diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9fdd4db1a..89a271126 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 ### Behavioral Changes
 
 - The SDK no longer relies on UnityEngine.Analytics.AnalyticsSessionInfo to determine unique users but uses SDK-internal mechanisms instead. ([#2625](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-unity/pull/2625))
+- Metrics are now enabled by default, matching the cross-SDK standard. The `EnableMetrics` setting is now also synced to the native SDK on Windows, Linux, and consoles. ([#2635](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-unity/pull/2635))
 
 ### Fixes
 
diff --git a/package-dev/Plugins/Switch/sentry_native_stubs.c b/package-dev/Plugins/Switch/sentry_native_stubs.c
index 91a2479f8..c8b21851d 100644
--- a/package-dev/Plugins/Switch/sentry_native_stubs.c
+++ b/package-dev/Plugins/Switch/sentry_native_stubs.c
@@ -108,6 +108,12 @@ void sentry_options_set_attach_screenshot(void* options, int attach)
     (void)attach;
 }
 
+void sentry_options_set_enable_metrics(void* options, int enable_metrics)
+{
+    (void)options;
+    (void)enable_metrics;
+}
+
 void sentry_options_set_logger(void* options, void* logger, void* userdata)
 {
     (void)options;
diff --git a/src/Sentry.Unity.Native/SentryNativeBridge.cs b/src/Sentry.Unity.Native/SentryNativeBridge.cs
index 66dc18fcd..18ea06305 100644
--- a/src/Sentry.Unity.Native/SentryNativeBridge.cs
+++ b/src/Sentry.Unity.Native/SentryNativeBridge.cs
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ is RuntimePlatform.WindowsPlayer or RuntimePlatform.WindowsServer
         }
 #endif
 
+        Logger?.LogDebug("Setting EnableMetrics: {0}", options.EnableMetrics);
+        sentry_options_set_enable_metrics(cOptions, options.EnableMetrics ? 1 : 0);
+
         if (options.UnityInfo.IL2CPP)
         {
             Logger?.LogDebug("Setting the native logger");
@@ -166,6 +169,9 @@ internal static string GetDatabasePath(SentryUnityOptions options, IApplication?
     [DllImport(SentryLib)]
     private static extern void sentry_options_set_attach_screenshot(IntPtr options, int attachScreenshot);
 
+    [DllImport(SentryLib)]
+    private static extern void sentry_options_set_enable_metrics(IntPtr options, int enable_metrics);
+
     [UnmanagedFunctionPointer(CallingConvention.Cdecl, SetLastError = true)]
     private delegate void sentry_logger_function_t(int level, IntPtr message, IntPtr argsAddress, IntPtr userData);
 
diff --git a/src/Sentry.Unity/ScriptableSentryUnityOptions.cs b/src/Sentry.Unity/ScriptableSentryUnityOptions.cs
index 87e93fbb4..e357b6724 100644
--- a/src/Sentry.Unity/ScriptableSentryUnityOptions.cs
+++ b/src/Sentry.Unity/ScriptableSentryUnityOptions.cs
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public static string GetConfigPath(string? notDefaultConfigName = null)
     [field: SerializeField] public bool PlayStationNativeSupportEnabled { get; set; } = true;
     [field: SerializeField] public bool SwitchNativeSupportEnabled { get; set; } = true;
     [field: SerializeField] public bool Il2CppLineNumberSupportEnabled { get; set; } = true;
-    [field: SerializeField] public bool EnableMetrics { get; set; } = false;
+    [field: SerializeField] public bool EnableMetrics { get; set; } = true;
     [field: SerializeField] public SentryOptionsConfiguration? OptionsConfiguration { get; set; }
 
     [field: SerializeField] public bool Debug { get; set; } = true;