diff --git a/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/overrides/streaming_reporter.rb b/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/overrides/streaming_reporter.rb
index d1bc1b1dd..9597186e6 100644
--- a/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/overrides/streaming_reporter.rb
+++ b/sentry-rails/lib/sentry/rails/overrides/streaming_reporter.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ module Sentry
   module Rails
     module Overrides
       module StreamingReporter
+        private
+
         def log_error(exception)
           Sentry::Rails.capture_exception(exception)
           super
diff --git a/sentry-rails/spec/sentry/rails/overrides/streaming_reporter_spec.rb b/sentry-rails/spec/sentry/rails/overrides/streaming_reporter_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..677f8f2b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sentry-rails/spec/sentry/rails/overrides/streaming_reporter_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+require 'sentry/rails/overrides/streaming_reporter'
+
+RSpec.describe Sentry::Rails::Overrides::StreamingReporter do
+  it "keeps ActionController::Live's private method private when prepended" do
+    live_module = Module.new do
+      private
+
+      def log_error(_exception)
+      end
+    end
+    live_module.prepend(described_class)
+    controller_class = Class.new { include live_module }
+
+    expect(controller_class.public_method_defined?(:log_error)).to be(false)
+    expect(controller_class.private_method_defined?(:log_error)).to be(true)
+  end
+end