diff --git a/sentry_sdk/integrations/celery/__init__.py b/sentry_sdk/integrations/celery/__init__.py
index 46e8002218..72de43beb4 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/integrations/celery/__init__.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/integrations/celery/__init__.py
@@ -70,10 +70,9 @@ def __init__(
         self.monitor_beat_tasks = monitor_beat_tasks
         self.exclude_beat_tasks = exclude_beat_tasks
 
-        if monitor_beat_tasks:
-            _patch_beat_apply_entry()
-            _patch_redbeat_maybe_due()
-            _setup_celery_beat_signals()
+        _patch_beat_apply_entry()
+        _patch_redbeat_maybe_due()
+        _setup_celery_beat_signals()
 
     @staticmethod
     def setup_once():
@@ -167,11 +166,11 @@ def _update_celery_task_headers(original_headers, span, monitor_beat_tasks):
     """
     updated_headers = original_headers.copy()
     with capture_internal_exceptions():
-        headers = {}
-        if span is not None:
-            headers = dict(
-                Scope.get_current_scope().iter_trace_propagation_headers(span=span)
-            )
+        # if span is None (when the task was started by Celery Beat)
+        # this will return the trace headers from the scope.
+        headers = dict(
+            Scope.get_isolation_scope().iter_trace_propagation_headers(span=span)
+        )
 
         if monitor_beat_tasks:
             headers.update(
diff --git a/sentry_sdk/integrations/celery/beat.py b/sentry_sdk/integrations/celery/beat.py
index 060045eb37..d9a1ca1854 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/integrations/celery/beat.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/integrations/celery/beat.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from functools import wraps
 import sentry_sdk
 from sentry_sdk.crons import capture_checkin, MonitorStatus
 from sentry_sdk.integrations import DidNotEnable
@@ -113,133 +114,108 @@ def _get_monitor_config(celery_schedule, app, monitor_name):
     return monitor_config
 
 
-def _patch_beat_apply_entry():
-    # type: () -> None
+def _apply_crons_data_to_schedule_entry(scheduler, schedule_entry, integration):
+    # type: (Any, Any, sentry_sdk.integrations.celery.CeleryIntegration) -> None
     """
-    Makes sure that the Sentry Crons information is set in the Celery Beat task's
-    headers so that is is monitored with Sentry Crons.
-
-    This is only called by Celery Beat. After apply_entry is called
-    Celery will call apply_async to put the task in the queue.
+    Add Sentry Crons information to the schedule_entry headers.
     """
-    from sentry_sdk.integrations.celery import CeleryIntegration
-
-    original_apply_entry = Scheduler.apply_entry
-
-    def sentry_apply_entry(*args, **kwargs):
-        # type: (*Any, **Any) -> None
-        scheduler, schedule_entry = args
-        app = scheduler.app
-
-        celery_schedule = schedule_entry.schedule
-        monitor_name = schedule_entry.name
-
-        integration = sentry_sdk.get_client().get_integration(CeleryIntegration)
-        if integration is None:
-            return original_apply_entry(*args, **kwargs)
+    if not integration.monitor_beat_tasks:
+        return
 
-        if match_regex_list(monitor_name, integration.exclude_beat_tasks):
-            return original_apply_entry(*args, **kwargs)
+    monitor_name = schedule_entry.name
 
-        # Tasks started by Celery Beat start a new Trace
-        scope = Scope.get_isolation_scope()
-        scope.set_new_propagation_context()
-        scope._name = "celery-beat"
+    task_should_be_excluded = match_regex_list(
+        monitor_name, integration.exclude_beat_tasks
+    )
+    if task_should_be_excluded:
+        return
 
-        monitor_config = _get_monitor_config(celery_schedule, app, monitor_name)
+    celery_schedule = schedule_entry.schedule
+    app = scheduler.app
 
-        is_supported_schedule = bool(monitor_config)
-        if is_supported_schedule:
-            headers = schedule_entry.options.pop("headers", {})
-            headers.update(
-                {
-                    "sentry-monitor-slug": monitor_name,
-                    "sentry-monitor-config": monitor_config,
-                }
-            )
+    monitor_config = _get_monitor_config(celery_schedule, app, monitor_name)
 
