diff --git a/MIGRATION_GUIDE.md b/MIGRATION_GUIDE.md
index 88a51e8608..558188ae1b 100644
--- a/MIGRATION_GUIDE.md
+++ b/MIGRATION_GUIDE.md
@@ -93,6 +93,18 @@ Looking to upgrade from Sentry SDK 2.x to 3.x? Here's a comprehensive list of wh
 
   Note that `rq.job.args`, `rq.job.kwargs`, and `rq.job.func` are serialized and not the actual objects on the job.
 
+- If you're using the AWS Lambda integration, the `sampling_context` argument of `traces_sampler` doesn't contain the `aws_event` and `aws_context` objects anymore. Instead, the following, if available, is accessible:
+
+  | AWS property                                | Sampling context key(s) |
+  | ------------------------------------------- | ----------------------- |
+  | `aws_event["httpMethod"]`                   | `http.request.method`   |
+  | `aws_event["queryStringParameters"]`        | `url.query`             |
+  | `aws_event["path"]`                         | `url.path`              |
+  | full URL                                    | `url.full`              |
+  | `aws_event["headers"]["X-Forwarded-Proto"]` | `network.protocol.name` |
+  | `aws_event["headers"]["Host"]`              | `server.address`        |
+  | `aws_context["function_name"]`              | `faas.name`             |
+
 ### Removed
 
 - Spans no longer have a `description`. Use `name` instead.
diff --git a/sentry_sdk/integrations/aws_lambda.py b/sentry_sdk/integrations/aws_lambda.py
index 8579fcb6c5..656d71ec8e 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/integrations/aws_lambda.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/integrations/aws_lambda.py
@@ -39,6 +39,17 @@
 MILLIS_TO_SECONDS = 1000.0
 
 
+EVENT_TO_ATTRIBUTES = {
+    "httpMethod": "http.request.method",
+    "queryStringParameters": "url.query",
+    "path": "url.path",
+}
+
+CONTEXT_TO_ATTRIBUTES = {
+    "function_name": "faas.name",
+}
+
+
 def _wrap_init_error(init_error):
     # type: (F) -> F
     @ensure_integration_enabled(AwsLambdaIntegration, init_error)
@@ -151,10 +162,7 @@ def sentry_handler(aws_event, aws_context, *args, **kwargs):
                     name=aws_context.function_name,
                     source=TRANSACTION_SOURCE_COMPONENT,
                     origin=AwsLambdaIntegration.origin,
-                    custom_sampling_context={
-                        "aws_event": aws_event,
-                        "aws_context": aws_context,
-                    },
+                    attributes=_prepopulate_attributes(aws_event, aws_context),
                 ):
                     try:
                         return handler(aws_event, aws_context, *args, **kwargs)
@@ -457,3 +465,29 @@ def _event_from_error_json(error_json):
     }  # type: Event
 
     return event
+
+
+def _prepopulate_attributes(aws_event, aws_context):
+    attributes = {}
+
+    for prop, attr in EVENT_TO_ATTRIBUTES.items():
+        if aws_event.get(prop) is not None:
+            attributes[attr] = aws_event[prop]
+
+    for prop, attr in CONTEXT_TO_ATTRIBUTES.items():
+        if getattr(aws_context, prop, None) is not None:
+            attributes[attr] = getattr(aws_context, prop)
+
+    url = _get_url(aws_event, aws_context)
+    if url:
+        if aws_event.get("queryStringParameters"):
+            url += f"?{aws_event['queryStringParameters']}"
+        attributes["url.full"] = url
+
+    headers = aws_event.get("headers") or {}
+    if headers.get("X-Forwarded-Proto"):
+        attributes["network.protocol.name"] = headers["X-Forwarded-Proto"]
+    if headers.get("Host"):
+        attributes["server.address"] = headers["Host"]
+
+    return attributes
diff --git a/tests/integrations/aws_lambda/test_aws.py b/tests/integrations/aws_lambda/test_aws.py
index e229812336..c1235ae0a0 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/aws_lambda/test_aws.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/aws_lambda/test_aws.py
@@ -619,18 +619,12 @@ def test_handler(event, context):
                     traces_sampler.assert_any_call(
                         DictionaryContaining(
                             {
-                                "aws_event": DictionaryContaining({
-                                    "httpMethod": "GET",
-                                    "path": "/sit/stay/rollover",
-                                    "headers": {"Host": "x.io", "X-Forwarded-Proto": "http"},
-                                }),
-                                "aws_context": ObjectDescribedBy(
-                                    type=get_lambda_bootstrap().LambdaContext,
-                                    attrs={
-                                        'function_name': StringContaining("test_"),
-                                        'function_version': '$LATEST',
-                                    }
-                                )
+                                "http.request.method": "GET",
+                                "url.path": "/sit/stay/rollover",
+                                "url.query": "repeat=again",
+                                "url.full": "http://x.io/sit/stay/rollover?repeat=twice",
+                                "network.protocol.name": "http",
+                                "server.address": "x.io",
                             }
                         )
                     )
@@ -649,7 +643,7 @@ def test_handler(event, context):
             )
         """
         ),
-        b'{"httpMethod": "GET", "path": "/sit/stay/rollover", "headers": {"Host": "x.io", "X-Forwarded-Proto": "http"}}',
+        b'{"httpMethod": "GET", "path": "/sit/stay/rollover", "query_string": {"repeat": "again"}, "headers": {"Host": "x.io", "X-Forwarded-Proto": "http"}}',
     )
 
     assert response["Payload"]["AssertionError raised"] is False