diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 681753db08..ceb63a598e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## Unreleased
+
+### Features
+
+- Android: The `ManifestMetaDataReader` now reads `ANR_REPORT_HISTORICAL` ([#5387](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/pull/5387))
+
 ## 8.41.0
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/sentry-android-core/src/main/java/io/sentry/android/core/ManifestMetadataReader.java b/sentry-android-core/src/main/java/io/sentry/android/core/ManifestMetadataReader.java
index 7dd6f1c148..b52634774d 100644
--- a/sentry-android-core/src/main/java/io/sentry/android/core/ManifestMetadataReader.java
+++ b/sentry-android-core/src/main/java/io/sentry/android/core/ManifestMetadataReader.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ final class ManifestMetadataReader {
   static final String ANR_REPORT_DEBUG = "io.sentry.anr.report-debug";
   static final String ANR_TIMEOUT_INTERVAL_MILLIS = "io.sentry.anr.timeout-interval-millis";
   static final String ANR_ATTACH_THREAD_DUMPS = "io.sentry.anr.attach-thread-dumps";
+  static final String ANR_REPORT_HISTORICAL = "io.sentry.anr.report-historical";
 
   static final String TOMBSTONE_ENABLE = "io.sentry.tombstone.enable";
 
@@ -254,6 +255,9 @@ static void applyMetadata(
         options.setAttachAnrThreadDump(
             readBool(metadata, logger, ANR_ATTACH_THREAD_DUMPS, options.isAttachAnrThreadDump()));
 
+        options.setReportHistoricalAnrs(
+            readBool(metadata, logger, ANR_REPORT_HISTORICAL, options.isReportHistoricalAnrs()));
+
         final @Nullable String dsn = readString(metadata, logger, DSN, options.getDsn());
         final boolean enabled = readBool(metadata, logger, ENABLE_SENTRY, options.isEnabled());
 
diff --git a/sentry-android-core/src/test/java/io/sentry/android/core/ManifestMetadataReaderTest.kt b/sentry-android-core/src/test/java/io/sentry/android/core/ManifestMetadataReaderTest.kt
index 52cb085b1e..cedf5ca18b 100644
--- a/sentry-android-core/src/test/java/io/sentry/android/core/ManifestMetadataReaderTest.kt
+++ b/sentry-android-core/src/test/java/io/sentry/android/core/ManifestMetadataReaderTest.kt
@@ -288,6 +288,31 @@ class ManifestMetadataReaderTest {
     assertEquals(false, fixture.options.isAttachAnrThreadDump)
   }
 
+  @Test
+  fun `applyMetadata reads anr report historical to options`() {
+    // Arrange
+    val bundle = bundleOf(ManifestMetadataReader.ANR_REPORT_HISTORICAL to true)
+    val context = fixture.getContext(metaData = bundle)
+
+    // Act
+    ManifestMetadataReader.applyMetadata(context, fixture.options, fixture.buildInfoProvider)
+
+    // Assert
+    assertEquals(true, fixture.options.isReportHistoricalAnrs)
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun `applyMetadata reads anr report historical to options and keeps default`() {
+    // Arrange
+    val context = fixture.getContext()
+
+    // Act
+    ManifestMetadataReader.applyMetadata(context, fixture.options, fixture.buildInfoProvider)
+
+    // Assert
+    assertEquals(false, fixture.options.isReportHistoricalAnrs)
+  }
+
   @Test
   fun `applyMetadata reads activity breadcrumbs to options`() {
     // Arrange