diff --git a/docs/administration/error-reporting.md b/docs/administration/error-reporting.md
index 8ec83bdf0..e04372338 100644
--- a/docs/administration/error-reporting.md
+++ b/docs/administration/error-reporting.md
@@ -2,7 +2,17 @@
 
 ## Sentry
 
-NetBox v3.2.3 and later support native integration with [Sentry](https://sentry.io/) for automatic error reporting. To enable this feature, begin by creating a new project in Sentry to represent your NetBox deployment and obtain its corresponding data source name (DSN). This looks like a URL similar to the example below:
+### Enabling Error Reporting
+
+NetBox v3.2.3 and later support native integration with [Sentry](https://sentry.io/) for automatic error reporting. To enable this functionality, simply set `SENTRY_ENABLED` to True in `configuration.py`. Errors will be sent to a Sentry ingestor maintained by the NetBox team for analysis.
+
+```python
+SENTRY_ENABLED = True
+```
+
+### Using a Custom DSN
+
+If you prefer instead to use your own Sentry ingestor, you'll need to first create a new project under your Sentry account to represent your NetBox deployment and obtain its corresponding data source name (DSN). This looks like a URL similar to the example below:
 
 ```
 https://examplePublicKey@o0.ingest.sentry.io/0
@@ -12,9 +22,11 @@ Once you have obtained a DSN, configure Sentry in NetBox's `configuration.py` fi
 
 ```python
 SENTRY_ENABLED = True
-SENTRY_DSN = "https://YourDSNgoesHere@o0.ingest.sentry.io/0"
+SENTRY_DSN = "https://examplePublicKey@o0.ingest.sentry.io/0"
 ```
 
+### Assigning Tags
+
 You can optionally attach one or more arbitrary tags to the outgoing error reports if desired by setting the `SENTRY_TAGS` parameter:
 
 ```python
@@ -24,6 +36,11 @@ SENTRY_TAGS = {
 }
 ```
 
+!!! warning "Reserved tag prefixes"
+    Avoid using any tag names which begin with `netbox.`, as this prefix is reserved by the NetBox application.
+
+### Testing
+
 Once the configuration has been saved, restart the NetBox service.
 
-To test Sentry operation, try generating a 404 (page not found) error by navigating to an invalid URL, such as `https://netbox/404-error-testing`. After receiving a 404 response from the NetBox server, you should see the issue appear shortly in Sentry.
+To test Sentry operation, try generating a 404 (page not found) error by navigating to an invalid URL, such as `https://netbox/404-error-testing`. (Be sure that debug mode has been disabled.) After receiving a 404 response from the NetBox server, you should see the issue appear shortly in Sentry.
diff --git a/docs/configuration/optional-settings.md b/docs/configuration/optional-settings.md
index 4a2d62e91..58f8cb526 100644
--- a/docs/configuration/optional-settings.md
+++ b/docs/configuration/optional-settings.md
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ Set to True to enable automatic error reporting via [Sentry](https://sentry.io/)
 
 ## SENTRY_TAGS
 
-An optional dictionary of tags to apply to Sentry error reports. `SENTRY_ENABLED` must be True for this parameter to take effect. For example:
+An optional dictionary of tag names and values to apply to Sentry error reports. `SENTRY_ENABLED` must be True for this parameter to take effect. For example:
 
 ```
 SENTRY_TAGS = {
@@ -435,6 +435,9 @@ SENTRY_TAGS = {
 }
 ```
 
+!!! warning "Reserved tag prefixes"
+    Avoid using any tag names which begin with `netbox.`, as this prefix is reserved by the NetBox application.
+
 ---
 
 ## SESSION_COOKIE_NAME
diff --git a/netbox/netbox/settings.py b/netbox/netbox/settings.py
index e539ecbbe..2dfbf9be6 100644
--- a/netbox/netbox/settings.py
+++ b/netbox/netbox/settings.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import hashlib
 import importlib
 import logging
 import os
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ if sys.version_info < (3, 8):
         f"NetBox requires Python 3.8 or later. (Currently installed: Python {platform.python_version()})"
     )
 
+DEFAULT_SENTRY_DSN = 'https://198cf560b29d4054ab8e583a1d10ea58@o1242133.ingest.sentry.io/6396485'
 
 #
 # Configuration import
@@ -115,7 +117,7 @@ REMOTE_AUTH_GROUP_SEPARATOR = getattr(configuration, 'REMOTE_AUTH_GROUP_SEPARATO
 REPORTS_ROOT = getattr(configuration, 'REPORTS_ROOT', os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'reports')).rstrip('/')
 RQ_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT = getattr(configuration, 'RQ_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT', 300)
 SCRIPTS_ROOT = getattr(configuration, 'SCRIPTS_ROOT', os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'scripts')).rstrip('/')
-SENTRY_DSN = getattr(configuration, 'SENTRY_DSN', None)
+SENTRY_DSN = getattr(configuration, 'SENTRY_DSN', DEFAULT_SENTRY_DSN)
 SENTRY_ENABLED = getattr(configuration, 'SENTRY_ENABLED', False)
 SENTRY_TAGS = getattr(configuration, 'SENTRY_TAGS', {})
 SESSION_FILE_PATH = getattr(configuration, 'SESSION_FILE_PATH', None)
@@ -451,6 +453,12 @@ if SENTRY_ENABLED:
     )
     for k, v in SENTRY_TAGS.items():
         sentry_sdk.set_tag(k, v)
+    # If using the default DSN, append a unique deployment ID tag for error correlation
+    if SENTRY_DSN == DEFAULT_SENTRY_DSN:
+        sentry_sdk.set_tag(
+            'netbox.deployment_id',
+            hashlib.sha256(SECRET_KEY.encode('utf-8')).hexdigest()[:16]
+        )
 
 
 #