-            check_in_id = capture_checkin(
-                monitor_slug=monitor_name,
-                monitor_config=monitor_config,
-                status=MonitorStatus.IN_PROGRESS,
-            )
-            headers.update({"sentry-monitor-check-in-id": check_in_id})
+    is_supported_schedule = bool(monitor_config)
+    if not is_supported_schedule:
+        return
 
-            # Set the Sentry configuration in the options of the ScheduleEntry.
-            # Those will be picked up in `apply_async` and added to the headers.
-            schedule_entry.options["headers"] = headers
+    headers = schedule_entry.options.pop("headers", {})
+    headers.update(
+        {
+            "sentry-monitor-slug": monitor_name,
+            "sentry-monitor-config": monitor_config,
+        }
+    )
 
-        return original_apply_entry(*args, **kwargs)
+    check_in_id = capture_checkin(
+        monitor_slug=monitor_name,
+        monitor_config=monitor_config,
+        status=MonitorStatus.IN_PROGRESS,
+    )
+    headers.update({"sentry-monitor-check-in-id": check_in_id})
 
-    Scheduler.apply_entry = sentry_apply_entry
+    # Set the Sentry configuration in the options of the ScheduleEntry.
+    # Those will be picked up in `apply_async` and added to the headers.
+    schedule_entry.options["headers"] = headers
 
 
-def _patch_redbeat_maybe_due():
-    # type: () -> None
-
-    if RedBeatScheduler is None:
-        return
-
+def _wrap_beat_scheduler(f):
+    # type: (Callable[..., Any]) -> Callable[..., Any]
+    """
+    Makes sure that:
+    - a new Sentry trace is started for each task started by Celery Beat and
+      it is propagated to the task.
+    - the Sentry Crons information is set in the Celery Beat task's
+      headers so that is is monitored with Sentry Crons.
+
+    After the patched function is called,
+    Celery Beat will call apply_async to put the task in the queue.
+    """
     from sentry_sdk.integrations.celery import CeleryIntegration
 
-    original_maybe_due = RedBeatScheduler.maybe_due
-
-    def sentry_maybe_due(*args, **kwargs):
+    @wraps(f)
+    def sentry_patched_scheduler(*args, **kwargs):
         # type: (*Any, **Any) -> None
-        scheduler, schedule_entry = args
-        app = scheduler.app
-
-        celery_schedule = schedule_entry.schedule
-        monitor_name = schedule_entry.name
-
         integration = sentry_sdk.get_client().get_integration(CeleryIntegration)
         if integration is None:
-            return original_maybe_due(*args, **kwargs)
-
-        task_should_be_excluded = match_regex_list(
-            monitor_name, integration.exclude_beat_tasks
-        )
-        if task_should_be_excluded:
-            return original_maybe_due(*args, **kwargs)
+            return f(*args, **kwargs)
 
         # Tasks started by Celery Beat start a new Trace
         scope = Scope.get_isolation_scope()
         scope.set_new_propagation_context()
         scope._name = "celery-beat"
 
-        monitor_config = _get_monitor_config(celery_schedule, app, monitor_name)
+        scheduler, schedule_entry = args
+        _apply_crons_data_to_schedule_entry(scheduler, schedule_entry, integration)
+
+        return f(*args, **kwargs)
 
-        is_supported_schedule = bool(monitor_config)
-        if is_supported_schedule:
-            headers = schedule_entry.options.pop("headers", {})
-            headers.update(
-                {
-                    "sentry-monitor-slug": monitor_name,
-                    "sentry-monitor-config": monitor_config,
-                }
-            )
+    return sentry_patched_scheduler
 
-            check_in_id = capture_checkin(
-                monitor_slug=monitor_name,
-                monitor_config=monitor_config,
-                status=MonitorStatus.IN_PROGRESS,
-            )
-            headers.update({"sentry-monitor-check-in-id": check_in_id})
 
