diff --git a/develop-docs/sdk/data-model/event-payloads/contexts.mdx b/develop-docs/sdk/data-model/event-payloads/contexts.mdx
index 5393af606c38f..d12c0c43da2e3 100644
--- a/develop-docs/sdk/data-model/event-payloads/contexts.mdx
+++ b/develop-docs/sdk/data-model/event-payloads/contexts.mdx
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ The following example illustrates the contexts part of the <Link to="/sdk/data-m
 
 ## Trace Context
 
-Additional information that allows Sentry to connect multiple transactions, spans, and/or errors into one trace.
+Additional information that allows Sentry to connect multiple transactions, spans, and/or errors into one trace. **Important:** If the trace context is missing, relay will drop the transaction. 
 
 `trace_id`