diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/browser-bfcache/tests/bfcache.test.ts b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/browser-bfcache/tests/bfcache.test.ts
index 33871c37fd02..cb431b1ff954 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/browser-bfcache/tests/bfcache.test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/browser-bfcache/tests/bfcache.test.ts
@@ -82,9 +82,13 @@ test('reports a miss with notRestoredReasons when an unload listener blocks bfca
 
   const unloadReason = await unloadReasonPromise;
   expect(attr(unloadReason, 'browser.bfcache.frame')).toBe('top');
+  expect(attr(unloadReason, 'browser.bfcache.reason_category')).toBe('page_lifecycle');
+  expect(attr(unloadReason, 'browser.bfcache.actionable')).toBe(true);
 
   const maskedReason = await maskedReasonPromise;
   expect(attr(maskedReason, 'browser.bfcache.frame')).toBe('masked');
+  expect(attr(maskedReason, 'browser.bfcache.reason_category')).toBe('embed');
+  expect(attr(maskedReason, 'browser.bfcache.actionable')).toBe(false);
 
   const reloadDuration = await reloadDurationPromise;
   expect(reloadDuration.type).toBe('distribution');
@@ -126,6 +130,8 @@ test('reports a miss for an open WebSocket on Chrome < 149 (a hit from 149 on)',
   if (websocketReasonPromise) {
     const websocketReason = await websocketReasonPromise;
     expect(attr(websocketReason, 'browser.bfcache.frame')).toBe('top');
+    expect(attr(websocketReason, 'browser.bfcache.reason_category')).toBe('realtime');
+    expect(attr(websocketReason, 'browser.bfcache.actionable')).toBe(true);
   }
 });
 
@@ -157,6 +163,8 @@ test('reports a miss with an idbversionchangeevent reason when a connection bloc
 
   const reason = await reasonPromise;
   expect(attr(reason, 'browser.bfcache.frame')).toBe('top');
+  expect(attr(reason, 'browser.bfcache.reason_category')).toBe('storage');
+  expect(attr(reason, 'browser.bfcache.actionable')).toBe(true);
 });
 
 test('reports a miss with a response-cache-control-no-store reason when a CCNS page cookie changes', async ({
@@ -187,6 +195,8 @@ test('reports a miss with a response-cache-control-no-store reason when a CCNS p
 
   const reason = await reasonPromise;
   expect(attr(reason, 'browser.bfcache.frame')).toBe('top');
+  expect(attr(reason, 'browser.bfcache.reason_category')).toBe('network');
+  expect(attr(reason, 'browser.bfcache.actionable')).toBe(true);
 });
 
 test('does not treat an ordinary forward navigation as a restore', async ({ page }) => {
diff --git a/packages/browser/src/integrations/bfcache.ts b/packages/browser/src/integrations/bfcache.ts
index 195c72d979cf..4876060b4543 100644
--- a/packages/browser/src/integrations/bfcache.ts
+++ b/packages/browser/src/integrations/bfcache.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,39 @@ interface CollectedReason {
   frame: BFCacheFrame;
 }
 
+type BFCacheReasonCategory = 'page_lifecycle' | 'network' | 'storage' | 'realtime' | 'embed' | 'browser' | 'unknown';
+
+interface ReasonClassification {
+  category: BFCacheReasonCategory;
+  /** Whether the developer can plausibly fix this blocker (vs. browser-internal/opaque reasons). */
+  actionable: boolean;
+}
+
+// The browser's `notRestoredReasons` strings are a moving target that Chrome explicitly warns can
+// change, so this maps the common, stable ones and degrades to `unknown`/non-actionable for the rest.
+const REASON_CLASSIFICATIONS: Record<string, ReasonClassification> = {
+  'unload-listener': { category: 'page_lifecycle', actionable: true },
+  'response-cache-control-no-store': { category: 'network', actionable: true },
+  'keepalive-request': { category: 'network', actionable: true },
+  fetch: { category: 'network', actionable: true },
+  xhr: { category: 'network', actionable: true },
+  idbversionchangeevent: { category: 'storage', actionable: true },
+  websocket: { category: 'realtime', actionable: true },
+  webrtc: { category: 'realtime', actionable: true },
+  broadcastchannel: { category: 'realtime', actionable: true },
+  lock: { category: 'realtime', actionable: true },
+  masked: { category: 'embed', actionable: false },
+};
+
+/**
+ * Classifies a raw not-restored reason into a durable category and whether it is developer-actionable.
+ *
+ * Exported for tests only.
+ */
+export function _classifyReason(reason: string): ReasonClassification {
+  return REASON_CLASSIFICATIONS[reason] ?? { category: 'unknown', actionable: false };
+}
+
 /**
  * Captures bfcache hit/miss counters and Chromium notRestoredReasons when available.
  */
@@ -87,10 +120,13 @@ export const bfcacheMetricsIntegration = defineIntegration((options: Partial<BFC
 
           reasons.forEach(({ reason, frame }) => {
             const transactionName = _getTransactionName();
+            const { category, actionable } = _classifyReason(reason);
 
             metrics.count('browser.bfcache.not_restored', 1, {
               attributes: {
                 'browser.bfcache.reason': reason,
+                'browser.bfcache.reason_category': category,
+                'browser.bfcache.actionable': actionable,
                 'browser.bfcache.frame': frame,
                 ...(transactionName ? { 'sentry.transaction': transactionName } : {}),
               },
diff --git a/packages/browser/test/integrations/bfcache.test.ts b/packages/browser/test/integrations/bfcache.test.ts
index 8e1fb726b7b7..ca99f6303597 100644
--- a/packages/browser/test/integrations/bfcache.test.ts
+++ b/packages/browser/test/integrations/bfcache.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
-import { _collectNotRestoredReasons } from '../../src/integrations/bfcache';
+import { _classifyReason, _collectNotRestoredReasons } from '../../src/integrations/bfcache';
 
 describe('bfcacheMetricsIntegration', () => {
   describe('_collectNotRestoredReasons', () => {
@@ -109,4 +109,22 @@ describe('bfcacheMetricsIntegration', () => {
       ]);
     });
   });
+
+  describe('_classifyReason', () => {
+    it.each([
+      ['unload-listener', 'page_lifecycle', true],
+      ['response-cache-control-no-store', 'network', true],
+      ['idbversionchangeevent', 'storage', true],
+      ['websocket', 'realtime', true],
+      ['lock', 'realtime', true],
+      ['masked', 'embed', false],
+    ] as const)('classifies %s as %s (actionable=%s)', (reason, category, actionable) => {
+      expect(_classifyReason(reason)).toEqual({ category, actionable });
+    });
+
+    it('degrades unknown reasons to a non-actionable "unknown" category', () => {
+      expect(_classifyReason('some-future-reason')).toEqual({ category: 'unknown', actionable: false });
+      expect(_classifyReason('')).toEqual({ category: 'unknown', actionable: false });
+    });
+  });
 });