diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4d8e2b883c..123d93e2e0 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -131,6 +131,11 @@ def get_file_text(file_name):
         "starlite": ["starlite>=1.48"],
         "tornado": ["tornado>=6"],
     },
+    entry_points={
+        "opentelemetry_propagator": [
+            "sentry=sentry_sdk.integrations.opentelemetry:SentryPropagator"
+        ]
+    },
     classifiers=[
         "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
         "Environment :: Web Environment",
diff --git a/tests/integrations/opentelemetry/test_entry_points.py b/tests/integrations/opentelemetry/test_entry_points.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cd78209432
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integrations/opentelemetry/test_entry_points.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import importlib
+import os
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+from opentelemetry import propagate
+from sentry_sdk.integrations.opentelemetry import SentryPropagator
+
+
+def test_propagator_loaded_if_mentioned_in_environment_variable():
+    try:
+        with patch.dict(os.environ, {"OTEL_PROPAGATORS": "sentry"}):
+            importlib.reload(propagate)
+
+            assert len(propagate.propagators) == 1
+            assert isinstance(propagate.propagators[0], SentryPropagator)
+    finally:
+        importlib.reload(propagate)