diff --git a/sentry_sdk/integrations/django/asgi.py b/sentry_sdk/integrations/django/asgi.py
index bcc83b8e59..71b69a9bc1 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/integrations/django/asgi.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/integrations/django/asgi.py
@@ -90,13 +90,15 @@ def patch_django_asgi_handler_impl(cls):
 
     async def sentry_patched_asgi_handler(self, scope, receive, send):
         # type: (Any, Any, Any, Any) -> Any
-        if sentry_sdk.get_client().get_integration(DjangoIntegration) is None:
+        integration = sentry_sdk.get_client().get_integration(DjangoIntegration)
+        if integration is None:
             return await old_app(self, scope, receive, send)
 
         middleware = SentryAsgiMiddleware(
             old_app.__get__(self, cls),
             unsafe_context_data=True,
             span_origin=DjangoIntegration.origin,
+            http_methods_to_capture=integration.http_methods_to_capture,
         )._run_asgi3
 
         return await middleware(scope, receive, send)
@@ -142,13 +144,15 @@ def patch_channels_asgi_handler_impl(cls):
 
         async def sentry_patched_asgi_handler(self, receive, send):
             # type: (Any, Any, Any) -> Any
-            if sentry_sdk.get_client().get_integration(DjangoIntegration) is None:
+            integration = sentry_sdk.get_client().get_integration(DjangoIntegration)
+            if integration is None:
                 return await old_app(self, receive, send)
 
             middleware = SentryAsgiMiddleware(
                 lambda _scope: old_app.__get__(self, cls),
                 unsafe_context_data=True,
                 span_origin=DjangoIntegration.origin,
+                http_methods_to_capture=integration.http_methods_to_capture,
             )
 
             return await middleware(self.scope)(receive, send)
diff --git a/tests/integrations/django/asgi/test_asgi.py b/tests/integrations/django/asgi/test_asgi.py
index 57a6faea44..f6cfae0d2c 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/django/asgi/test_asgi.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/django/asgi/test_asgi.py
@@ -624,3 +624,70 @@ async def test_async_view(sentry_init, capture_events, application):
     (event,) = events
     assert event["type"] == "transaction"
     assert event["transaction"] == "/simple_async_view"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("application", APPS)
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_transaction_http_method_default(
+    sentry_init, capture_events, application
+):
+    """
+    By default OPTIONS and HEAD requests do not create a transaction.
+    """
+    sentry_init(
+        integrations=[DjangoIntegration()],
+        traces_sample_rate=1.0,
+    )
+    events = capture_events()
+
+    comm = HttpCommunicator(application, "GET", "/simple_async_view")
+    await comm.get_response()
+    await comm.wait()
+
+    comm = HttpCommunicator(application, "OPTIONS", "/simple_async_view")
+    await comm.get_response()
+    await comm.wait()
+
+    comm = HttpCommunicator(application, "HEAD", "/simple_async_view")
+    await comm.get_response()
+    await comm.wait()
+
+    (event,) = events
+
+    assert len(events) == 1
+    assert event["request"]["method"] == "GET"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("application", APPS)
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_transaction_http_method_custom(sentry_init, capture_events, application):
+    sentry_init(
+        integrations=[
+            DjangoIntegration(
+                http_methods_to_capture=(
+                    "OPTIONS",
+                    "head",
+                ),  # capitalization does not matter
+            )
+        ],
+        traces_sample_rate=1.0,
+    )
+    events = capture_events()
+
+    comm = HttpCommunicator(application, "GET", "/simple_async_view")
+    await comm.get_response()
+    await comm.wait()
+
+    comm = HttpCommunicator(application, "OPTIONS", "/simple_async_view")
+    await comm.get_response()
+    await comm.wait()
+
+    comm = HttpCommunicator(application, "HEAD", "/simple_async_view")
+    await comm.get_response()
+    await comm.wait()
+
+    assert len(events) == 2
+
+    (event1, event2) = events
+    assert event1["request"]["method"] == "OPTIONS"
+    assert event2["request"]["method"] == "HEAD"