-            # Set the Sentry configuration in the options of the ScheduleEntry.
-            # Those will be picked up in `apply_async` and added to the headers.
-            schedule_entry.options["headers"] = headers
+def _patch_beat_apply_entry():
+    # type: () -> None
+    Scheduler.apply_entry = _wrap_beat_scheduler(Scheduler.apply_entry)
 
-        return original_maybe_due(*args, **kwargs)
 
-    RedBeatScheduler.maybe_due = sentry_maybe_due
+def _patch_redbeat_maybe_due():
+    # type: () -> None
+    if RedBeatScheduler is None:
+        return
+
+    RedBeatScheduler.maybe_due = _wrap_beat_scheduler(RedBeatScheduler.maybe_due)
 
 
 def _setup_celery_beat_signals():
     # type: () -> None
-    task_success.connect(crons_task_success)
-    task_failure.connect(crons_task_failure)
-    task_retry.connect(crons_task_retry)
+    from sentry_sdk.integrations.celery import CeleryIntegration
+
+    integration = sentry_sdk.get_client().get_integration(CeleryIntegration)
+
+    if integration is not None and integration.monitor_beat_tasks:
+        task_success.connect(crons_task_success)
+        task_failure.connect(crons_task_failure)
+        task_retry.connect(crons_task_retry)
 
 
 def crons_task_success(sender, **kwargs):
diff --git a/sentry_sdk/scope.py b/sentry_sdk/scope.py
index e298a6682b..e3c67b731f 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/scope.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/scope.py
@@ -604,9 +604,10 @@ def iter_headers(self):
     def iter_trace_propagation_headers(self, *args, **kwargs):
         # type: (Any, Any) -> Generator[Tuple[str, str], None, None]
         """
-        Return HTTP headers which allow propagation of trace data. Data taken
-        from the span representing the request, if available, or the current
-        span on the scope if not.
+        Return HTTP headers which allow propagation of trace data.
+
+        If a span is given, the trace data will taken from the span.
+        If no span is given, the trace data is taken from the scope.
         """
         client = Scope.get_client()
         if not client.options.get("propagate_traces"):
diff --git a/tests/integrations/celery/test_update_celery_task_headers.py b/tests/integrations/celery/test_update_celery_task_headers.py
index e94379f763..a2c5fe3632 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/celery/test_update_celery_task_headers.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/celery/test_update_celery_task_headers.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from copy import copy
+import itertools
 import pytest
 
 from unittest import mock
@@ -23,17 +24,18 @@ def test_monitor_beat_tasks(monitor_beat_tasks):
     headers = {}
     span = None
 
-    updated_headers = _update_celery_task_headers(headers, span, monitor_beat_tasks)
+    outgoing_headers = _update_celery_task_headers(headers, span, monitor_beat_tasks)
 
     assert headers == {}  # left unchanged
 
     if monitor_beat_tasks:
-        assert updated_headers == {
-            "headers": {"sentry-monitor-start-timestamp-s": mock.ANY},
-            "sentry-monitor-start-timestamp-s": mock.ANY,
-        }
+        assert outgoing_headers["sentry-monitor-start-timestamp-s"] == mock.ANY
+        assert (
+            outgoing_headers["headers"]["sentry-monitor-start-timestamp-s"] == mock.ANY
+        )
     else:
-        assert updated_headers == headers
+        assert "sentry-monitor-start-timestamp-s" not in outgoing_headers
+        assert "sentry-monitor-start-timestamp-s" not in outgoing_headers["headers"]
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("monitor_beat_tasks", [True, False, None, "", "bla", 1, 0])
@@ -44,35 +46,44 @@ def test_monitor_beat_tasks_with_headers(monitor_beat_tasks):
     }
     span = None
 
