diff --git a/sentry_sdk/integrations/httpx.py b/sentry_sdk/integrations/httpx.py
index 4c64f232ef..1ac2708f32 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/integrations/httpx.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/integrations/httpx.py
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ async def send(self, request, **kwargs):
                 type="http",
                 category="httplib",
                 data=data,
+                level=http_client_status_to_breadcrumb_level(rv.status_code),
             )
 
             return rv