diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ba3a6494a..a9ed03078 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+- SDK should drop the event when any event processor returns nil [#1523](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-ruby/pull/1523)
 - Add severity as `sentry_logger`'s breadcrumb hint [#1527](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-ruby/pull/1527)
 
 ## 4.6.4
diff --git a/sentry-ruby/lib/sentry/client.rb b/sentry-ruby/lib/sentry/client.rb
index bea4777d0..1d7962eff 100644
--- a/sentry-ruby/lib/sentry/client.rb
+++ b/sentry-ruby/lib/sentry/client.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,12 @@ def initialize(configuration)
     def capture_event(event, scope, hint = {})
       return unless configuration.sending_allowed?
 
-      scope.apply_to_event(event, hint)
+      event = scope.apply_to_event(event, hint)
+
+      if event.nil?
+        log_info("Discarded event because one of the event processors returned nil")
+        return
+      end
 
       if async_block = configuration.async
         dispatch_async_event(async_block, event, hint)
diff --git a/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/client/event_sending_spec.rb b/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/client/event_sending_spec.rb
index 0a273147f..5be474f11 100644
--- a/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/client/event_sending_spec.rb
+++ b/sentry-ruby/spec/sentry/client/event_sending_spec.rb
@@ -225,6 +225,20 @@
         configuration.async = prior_async
       end
 
+      context "when scope.apply_to_event returns nil" do
+        before do
+          scope.add_event_processor do |event, hint|
+            nil
+          end
+        end
+
+        it "discards the event and logs a info" do
+          expect(subject.capture_event(event, scope)).to be_nil
+
+          expect(string_io.string).to match(/Discarded event because one of the event processors returned nil/)
+        end
+      end
+
       context "when scope.apply_to_event fails" do
         before do
           scope.add_event_processor do