diff --git a/docs/performance/allow_n_plus_one.rst b/docs/performance/allow_n_plus_one.rst
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@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+Mark expected N+1 loops
+======================
+
+The SDK provides a small helper to mark transactions or spans where an N+1 loop is
+expected and acceptable.
+
+.. code-block:: python
+
+    from sentry_sdk.performance import allow_n_plus_one
+
+    with sentry_sdk.start_transaction(name="process_items"):
+        with allow_n_plus_one("expected batch processing"):
+            for item in items:
+                process(item)
+
+Notes
+-----
+
+- This helper sets the tag ``sentry.n_plus_one.ignore`` (and optional
+  ``sentry.n_plus_one.reason``) on the current transaction and current span.
+- Server-side support is required for the N+1 detector to actually ignore
+  transactions with this tag. The SDK only attaches the metadata.
diff --git a/sentry_sdk/__init__.py b/sentry_sdk/__init__.py
index 1939be0510..84ed79abdc 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/__init__.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/__init__.py
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@
     "update_current_span",
 ]
 
+# Public convenience submodule for performance helpers
+from sentry_sdk import performance as performance
+__all__.append("performance")
+
 # Initialize the debug support after everything is loaded
 from sentry_sdk.debug import init_debug_support
 
diff --git a/sentry_sdk/performance.py b/sentry_sdk/performance.py
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+++ b/sentry_sdk/performance.py
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+from contextlib import contextmanager
+
+# Import the helper that returns the current active span/transaction without
+# importing the top-level package to avoid circular imports.
+from sentry_sdk.tracing_utils import get_current_span
+
+
+@contextmanager
+def allow_n_plus_one(reason=None):
+    """Context manager to mark the current span and its root transaction as
+    intentionally allowed N+1.
+
+    This sets tags on the active span and its containing transaction so that
+    server-side N+1 detectors (if updated to honor these tags) can ignore the
+    transaction. This helper is best-effort and will not raise if there is no
+    active span/transaction.
+
+    Usage:
+        with allow_n_plus_one("expected loop"):
+            for x in queryset:
+                ...
+    """
+    span = get_current_span()
+    if span is not None:
+        try:
+            # Tag the active span
+            span.set_tag("sentry.n_plus_one.ignore", True)
+            if reason:
+                span.set_tag("sentry.n_plus_one.reason", reason)
+
+            # Also tag the containing transaction if available
+            try:
+                tx = span.containing_transaction
+            except Exception:
+                tx = None
+
+            if tx is not None:
+                try:
+                    tx.set_tag("sentry.n_plus_one.ignore", True)
+                    if reason:
+                        tx.set_tag("sentry.n_plus_one.reason", reason)
+                except Exception:
+                    # best-effort: do not fail if transaction tagging fails
+                    pass
+        except Exception:
+            # best-effort: silence any unexpected errors
+            pass
+
+    try:
+        yield
+    finally:
+        # keep tags; no cleanup required
+        pass
diff --git a/tests/tracing/test_allow_n_plus_one.py b/tests/tracing/test_allow_n_plus_one.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1198952aad
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+++ b/tests/tracing/test_allow_n_plus_one.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import sentry_sdk
+from sentry_sdk.performance import allow_n_plus_one
+
+
+def test_allow_n_plus_one_sets_tag(sentry_init):
+    # Initialize SDK with test fixture
+    sentry_init()
+
+    with sentry_sdk.start_transaction(name="tx") as tx:
+        with allow_n_plus_one("expected"):
+            # no-op loop simulated
+            pass
+
+        # The tag should be set on the transaction and the active span
+        assert tx._tags.get("sentry.n_plus_one.ignore") is True
+        assert tx._tags.get("sentry.n_plus_one.reason") == "expected"
+
+        # if a span was active, it should have been tagged as well; start a span
+        # to verify tagging of the active span
+        with sentry_sdk.start_span(op="db", name="q") as span:
+            with allow_n_plus_one("inner"):
+                pass
+
+            assert span._tags.get("sentry.n_plus_one.ignore") is True
+            assert span._tags.get("sentry.n_plus_one.reason") == "inner"