diff --git a/src/sentry/lang/native/processing.py b/src/sentry/lang/native/processing.py
index 44b760aceca8fd..5984dd72cd68b7 100644
--- a/src/sentry/lang/native/processing.py
+++ b/src/sentry/lang/native/processing.py
@@ -195,7 +195,8 @@ def _merge_system_info(data, system_info):
 
 def _merge_full_response(data, response):
     data["platform"] = "native"
-    if response.get("crashed") is not None:
+    # Specifically for Unreal events: Do not overwrite the level as it has already been set in Relay when merging the context.
+    if response.get("crashed") is not None and data.get("level") is None:
         data["level"] = "fatal" if response["crashed"] else "info"
 
     if response.get("system_info"):
diff --git a/tests/symbolicator/test_minidump_full.py b/tests/symbolicator/test_minidump_full.py
index 5b7be9132fa0d6..f1ad3175f69efc 100644
--- a/tests/symbolicator/test_minidump_full.py
+++ b/tests/symbolicator/test_minidump_full.py
@@ -82,7 +82,10 @@ def test_full_minidump(self):
                         "upload_file_minidump": f,
                         "some_file": ("hello.txt", BytesIO(b"Hello World!")),
                     },
-                    {"sentry[logger]": "test-logger"},
+                    {
+                        "sentry[logger]": "test-logger",
+                        "sentry[level]": "error",
+                    },
                 )
 
         candidates = event.data["debug_meta"]["images"][0]["candidates"]
@@ -91,6 +94,7 @@ def test_full_minidump(self):
 
         insta_snapshot_native_stacktrace_data(self, event.data)
         assert event.data.get("logger") == "test-logger"
+        assert event.data.get("level") == "error"
         # assert event.data.get("extra") == {"foo": "bar"}
 
         attachments = sorted(