diff --git a/sentry_sdk/integrations/dramatiq.py b/sentry_sdk/integrations/dramatiq.py
index ae87de7525..f954d4fb98 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/integrations/dramatiq.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/integrations/dramatiq.py
@@ -188,6 +188,8 @@ def after_process_message(
         transaction.__exit__(type(exception), exception, None)
         scope_manager.__exit__(type(exception), exception, None)
 
+    after_skip_message = after_process_message
+
 
 def _make_message_event_processor(
     message: "Message[R]", integration: "DramatiqIntegration"
diff --git a/tests/integrations/dramatiq/test_dramatiq.py b/tests/integrations/dramatiq/test_dramatiq.py
index 3860ee61d9..a9d3966839 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/dramatiq/test_dramatiq.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/dramatiq/test_dramatiq.py
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
-import pytest
 import uuid
 
 import dramatiq
+import pytest
 from dramatiq.brokers.stub import StubBroker
+from dramatiq.middleware import Middleware, SkipMessage
 
 import sentry_sdk
-from sentry_sdk.tracing import TransactionSource
 from sentry_sdk import start_transaction
 from sentry_sdk.consts import SPANSTATUS
 from sentry_sdk.integrations.dramatiq import DramatiqIntegration
 from sentry_sdk.integrations.logging import ignore_logger
+from sentry_sdk.tracing import Transaction, TransactionSource
 
 ignore_logger("dramatiq.worker.WorkerThread")
 
@@ -386,3 +387,28 @@ def dummy_actor():
     worker.join()
 
     assert events == []
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("broker", [1.0], indirect=True)
+def test_that_skip_message_cleans_up_scope_and_transaction(
+    broker, worker, capture_events
+):
+    transactions: list[Transaction] = []
+
+    class SkipMessageMiddleware(Middleware):
+        def before_process_message(self, broker, message):
+            transactions.append(sentry_sdk.get_current_scope().transaction)
+            raise SkipMessage()
+
+    broker.add_middleware(SkipMessageMiddleware())
+
+    @dramatiq.actor(max_retries=0)
+    def skipped_actor(): ...
+
+    skipped_actor.send()
+
+    broker.join(skipped_actor.queue_name)
+    worker.join()
+
+    (transaction,) = transactions
+    assert transaction.timestamp is not None