diff --git a/packages/core/src/tracing/idletransaction.ts b/packages/core/src/tracing/idletransaction.ts
index 4939a4fe58bd..afb81fd2dbf8 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tracing/idletransaction.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/tracing/idletransaction.ts
@@ -111,9 +111,6 @@ export class IdleTransaction extends Transaction {
     super(transactionContext, _idleHub);
 
     if (_onScope) {
-      // There should only be one active transaction on the scope
-      clearActiveTransaction(_idleHub);
-
       // We set the transaction here on the scope so error events pick up the trace
       // context and attach it to the error.
       __DEBUG_BUILD__ && logger.log(`Setting idle transaction on scope. Span ID: ${this.spanId}`);
@@ -179,7 +176,10 @@ export class IdleTransaction extends Transaction {
 
     // if `this._onScope` is `true`, the transaction put itself on the scope when it started
     if (this._onScope) {
-      clearActiveTransaction(this._idleHub);
+      const scope = this._idleHub.getScope();
+      if (scope.getTransaction() === this) {
+        scope.setSpan(undefined);
+      }
     }
 
     return super.finish(endTimestamp);
@@ -353,13 +353,3 @@ export class IdleTransaction extends Transaction {
     }, this._heartbeatInterval);
   }
 }
-
-/**
- * Reset transaction on scope to `undefined`
- */
-function clearActiveTransaction(hub: Hub): void {
-  const scope = hub.getScope();
-  if (scope.getTransaction()) {
-    scope.setSpan(undefined);
-  }
-}
diff --git a/packages/tracing/test/idletransaction.test.ts b/packages/tracing/test/idletransaction.test.ts
index a3382bacabbe..027559c02296 100644
--- a/packages/tracing/test/idletransaction.test.ts
+++ b/packages/tracing/test/idletransaction.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { BrowserClient } from '@sentry/browser';
-import { TRACING_DEFAULTS } from '@sentry/core';
+import { TRACING_DEFAULTS, Transaction } from '@sentry/core';
 
 import { Hub, IdleTransaction, Span } from '../../core/src';
 import { IdleTransactionSpanRecorder } from '../../core/src/tracing/idletransaction';
@@ -75,6 +75,29 @@ describe('IdleTransaction', () => {
         expect(s.getTransaction()).toBe(undefined);
       });
     });
+
+    it('does not remove transaction from scope on finish if another transaction was set there', () => {
+      const transaction = new IdleTransaction(
+        { name: 'foo' },
+        hub,
+        TRACING_DEFAULTS.idleTimeout,
+        TRACING_DEFAULTS.finalTimeout,
+        TRACING_DEFAULTS.heartbeatInterval,
+        true,
+      );
+      transaction.initSpanRecorder(10);
+
+      // @ts-ignore need to pass in hub
+      const otherTransaction = new Transaction({ name: 'bar' }, hub);
+      hub.getScope().setSpan(otherTransaction);
+
+      transaction.finish();
+      jest.runAllTimers();
+
+      hub.configureScope(s => {
+        expect(s.getTransaction()).toBe(otherTransaction);
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   beforeEach(() => {