diff --git a/nym-connect/desktop/Cargo.lock b/nym-connect/desktop/Cargo.lock
index a5c4fe58a1..18ef59a2d7 100644
--- a/nym-connect/desktop/Cargo.lock
+++ b/nym-connect/desktop/Cargo.lock
@@ -8,6 +8,15 @@ version = "0.11.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "fe438c63458706e03479442743baae6c88256498e6431708f6dfc520a26515d3"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "addr2line"
+version = "0.20.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f4fa78e18c64fce05e902adecd7a5eed15a5e0a3439f7b0e169f0252214865e3"
+dependencies = [
+ "gimli",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "adler"
 version = "1.0.2"
@@ -88,6 +97,9 @@ name = "anyhow"
 version = "1.0.70"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "7de8ce5e0f9f8d88245311066a578d72b7af3e7088f32783804676302df237e4"
+dependencies = [
+ "backtrace",
+]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "arrayref"
@@ -193,6 +205,21 @@ version = "1.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d468802bab17cbc0cc575e9b053f41e72aa36bfa6b7f55e3529ffa43161b97fa"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "backtrace"
+version = "0.3.68"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4319208da049c43661739c5fade2ba182f09d1dc2299b32298d3a31692b17e12"
+dependencies = [
+ "addr2line",
+ "cc",
+ "cfg-if",
+ "libc",
+ "miniz_oxide 0.7.1",
+ "object",
+ "rustc-demangle",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "base16ct"
 version = "0.1.1"
@@ -1238,6 +1265,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "debugid"
+version = "0.8.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bef552e6f588e446098f6ba40d89ac146c8c7b64aade83c051ee00bb5d2bc18d"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+ "uuid 1.3.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "der"
 version = "0.6.1"
@@ -1646,6 +1683,18 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.45.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "findshlibs"
+version = "0.10.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "40b9e59cd0f7e0806cca4be089683ecb6434e602038df21fe6bf6711b2f07f64"
+dependencies = [
+ "cc",
+ "lazy_static",
+ "libc",
+ "winapi",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "fix-path-env"
 version = "0.1.0"
@@ -1662,7 +1711,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a8a2db397cb1c8772f31494cb8917e48cd1e64f0fa7efac59fbd741a0a8ce841"
 dependencies = [
  "crc32fast",
- "miniz_oxide",
+ "miniz_oxide 0.6.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1991,6 +2040,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 1.0.109",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "gimli"
+version = "0.27.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b6c80984affa11d98d1b88b66ac8853f143217b399d3c74116778ff8fdb4ed2e"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "gio"
 version = "0.15.12"
@@ -2403,6 +2458,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "digest 0.10.6",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "hostname"
+version = "0.3.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3c731c3e10504cc8ed35cfe2f1db4c9274c3d35fa486e3b31df46f068ef3e867"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "match_cfg",
+ "winapi",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "html5ever"
 version = "0.25.2"
@@ -3047,6 +3113,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "tendril",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "match_cfg"
+version = "0.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ffbee8634e0d45d258acb448e7eaab3fce7a0a467395d4d9f228e3c1f01fb2e4"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "matchers"
 version = "0.1.0"
@@ -3104,6 +3176,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "adler",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "miniz_oxide"
+version = "0.7.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e7810e0be55b428ada41041c41f32c9f1a42817901b4ccf45fa3d4b6561e74c7"
+dependencies = [
+ "adler",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "mio"
 version = "0.8.6"
@@ -3471,6 +3552,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "rand 0.8.5",
  "reqwest",
  "rust-embed",
+ "sentry",
+ "sentry-log",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "serde_repr",
@@ -4099,6 +4182,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "objc",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "object"
+version = "0.31.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8bda667d9f2b5051b8833f59f3bf748b28ef54f850f4fcb389a252aa383866d1"
+dependencies = [
+ "memchr",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "once_cell"
 version = "1.17.1"
@@ -4188,6 +4280,17 @@ version = "0.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "04744f49eae99ab78e0d5c0b603ab218f515ea8cfe5a456d7629ad883a3b6e7d"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "os_info"
+version = "3.7.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "006e42d5b888366f1880eda20371fedde764ed2213dc8496f49622fa0c99cd5e"
+dependencies = [
+ "log",
+ "serde",
+ "winapi",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "os_str_bytes"
 version = "6.5.0"
@@ -4569,7 +4672,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bitflags 1.3.2",
  "crc32fast",
