diff --git a/sentry_sdk/integrations/boto3/__init__.py b/sentry_sdk/integrations/boto3/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d36b44d271
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sentry_sdk/integrations/boto3/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+from sentry_sdk.integrations import DidNotEnable, Integration, _check_minimum_version
+from sentry_sdk.integrations.boto3._client import _patch_botocore_client
+from sentry_sdk.integrations.boto3.consts import IDENTIFIER, ORIGIN
+from sentry_sdk.utils import parse_version
+
+try:
+    from botocore import __version__ as BOTOCORE_VERSION
+except ImportError:
+    raise DidNotEnable("botocore is not installed")
+
+
+class Boto3Integration(Integration):
+    identifier = IDENTIFIER
+    origin = ORIGIN
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def setup_once() -> None:
+        version = parse_version(BOTOCORE_VERSION)
+        _check_minimum_version(Boto3Integration, version, "botocore")
+
+        _patch_botocore_client()
diff --git a/sentry_sdk/integrations/boto3/_client.py b/sentry_sdk/integrations/boto3/_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b5803b6e80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sentry_sdk/integrations/boto3/_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+from functools import partial
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+from sentry_sdk.integrations import DidNotEnable, _check_minimum_version
+from sentry_sdk.integrations.boto3._instrumentation import (
+    _sentry_after_call,
+    _sentry_after_call_error,
+    _sentry_before_sign,
+    _sentry_request_created,
+)
+from sentry_sdk.utils import parse_version
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from typing import Any
+
+try:
+    from botocore import __version__ as BOTOCORE_VERSION
+    from botocore.client import BaseClient
+except ImportError:
+    raise DidNotEnable("botocore is not installed")
+
+
+def _patch_botocore_client() -> None:
+    from sentry_sdk.integrations.boto3 import Boto3Integration
+
+    version = parse_version(BOTOCORE_VERSION)
+    _check_minimum_version(Boto3Integration, version, "botocore")
+
+    orig_init = BaseClient.__init__
+
+    def sentry_patched_init(self: "BaseClient", *args: "Any", **kwargs: "Any") -> None:
+        orig_init(self, *args, **kwargs)
+        meta = self.meta
+        service_id = meta.service_model.service_id
+        meta.events.register(
+            "request-created",
+            partial(_sentry_request_created, service_id=service_id),
+        )
+        # run after other `before-sign` handlers, allowing it to see and preserve existing baggage.
+        meta.events.register_last("before-sign", _sentry_before_sign)
+        meta.events.register("after-call", _sentry_after_call)
+        meta.events.register("after-call-error", _sentry_after_call_error)
+
+    BaseClient.__init__ = sentry_patched_init  # type: ignore
diff --git a/sentry_sdk/integrations/boto3.py b/sentry_sdk/integrations/boto3/_instrumentation.py
similarity index 83%
rename from sentry_sdk/integrations/boto3.py
rename to sentry_sdk/integrations/boto3/_instrumentation.py
index 18d7accf6d..803b9233e8 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/integrations/boto3.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/integrations/boto3/_instrumentation.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-from functools import partial
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 import sentry_sdk
 from sentry_sdk.consts import OP, SPANDATA
-from sentry_sdk.integrations import DidNotEnable, Integration, _check_minimum_version
+from sentry_sdk.integrations import DidNotEnable
+from sentry_sdk.integrations.boto3.consts import ORIGIN
 from sentry_sdk.traces import StreamedSpan
 from sentry_sdk.tracing import BAGGAGE_HEADER_NAME, Span
 from sentry_sdk.tracing_utils import (
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 from sentry_sdk.utils import (
     capture_internal_exceptions,
     parse_url,
-    parse_version,
 )
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -26,46 +25,17 @@
 
 
 try:
-    from botocore import __version__ as BOTOCORE_VERSION
     from botocore.awsrequest import AWSRequest
-    from botocore.client import BaseClient
     from botocore.response import StreamingBody
 except ImportError:
     raise DidNotEnable("botocore is not installed")
 
