diff --git a/sentry-android-core/src/main/java/io/sentry/android/core/InternalSentrySdk.java b/sentry-android-core/src/main/java/io/sentry/android/core/InternalSentrySdk.java
index 53021996706..eac29bc42db 100644
--- a/sentry-android-core/src/main/java/io/sentry/android/core/InternalSentrySdk.java
+++ b/sentry-android-core/src/main/java/io/sentry/android/core/InternalSentrySdk.java
@@ -41,8 +41,11 @@ public final class InternalSentrySdk {
   @Nullable
   public static Scope getCurrentScope() {
     final @NotNull AtomicReference<Scope> scopeRef = new AtomicReference<>();
-    //noinspection Convert2MethodRef
-    HubAdapter.getInstance().withScope(scope -> scopeRef.set(scope));
+    HubAdapter.getInstance()
+        .configureScope(
+            scope -> {
+              scopeRef.set(new Scope(scope));
+            });
     return scopeRef.get();
   }
 
diff --git a/sentry-android-core/src/test/java/io/sentry/android/core/InternalSentrySdkTest.kt b/sentry-android-core/src/test/java/io/sentry/android/core/InternalSentrySdkTest.kt
index c27e199d6c6..f10594cf0b7 100644
--- a/sentry-android-core/src/test/java/io/sentry/android/core/InternalSentrySdkTest.kt
+++ b/sentry-android-core/src/test/java/io/sentry/android/core/InternalSentrySdkTest.kt
@@ -119,6 +119,27 @@ class InternalSentrySdkTest {
         assertNotNull(scope)
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun `current scope returns a copy of the scope`() {
+        Sentry.setCurrentHub(
+            Hub(
+                SentryOptions().apply {
+                    dsn = "https://key@uri/1234567"
+                }
+            )
+        )
+        Sentry.addBreadcrumb("test")
+
+        // when the clone is modified
+        val clonedScope = InternalSentrySdk.getCurrentScope()!!
+        clonedScope.clearBreadcrumbs()
+
+        // then modifications should not be reflected
+        Sentry.configureScope { scope ->
+            assertEquals(1, scope.breadcrumbs.size)
+        }
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun `serializeScope correctly creates top level map`() {
         val options = SentryAndroidOptions()
diff --git a/sentry/api/sentry.api b/sentry/api/sentry.api
index fd236052204..10c1b80af3a 100644
--- a/sentry/api/sentry.api
+++ b/sentry/api/sentry.api
@@ -1205,6 +1205,7 @@ public final class io/sentry/SamplingContext {
 }
 
 public final class io/sentry/Scope {
+	public fun <init> (Lio/sentry/Scope;)V
 	public fun <init> (Lio/sentry/SentryOptions;)V
 	public fun addAttachment (Lio/sentry/Attachment;)V
 	public fun addBreadcrumb (Lio/sentry/Breadcrumb;)V
diff --git a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/IHub.java b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/IHub.java
index 97583f66e8c..06f36f1a545 100644
--- a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/IHub.java
+++ b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/IHub.java
@@ -306,7 +306,11 @@ default void addBreadcrumb(@NotNull String message, @NotNull String category) {
   void popScope();
 
   /**
-   * Runs the callback with a new scope which gets dropped at the end
+   * Runs the callback with a new scope which gets dropped at the end. If you're using the Sentry
+   * SDK in globalHubMode (defaults to true on Android) {@link
+   * Sentry#init(Sentry.OptionsConfiguration, boolean)} calling withScope is discouraged, as scope
+   * changes may be dropped when executed in parallel. Use {@link
+   * IHub#configureScope(ScopeCallback)} instead.
    *
    * @param callback the callback
    */
diff --git a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/Scope.java b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/Scope.java
index 01e57e6e9b2..bf4c92c1788 100644
--- a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/Scope.java
+++ b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/Scope.java
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ public Scope(final @NotNull SentryOptions options) {
     this.propagationContext = new PropagationContext();
   }
 
-  Scope(final @NotNull Scope scope) {
+  @ApiStatus.Internal
+  public Scope(final @NotNull Scope scope) {
     this.transaction = scope.transaction;
     this.transactionName = scope.transactionName;
     this.session = scope.session;