diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f842f2021..044b15050 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+**Features**:
+
+- Add `sentry_capture_minidump()` to capture independently created minidumps ([#1067](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-native/pull/1067))
 
 **Fixes**:
 
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 426bd0682..770ce074d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -582,6 +582,9 @@ if(SENTRY_BUILD_EXAMPLES)
 		set_target_properties(sentry_example PROPERTIES FOLDER ${SENTRY_FOLDER})
 	endif()
 
+	add_custom_command(TARGET sentry_example POST_BUILD
+		COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/tests/fixtures/minidump.dmp" "$<TARGET_FILE_DIR:sentry_example>/minidump.dmp")
+
 	add_test(NAME sentry_example COMMAND sentry_example)
 endif()
 
diff --git a/examples/example.c b/examples/example.c
index 5c87b3f32..750dffec1 100644
--- a/examples/example.c
+++ b/examples/example.c
@@ -428,6 +428,10 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
         sentry_transaction_finish(tx);
     }
 
+    if (has_arg(argc, argv, "capture-minidump")) {
+        sentry_capture_minidump("minidump.dmp");
+    }
+
     // make sure everything flushes
     sentry_close();
 
diff --git a/include/sentry.h b/include/sentry.h
index 0d3b8b83b..85baf2ac1 100644
--- a/include/sentry.h
+++ b/include/sentry.h
@@ -1362,6 +1362,16 @@ SENTRY_API sentry_user_consent_t sentry_user_consent_get(void);
  */
 SENTRY_API sentry_uuid_t sentry_capture_event(sentry_value_t event);
 
+/**
+ * Allows capturing independently created minidumps.
+ *
+ * This generates a fatal error event, includes the scope and attachments.
+ * If the event isn't dropped by a before-send hook, the minidump is attached
+ * and the event is sent.
+ */
+SENTRY_API void sentry_capture_minidump(const char *path);
+SENTRY_API void sentry_capture_minidump_n(const char *path, size_t path_len);
+
 /**
  * Captures an exception to be handled by the backend.
  *
diff --git a/src/sentry_core.c b/src/sentry_core.c
index 3b75cb82e..ebd8ec7a9 100644
--- a/src/sentry_core.c
+++ b/src/sentry_core.c
@@ -1174,3 +1174,60 @@ sentry_clear_crashed_last_run(void)
     sentry__options_unlock();
     return success ? 0 : 1;
 }
+
+void
+sentry_capture_minidump(const char *path)
+{
+    sentry_capture_minidump_n(path, sentry__guarded_strlen(path));
+}
+
+void
+sentry_capture_minidump_n(const char *path, size_t path_len)
+{
+    sentry_path_t *dump_path = sentry__path_from_str_n(path, path_len);
+
+    if (!dump_path) {
+        SENTRY_WARN(
+            "sentry_capture_minidump() failed due to null path to minidump");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    SENTRY_DEBUGF(
+        "Capturing minidump \"%" SENTRY_PATH_PRI "\"", dump_path->path);
+
+    sentry_value_t event = sentry_value_new_event();
+    sentry_value_set_by_key(
+        event, "level", sentry__value_new_level(SENTRY_LEVEL_FATAL));
+
+    SENTRY_WITH_OPTIONS (options) {
+        sentry_envelope_t *envelope
+            = sentry__prepare_event(options, event, NULL, true);
+
+        if (envelope) {
+            // the minidump is added as an attachment, with type
+            // `event.minidump`
+            sentry_envelope_item_t *item = sentry__envelope_add_from_path(
+                envelope, dump_path, "attachment");
+            if (item) {
+                sentry__envelope_item_set_header(item, "attachment_type",
+                    sentry_value_new_string("event.minidump"));
+
+                sentry__envelope_item_set_header(item, "filename",
+#ifdef SENTRY_PLATFORM_WINDOWS
+                    sentry__value_new_string_from_wstr(
+#else
+                    sentry_value_new_string(
+#endif
+                        sentry__path_filename(dump_path)));
+            }
+
+            sentry__capture_envelope(options->transport, envelope);
+
+            SENTRY_DEBUGF("Minidump has been captured: \"%" SENTRY_PATH_PRI
+                          "\"",
+                dump_path->path);
+        }
+    }
+
+    sentry__path_free(dump_path);
+}
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/minidump.dmp b/tests/fixtures/minidump.dmp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..70b2ef7e8
Binary files /dev/null and b/tests/fixtures/minidump.dmp differ
diff --git a/tests/test_integration_http.py b/tests/test_integration_http.py
index 6bb34fbe4..ad75ab9b6 100644
--- a/tests/test_integration_http.py
+++ b/tests/test_integration_http.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import itertools
 import json
 import os
+import shutil
 import time
 import uuid
 
@@ -573,3 +574,35 @@ def test_transaction_only(cmake, httpserver, build_args):
     assert start_timestamp
     timestamp = time.strptime(payload["timestamp"], RFC3339_FORMAT)
     assert timestamp >= start_timestamp
+
+
+def test_capture_minidump(cmake, httpserver):
+    tmp_path = cmake(["sentry_example"], {"SENTRY_BACKEND": "none"})
+
+    # make sure we are isolated from previous runs
+    shutil.rmtree(tmp_path / ".sentry-native", ignore_errors=True)
+
+    httpserver.expect_oneshot_request(
+        "/api/123456/envelope/",
+        headers={"x-sentry-auth": auth_header},
+    ).respond_with_data("OK")
+
+    run(
+        tmp_path,
+        "sentry_example",
+        ["log", "attachment", "capture-minidump"],
+        check=True,
+        env=dict(os.environ, SENTRY_DSN=make_dsn(httpserver)),
+    )
+
+    assert len(httpserver.log) == 1
+
+    req = httpserver.log[0][0]
+    body = req.get_data()
+
+    envelope = Envelope.deserialize(body)
+
+    assert_breadcrumb(envelope)
+    assert_attachment(envelope)
+
+    assert_minidump(envelope)