diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0cf5dd01d3..fd7ff496ff 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## Unreleased
+
+### Fix
+
+* Change order of event filtering mechanisms (#2001)
+
 ## 6.0.0-beta.2
 
 * Fix: Android profiling initializes on first profile start (#2009)
diff --git a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryClient.java b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryClient.java
index ee4f14a1dc..7b094f6d37 100644
--- a/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryClient.java
+++ b/sentry/src/main/java/io/sentry/SentryClient.java
@@ -81,6 +81,22 @@ private boolean shouldApplyScopeData(
 
     options.getLogger().log(SentryLevel.DEBUG, "Capturing event: %s", event.getEventId());
 
+    if (event != null) {
+      final Throwable eventThrowable = event.getThrowable();
+      if (eventThrowable != null && options.containsIgnoredExceptionForType(eventThrowable)) {
+        options
+            .getLogger()
+            .log(
+                SentryLevel.DEBUG,
+                "Event was dropped as the exception %s is ignored",
+                eventThrowable.getClass());
+        options
+            .getClientReportRecorder()
+            .recordLostEvent(DiscardReason.EVENT_PROCESSOR, DataCategory.Error);
+        return SentryId.EMPTY_ID;
+      }
+    }
+
     if (shouldApplyScopeData(event, hint)) {
       // Event has already passed through here before it was cached
       // Going through again could be reading data that is no longer relevant
@@ -95,6 +111,21 @@ private boolean shouldApplyScopeData(
 
     event = processEvent(event, hint, options.getEventProcessors());
 
+    if (event != null) {
+      event = executeBeforeSend(event, hint);
+
+      if (event == null) {
+        options.getLogger().log(SentryLevel.DEBUG, "Event was dropped by beforeSend");
+        options
+            .getClientReportRecorder()
+            .recordLostEvent(DiscardReason.BEFORE_SEND, DataCategory.Error);
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (event == null) {
+      return SentryId.EMPTY_ID;
+    }
+
     Session session = null;
 
     if (event != null) {
@@ -115,30 +146,6 @@ private boolean shouldApplyScopeData(
       }
     }
 
-    if (event != null) {
-      if (event.getThrowable() != null
-          && options.containsIgnoredExceptionForType(event.getThrowable())) {
-        options
-            .getLogger()
-            .log(
-                SentryLevel.DEBUG,
-                "Event was dropped as the exception %s is ignored",
-                event.getThrowable().getClass());
-        options
-            .getClientReportRecorder()
-            .recordLostEvent(DiscardReason.EVENT_PROCESSOR, DataCategory.Error);
-        return SentryId.EMPTY_ID;
-      }
-      event = executeBeforeSend(event, hint);
-
-      if (event == null) {
-        options.getLogger().log(SentryLevel.DEBUG, "Event was dropped by beforeSend");
-        options
-            .getClientReportRecorder()
-            .recordLostEvent(DiscardReason.BEFORE_SEND, DataCategory.Error);
-      }
-    }
-
     SentryId sentryId = SentryId.EMPTY_ID;
     if (event != null && event.getEventId() != null) {
       sentryId = event.getEventId();