diff --git a/sentry_sdk/_span_batcher.py b/sentry_sdk/_span_batcher.py
index 38ecc8da51..947eca3806 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/_span_batcher.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/_span_batcher.py
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ def add(self, span: "StreamedSpan") -> None:
     def _to_transport_format(item: "StreamedSpan") -> "Any":
         # TODO[span-first]
         res: "dict[str, Any]" = {
-            "name": item.name,
+            "span_id": item.span_id,
+            "name": item._name,
+            "status": item._status,
         }
 
         if item._attributes:
diff --git a/sentry_sdk/traces.py b/sentry_sdk/traces.py
index a63a9bebb0..531a06b1fd 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/traces.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/traces.py
@@ -6,15 +6,61 @@
 """
 
 import uuid
+from enum import Enum
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
+from sentry_sdk.consts import SPANDATA
 from sentry_sdk.utils import format_attribute
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from typing import Optional
+    from typing import Optional, Union
     from sentry_sdk._types import Attributes, AttributeValue
 
 
+FLAGS_CAPACITY = 10
+
+
+class SpanStatus(str, Enum):
+    OK = "ok"
+    ERROR = "error"
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        return self.value
+
+
+# Segment source, see
+# https://getsentry.github.io/sentry-conventions/generated/attributes/sentry.html#sentryspansource
+class SegmentSource(str, Enum):
+    COMPONENT = "component"
+    CUSTOM = "custom"
+    ROUTE = "route"
+    TASK = "task"
+    URL = "url"
+    VIEW = "view"
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        return self.value
+
+
+# These are typically high cardinality and the server hates them
+LOW_QUALITY_SEGMENT_SOURCES = [
+    SegmentSource.URL,
+]
+
+
+SOURCE_FOR_STYLE = {
+    "endpoint": SegmentSource.COMPONENT,
+    "function_name": SegmentSource.COMPONENT,
+    "handler_name": SegmentSource.COMPONENT,
+    "method_and_path_pattern": SegmentSource.ROUTE,
+    "path": SegmentSource.URL,
+    "route_name": SegmentSource.COMPONENT,
+    "route_pattern": SegmentSource.ROUTE,
+    "uri_template": SegmentSource.ROUTE,
+    "url": SegmentSource.ROUTE,
+}
+
+
 class StreamedSpan:
     """
     A span holds timing information of a block of code.
@@ -26,9 +72,12 @@ class StreamedSpan:
     """
 
     __slots__ = (
-        "name",
+        "_name",
         "_attributes",
+        "_span_id",
         "_trace_id",
+        "_status",
+        "_flags",
     )
 
     def __init__(
@@ -38,13 +87,19 @@ def __init__(
         attributes: "Optional[Attributes]" = None,
         trace_id: "Optional[str]" = None,
     ):
-        self.name: str = name
+        self._name: str = name
         self._attributes: "Attributes" = {}
         if attributes:
             for attribute, value in attributes.items():
                 self.set_attribute(attribute, value)
 
-        self._trace_id = trace_id
+        self._span_id: "Optional[str]" = None
+        self._trace_id: "Optional[str]" = trace_id
+
+        self.set_status(SpanStatus.OK)
+        self.set_source(SegmentSource.CUSTOM)
+
+        self._flags: dict[str, bool] = {}
 
     def get_attributes(self) -> "Attributes":
         return self._attributes
@@ -62,6 +117,55 @@ def remove_attribute(self, key: str) -> None:
         except KeyError:
             pass
 
+    def get_status(self) -> "Union[SpanStatus, str]":
+        if self._status in {s.value for s in SpanStatus}:
+            return SpanStatus(self._status)
+
+        return self._status
+
+    def set_status(self, status: "Union[SpanStatus, str]") -> None:
+        if isinstance(status, Enum):
+            status = status.value
+
+        self._status = status
+
+    def set_http_status(self, http_status: int) -> None:
+        self.set_attribute(SPANDATA.HTTP_STATUS_CODE, http_status)
+
+        if http_status >= 400:
+            self.set_status(SpanStatus.ERROR)
+        else:
+            self.set_status(SpanStatus.OK)
+
+    def get_name(self) -> str:
+        return self._name
+
+    def set_name(self, name: str) -> None:
+        self._name = name
+
+    def set_flag(self, flag: str, result: bool) -> None:
+        if len(self._flags) < FLAGS_CAPACITY:
+            self._flags[flag] = result
+
+    def set_op(self, op: str) -> None:
+        self.set_attribute("sentry.op", op)
+
+    def set_origin(self, origin: str) -> None:
+        self.set_attribute("sentry.origin", origin)
+
+    def set_source(self, source: "Union[str, SegmentSource]") -> None:
+        if isinstance(source, Enum):
+            source = source.value
+
+        self.set_attribute("sentry.span.source", source)
+
+    @property
+    def span_id(self) -> str:
+        if not self._span_id:
+            self._span_id = uuid.uuid4().hex[16:]
+
+        return self._span_id
+
     @property
     def trace_id(self) -> str:
         if not self._trace_id: