diff --git a/src/sentry/replays/consumers/recording_buffered.py b/src/sentry/replays/consumers/recording_buffered.py
index 2cf217cfae20cd..d056131897ec33 100644
--- a/src/sentry/replays/consumers/recording_buffered.py
+++ b/src/sentry/replays/consumers/recording_buffered.py
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 import logging
 from collections.abc import Mapping
 
+import sentry_sdk
 from arroyo.backends.kafka.consumer import KafkaPayload
 from arroyo.processing.strategies import FilterStep, RunTask, RunTaskInThreads
 from arroyo.processing.strategies.abstract import ProcessingStrategy, ProcessingStrategyFactory
 from arroyo.processing.strategies.commit import CommitOffsets
 from arroyo.types import Commit, Message, Partition
+from django.conf import settings
 
 from sentry.filestore.gcs import GCS_RETRYABLE_ERRORS
 from sentry.replays.usecases.ingest import (
@@ -44,21 +46,35 @@ def create_with_partitions(
 
 
 def process_message(message: Message[KafkaPayload]) -> ProcessedRecordingMessage | None:
-    try:
-        return process_recording_message(parse_recording_message(message.payload.value))
-    except DropSilently:
-        return None
-    except Exception:
-        logger.exception("Failed to process replay recording message.")
-        return None
+    with sentry_sdk.start_transaction(
+        name="replays.consumer.recording_buffered.process_message",
+        op="replays.consumer.recording_buffered",
+        custom_sampling_context={
+            "sample_rate": getattr(settings, "SENTRY_REPLAY_RECORDINGS_CONSUMER_APM_SAMPLING", 0)
+        },
+    ):
+        try:
+            return process_recording_message(parse_recording_message(message.payload.value))
+        except DropSilently:
+            return None
+        except Exception:
+            logger.exception("Failed to process replay recording message.")
+            return None
 
 
 def commit_message(message: Message[ProcessedRecordingMessage]) -> None:
-    try:
-        commit_recording_message(message.payload)
-        return None
-    except GCS_RETRYABLE_ERRORS:
-        raise
-    except Exception:
-        logger.exception("Failed to commit replay recording message.")
-        return None
+    with sentry_sdk.start_transaction(
+        name="replays.consumer.recording_buffered.commit_message",
+        op="replays.consumer.recording_buffered",
+        custom_sampling_context={
+            "sample_rate": getattr(settings, "SENTRY_REPLAY_RECORDINGS_CONSUMER_APM_SAMPLING", 0)
+        },
+    ):
+        try:
+            commit_recording_message(message.payload)
+            return None
+        except GCS_RETRYABLE_ERRORS:
+            raise
+        except Exception:
+            logger.exception("Failed to commit replay recording message.")
+            return None