diff --git a/src/backends/sentry_backend_breakpad.cpp b/src/backends/sentry_backend_breakpad.cpp
index afbf910a2..670ed23d3 100644
--- a/src/backends/sentry_backend_breakpad.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/sentry_backend_breakpad.cpp
@@ -119,35 +119,7 @@ sentry__breakpad_backend_callback(
         }
 
         if (should_handle) {
-            sentry_envelope_t *envelope = sentry__prepare_event(
-                options, event, nullptr, !options->on_crash_func);
-            sentry_session_t *session = sentry__end_current_session_with_status(
-                SENTRY_SESSION_STATUS_CRASHED);
-            sentry__envelope_add_session(envelope, session);
-
-            // the minidump is added as an attachment,
-            // with type `event.minidump`
-            sentry_envelope_item_t *item = sentry__envelope_add_from_path(
-                envelope, dump_path, "attachment");
-            if (item) {
-                sentry__envelope_item_set_header(item, "attachment_type",
-                    sentry_value_new_string("event.minidump"));
-
-                sentry__envelope_item_set_header(item, "filename",
-#ifdef SENTRY_PLATFORM_WINDOWS
-                    sentry__value_new_string_from_wstr(
-#else
-                    sentry_value_new_string(
-#endif
-                        sentry__path_filename(dump_path)));
-            }
-
-            // capture the envelope with the disk transport
-            sentry_transport_t *disk_transport
-                = sentry_new_disk_transport(options->run);
-            sentry__capture_envelope(disk_transport, envelope);
-            sentry__transport_dump_queue(disk_transport, options->run);
-            sentry_transport_free(disk_transport);
+            sentry__capture_minidump(dump_path, event, options);
 
             // now that the envelope was written, we can remove the temporary
             // minidump file
diff --git a/src/sentry_core.c b/src/sentry_core.c
index 8b35d0469..826354c84 100644
--- a/src/sentry_core.c
+++ b/src/sentry_core.c
@@ -1169,3 +1169,29 @@ sentry_clear_crashed_last_run(void)
     sentry__options_unlock();
     return success ? 0 : 1;
 }
+
+void sentry__capture_minidump(sentry_path_t *dump_path, sentry_value_t event,
+    const sentry_options_t *options)
+{
+    sentry_envelope_t *envelope = sentry__prepare_event(
+        options, event, NULL, !options->on_crash_func);
+    sentry_session_t *session = sentry__end_current_session_with_status(
+        SENTRY_SESSION_STATUS_CRASHED);
+    sentry__envelope_add_session(envelope, session);
+
+    sentry_envelope_item_t *item = sentry__envelope_add_from_path(
+        envelope, dump_path, "attachment");
+    if (item) {
+        sentry__envelope_item_set_header(item, "attachment_type",
+            sentry_value_new_string("event.minidump"));
+
+        sentry__envelope_item_set_header(item, "filename",
+#ifdef SENTRY_PLATFORM_WINDOWS
+            sentry__value_new_string_from_wstr(
+#else
+            sentry_value_new_string(
+#endif
+                sentry__path_filename(dump_path)));
+    }
+    sentry__capture_envelope(options->transport, envelope);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/sentry_core.h b/src/sentry_core.h
index 6ee6c387e..7b1e26c6b 100644
--- a/src/sentry_core.h
+++ b/src/sentry_core.h
@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@ sentry_options_t *sentry__options_lock(void);
  */
 void sentry__options_unlock(void);
 
+/**
+ * 
+ */
+void sentry__capture_minidump(sentry_path_t *dump_path, sentry_value_t event, const sentry_options_t *options);
+
 #define SENTRY_WITH_OPTIONS(Options)                                           \
     for (const sentry_options_t *Options = sentry__options_getref(); Options;  \
          sentry_options_free((sentry_options_t *)Options), Options = NULL)