diff --git a/sentry_sdk/integrations/celery/__init__.py b/sentry_sdk/integrations/celery/__init__.py
index ea217cf6a6..7855e47a0f 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/integrations/celery/__init__.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/integrations/celery/__init__.py
@@ -300,7 +300,8 @@ def _inner(*args, **kwargs):
                         "kwargs": args[2],
                     }
                 },
-            ):
+            ) as transaction:
+                transaction.set_data("retry_count", task.request.retries)
                 return f(*args, **kwargs)
 
     return _inner  # type: ignore