
    */
   public setName(name: string, source: TransactionMetadata['source'] = 'custom'): void {
-    this.name = name;
+    this._name = name;
     this.metadata.source = source;
+    this.metadata.changes.push({
+      source,
+      timestamp: timestampInSeconds(),
+      propagations: this.metadata.propagations,
+    });
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/tracing/test/transaction.test.ts b/packages/tracing/test/transaction.test.ts
index d47971679a71..d0bb373e467a 100644
--- a/packages/tracing/test/transaction.test.ts
+++ b/packages/tracing/test/transaction.test.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,46 @@ describe('`Transaction` class', () => {
       expect(transaction.metadata.source).toEqual('custom');
     });
 
+    it('updates transaction metadata with correct variables needed', () => {
+      const transaction = new Transaction({ name: 'dogpark' });
+      expect(transaction.metadata.changes).toEqual([]);
+
+      transaction.name = 'ballpit';
+
+      expect(transaction.metadata.changes).toEqual([
+        {
+          source: 'custom',
+          timestamp: expect.any(Number),
+          propagations: 0,
+        },
+      ]);
+
+      transaction.metadata.propagations += 3;
+
+      expect(transaction.metadata.changes).toEqual([
+        {
+          source: 'custom',
+          timestamp: expect.any(Number),
+          propagations: 0,
+        },
+      ]);
+
+      transaction.name = 'playground';
+
+      expect(transaction.metadata.changes).toEqual([
+        {
+          source: 'custom',
+          timestamp: expect.any(Number),
+          propagations: 0,
+        },
+        {
+          source: 'custom',
+          timestamp: expect.any(Number),
+          propagations: 3,
+        },
+      ]);
+    });
+
     describe('`setName` method', () => {
       it("sets source to `'custom'` if no source provided", () => {
         const transaction = new Transaction({ name: 'dogpark' });
@@ -40,6 +80,46 @@ describe('`Transaction` class', () => {
         expect(transaction.name).toEqual('ballpit');
         expect(transaction.metadata.source).toEqual('route');
       });
+
+      it('updates transaction metadata with correct variables needed', () => {
+        const transaction = new Transaction({ name: 'dogpark' });
+        expect(transaction.metadata.changes).toEqual([]);
+
+        transaction.name = 'ballpit';
+
+        expect(transaction.metadata.changes).toEqual([
+          {
+            source: 'custom',
+            timestamp: expect.any(Number),
+            propagations: 0,
+          },
+        ]);
+
+        transaction.metadata.propagations += 3;
+
+        expect(transaction.metadata.changes).toEqual([
+          {
+            source: 'custom',
+            timestamp: expect.any(Number),
+            propagations: 0,
+          },
+        ]);
+
+        transaction.setName('playground', 'task');
+
+        expect(transaction.metadata.changes).toEqual([
+          {
+            source: 'custom',
+            timestamp: expect.any(Number),
+            propagations: 0,
+          },
+          {
+            source: 'task',
+            timestamp: expect.any(Number),
+            propagations: 3,
+          },
+        ]);
+      });
     });
   });
 });