diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3dbba68c2f..44acf428f4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@
 > make sure you follow our [migration guide](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/react-native/migration/) first.
 <!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
 
+## Unreleased
+
+### Features
+
+- Adds tags with Expo Updates context variables to make them searchable and filterable ([#5788](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/5788))
+
 ## 8.3.0
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/packages/core/src/js/integrations/expocontext.ts b/packages/core/src/js/integrations/expocontext.ts
index 4040a7ebe0..e3d9e1630d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/js/integrations/expocontext.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/js/integrations/expocontext.ts
@@ -48,10 +48,14 @@ export const expoContextIntegration = (): Integration => {
   }
 
   function addExpoUpdatesContext(event: Event): void {
+    const updatesContext = getExpoUpdatesContextCached();
+
     event.contexts = event.contexts || {};
     event.contexts[OTA_UPDATES_CONTEXT_KEY] = {
-      ...getExpoUpdatesContextCached(),
+      ...updatesContext,
     };
+
+    addExpoUpdatesTags(event, updatesContext);
   }
 
   function getExpoUpdatesContextCached(): ExpoUpdatesContext {
@@ -111,6 +115,20 @@ export function getExpoUpdatesContext(): ExpoUpdatesContext {
   return updatesContext;
 }
 
+function addExpoUpdatesTags(event: Event, updatesContext: ExpoUpdatesContext): void {
+  event.tags = event.tags || {};
+
+  if (updatesContext.update_id) {
+    event.tags['expo.updates.update_id'] = updatesContext.update_id;
+  }
+  if (updatesContext.channel) {
+    event.tags['expo.updates.channel'] = updatesContext.channel;
+  }
+  if (updatesContext.runtime_version) {
+    event.tags['expo.updates.runtime_version'] = updatesContext.runtime_version;
+  }
+}
+
 function addExpoGoContext(event: Event): void {
   if (!isExpoGo()) {
     return;
diff --git a/packages/core/test/integrations/expocontext.test.ts b/packages/core/test/integrations/expocontext.test.ts
index 47381e8926..1b9a79c014 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/integrations/expocontext.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/integrations/expocontext.test.ts
@@ -90,6 +90,14 @@ describe('Expo Context Integration', () => {
 
       expect(actualEvent.contexts?.[OTA_UPDATES_CONTEXT_KEY]).toBeUndefined();
     });
+
+    it('does not add expo updates tags', () => {
+      const actualEvent = executeIntegrationFor({});
+
+      expect(actualEvent.tags?.['expo.updates.update_id']).toBeUndefined();
+      expect(actualEvent.tags?.['expo.updates.channel']).toBeUndefined();
+      expect(actualEvent.tags?.['expo.updates.runtime_version']).toBeUndefined();
+    });
   });
 
   describe('In Expo App', () => {
@@ -169,6 +177,57 @@ describe('Expo Context Integration', () => {
       });
     });
 
+    it('adds expo updates tags for searchable fields', () => {
+      jest.spyOn(expoModules, 'getExpoUpdates').mockReturnValue({
+        updateId: '123',
+        channel: 'default',
+        runtimeVersion: '1.0.0',
+      });
+
+      const actualEvent = executeIntegrationFor({});
+
+      expect(actualEvent.tags).toEqual(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          'expo.updates.update_id': '123',
+          'expo.updates.channel': 'default',
+          'expo.updates.runtime_version': '1.0.0',
+        }),
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('does not add expo updates tags when values are missing', () => {
+      jest.spyOn(expoModules, 'getExpoUpdates').mockReturnValue({});
+
+      const actualEvent = executeIntegrationFor({});
+
+      expect(actualEvent.tags?.['expo.updates.update_id']).toBeUndefined();
+      expect(actualEvent.tags?.['expo.updates.channel']).toBeUndefined();
+      expect(actualEvent.tags?.['expo.updates.runtime_version']).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+
+    it('does not overwrite existing tags', () => {
+      jest.spyOn(expoModules, 'getExpoUpdates').mockReturnValue({
+        updateId: '123',
+        channel: 'default',
+        runtimeVersion: '1.0.0',
+      });
+
+      const actualEvent = executeIntegrationFor({
+        tags: {
+          existing_tag: 'existing_value',
+        },
+      });
+
+      expect(actualEvent.tags).toEqual(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          existing_tag: 'existing_value',
+          'expo.updates.update_id': '123',
+          'expo.updates.channel': 'default',
+          'expo.updates.runtime_version': '1.0.0',
+        }),
+      );
+    });
+
     it('avoids adding values of unexpected types', () => {
       jest.spyOn(expoModules, 'getExpoUpdates').mockReturnValue({
         updateId: {},