diff --git a/sentry_sdk/scope.py b/sentry_sdk/scope.py
index 6e4604cf8c..dc50b7d7f4 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/scope.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/scope.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 from itertools import chain
 
 from sentry_sdk.attachments import Attachment
-from sentry_sdk.consts import FALSE_VALUES, INSTRUMENTER
+from sentry_sdk.consts import DEFAULT_MAX_BREADCRUMBS, FALSE_VALUES, INSTRUMENTER
 from sentry_sdk.profiler import Profile
 from sentry_sdk.session import Session
 from sentry_sdk.tracing_utils import (
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ def add_breadcrumb(self, crumb=None, hint=None, **kwargs):
             return
 
         before_breadcrumb = client.options.get("before_breadcrumb")
-        max_breadcrumbs = client.options.get("max_breadcrumbs")
+        max_breadcrumbs = client.options.get("max_breadcrumbs", DEFAULT_MAX_BREADCRUMBS)
 
         crumb = dict(crumb or ())  # type: Breadcrumb
         crumb.update(kwargs)
diff --git a/tests/integrations/celery/test_celery.py b/tests/integrations/celery/test_celery.py
index bf87463456..b6e4016626 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/celery/test_celery.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/celery/test_celery.py
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ def dummy_task():
         # in the task and here is the same.
         assert scope._tags == {"foo": "bar"}
 
+
 def test_simple_no_propagation(capture_events, init_celery):
     celery = init_celery(propagate_traces=False)
     events = capture_events()