diff --git a/src/main/anr.ts b/src/main/anr.ts
index a6c8f68e..01913d15 100644
--- a/src/main/anr.ts
+++ b/src/main/anr.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export function isAnrChildProcess(): boolean {
 }
 
 /** Creates a renderer ANR status hook */
-export function createRendererAnrStatusHook(): (status: RendererStatus, contents: WebContents) => void {
+export function createRendererAnrStatusHandler(): (status: RendererStatus, contents: WebContents) => void {
   function log(message: string, ...args: unknown[]): void {
     logger.log(`[Renderer ANR] ${message}`, ...args);
   }
diff --git a/src/main/ipc.ts b/src/main/ipc.ts
index 4d8bb460..4a4772de 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc.ts
+++ b/src/main/ipc.ts
@@ -12,13 +12,18 @@ import {
   PROTOCOL_SCHEME,
   RendererStatus,
 } from '../common';
-import { createRendererAnrStatusHook } from './anr';
+import { createRendererAnrStatusHandler } from './anr';
 import { registerProtocol, supportsFullProtocol, whenAppReady } from './electron-normalize';
 import { ElectronMainOptionsInternal } from './sdk';
 
 let KNOWN_RENDERERS: Set<number> | undefined;
 let WINDOW_ID_TO_WEB_CONTENTS: Map<string, number> | undefined;
 
+const SENTRY_CUSTOM_SCHEME = {
+  scheme: PROTOCOL_SCHEME,
+  privileges: { bypassCSP: true, corsEnabled: true, supportFetchAPI: true, secure: true },
+};
+
 async function newProtocolRenderer(): Promise<void> {
   KNOWN_RENDERERS = KNOWN_RENDERERS || new Set();
   WINDOW_ID_TO_WEB_CONTENTS = WINDOW_ID_TO_WEB_CONTENTS || new Map();
@@ -169,14 +174,17 @@ function configureProtocol(options: ElectronMainOptionsInternal): void {
     throw new SentryError("Sentry SDK should be initialized before the Electron app 'ready' event is fired");
   }
 
-  protocol.registerSchemesAsPrivileged([
-    {
-      scheme: PROTOCOL_SCHEME,
-      privileges: { bypassCSP: true, corsEnabled: true, supportFetchAPI: true, secure: true },
+  protocol.registerSchemesAsPrivileged([SENTRY_CUSTOM_SCHEME]);
+
+  // We Proxy this function so that later user calls to registerSchemesAsPrivileged don't overwrite our custom scheme
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/unbound-method
+  protocol.registerSchemesAsPrivileged = new Proxy(protocol.registerSchemesAsPrivileged, {
+    apply: (target, __, args: Parameters<typeof protocol.registerSchemesAsPrivileged>) => {
+      target([...args[0], SENTRY_CUSTOM_SCHEME]);
     },
-  ]);
+  });
 
-  const rendererStatusChanged = createRendererAnrStatusHook();
+  const rendererStatusChanged = createRendererAnrStatusHandler();
 
   whenAppReady
     .then(() => {
@@ -231,7 +239,7 @@ function configureClassic(options: ElectronMainOptionsInternal): void {
   ipcMain.on(IPCChannel.SCOPE, (_, jsonScope: string) => handleScope(options, jsonScope));
   ipcMain.on(IPCChannel.ENVELOPE, ({ sender }, env: Uint8Array | string) => handleEnvelope(options, env, sender));
 
-  const rendererStatusChanged = createRendererAnrStatusHook();
+  const rendererStatusChanged = createRendererAnrStatusHandler();
   ipcMain.on(IPCChannel.STATUS, ({ sender }, status: RendererStatus) => rendererStatusChanged(status, sender));
 }
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/test-apps/javascript/renderer-error-protocol/src/main.js b/test/e2e/test-apps/javascript/renderer-error-protocol/src/main.js
index 72ca4f53..84c3fbd8 100644
--- a/test/e2e/test-apps/javascript/renderer-error-protocol/src/main.js
+++ b/test/e2e/test-apps/javascript/renderer-error-protocol/src/main.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const path = require('path');
 
-const { app, BrowserWindow } = require('electron');
+const { app, BrowserWindow, protocol } = require('electron');
 const { init, IPCMode } = require('@sentry/electron');
 
 init({
@@ -11,6 +11,18 @@ init({
   onFatalError: () => {},
 });
 
+// Since we patch registerSchemesAsPrivileged, this should not overwrite the sentry scheme
+protocol.registerSchemesAsPrivileged([
+  {
+    scheme: 'custom1',
+    privileges: {
+      standard: true,
+      secure: true,
+      supportFetchAPI: true,
+    },
+  },
+]);
+
 app.on('ready', () => {
   const mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({
     show: false,