-    updated_headers = _update_celery_task_headers(headers, span, monitor_beat_tasks)
+    outgoing_headers = _update_celery_task_headers(headers, span, monitor_beat_tasks)
+
+    assert headers == {
+        "blub": "foo",
+        "sentry-something": "bar",
+    }  # left unchanged
 
     if monitor_beat_tasks:
-        assert updated_headers == {
-            "blub": "foo",
-            "sentry-something": "bar",
-            "headers": {
-                "sentry-monitor-start-timestamp-s": mock.ANY,
-                "sentry-something": "bar",
-            },
-            "sentry-monitor-start-timestamp-s": mock.ANY,
-        }
+        assert outgoing_headers["blub"] == "foo"
+        assert outgoing_headers["sentry-something"] == "bar"
+        assert outgoing_headers["sentry-monitor-start-timestamp-s"] == mock.ANY
+        assert outgoing_headers["headers"]["sentry-something"] == "bar"
+        assert (
+            outgoing_headers["headers"]["sentry-monitor-start-timestamp-s"] == mock.ANY
+        )
     else:
-        assert updated_headers == headers
+        assert outgoing_headers["blub"] == "foo"
+        assert outgoing_headers["sentry-something"] == "bar"
+        assert "sentry-monitor-start-timestamp-s" not in outgoing_headers
+        assert "sentry-monitor-start-timestamp-s" not in outgoing_headers["headers"]
 
 
 def test_span_with_transaction(sentry_init):
     sentry_init(enable_tracing=True)
     headers = {}
+    monitor_beat_tasks = False
 
     with sentry_sdk.start_transaction(name="test_transaction") as transaction:
         with sentry_sdk.start_span(op="test_span") as span:
-            updated_headers = _update_celery_task_headers(headers, span, False)
+            outgoing_headers = _update_celery_task_headers(
+                headers, span, monitor_beat_tasks
+            )
 
-            assert updated_headers["sentry-trace"] == span.to_traceparent()
-            assert updated_headers["headers"]["sentry-trace"] == span.to_traceparent()
-            assert updated_headers["baggage"] == transaction.get_baggage().serialize()
+            assert outgoing_headers["sentry-trace"] == span.to_traceparent()
+            assert outgoing_headers["headers"]["sentry-trace"] == span.to_traceparent()
+            assert outgoing_headers["baggage"] == transaction.get_baggage().serialize()
             assert (
-                updated_headers["headers"]["baggage"]
+                outgoing_headers["headers"]["baggage"]
                 == transaction.get_baggage().serialize()
             )
 
@@ -86,10 +97,10 @@ def test_span_with_transaction_custom_headers(sentry_init):
 
     with sentry_sdk.start_transaction(name="test_transaction") as transaction:
         with sentry_sdk.start_span(op="test_span") as span:
-            updated_headers = _update_celery_task_headers(headers, span, False)
+            outgoing_headers = _update_celery_task_headers(headers, span, False)
 
-            assert updated_headers["sentry-trace"] == span.to_traceparent()
-            assert updated_headers["headers"]["sentry-trace"] == span.to_traceparent()
+            assert outgoing_headers["sentry-trace"] == span.to_traceparent()
+            assert outgoing_headers["headers"]["sentry-trace"] == span.to_traceparent()
 