  "flate2",
- "miniz_oxide",
+ "miniz_oxide 0.6.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -5040,6 +5143,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "walkdir",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rustc-demangle"
+version = "0.1.23"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d626bb9dae77e28219937af045c257c28bfd3f69333c512553507f5f9798cb76"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rustc_version"
 version = "0.4.0"
@@ -5286,6 +5395,136 @@ dependencies = [
  "pest",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "sentry"
+version = "0.31.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "01b0ad16faa5d12372f914ed40d00bda21a6d1bdcc99264c5e5e1c9495cf3654"
+dependencies = [
+ "httpdate",
+ "native-tls",
+ "reqwest",
+ "sentry-anyhow",
+ "sentry-backtrace",
+ "sentry-contexts",
+ "sentry-core",
+ "sentry-debug-images",
+ "sentry-panic",
+ "sentry-tracing",
+ "tokio",
+ "ureq",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "sentry-anyhow"
+version = "0.31.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8f3a571f02f9982af445af829c4837fe4857568a431bd2bed9f7cf88de4a6c44"
+dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "sentry-backtrace",
+ "sentry-core",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "sentry-backtrace"
+version = "0.31.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "11f2ee8f147bb5f22ac59b5c35754a759b9a6f6722402e2a14750b2a63fc59bd"
+dependencies = [
+ "backtrace",
+ "once_cell",
+ "regex",
+ "sentry-core",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "sentry-contexts"
+version = "0.31.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "dcd133362c745151eeba0ac61e3ba8350f034e9fe7509877d08059fe1d7720c6"
+dependencies = [
+ "hostname",
+ "libc",
+ "os_info",
+ "rustc_version",
+ "sentry-core",
+ "uname",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "sentry-core"
+version = "0.31.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7163491708804a74446642ff2c80b3acd668d4b9e9f497f85621f3d250fd012b"
+dependencies = [
+ "once_cell",
+ "rand 0.8.5",
+ "sentry-types",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "sentry-debug-images"
+version = "0.31.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6a5003d7ff08aa3b2b76994080b183e8cfa06c083e280737c9cee02ca1c70f5e"
+dependencies = [
+ "findshlibs",
+ "once_cell",
+ "sentry-core",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "sentry-log"
+version = "0.31.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2558fc4a85326e6063711b45ce82ed6b18cdacd0732580c1567da914ac1df33e"
+dependencies = [
+ "log",
+ "sentry-core",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "sentry-panic"
+version = "0.31.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c4dfe8371c9b2e126a8b64f6fefa54cef716ff2a50e63b5558a48b899265bccd"
+dependencies = [
+ "sentry-backtrace",
+ "sentry-core",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "sentry-tracing"
+version = "0.31.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5aca8b88978677a27ee1a91beafe4052306c474c06f582321fde72d2e2cc2f7f"
+dependencies = [
+ "sentry-backtrace",
+ "sentry-core",
+ "tracing-core",
+ "tracing-subscriber",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "sentry-types"
+version = "0.31.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9e7a88e0c1922d19b3efee12a8215f6a8a806e442e665ada71cc222cab72985f"
+dependencies = [
+ "debugid",
+ "getrandom 0.2.10",
+ "hex",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "thiserror",
+ "time",
+ "url",
+ "uuid 1.3.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "serde"
 version = "1.0.158"
@@ -6773,6 +7012,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "static_assertions",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "uname"
+version = "0.1.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b72f89f0ca32e4db1c04e2a72f5345d59796d4866a1ee0609084569f73683dc8"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "unicode-bidi"
 version = "0.3.13"
@@ -6828,6 +7076,19 @@ version = "0.7.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a156c684c91ea7d62626509bce3cb4e1d9ed5c4d978f7b4352658f96a4c26b4a"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ureq"
+version = "2.7.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0b11c96ac7ee530603dcdf68ed1557050f374ce55a5a07193ebf8cbc9f8927e9"
+dependencies = [
+ "base64 0.21.2",
+ "log",
+ "native-tls",
+ "once_cell",
+ "url",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "url"
 version = "2.3.1"
@@ -6865,6 +7126,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1674845326ee10d37ca60470760d4288a6f80f304007d92e5c53bab78c9cfd79"
 dependencies = [
  "getrandom 0.2.10",
+ "serde",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/nym-connect/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/nym-connect/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index fb4b06a1df..bc89fd17ec 100644
--- a/nym-connect/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/nym-connect/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ tokio = { version = "1.24.1", features = ["sync", "time"] }
 url = "2.2"
 yaml-rust = "0.4"
 toml = "0.7"
+sentry = { version = "0.31.5", features = [ "anyhow" ] }
+sentry-log = "0.31.5"
 
