diff --git a/sentry-ktor-client/src/main/java/io/sentry/ktorClient/SentryKtorClientPlugin.kt b/sentry-ktor-client/src/main/java/io/sentry/ktorClient/SentryKtorClientPlugin.kt
index 2f559f804f..95cdfb5fda 100644
--- a/sentry-ktor-client/src/main/java/io/sentry/ktorClient/SentryKtorClientPlugin.kt
+++ b/sentry-ktor-client/src/main/java/io/sentry/ktorClient/SentryKtorClientPlugin.kt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import io.sentry.util.Platform
 import io.sentry.util.PropagationTargetsUtils
 import io.sentry.util.SpanUtils
 import io.sentry.util.TracingUtils
+import io.sentry.util.UrlUtils
 import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
 
 /** Configuration for the Sentry Ktor client plugin. */
@@ -98,20 +99,20 @@ public val SentryKtorClientPlugin: ClientPlugin<SentryKtorClientPluginConfig> =
     val requestSpanKey = AttributeKey<ISpan>("SentryRequestSpan")
 
     onRequest { request, _ ->
+      val effectiveScopes = if (forceScopes) scopes else Sentry.getCurrentScopes()
       request.attributes.put(
         requestStartTimestampKey,
-        (if (forceScopes) scopes else Sentry.getCurrentScopes()).options.dateProvider.now(),
+        effectiveScopes.options.dateProvider.now(),
       )
 
       val parentSpan: ISpan? =
         if (forceScopes) scopes.getSpan()
-        else {
-          val currentScopes = Sentry.getCurrentScopes()
-          if (Platform.isAndroid()) currentScopes.transaction else currentScopes.span
-        }
+        else if (Platform.isAndroid()) effectiveScopes.transaction else effectiveScopes.span
 
       val spanOp = "http.client"
-      val spanDescription = "${request.method.value.toString()} ${request.url.buildString()}"
+      val rawUrl = request.url.buildString()
+      val urlDetails = UrlUtils.parse(rawUrl, effectiveScopes.options.dataCollectionResolver)
+      val spanDescription = "${request.method.value.toString()} ${urlDetails.urlOrFallback}"
       val span: ISpan? = parentSpan?.startChild(spanOp, spanDescription)
       if (span != null) {
         span.spanContext.origin = TRACE_ORIGIN
@@ -120,13 +121,13 @@ public val SentryKtorClientPlugin: ClientPlugin<SentryKtorClientPluginConfig> =
 
       if (
         !SpanUtils.isIgnored(
-          (if (forceScopes) scopes else Sentry.getCurrentScopes()).options.getIgnoredSpanOrigins(),
+          effectiveScopes.options.getIgnoredSpanOrigins(),
           TRACE_ORIGIN,
         )
       ) {
         TracingUtils.traceIfAllowed(
-            if (forceScopes) scopes else Sentry.getCurrentScopes(),
-            request.url.buildString(),
+            effectiveScopes,
+            rawUrl,
             request.headers.getAll(BaggageHeader.BAGGAGE_HEADER),
             span,
           )
diff --git a/sentry-ktor-client/src/test/java/io/sentry/ktorClient/SentryKtorClientPluginTest.kt b/sentry-ktor-client/src/test/java/io/sentry/ktorClient/SentryKtorClientPluginTest.kt
index 8456f5658e..38ffe609b2 100644
--- a/sentry-ktor-client/src/test/java/io/sentry/ktorClient/SentryKtorClientPluginTest.kt
+++ b/sentry-ktor-client/src/test/java/io/sentry/ktorClient/SentryKtorClientPluginTest.kt
@@ -449,6 +449,16 @@ class SentryKtorClientPluginTest {
     assertTrue(httpClientSpan.isFinished)
   }
 
+  @Test
+  fun `span description excludes query parameters and fragment`(): Unit = runBlocking {
+    val sut = fixture.getSut()
+    sut.get(fixture.server.url("/hello?token=secret&page=1#results").toString())
+
+    val httpClientSpan = fixture.sentryTracer.children.first()
+    assertEquals("GET ${fixture.server.url("/hello")}", httpClientSpan.description)
+    assertNull(httpClientSpan.data[SpanDataConvention.HTTP_QUERY_KEY])
+  }
+
   @Test
   fun `finishes span setting throwable and status when request throws`(): Unit = runBlocking {
     val sut = fixture.getSut(socketPolicy = SocketPolicy.DISCONNECT_DURING_REQUEST_BODY)