diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3298d08cb..9be653d4e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Fixes
+
+- Fix `SentryMonoBehavior` instance being removed on scene switch in WebGL ([#1754](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-unity/pull/1754))
+
 ### Dependencies
 
 - Bump Java SDK from v7.12.0 to v7.13.0 ([#1751](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-unity/pull/1751))
diff --git a/src/Sentry.Unity/SentryMonoBehaviour.cs b/src/Sentry.Unity/SentryMonoBehaviour.cs
index 95895f252..40eb96808 100644
--- a/src/Sentry.Unity/SentryMonoBehaviour.cs
+++ b/src/Sentry.Unity/SentryMonoBehaviour.cs
@@ -120,7 +120,15 @@ internal ISentrySystemInfo SentrySystemInfo
 
     // Note: Awake is called only once and synchronously while the object is built.
     // We want to do it this way instead of a StartCoroutine() so that we have the context info ASAP.
-    private void Awake() => CollectData();
+    private void Awake()
+    {
+        // This prevents object from being destroyed when unloading the scene since using HideFlags.HideAndDontSave
+        // doesn't guarantee its persistence on all platforms i.e. WebGL
+        // (see https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-unity/issues/1678 for more details)
+        DontDestroyOnLoad(gameObject);
+        
+        CollectData();
+    }
 
     internal void CollectData()
     {