diff --git a/src/objects/utils/tests/test_exception_handler.py b/src/objects/utils/tests/test_exception_handler.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c933cccb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/objects/utils/tests/test_exception_handler.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import logging  # noqa: TID251
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+import sentry_sdk
+from rest_framework.test import APITestCase
+from sentry_sdk.integrations.logging import LoggingIntegration
+from sentry_sdk.transport import Transport
+
+from ..views import exception_handler
+
+
+class InMemoryTransport(Transport):
+    """
+    Mock transport class to test if Sentry works
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, options):
+        self.envelopes = []
+
+    def capture_envelope(self, envelope):
+        self.envelopes.append(envelope)
+
+
+class ExceptionHandlerTests(APITestCase):
+    @patch.dict("os.environ", {"DEBUG": "no"})
+    def test_error_is_forwarded_to_sentry(self):
+        transport = InMemoryTransport({})
+        sentry_sdk.init(
+            dsn="https://12345@sentry.local/1234",
+            transport=transport,
+            integrations=[
+                LoggingIntegration(
+                    level=logging.INFO,
+                    # Avoid sending logger.exception calls to Sentry
+                    event_level=None,
+                ),
+            ],
+        )
+        assert len(transport.envelopes) == 0
+
+        exc = Exception("Something went wrong")
+
+        result = exception_handler(exc, context={})
+
+        self.assertIsNotNone(result)
+
+        # Error should be forwarded to sentry
+        assert len(transport.envelopes) == 1
+
+        event = transport.envelopes[0]
+        assert event.items[0].payload.json["level"] == "error"
+        exception = event.items[0].payload.json["exception"]["values"][-1]
+        assert exception["value"] == "Something went wrong"
diff --git a/src/objects/utils/views.py b/src/objects/utils/views.py
index 7aacca5c..b65d3b10 100644
--- a/src/objects/utils/views.py
+++ b/src/objects/utils/views.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from django.db.utils import DatabaseError
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 
+import sentry_sdk
 import structlog
 from open_api_framework.conf.utils import config
 from rest_framework import status
@@ -37,6 +38,9 @@ def exception_handler(exc, context):
             )
             event = "api.database_exception"
 
+        # make sure the exception still ends up in Sentry
+        sentry_sdk.capture_exception(exc)
+
         response = Response(status=status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, data=data)
         logger.exception(event, exc_info=exc)