 nym-client-core = { path = "../../../common/client-core" }
 nym-api-requests = { path = "../../../nym-api/nym-api-requests" }
diff --git a/nym-connect/desktop/src-tauri/src/logging.rs b/nym-connect/desktop/src-tauri/src/logging.rs
index 3a6ee89e62..497813003d 100644
--- a/nym-connect/desktop/src-tauri/src/logging.rs
+++ b/nym-connect/desktop/src-tauri/src/logging.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 use fern::colors::{Color, ColoredLevelConfig};
+use log::Level;
+use sentry::Level as SentryLevel;
 use serde::Serialize;
 use serde_repr::{Deserialize_repr, Serialize_repr};
 use std::str::FromStr;
@@ -22,7 +24,10 @@ fn formatted_time() -> String {
     _now.format(&format).unwrap()
 }
 
-pub fn setup_logging(app_handle: tauri::AppHandle) -> Result<(), log::SetLoggerError> {
+pub fn setup_logging(
+    app_handle: tauri::AppHandle,
+    monitoring: bool,
+) -> Result<(), log::SetLoggerError> {
     let colors = ColoredLevelConfig::new()
         .trace(Color::Magenta)
         .debug(Color::Blue)
@@ -61,6 +66,21 @@ pub fn setup_logging(app_handle: tauri::AppHandle) -> Result<(), log::SetLoggerE
                 level: record.level().into(),
             };
             app_handle.emit_all("log://log", msg).unwrap();
+        }))
+        .chain(fern::Output::call(move |record| {
+            if !monitoring {
+                return;
+            }
+            let level = match record.level() {
+                Level::Error => SentryLevel::Error,
+                Level::Warn => SentryLevel::Warning,
+                Level::Info => SentryLevel::Info,
+                _ => SentryLevel::Debug,
+            };
+            // only send error and warn logs to sentry
+            if let Level::Error | Level::Warn = record.level() {
+                sentry::capture_message(&record.args().to_string(), level);
+            };
         }));
 
     base_config
diff --git a/nym-connect/desktop/src-tauri/src/main.rs b/nym-connect/desktop/src-tauri/src/main.rs
index 8a926938d1..de486c05de 100644
--- a/nym-connect/desktop/src-tauri/src/main.rs
+++ b/nym-connect/desktop/src-tauri/src/main.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ mod state;
 mod tasks;
 mod window;
 
+// TODO DSN shouldn't be hardcoded
+const SENTRY_DSN: &str =
+    "https://68a2c55113ed47aaa30b9899039b0799@o967446.ingest.sentry.io/4505483113594880";
+
 fn main() {
     setup_env(None);
     println!("Starting up...");
@@ -32,7 +36,40 @@ fn main() {
     // As per breaking change description here
     // https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/blob/feac1d193c6d618e49916ad0707201f43d5cdd36/tooling/bundler/CHANGELOG.md
     if let Err(error) = fix_path_env::fix() {
-        log::warn!("Failed to fix PATH: {error}");
+        println!("Failed to fix PATH: {error}");
+    }
+
+    let user_data = UserData::read().unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+        println!("{}", e);
+        println!("Fallback to default");
+        UserData::default()
+    });
+
+    let monitoring = user_data.monitoring.unwrap_or(false);
+
+    let _guard = sentry::init((
+        SENTRY_DSN,
+        sentry::ClientOptions {
+            release: sentry::release_name!(),
+            sample_rate: 1.0, // TODO lower this in prod
+            traces_sample_rate: 1.0,
+            ..Default::default() // TODO add data scrubbing
+                                 // see https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/rust/data-management/sensitive-data/
+        },
+    ));
+
+    sentry::configure_scope(|scope| {
+        scope.set_user(Some(sentry::User {
+            id: Some("nym".into()),
+            ..Default::default()
+        }));
+    });
+
+    if monitoring {
+        println!("Sentry reporting and monitoring is enabled");
+    } else {
+        println!("Monitoring is disabled, dropping sentry guard");
+        drop(_guard)
     }
 
     let user_data = UserData::read().unwrap_or_else(|e| {
@@ -86,7 +123,7 @@ fn main() {
                 );
             }
         })
-        .setup(|app| Ok(crate::logging::setup_logging(app.app_handle())?))
+        .setup(move |app| Ok(crate::logging::setup_logging(app.app_handle(), monitoring)?))
         .system_tray(create_tray_menu())
         .on_system_tray_event(tray_menu_event_handler)
         .run(context)