diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e7c9bae6276..f1d32d623dd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 ### Fixes
 
 - Too long flush duration (#2370)
+- Don't increase session's error count for dropped events (#2374)
 
 ## 7.30.2
 
diff --git a/Sources/Sentry/SentryClient.m b/Sources/Sentry/SentryClient.m
index 3da3f62dc2e..4b046ab1d18 100644
--- a/Sources/Sentry/SentryClient.m
+++ b/Sources/Sentry/SentryClient.m
@@ -189,6 +189,11 @@ - (SentryId *)captureException:(NSException *)exception
 {
     SentryEvent *event = [self buildExceptionEvent:exception];
     event = [self prepareEvent:event withScope:scope alwaysAttachStacktrace:YES];
+
+    if (event != nil) {
+        session = [SentrySDK.currentHub incrementSessionErrors];
+    }
+
     return [self sendEvent:event withSession:session withScope:scope];
 }
 
@@ -220,6 +225,11 @@ - (SentryId *)captureError:(NSError *)error
 {
     SentryEvent *event = [self buildErrorEvent:error];
     event = [self prepareEvent:event withScope:scope alwaysAttachStacktrace:YES];
+
+    if (event != nil) {
+        session = [SentrySDK.currentHub incrementSessionErrors];
+    }
+
     return [self sendEvent:event withSession:session withScope:scope];
 }
 
diff --git a/Sources/Sentry/SentryHub.m b/Sources/Sentry/SentryHub.m
index 1c3b7699fa7..96b49b0f2c3 100644
--- a/Sources/Sentry/SentryHub.m
+++ b/Sources/Sentry/SentryHub.m
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ - (SentryId *)captureError:(NSError *)error
 
 - (SentryId *)captureError:(NSError *)error withScope:(SentryScope *)scope
 {
-    SentrySession *currentSession = [self incrementSessionErrors];
+    SentrySession *currentSession = _session;
     SentryClient *client = _client;
     if (nil != client) {
         if (nil != currentSession) {
@@ -457,8 +457,7 @@ - (SentryId *)captureException:(NSException *)exception
 
 - (SentryId *)captureException:(NSException *)exception withScope:(SentryScope *)scope
 {
-    SentrySession *currentSession = [self incrementSessionErrors];
-
+    SentrySession *currentSession = _session;
     SentryClient *client = _client;
     if (nil != client) {
         if (nil != currentSession) {
diff --git a/Sources/Sentry/include/SentryHub+Private.h b/Sources/Sentry/include/SentryHub+Private.h
index d02295caf82..7d4c09dc876 100644
--- a/Sources/Sentry/include/SentryHub+Private.h
+++ b/Sources/Sentry/include/SentryHub+Private.h
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ SentryHub (Private)
                        withScope:(SentryScope *)scope
          additionalEnvelopeItems:(NSArray<SentryEnvelopeItem *> *)additionalEnvelopeItems;
 
+- (nullable SentrySession *)incrementSessionErrors;
+
 @end
 
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_END