diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9f1f5f36e1..5d384d4167 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## Unreleased
+
+### Fixes
+
+- Fix linking of libsentry-native to avoid DllNotFoundException in Native AOT applications ([#4298](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-dotnet/pull/4298))
+
 ## 5.11.0
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/integration-test/aot.Tests.ps1 b/integration-test/aot.Tests.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..24dbc8e800
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration-test/aot.Tests.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+# This file contains test cases for https://pester.dev/
+Set-StrictMode -Version Latest
+$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+
+Describe 'Publish' {
+    BeforeAll {
+        $package = Get-ChildItem -Path "$PSScriptRoot/../src/Sentry/bin/Release/Sentry.*.nupkg" -File | Select-Object -First 1
+        if (-not $package)
+        {
+            throw "No NuGet package found in src/Sentry/bin/Release."
+        }
+
+        $tempDir = Resolve-Path ([System.IO.Path]::GetTempPath())
+        $tempDir = Join-Path $tempDir ([System.IO.Path]::GetRandomFileName())
+        New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $tempDir -Force | Out-Null
+        Set-Location $tempDir
+        Write-Host "Testing $package in $tempDir"
+
+        Write-Host "::group::Setup local NuGet source"
+        $localPackages = Join-Path $tempDir "packages"
+        New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $localPackages -Force | Out-Null
+        Copy-Item $package $localPackages
+        $localConfig = Join-Path $tempDir "nuget.config"
+        Copy-Item $PSScriptRoot/nuget.config $localConfig
+        (Get-Content $localConfig) -replace '\./packages', $localPackages | Set-Content $localConfig
+        $env:NUGET_PACKAGES = Join-Path $tempDir "nuget"
+        New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $env:NUGET_PACKAGES -Force | Out-Null
+        dotnet nuget list source | Write-Host
+        Write-Host "::endgroup::"
+
+        Write-Host "::group::Create test project"
+        dotnet new console --aot --name hello-sentry --output . | Write-Host
+        dotnet add package Sentry --prerelease --source $localPackages | Write-Host
+        @"
+SentrySdk.Init(options =>
+{
+    options.Dsn = "https://foo@sentry.invalid/42";
+    options.Debug = true;
+});
+Console.WriteLine("Hello, Sentry!");
+"@ | Set-Content Program.cs
+        Write-Host "::endgroup::"
+    }
+
+    AfterAll {
+        if ($tempDir -and (Test-Path $tempDir))
+        {
+            Remove-Item $tempDir -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+        }
+    }
+
+    It 'Aot' {
+        dotnet publish -c Release | Write-Host
+        $LASTEXITCODE | Should -Be 0
+
+        $tfm = (Get-ChildItem -Path "bin/Release" -Directory | Select-Object -First 1).Name
+        $rid = (Get-ChildItem -Path "bin/Release/$tfm" -Directory | Select-Object -First 1).Name
+        & "bin/Release/$tfm/$rid/publish/hello-sentry" | Write-Host
+        $LASTEXITCODE | Should -Be 0
+    }
+
+    It 'Container' -Skip:(!$IsLinux -or !(Get-Command docker -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {
+        dotnet publish -p:EnableSdkContainerSupport=true -t:PublishContainer | Write-Host
+        $LASTEXITCODE | Should -Be 0
+
+        docker run --rm hello-sentry | Write-Host
+        $LASTEXITCODE | Should -Be 0
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Sentry/Platforms/Native/buildTransitive/Sentry.Native.targets b/src/Sentry/Platforms/Native/buildTransitive/Sentry.Native.targets
index 8dd9ec60ae..55e8032638 100644
--- a/src/Sentry/Platforms/Native/buildTransitive/Sentry.Native.targets
+++ b/src/Sentry/Platforms/Native/buildTransitive/Sentry.Native.targets
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@
                                     Trim="true" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
+  <!-- Helpful properties copied from Sentry.props -->
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' != ''">
+    <_SentryTargetFrameworkVersion>$([MSBuild]::GetTargetFrameworkVersion($(TargetFramework)))</_SentryTargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <_SentryIsNet8OrGreater>$([MSBuild]::VersionGreaterThanOrEquals($(_SentryTargetFrameworkVersion), 8.0))</_SentryIsNet8OrGreater>
+    <_SentryIsNet9OrGreater>$([MSBuild]::VersionGreaterThanOrEquals($(_SentryTargetFrameworkVersion), 9.0))</_SentryIsNet9OrGreater>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
   <PropertyGroup>
     <!-- net8.0 or greater -->
     <FrameworkSupportsNative Condition="'$(_SentryIsNet8OrGreater)' == 'true' and ('$(OutputType)' == 'Exe' or '$(OutputType)' == 'WinExe')">true</FrameworkSupportsNative>