diff --git a/packages/node/src/requestdata.ts b/packages/node/src/requestdata.ts
index 0b3ab735d05d..8df2e4558a76 100644
--- a/packages/node/src/requestdata.ts
+++ b/packages/node/src/requestdata.ts
@@ -174,6 +174,12 @@ export function extractRequestData(
     switch (key) {
       case 'headers': {
         requestData.headers = headers;
+
+        // Remove the Cookie header in case cookie data should not be included in the event
+        if (!include.includes('cookies')) {
+          delete (requestData.headers as { cookie?: string }).cookie;
+        }
+
         break;
       }
       case 'method': {
diff --git a/packages/node/test/requestdata.test.ts b/packages/node/test/requestdata.test.ts
index 9008aff782f6..9c79f2cd59bd 100644
--- a/packages/node/test/requestdata.test.ts
+++ b/packages/node/test/requestdata.test.ts
@@ -298,6 +298,37 @@ describe.each([oldExtractRequestData, newExtractRequestData])(
         });
       });
 
+      describe('headers', () => {
+        it('removes the `Cookie` header from requestdata.headers, if `cookies` is not set in the options', () => {
+          const mockReq = {
+            cookies: { foo: 'bar' },
+            headers: { cookie: 'foo=bar', otherHeader: 'hello' },
+          };
+          const optionsWithCookies = ['headers'];
+
+          const [req, options] = formatArgs(fn, mockReq, optionsWithCookies);
+
+          expect(fn(req, options as any)).toStrictEqual({
+            headers: { otherHeader: 'hello' },
+          });
+        });
+
+        it('includes the `Cookie` header in requestdata.headers, if `cookies` is not set in the options', () => {
+          const mockReq = {
+            cookies: { foo: 'bar' },
+            headers: { cookie: 'foo=bar', otherHeader: 'hello' },
+          };
+          const optionsWithCookies = ['headers', 'cookies'];
+
+          const [req, options] = formatArgs(fn, mockReq, optionsWithCookies);
+
+          expect(fn(req, options as any)).toStrictEqual({
+            headers: { otherHeader: 'hello', cookie: 'foo=bar' },
+            cookies: { foo: 'bar' },
+          });
+        });
+      });
+
       describe('cookies', () => {
         it('uses `req.cookies` if available', () => {
           const mockReq = {