             incoming_baggage = Baggage.from_incoming_header(headers["baggage"])
             combined_baggage = copy(transaction.get_baggage())
@@ -104,9 +115,112 @@ def test_span_with_transaction_custom_headers(sentry_init):
                     if x is not None and x != ""
                 ]
             )
-            assert updated_headers["baggage"] == combined_baggage.serialize(
+            assert outgoing_headers["baggage"] == combined_baggage.serialize(
                 include_third_party=True
             )
-            assert updated_headers["headers"]["baggage"] == combined_baggage.serialize(
+            assert outgoing_headers["headers"]["baggage"] == combined_baggage.serialize(
                 include_third_party=True
             )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("monitor_beat_tasks", [True, False])
+def test_celery_trace_propagation_default(sentry_init, monitor_beat_tasks):
+    """
+    The celery integration does not check the traces_sample_rate.
+    By default traces_sample_rate is None which means "do not propagate traces".
+    But the celery integration does not check this value.
+    The Celery integration has its own mechanism to propagate traces:
+    https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/python/integrations/celery/#distributed-traces
+    """
+    sentry_init()
+
+    headers = {}
+    span = None
+
+    scope = sentry_sdk.Scope.get_isolation_scope()
+
+    outgoing_headers = _update_celery_task_headers(headers, span, monitor_beat_tasks)
+
+    assert outgoing_headers["sentry-trace"] == scope.get_traceparent()
+    assert outgoing_headers["headers"]["sentry-trace"] == scope.get_traceparent()
+    assert outgoing_headers["baggage"] == scope.get_baggage().serialize()
+    assert outgoing_headers["headers"]["baggage"] == scope.get_baggage().serialize()
+
+    if monitor_beat_tasks:
+        assert "sentry-monitor-start-timestamp-s" in outgoing_headers
+        assert "sentry-monitor-start-timestamp-s" in outgoing_headers["headers"]
+    else:
+        assert "sentry-monitor-start-timestamp-s" not in outgoing_headers
+        assert "sentry-monitor-start-timestamp-s" not in outgoing_headers["headers"]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "traces_sample_rate,monitor_beat_tasks",
+    list(itertools.product([None, 0, 0.0, 0.5, 1.0, 1, 2], [True, False])),
+)
+def test_celery_trace_propagation_traces_sample_rate(
+    sentry_init, traces_sample_rate, monitor_beat_tasks
+):
+    """
+    The celery integration does not check the traces_sample_rate.
+    By default traces_sample_rate is None which means "do not propagate traces".
+    But the celery integration does not check this value.
+    The Celery integration has its own mechanism to propagate traces:
+    https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/python/integrations/celery/#distributed-traces
+    """
+    sentry_init(traces_sample_rate=traces_sample_rate)
+
+    headers = {}
+    span = None
+
+    scope = sentry_sdk.Scope.get_isolation_scope()
+
+    outgoing_headers = _update_celery_task_headers(headers, span, monitor_beat_tasks)
+
+    assert outgoing_headers["sentry-trace"] == scope.get_traceparent()
+    assert outgoing_headers["headers"]["sentry-trace"] == scope.get_traceparent()
+    assert outgoing_headers["baggage"] == scope.get_baggage().serialize()
+    assert outgoing_headers["headers"]["baggage"] == scope.get_baggage().serialize()
+
+    if monitor_beat_tasks:
+        assert "sentry-monitor-start-timestamp-s" in outgoing_headers
+        assert "sentry-monitor-start-timestamp-s" in outgoing_headers["headers"]
+    else:
+        assert "sentry-monitor-start-timestamp-s" not in outgoing_headers
+        assert "sentry-monitor-start-timestamp-s" not in outgoing_headers["headers"]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "enable_tracing,monitor_beat_tasks",
+    list(itertools.product([None, True, False], [True, False])),
+)
+def test_celery_trace_propagation_enable_tracing(
+    sentry_init, enable_tracing, monitor_beat_tasks
+):
+    """
+    The celery integration does not check the traces_sample_rate.
+    By default traces_sample_rate is None which means "do not propagate traces".
+    But the celery integration does not check this value.
+    The Celery integration has its own mechanism to propagate traces:
+    https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/python/integrations/celery/#distributed-traces
+    """
+    sentry_init(enable_tracing=enable_tracing)
+
+    headers = {}
+    span = None
+
+    scope = sentry_sdk.Scope.get_isolation_scope()
+
+    outgoing_headers = _update_celery_task_headers(headers, span, monitor_beat_tasks)
+
+    assert outgoing_headers["sentry-trace"] == scope.get_traceparent()
+    assert outgoing_headers["headers"]["sentry-trace"] == scope.get_traceparent()
+    assert outgoing_headers["baggage"] == scope.get_baggage().serialize()
+    assert outgoing_headers["headers"]["baggage"] == scope.get_baggage().serialize()
+
+    if monitor_beat_tasks:
+        assert "sentry-monitor-start-timestamp-s" in outgoing_headers
+        assert "sentry-monitor-start-timestamp-s" in outgoing_headers["headers"]
+    else:
+        assert "sentry-monitor-start-timestamp-s" not in outgoing_headers
+        assert "sentry-monitor-start-timestamp-s" not in outgoing_headers["headers"]