diff --git a/sentry_sdk/hub.py b/sentry_sdk/hub.py
index 2af3091f5d..8ac2348597 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/hub.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/hub.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def overload(x):
 
 def _should_send_default_pii():
     # type: () -> bool
-    # TODO: Migrate existing code to client.should_send_default_pii() and remove this function.
+    # TODO: Migrate existing code to `scope.should_send_default_pii()` and remove this function.
     # New code should not use this function!
     client = Hub.current.client
     if not client:
diff --git a/sentry_sdk/integrations/fastapi.py b/sentry_sdk/integrations/fastapi.py
index 27624ed817..a6fed8f620 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/integrations/fastapi.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/integrations/fastapi.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import sentry_sdk
 from sentry_sdk._types import TYPE_CHECKING
 from sentry_sdk.integrations import DidNotEnable
-from sentry_sdk.scope import Scope
+from sentry_sdk.scope import Scope, should_send_default_pii
 from sentry_sdk.tracing import SOURCE_FOR_STYLE, TRANSACTION_SOURCE_ROUTE
 from sentry_sdk.utils import (
     transaction_from_function,
@@ -118,10 +118,7 @@ def event_processor(event, hint):
                     # Extract information from request
                     request_info = event.get("request", {})
                     if info:
-                        if (
-                            "cookies" in info
-                            and sentry_sdk.get_client().should_send_default_pii()
-                        ):
+                        if "cookies" in info and should_send_default_pii():
                             request_info["cookies"] = info["cookies"]
                         if "data" in info:
                             request_info["data"] = info["data"]
diff --git a/sentry_sdk/scope.py b/sentry_sdk/scope.py
index 5b92bf7433..b173e13303 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/scope.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/scope.py
@@ -1658,5 +1658,11 @@ def use_isolation_scope(isolation_scope):
         _isolation_scope.reset(isolation_token)
 
 
+def should_send_default_pii():
+    # type: () -> bool
+    """Shortcut for `Scope.get_client().should_send_default_pii()`."""
+    return Scope.get_client().should_send_default_pii()
+
+
 # Circular imports
 from sentry_sdk.client import NonRecordingClient
diff --git a/tests/test_scope.py b/tests/test_scope.py
index a1d7d8c397..d5910a8c1d 100644
--- a/tests/test_scope.py
+++ b/tests/test_scope.py
@@ -10,7 +10,13 @@
     new_scope,
 )
 from sentry_sdk.client import Client, NonRecordingClient
-from sentry_sdk.scope import Scope, ScopeType, use_isolation_scope, use_scope
+from sentry_sdk.scope import (
+    Scope,
+    ScopeType,
+    use_isolation_scope,
+    use_scope,
+    should_send_default_pii,
+)
 
 
 def test_copying():
@@ -778,3 +784,15 @@ def test_nested_scopes_with_tags(sentry_init, capture_envelopes):
     assert transaction["tags"] == {"isolation_scope1": 1, "current_scope2": 1, "trx": 1}
     assert transaction["spans"][0]["tags"] == {"a": 1}
     assert transaction["spans"][1]["tags"] == {"b": 1}
+
+
+def test_should_send_default_pii_true(sentry_init):
+    sentry_init(send_default_pii=True)
+
+    assert should_send_default_pii() is True
+
+
+def test_should_send_default_pii_false(sentry_init):
+    sentry_init(send_default_pii=False)
+
+    assert should_send_default_pii() is False