diff --git a/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/active_job.rb b/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/active_job.rb
index c8108e7e9..fd00fbbb8 100644
--- a/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/active_job.rb
+++ b/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/active_job.rb
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def serialize
             sentry_data["trace_propagation_headers"] = headers if headers && !headers.empty?
           end
 
-          if Sentry.configuration.send_default_pii
+          if Sentry.configuration.data_collection.user_info
             user = Sentry.get_current_scope.user
             allowed = user.transform_keys(&:to_s).slice(*USER_FIELDS_ALLOWLIST)
             sentry_data["user"] = allowed unless allowed.empty?
diff --git a/sentry-rails/spec/active_job/shared_examples/tracing/user_propagation.rb b/sentry-rails/spec/active_job/shared_examples/tracing/user_propagation.rb
index 52dd9df5e..5c8ffeed9 100644
--- a/sentry-rails/spec/active_job/shared_examples/tracing/user_propagation.rb
+++ b/sentry-rails/spec/active_job/shared_examples/tracing/user_propagation.rb
@@ -113,4 +113,52 @@ def perform
       expect(consumer_transaction.user).to eq({})
     end
   end
+
+  context "data collection" do
+    context "when user_info is enabled" do
+      let(:configure_sentry) do
+        proc do |config|
+          config.traces_sample_rate = 1.0
+          config.data_collection.user_info = true
+        end
+      end
+
+      it "propagates user context to the consumer transaction" do
+        Sentry.set_user(full_user)
+
+        successful_job.perform_later
+        Sentry.set_user({})
+
+        drain
+
+        expect(consumer_transaction).not_to be_nil
+        expect(consumer_transaction.user).to eq(
+          id: "u1",
+          email: "alice@example.com",
+          username: "alice"
+        )
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when user_info is disabled" do
+      let(:configure_sentry) do
+        proc do |config|
+          config.traces_sample_rate = 1.0
+          config.data_collection.user_info = false
+        end
+      end
+
+      it "does not propagate user context to the consumer transaction" do
+        Sentry.set_user(full_user)
+
+        successful_job.perform_later
+        Sentry.set_user({})
+
+        drain
+
+        expect(consumer_transaction).not_to be_nil
+        expect(consumer_transaction.user).to eq({})
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/sentry-ruby/lib/sentry/event.rb b/sentry-ruby/lib/sentry/event.rb
index 09db52f1f..785df8e5b 100644
--- a/sentry-ruby/lib/sentry/event.rb
+++ b/sentry-ruby/lib/sentry/event.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class Event
 
     MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE_IN_BYTES = 1024 * 8
 
-    SKIP_INSPECTION_ATTRIBUTES = [:@modules, :@stacktrace_builder, :@send_default_pii, :@trusted_proxies, :@rack_env_whitelist]
+    SKIP_INSPECTION_ATTRIBUTES = [:@modules, :@stacktrace_builder, :@send_default_pii, :@data_collection, :@trusted_proxies, :@rack_env_whitelist]
 
     include CustomInspection
 
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ def initialize(configuration:, integration_meta: nil, message: nil)
 
       # configuration options to help events process data
       @send_default_pii = configuration.send_default_pii
+      @data_collection = configuration.data_collection
       @trusted_proxies = configuration.trusted_proxies
       @stacktrace_builder = configuration.stacktrace_builder
       @rack_env_whitelist = configuration.rack_env_whitelist
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ def rack_env=(env)
       unless request || env.empty?
         add_request_interface(env)
 
-        user[:ip_address] ||= calculate_real_ip_from_rack(env) if @send_default_pii
+        user[:ip_address] ||= calculate_real_ip_from_rack(env) if @data_collection.user_info
 
         if request_id = Utils::RequestId.read_from(env)
           tags[:request_id] = request_id
diff --git a/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/event_spec.rb b/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/event_spec.rb
index 0f00ced00..08a60335f 100644
--- a/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/event_spec.rb
+++ b/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/event_spec.rb
@@ -170,6 +170,30 @@
         end
       end
     end
+
+    context "data collection" do
+      it "does not auto-populate user information when user_info is disabled" do
+        Sentry.configuration.data_collection.user_info = false
+        Sentry.get_current_scope.apply_to_event(event)
+
+        expect(event.to_h[:user][:ip_address]).to be_nil
+      end
+
+      it "auto-populates user information when user_info is enabled" do
+        Sentry.configuration.data_collection.user_info = true
+        Sentry.get_current_scope.apply_to_event(event)
+
+        expect(event.to_h[:user][:ip_address]).to eq("2.2.2.2")
+      end
+
+      it "preserves explicitly set user data set on the scope even when user_info is disabled" do
+        Sentry.configuration.data_collection.user_info = false
+        Sentry.set_user(id: "user-1", username: "alice")
+        Sentry.get_current_scope.apply_to_event(event)
+
+        expect(event.to_h[:user]).to include(id: "user-1", username: "alice")
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   describe '#to_json_compatible' do
diff --git a/sentry-sidekiq/lib/sentry/sidekiq/sentry_context_middleware.rb b/sentry-sidekiq/lib/sentry/sidekiq/sentry_context_middleware.rb
index c1fb4b6b1..8a06b38d5 100644
--- a/sentry-sidekiq/lib/sentry/sidekiq/sentry_context_middleware.rb
+++ b/sentry-sidekiq/lib/sentry/sidekiq/sentry_context_middleware.rb
@@ -108,8 +108,10 @@ class SentryContextClientMiddleware
       def call(worker_class, job, queue, _redis_pool)
         return yield unless Sentry.initialized?
 
-        user = Sentry.get_current_scope.user
-        job["sentry_user"] = user unless user.empty?
+        if Sentry.configuration.data_collection.user_info
+          user = Sentry.get_current_scope.user
+          job["sentry_user"] = user unless user.empty?
+        end
 
         if Sentry.configuration.sidekiq.propagate_traces
           job["trace_propagation_headers"] ||= Sentry.get_trace_propagation_headers
diff --git a/sentry-sidekiq/spec/sentry/sidekiq/sentry_context_middleware_spec.rb b/sentry-sidekiq/spec/sentry/sidekiq/sentry_context_middleware_spec.rb
index 85bb9e3fd..c1b1a4b62 100644
--- a/sentry-sidekiq/spec/sentry/sidekiq/sentry_context_middleware_spec.rb
+++ b/sentry-sidekiq/spec/sentry/sidekiq/sentry_context_middleware_spec.rb
@@ -168,17 +168,26 @@ def ensure_queue_empty(queue, timeout: 0.1)
     expect(queue.first["sentry_user"]).to be_nil
   end
 
-  describe "with user" do
+  context "user data collection" do
     before do
       Sentry.set_user(user)
     end
 
-    it "sets user of the current scope to the job" do
+    it "propagates user information when user_info is enabled" do
+      Sentry.configuration.data_collection.user_info = true
+
       client.push('queue' => 'default', 'class' => HappyWorker, 'args' => [])
 
-      expect(queue.size).to be(1)
       expect(queue.first["sentry_user"]).to eq(user)
     end
+
+    it "does not propagate user information when user_info is disabled" do
+      Sentry.configuration.data_collection.user_info = false
+
+      client.push('queue' => 'default', 'class' => HappyWorker, 'args' => [])
+
+      expect(queue.first["sentry_user"]).to be_nil
+    end
   end
 
   describe "with transaction" do