 
-class Boto3Integration(Integration):
-    identifier = "boto3"
-    origin = f"auto.http.{identifier}"
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def setup_once() -> None:
-        version = parse_version(BOTOCORE_VERSION)
-        _check_minimum_version(Boto3Integration, version, "botocore")
-
-        orig_init = BaseClient.__init__
-
-        def sentry_patched_init(
-            self: "BaseClient", *args: "Any", **kwargs: "Any"
-        ) -> None:
-            orig_init(self, *args, **kwargs)
-            meta = self.meta
-            service_id = meta.service_model.service_id
-            meta.events.register(
-                "request-created",
-                partial(_sentry_request_created, service_id=service_id),
-            )
-            # run after other `before-sign` handlers, allowing it to see and preserve existing baggage.
-            meta.events.register_last("before-sign", _sentry_before_sign)
-            meta.events.register("after-call", _sentry_after_call)
-            meta.events.register("after-call-error", _sentry_after_call_error)
-
-        BaseClient.__init__ = sentry_patched_init  # type: ignore
-
-
 def _sentry_request_created(
     service_id: "ServiceId", request: "AWSRequest", operation_name: str, **kwargs: "Any"
 ) -> None:
+    from sentry_sdk.integrations.boto3 import Boto3Integration
+
     description = "aws.%s.%s" % (service_id.hyphenize(), operation_name)
 
     client = sentry_sdk.get_client()
@@ -93,7 +63,7 @@ def _sentry_request_created(
                 name=description,
                 attributes={
                     "sentry.op": OP.HTTP_CLIENT,
-                    "sentry.origin": Boto3Integration.origin,
+                    "sentry.origin": ORIGIN,
                     SPANDATA.RPC_METHOD: f"{service_id}/{operation_name}",
                 },
             )
@@ -105,7 +75,7 @@ def _sentry_request_created(
         span = sentry_sdk.start_span(
             op=OP.HTTP_CLIENT,
             name=description,
-            origin=Boto3Integration.origin,
+            origin=ORIGIN,
         )
 
         if parsed_url:
@@ -141,6 +111,8 @@ def _sentry_request_created(
 def _sentry_before_sign(
     request: "AWSRequest", signature_version: "Any", **kwargs: "Any"
 ) -> None:
+    from sentry_sdk.integrations.boto3 import Boto3Integration
+
     client = sentry_sdk.get_client()
     if client.get_integration(Boto3Integration) is None:
         return
@@ -214,14 +186,14 @@ def _sentry_after_call(
             parent_span=span,
             attributes={
                 "sentry.op": OP.HTTP_CLIENT_STREAM,
-                "sentry.origin": Boto3Integration.origin,
+                "sentry.origin": ORIGIN,
             },
         )
     else:
         streaming_span = span.start_child(
             op=OP.HTTP_CLIENT_STREAM,
             name=span.description,
-            origin=Boto3Integration.origin,
+            origin=ORIGIN,
         )
 
     orig_read = body.read
diff --git a/sentry_sdk/integrations/boto3/consts.py b/sentry_sdk/integrations/boto3/consts.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..67d0d18239
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sentry_sdk/integrations/boto3/consts.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+IDENTIFIER = "boto3"
+ORIGIN = f"auto.http.{IDENTIFIER}"
diff --git a/tests/integrations/boto3/test_client.py b/tests/integrations/boto3/test_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..db8f1b9263
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integrations/boto3/test_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+from sentry_sdk.integrations.boto3 import Boto3Integration
+
+
+def test_public_api():
+    assert Boto3Integration.__module__ == "sentry_sdk.integrations.boto3"
+    assert Boto3Integration.identifier == "boto3"
diff --git a/tests/integrations/boto3/test_s3.py b/tests/integrations/boto3/test_s3.py
index 888e44ee4c..910c520534 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/boto3/test_s3.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/boto3/test_s3.py
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ def test_omit_url_data_if_parsing_fails(
         items = capture_items("span")
 
         with mock.patch(
-            "sentry_sdk.integrations.boto3.parse_url",
+            "sentry_sdk.integrations.boto3._instrumentation.parse_url",
             side_effect=ValueError,
         ):
             with sentry_sdk.traces.start_span(
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ def test_omit_url_data_if_parsing_fails(
         events = capture_events()
 
         with mock.patch(
-            "sentry_sdk.integrations.boto3.parse_url",
+            "sentry_sdk.integrations.boto3._instrumentation.parse_url",
             side_effect=ValueError,
         ):
             with sentry_sdk.start_transaction() as transaction, MockResponse(