diff --git a/snuba/datasets/processors/transactions_processor.py b/snuba/datasets/processors/transactions_processor.py
index 781cf501df..879dd1fa9b 100644
--- a/snuba/datasets/processors/transactions_processor.py
+++ b/snuba/datasets/processors/transactions_processor.py
@@ -421,6 +421,13 @@ def _sanitize_contexts(
         transaction_ctx.pop("trace_id", None)
         transaction_ctx.pop("span_id", None)
 
+        # Only top level scalar values within a context are written to the table. `data` is
+        # always a dict, so pop it from the context and move some values into the top level.
+        transaction_data = transaction_ctx.pop("data", {})
+        if "thread.id" in transaction_data:
+            # The thread.id can be either a str/int. Make sure to always convert to a str.
+            transaction_ctx["thread_id"] = str(transaction_data["thread.id"])
+
         # The hash and exclusive_time is being stored in the spans columns
         # so there is no need to store it again in the context array.
         transaction_ctx.pop("hash", None)
@@ -432,7 +439,7 @@ def _sanitize_contexts(
         if app_ctx is not None:
             app_ctx.pop("start_type", None)
 
-        # The profile_id and replay_id are promoted as columns, so no need to store them
+        # The profile_id, profiler_id and replay_id are promoted as columns, so no need to store them
         # again in the context array
         profile_ctx = sanitized_context.get("profile", {})
         profile_ctx.pop("profile_id", None)
diff --git a/tests/datasets/test_transaction_processor.py b/tests/datasets/test_transaction_processor.py
index 9ae424e9e1..4acc621906 100644
--- a/tests/datasets/test_transaction_processor.py
+++ b/tests/datasets/test_transaction_processor.py
@@ -46,9 +46,28 @@ class TransactionEvent:
     has_app_ctx: bool = True
     profile_id: Optional[str] = None
     profiler_id: Optional[str] = None
+    thread_id: Optional[int | str] = None
     replay_id: Optional[str] = None
     received: Optional[float] = None
 
+    def get_trace_context(self) -> Optional[Mapping[str, Any]]:
+        context = {
+            "sampled": True,
+            "trace_id": self.trace_id,
+            "op": self.op,
+            "type": "trace",
+            "span_id": self.span_id,
+            "status": self.status,
+            "hash": "a" * 16,
+            "exclusive_time": 1.2345,
+        }
+
+        if self.thread_id is not None:
+            data = context.setdefault("data", {})
+            data["thread.id"] = self.thread_id
+
+        return context
+
     def get_app_context(self) -> Optional[Mapping[str, str]]:
         if self.has_app_ctx:
             return {"start_type": self.app_start_type}
@@ -161,16 +180,7 @@ def serialize(self) -> Tuple[int, str, Mapping[str, Any]]:
                         }
                     },
                     "contexts": {
-                        "trace": {
-                            "sampled": True,
-                            "trace_id": self.trace_id,
-                            "op": self.op,
-                            "type": "trace",
-                            "span_id": self.span_id,
-                            "status": self.status,
-                            "hash": "a" * 16,
-                            "exclusive_time": 1.2345,
-                        },
+                        "trace": self.get_trace_context(),
                         "app": self.get_app_context(),
                         "experiments": {"test1": 1, "test2": 2},
                         "profile": self.get_profile_context(),
@@ -249,6 +259,7 @@ def build_result(self, meta: KafkaMessageMetadata) -> Mapping[str, Any]:
                 "trace.sampled",
                 "trace.op",
                 "trace.status",
+                "trace.thread_id",
                 "geo.country_code",
                 "geo.region",
                 "geo.city",
@@ -258,6 +269,7 @@ def build_result(self, meta: KafkaMessageMetadata) -> Mapping[str, Any]:
                 "True",
                 self.op,
                 self.status,
+                str(self.thread_id),
                 self.geo["country_code"],
                 self.geo["region"],
                 self.geo["city"],
@@ -345,6 +357,7 @@ def __get_transaction_event(self) -> TransactionEvent:
             transaction_source="url",
             profile_id="046852d24483455c8c44f0c8fbf496f9",
             profiler_id="822301ff8bdb4daca920ddf2f993b1ff",
+            thread_id=123,
             replay_id="d2731f8ed8934c6fa5253e450915aa12",
         )