diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nestjs/src/app.controller.ts b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nestjs/src/app.controller.ts
index 154f62ada912..5ba6bcb2a68e 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nestjs/src/app.controller.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nestjs/src/app.controller.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,16 @@ export class AppController1 {
   async testOutgoingHttpExternalDisallowed() {
     return this.appService.testOutgoingHttpExternalDisallowed();
   }
+
+  @Get('test-span-decorator-async')
+  async testSpanDecoratorAsync() {
+    return { result: await this.appService.testSpanDecoratorAsync() };
+  }
+
+  @Get('test-span-decorator-sync')
+  async testSpanDecoratorSync() {
+    return { result: await this.appService.testSpanDecoratorSync() };
+  }
 }
 
 @Controller()
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nestjs/src/app.service.ts b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nestjs/src/app.service.ts
index 1103c65941a1..7e0df6b7e1c8 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nestjs/src/app.service.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nestjs/src/app.service.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { HttpException, HttpStatus, Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
 import * as Sentry from '@sentry/nestjs';
+import { SentryTraced } from '@sentry/nestjs';
 import { makeHttpRequest } from './utils';
 
 @Injectable()
@@ -75,6 +76,25 @@ export class AppService1 {
   async testOutgoingHttpExternalDisallowed() {
     return makeHttpRequest('http://localhost:3040/external-disallowed');
   }
+
+  @SentryTraced('wait and return a string')
+  async wait() {
+    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 500));
+    return 'test';
+  }
+
+  async testSpanDecoratorAsync() {
+    return await this.wait();
+  }
+
+  @SentryTraced('return a string')
+  getString(): string {
+    return 'test';
+  }
+
+  async testSpanDecoratorSync() {
+    return this.getString();
+  }
 }
 
 @Injectable()
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nestjs/tests/span-decorator.test.ts b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nestjs/tests/span-decorator.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3efdfb979d73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nestjs/tests/span-decorator.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import { expect, test } from '@playwright/test';
+import { waitForTransaction } from '@sentry-internal/test-utils';
+
+test('Transaction includes span and correct value for decorated async function', async ({ baseURL }) => {
+  const transactionEventPromise = waitForTransaction('nestjs', transactionEvent => {
+    return (
+      transactionEvent?.contexts?.trace?.op === 'http.server' &&
+      transactionEvent?.transaction === 'GET /test-span-decorator-async'
+    );
+  });
+
+  const response = await fetch(`${baseURL}/test-span-decorator-async`);
+  const body = await response.json();
+
+  expect(body.result).toEqual('test');
+
+  const transactionEvent = await transactionEventPromise;
+
+  expect(transactionEvent.spans).toEqual(
+    expect.arrayContaining([
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        span_id: expect.any(String),
+        trace_id: expect.any(String),
+        data: {
+          'sentry.origin': 'manual',
+          'sentry.op': 'wait and return a string',
+          'otel.kind': 'INTERNAL',
+        },
+        description: 'wait',
+        parent_span_id: expect.any(String),
+        start_timestamp: expect.any(Number),
+        status: 'ok',
+        op: 'wait and return a string',
+        origin: 'manual',
+      }),
+    ]),
+  );
+});
+
+test('Transaction includes span and correct value for decorated sync function', async ({ baseURL }) => {
+  const transactionEventPromise = waitForTransaction('nestjs', transactionEvent => {
+    return (
+      transactionEvent?.contexts?.trace?.op === 'http.server' &&
+      transactionEvent?.transaction === 'GET /test-span-decorator-sync'
+    );
+  });
+
+  const response = await fetch(`${baseURL}/test-span-decorator-sync`);
+  const body = await response.json();
+
+  expect(body.result).toEqual('test');
+
+  const transactionEvent = await transactionEventPromise;
+
+  expect(transactionEvent.spans).toEqual(
+    expect.arrayContaining([
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        span_id: expect.any(String),
+        trace_id: expect.any(String),
+        data: {
+          'sentry.origin': 'manual',
+          'sentry.op': 'return a string',
+          'otel.kind': 'INTERNAL',
+        },
+        description: 'getString',
+        parent_span_id: expect.any(String),
+        start_timestamp: expect.any(Number),
+        status: 'ok',
+        op: 'return a string',
+        origin: 'manual',
+      }),
+    ]),
+  );
+});
diff --git a/packages/nestjs/README.md b/packages/nestjs/README.md
index 58ab6bc95372..8928327b1470 100644
--- a/packages/nestjs/README.md
+++ b/packages/nestjs/README.md
@@ -38,6 +38,24 @@ Sentry.init({
 
 Note that it is necessary to initialize Sentry **before you import any package that may be instrumented by us**.
 
+## Span Decorator
+
+Use the @SentryTraced() decorator to gain additional performance insights for any function within your NestJS
+application.
+
+```js
+import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { SentryTraced } from '@sentry/nestjs';
+
+@Injectable()
+export class ExampleService {
+  @SentryTraced('example function')
+  async performTask() {
+    // Your business logic here
+  }
+}
+```
+
 ## Links
 
 - [Official SDK Docs](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/javascript/guides/nestjs/)
diff --git a/packages/nestjs/src/index.ts b/packages/nestjs/src/index.ts
index 6ac8d97b4241..668187a21e29 100644
--- a/packages/nestjs/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/nestjs/src/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 export * from '@sentry/node';
 
 export { init } from './sdk';
+
+export { SentryTraced } from './span-decorator';
diff --git a/packages/nestjs/src/span-decorator.ts b/packages/nestjs/src/span-decorator.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c56056a26621
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nestjs/src/span-decorator.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { startSpan } from '@sentry/node';
+
+/**
+ * A decorator usable to wrap arbitrary functions with spans.
+ */
+export function SentryTraced(op: string = 'function') {
+  return function (target: unknown, propertyKey: string, descriptor: PropertyDescriptor) {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+    const originalMethod = descriptor.value as (...args: any[]) => Promise<any>;
+
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+    descriptor.value = function (...args: any[]) {
+      return startSpan(
+        {
+          op: op,
+          name: propertyKey,
+        },
+        async () => {
+          return originalMethod.apply(this, args);
+        },
+      );
+    };
+    return descriptor;
+  };
+}