diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 39ca8cb79060..38fd95259776 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Work in this release was contributed by @psh4607, @thijsw, @trinitiwowka, @nehap
   - `DenoMysql` => `Mysql`
   - `DenoPostgres` => `Postgres`
 - feat(node): Add first-party Mastra integration ([#23823](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/pull/23823)). Enabled by default; disable with `defaultIntegrations: integrations => integrations.filter(i => i.name !== 'Mastra')`.
+- feat(node): Enable the `dataloader` and `knex` integrations by default. Both were previously opt-in — `dataloader` was removed from the defaults in v8 due to an upstream OpenTelemetry bug that has since been fixed, and `knex` was never enabled by default. You no longer need to add `dataloaderIntegration()` or `knexIntegration()` manually. Disable either with `defaultIntegrations: integrations => integrations.filter(i => i.name !== 'Dataloader' /* or 'Knex' */)`.
 - **feat(browser): Add `bfcacheMetricsIntegration` to track back/forward cache health**
 
   The new opt-in `bfcacheMetricsIntegration` emits metrics about browser back/forward cache (bfcache) navigations, so you can
diff --git a/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tracing/dataloader/instrument.mjs b/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tracing/dataloader/instrument.mjs
index 25a9dbb0c127..22bf57f14364 100644
--- a/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tracing/dataloader/instrument.mjs
+++ b/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tracing/dataloader/instrument.mjs
@@ -7,5 +7,4 @@ Sentry.init({
   release: '1.0',
   tracesSampleRate: 1.0,
   transport: loggingTransport,
-  integrations: [Sentry.dataloaderIntegration()],
 });
diff --git a/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tracing/knex/mysql2/instrument-span-streaming.mjs b/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tracing/knex/mysql2/instrument-span-streaming.mjs
index a7b5194fba83..53b9511a21f0 100644
--- a/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tracing/knex/mysql2/instrument-span-streaming.mjs
+++ b/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tracing/knex/mysql2/instrument-span-streaming.mjs
@@ -6,6 +6,5 @@ Sentry.init({
   release: '1.0',
   tracesSampleRate: 1.0,
   transport: loggingTransport,
-  integrations: [Sentry.knexIntegration()],
   traceLifecycle: 'stream',
 });
diff --git a/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tracing/knex/mysql2/instrument.mjs b/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tracing/knex/mysql2/instrument.mjs
index d474bd31690d..170ad6f6a702 100644
--- a/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tracing/knex/mysql2/instrument.mjs
+++ b/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tracing/knex/mysql2/instrument.mjs
@@ -7,5 +7,4 @@ Sentry.init({
   release: '1.0',
   tracesSampleRate: 1.0,
   transport: loggingTransport,
-  integrations: [Sentry.knexIntegration()],
 });
diff --git a/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tracing/knex/pg/instrument-span-streaming.mjs b/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tracing/knex/pg/instrument-span-streaming.mjs
index a7b5194fba83..53b9511a21f0 100644
--- a/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tracing/knex/pg/instrument-span-streaming.mjs
+++ b/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tracing/knex/pg/instrument-span-streaming.mjs
@@ -6,6 +6,5 @@ Sentry.init({
   release: '1.0',
   tracesSampleRate: 1.0,
   transport: loggingTransport,
-  integrations: [Sentry.knexIntegration()],
   traceLifecycle: 'stream',
 });
diff --git a/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tracing/knex/pg/instrument.mjs b/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tracing/knex/pg/instrument.mjs
index d474bd31690d..170ad6f6a702 100644
--- a/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tracing/knex/pg/instrument.mjs
+++ b/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tracing/knex/pg/instrument.mjs
@@ -7,5 +7,4 @@ Sentry.init({
   release: '1.0',
   tracesSampleRate: 1.0,
   transport: loggingTransport,
-  integrations: [Sentry.knexIntegration()],
 });
diff --git a/packages/server-utils/src/integrations/index.ts b/packages/server-utils/src/integrations/index.ts
index 849a873cb1e3..89386654397d 100644
--- a/packages/server-utils/src/integrations/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server-utils/src/integrations/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import { amqplibIntegration } from './amqplib';
+import { dataloaderIntegration } from './dataloader';
+import { knexIntegration } from './knex';
 import { mongoIntegration } from './mongodb';
 import { graphqlIntegration } from './graphql';
 import { redisIntegration } from './redis';
@@ -39,10 +41,12 @@ export function getTracingIntegrations(): Integration[] {
     postgresIntegration(),
     prismaIntegration(),
     tediousIntegration(),
+    knexIntegration(),
     genericPoolIntegration(),
     kafkaIntegration(),
     amqplibIntegration(),
     lruMemoizerIntegration(),
+    dataloaderIntegration(),
     awsIntegration(),
     // AI providers
     // LangChain must come first to disable AI provider integrations before they instrument