diff --git a/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform/src/appleMain/kotlin/io/sentry/kotlin/multiplatform/SentryBridge.apple.kt b/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform/src/appleMain/kotlin/io/sentry/kotlin/multiplatform/SentryBridge.apple.kt
index 933ddae0..4eb6737c 100644
--- a/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform/src/appleMain/kotlin/io/sentry/kotlin/multiplatform/SentryBridge.apple.kt
+++ b/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform/src/appleMain/kotlin/io/sentry/kotlin/multiplatform/SentryBridge.apple.kt
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 package io.sentry.kotlin.multiplatform
 
 import Internal.Sentry.PrivateSentrySDKOnly
+import Internal.Sentry.kSentryLevelError
 import cocoapods.Sentry.SentrySDK
 import io.sentry.kotlin.multiplatform.extensions.toCocoaBreadcrumb
 import io.sentry.kotlin.multiplatform.extensions.toCocoaUser
 import io.sentry.kotlin.multiplatform.extensions.toCocoaUserFeedback
-import io.sentry.kotlin.multiplatform.nsexception.asNSException
+import io.sentry.kotlin.multiplatform.nsexception.asSentryEvent
 import io.sentry.kotlin.multiplatform.nsexception.dropKotlinCrashEvent
 import io.sentry.kotlin.multiplatform.protocol.Breadcrumb
 import io.sentry.kotlin.multiplatform.protocol.SentryId
@@ -75,15 +76,22 @@ internal actual class SentryBridge actual constructor(private val sentryInstance
     }
 
     actual fun captureException(throwable: Throwable): SentryId {
-        val cocoaSentryId = SentrySDK.captureException(throwable.asNSException(true))
+        val event = throwable.asSentryEvent(
+            level = kSentryLevelError,
+            isHandled = true,
+            markThreadAsCrashed = false
+        )
+        val cocoaSentryId = SentrySDK.captureEvent(event)
         return SentryId(cocoaSentryId.toString())
     }
 
     actual fun captureException(throwable: Throwable, scopeCallback: ScopeCallback): SentryId {
-        val cocoaSentryId = SentrySDK.captureException(
-            throwable.asNSException(true),
-            configureScopeCallback(scopeCallback)
+        val event = throwable.asSentryEvent(
+            level = kSentryLevelError,
+            isHandled = true,
+            markThreadAsCrashed = false
         )
+        val cocoaSentryId = SentrySDK.captureEvent(event, configureScopeCallback(scopeCallback))
         return SentryId(cocoaSentryId.toString())
     }
 
diff --git a/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform/src/appleMain/kotlin/io/sentry/kotlin/multiplatform/nsexception/SentryUnhandledExceptions.kt b/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform/src/appleMain/kotlin/io/sentry/kotlin/multiplatform/nsexception/SentryUnhandledExceptions.kt
index 1039b2bc..040d2213 100644
--- a/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform/src/appleMain/kotlin/io/sentry/kotlin/multiplatform/nsexception/SentryUnhandledExceptions.kt
+++ b/sentry-kotlin-multiplatform/src/appleMain/kotlin/io/sentry/kotlin/multiplatform/nsexception/SentryUnhandledExceptions.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package io.sentry.kotlin.multiplatform.nsexception
 
 import Internal.Sentry.NSExceptionKt_SentryCrashStackCursorFromNSException
 import Internal.Sentry.kSentryLevelFatal
+import io.sentry.kotlin.multiplatform.CocoaSentryLevel
 import kotlinx.cinterop.invoke
 import platform.Foundation.NSException
 import platform.Foundation.NSNumber
@@ -96,19 +97,29 @@ private fun Throwable.asSentryEnvelope(): CocoapodsSentryEnvelope {
 
 /**
  * Converts `this` [Throwable] to a [cocoapods.Sentry.SentryEvent].
+ *
+ * @param level The Sentry level (e.g., kSentryLevelFatal for crashes, kSentryLevelError for handled)
+ * @param isHandled Whether this is a handled exception (false for crashes, true for captured exceptions)
+ * @param markThreadAsCrashed Whether to mark the current thread as crashed (true for crashes, false for handled)
  */
 @Suppress("UnnecessaryOptInAnnotation")
-private fun Throwable.asSentryEvent(): CocoapodsSentryEvent =
-    CocoapodsSentryEvent(kSentryLevelFatal).apply {
+internal fun Throwable.asSentryEvent(
+    level: CocoaSentryLevel = kSentryLevelFatal,
+    isHandled: Boolean = false,
+    markThreadAsCrashed: Boolean = true
+): CocoapodsSentryEvent =
+    CocoapodsSentryEvent(level).apply {
         @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
         val threads =
             threadInspector?.getCurrentThreadsWithStackTrace() as List<CocoapodsSentryThread>?
         this.threads = threads
         val currentThread = threads?.firstOrNull { it.current?.boolValue ?: false }?.apply {
-            setCrashed(NSNumber(true))
-            // Crashed threads shouldn't have a stacktrace, the thread_id should be set on the exception instead
-            // https://develop.sentry.dev/sdk/event-payloads/threads/
-            stacktrace = null
+            if (markThreadAsCrashed) {
+                setCrashed(NSNumber(true))
+                // Crashed threads shouldn't have a stacktrace, the thread_id should be set on the exception instead
+                // https://develop.sentry.dev/sdk/event-payloads/threads/
+                stacktrace = null
+            }
         }
         debugMeta = threads?.let {
             InternalSentryDependencyContainer.sharedInstance().debugImageProvider.getDebugImagesForThreads(
@@ -117,18 +128,19 @@ private fun Throwable.asSentryEvent(): CocoapodsSentryEvent =
         }
         exceptions = this@asSentryEvent
             .let { throwable -> throwable.causes.asReversed() + throwable }
-            .map { it.asNSException().asSentryException(currentThread?.threadId) }
+            .map { it.asNSException().asSentryException(currentThread?.threadId, isHandled) }
     }
 
 /**
  * Converts `this` [NSException] to a [io.sentry.kotlin.multiplatform.protocol.SentryException].
  */
 private fun NSException.asSentryException(
-    threadId: NSNumber?
+    threadId: NSNumber?,
+    isHandled: Boolean = false
 ): CocoapodsSentryException = CocoapodsSentryException(reason ?: "", name ?: "Throwable").apply {
     this.threadId = threadId
     mechanism = CocoapodsSentryMechanism("generic").apply {
-        setHandled(NSNumber(false))
+        setHandled(NSNumber(isHandled))
     }
     stacktrace = threadInspector?.stacktraceBuilder?.let { stacktraceBuilder ->
         val cursor = NSExceptionKt_SentryCrashStackCursorFromNSException(this@asSentryException)