diff --git a/synapse/app/_base.py b/synapse/app/_base.py
index 5b0ca312e..d681ff524 100644
--- a/synapse/app/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/app/_base.py
@@ -25,10 +25,12 @@ from daemonize import Daemonize
 from twisted.internet import error, reactor
 from twisted.protocols.tls import TLSMemoryBIOFactory
 
+import synapse
 from synapse.app import check_bind_error
 from synapse.crypto import context_factory
 from synapse.util import PreserveLoggingContext
 from synapse.util.rlimit import change_resource_limit
+from synapse.util.versionstring import get_version_string
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -266,9 +268,29 @@ def start(hs, listeners=None):
         # It is now safe to start your Synapse.
         hs.start_listening(listeners)
         hs.get_datastore().start_profiling()
+
+        setup_sentry_io(hs)
     except Exception:
         traceback.print_exc(file=sys.stderr)
         reactor = hs.get_reactor()
         if reactor.running:
             reactor.stop()
         sys.exit(1)
+
+
+def setup_sentry_io(hs):
+    if not hs.config.sentry_enabled:
+        return
+
+    import sentry_sdk
+    sentry_sdk.init(
+        dsn=hs.config.sentry_dsn,
+        release=get_version_string(synapse),
+    )
+    with sentry_sdk.configure_scope() as scope:
+        scope.set_tag("matrix_server_name", hs.config.server_name)
+
+        app = hs.config.worker_app if hs.config.worker_app else "synapse.app.homeserver"
+        name = hs.config.worker_name if hs.config.worker_name else "master"
+        scope.set_tag("worker_app", app)
+        scope.set_tag("worker_name", name)
diff --git a/synapse/config/metrics.py b/synapse/config/metrics.py
index 718c43ae0..f312010a9 100644
--- a/synapse/config/metrics.py
+++ b/synapse/config/metrics.py
@@ -23,12 +23,20 @@ class MetricsConfig(Config):
         self.metrics_port = config.get("metrics_port")
         self.metrics_bind_host = config.get("metrics_bind_host", "127.0.0.1")
 
+        self.sentry_enabled = "sentry" in config
+        if self.sentry_enabled:
+            self.sentry_dsn = config["sentry"]["dsn"]
+
     def default_config(self, report_stats=None, **kwargs):
         res = """\
         ## Metrics ###
 
         # Enable collection and rendering of performance metrics
         enable_metrics: False
+
+        # Enable sentry.io integration
+        #sentry:
+        #    dsn: "..."
         """
 
         if report_stats is None:
diff --git a/synapse/python_dependencies.py b/synapse/python_dependencies.py
index 5d087ee26..444fc2a97 100644
--- a/synapse/python_dependencies.py
+++ b/synapse/python_dependencies.py
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ CONDITIONAL_REQUIREMENTS = {
     "saml2": ["pysaml2>=4.5.0"],
     "url_preview": ["lxml>=3.5.0"],
     "test": ["mock>=2.0", "parameterized"],
+    "sentry": ["sentry-sdk>=0.7.2"],
 }