diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 12b79ca1c8..6ce935234e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@
 > make sure you follow our [migration guide](https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/react-native/migration/) first.
 <!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
 
+## Unreleased
+
+### Fixes
+
+- Do not mark `sendDefaultPii` as deprecated in the React Native options ([#6864](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-react-native/pull/6864))
+
 ## 8.30.0
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/packages/core/etc/sentry-react-native.api.md b/packages/core/etc/sentry-react-native.api.md
index 39d8eaee6e..1d8cb01c38 100644
--- a/packages/core/etc/sentry-react-native.api.md
+++ b/packages/core/etc/sentry-react-native.api.md
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ export interface ReactNativeNavigationOptions {
 // Warning: (ae-forgotten-export) The symbol "ReactNativeTransportOptions" needs to be exported by the entry point index.d.ts
 //
 // @public
-export interface ReactNativeOptions extends Omit<Options<ReactNativeTransportOptions>, '_experiments' | 'dataCollection'>, BaseReactNativeOptions {
+export interface ReactNativeOptions extends Omit<Options<ReactNativeTransportOptions>, '_experiments' | 'dataCollection' | 'sendDefaultPii'>, BaseReactNativeOptions {
 }
 
 // @public (undocumented)
diff --git a/packages/core/src/js/options.ts b/packages/core/src/js/options.ts
index 491f10065e..7760bcc5d1 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/js/options.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/js/options.ts
@@ -770,13 +770,15 @@ export interface ReactNativeTransportOptions extends BrowserTransportOptions {
 // `dataCollection` is omitted until the option is fully supported in React Native. It is exposed by
 // `@sentry/core` but is not yet honored by the native SDKs (iOS/Android) nor by the RN-specific
 // `sendDefaultPii` gates (e.g. IP inference, deep links, navigation params). Use `sendDefaultPii`
-// instead.
+// instead. `sendDefaultPii` is omitted to use the declaration from `BaseReactNativeOptions`, which is not deprecated.
 export interface ReactNativeOptions
-  extends Omit<Options<ReactNativeTransportOptions>, '_experiments' | 'dataCollection'>, BaseReactNativeOptions {}
+  extends
+    Omit<Options<ReactNativeTransportOptions>, '_experiments' | 'dataCollection' | 'sendDefaultPii'>,
+    BaseReactNativeOptions {}
 
 export interface ReactNativeClientOptions
   extends
-    Omit<ClientOptions<ReactNativeTransportOptions>, 'tunnel' | '_experiments' | 'dataCollection'>,
+    Omit<ClientOptions<ReactNativeTransportOptions>, 'tunnel' | '_experiments' | 'dataCollection' | 'sendDefaultPii'>,
     BaseReactNativeOptions {}
 
 export interface ReactNativeWrapperOptions {