diff --git a/src/errors.ts b/src/errors.ts
index 2a513170..d6f5f132 100644
--- a/src/errors.ts
+++ b/src/errors.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { ResponseError as SchemaRegistryResponseError } from "./clients/schemaRe
 import { ResponseError as SidecarResponseError } from "./clients/sidecar";
 import { observabilityContext } from "./context/observability";
 import { Logger } from "./logging";
+import { SIDECAR_CONNECTION_ID_HEADER } from "./sidecar/constants";
 
 const logger = new Logger("errors");
 
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ export async function logResponseError(
 
   logger.error(errorMessage, { ...errorContext, ...extra });
   if (sendTelemetry) {
-    Sentry.captureException(e, {
+    captureException(e, {
       contexts: { response: { status_code: responseStatusCode } },
       extra: { ...errorContext, ...extra },
     });
@@ -62,25 +63,48 @@ export async function logResponseError(
 }
 
 /**
- * Wrapper around the Sentry {@link Sentry.captureException} to include our extension instance's
+ * Wrapper around the {@link Sentry.captureException} to include our extension instance's
  * {@link observabilityContext} in the event context, along with any additionally provided context.
  *
+ * If a {@link ResponseError} is provided as the `error`, the response status code and any associated
+ * `x-connection-id` header will be included in the event context under `contexts.response`.
+ *
  * See {@link ExclusiveEventHintOrCaptureContext} for more information on the `context` parameter.
  */
 export function captureException(
-  error: unknown,
-  context: ExclusiveEventHintOrCaptureContext | undefined,
+  e: unknown,
+  context: ExclusiveEventHintOrCaptureContext = {},
 ): void {
   // TODO: check telemetry settings here?
   const obsContext: Record<string, any> = observabilityContext.toRecord();
-  const extraContext = context ? context : {};
-  // ensure observability context keys always make it into the Sentry event under `extra`, even if
-  // the caller provided their own `extra` data in `context`
-  const { extra: extraFromContext = {}, ...restExtraContext } = extraContext as any;
-  const errorContext: Record<string, any> = {
-    extra: { ...obsContext, ...extraFromContext },
-    ...restExtraContext,
-  };
+  let errorContext: Record<string, any> = { extra: { ...obsContext } };
+
+  if (context && context.data.extra) {
+    // ensure observability context keys always make it into the Sentry event under `extra`, even if
+    // the caller provided their own `extra` data in `context`
+    const { extra: extraFromContext = {}, ...restExtraContext } = context as Record<string, any>;
+    errorContext = {
+      extra: { ...obsContext, ...extraFromContext },
+      ...restExtraContext,
+    };
+  }
+
+  if ((e as any).response) {
+    const errorResponse = (e as ResponseError).response;
+    errorContext = {
+      ...errorContext,
+      contexts: {
+        response: {
+          status_code: errorResponse.status,
+          headers: {
+            [SIDECAR_CONNECTION_ID_HEADER]:
+              errorResponse.headers.get(SIDECAR_CONNECTION_ID_HEADER) ?? "",
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    };
+  }
+
   logger.debug("capturing exception before sending to Sentry", errorContext);
-  Sentry.captureException(error, errorContext);
+  Sentry.captureException(e, errorContext);
 }