diff --git a/sentry_sdk/integrations/starlette.py b/sentry_sdk/integrations/starlette.py
index 0705da3a4c..3cbf3f98c3 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/integrations/starlette.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/integrations/starlette.py
@@ -144,19 +144,23 @@ def _enable_span_for_middleware(middleware_class):
     async def _create_span_call(app, scope, receive, send, **kwargs):
         # type: (Any, Dict[str, Any], Callable[[], Awaitable[Dict[str, Any]]], Callable[[Dict[str, Any]], Awaitable[None]], Any) -> None
         integration = sentry_sdk.get_client().get_integration(StarletteIntegration)
-        if integration is None or not integration.middleware_spans:
+        if integration is None:
             return await old_call(app, scope, receive, send, **kwargs)
 
-        middleware_name = app.__class__.__name__
-
         # Update transaction name with middleware name
         name, source = _get_transaction_from_middleware(app, scope, integration)
+
         if name is not None:
             sentry_sdk.get_current_scope().set_transaction_name(
                 name,
                 source=source,
             )
 
+        if not integration.middleware_spans:
+            return await old_call(app, scope, receive, send, **kwargs)
+
+        middleware_name = app.__class__.__name__
+
         with sentry_sdk.start_span(
             op=OP.MIDDLEWARE_STARLETTE,
             name=middleware_name,
diff --git a/tests/integrations/fastapi/test_fastapi.py b/tests/integrations/fastapi/test_fastapi.py
index a69978ded4..005189f00c 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/fastapi/test_fastapi.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/fastapi/test_fastapi.py
@@ -469,6 +469,7 @@ def dummy_traces_sampler(sampling_context):
     client.get(request_url)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("middleware_spans", [False, True])
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "request_url,transaction_style,expected_transaction_name,expected_transaction_source",
     [
@@ -488,6 +489,7 @@ def dummy_traces_sampler(sampling_context):
 )
 def test_transaction_name_in_middleware(
     sentry_init,
+    middleware_spans,
     request_url,
     transaction_style,
     expected_transaction_name,
@@ -500,8 +502,12 @@ def test_transaction_name_in_middleware(
     sentry_init(
         auto_enabling_integrations=False,  # Make sure that httpx integration is not added, because it adds tracing information to the starlette test clients request.
         integrations=[
-            StarletteIntegration(transaction_style=transaction_style),
-            FastApiIntegration(transaction_style=transaction_style),
+            StarletteIntegration(
+                transaction_style=transaction_style, middleware_spans=middleware_spans
+            ),
+            FastApiIntegration(
+                transaction_style=transaction_style, middleware_spans=middleware_spans
+            ),
         ],
         traces_sample_rate=1.0,
     )
diff --git a/tests/integrations/starlette/test_starlette.py b/tests/integrations/starlette/test_starlette.py
index bc445bf8f2..b3bf20fa26 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/starlette/test_starlette.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/starlette/test_starlette.py
@@ -1099,6 +1099,7 @@ def dummy_traces_sampler(sampling_context):
     client.get(request_url)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("middleware_spans", [False, True])
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "request_url,transaction_style,expected_transaction_name,expected_transaction_source",
     [
@@ -1118,6 +1119,7 @@ def dummy_traces_sampler(sampling_context):
 )
 def test_transaction_name_in_middleware(
     sentry_init,
+    middleware_spans,
     request_url,
     transaction_style,
     expected_transaction_name,
@@ -1130,7 +1132,9 @@ def test_transaction_name_in_middleware(
     sentry_init(
         auto_enabling_integrations=False,  # Make sure that httpx integration is not added, because it adds tracing information to the starlette test clients request.
         integrations=[
-            StarletteIntegration(transaction_style=transaction_style),
+            StarletteIntegration(
+                transaction_style=transaction_style, middleware_spans=middleware_spans
+            ),
         ],
         traces_sample_rate=1.0,
     )