diff --git a/sentry_sdk/scrubber.py b/sentry_sdk/scrubber.py
index f863092108..c91b6b3b89 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/scrubber.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/scrubber.py
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ def __init__(
         recursive: bool = False,
         send_default_pii: bool = False,
         pii_denylist: "Optional[List[str]]" = None,
+        remove_user_ip_address: bool = False,
     ) -> None:
         """
         A scrubber that goes through the event payload and removes sensitive data configured through denylists.
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ def __init__(
         :param recursive: Whether to scrub the event payload recursively, default False.
         :param send_default_pii: Whether pii is sending is on, pii fields are not scrubbed.
         :param pii_denylist: The denylist to use for scrubbing when pii is not sent, defaults to DEFAULT_PII_DENYLIST.
+        :param remove_user_ip_address: Whether to remove ``user.ip_address`` instead of replacing it with ``[Filtered]``.
         """
         self.denylist = DEFAULT_DENYLIST.copy() if denylist is None else denylist
 
@@ -85,6 +87,7 @@ def __init__(
 
         self.denylist = [x.lower() for x in self.denylist]
         self.recursive = recursive
+        self.remove_user_ip_address = remove_user_ip_address
 
     def scrub_list(self, lst: object) -> None:
         """
@@ -137,7 +140,14 @@ def scrub_extra(self, event: "Event") -> None:
     def scrub_user(self, event: "Event") -> None:
         with capture_internal_exceptions():
             if "user" in event:
-                self.scrub_dict(event["user"])
+                user = event["user"]
+                if (
+                    self.remove_user_ip_address
+                    and "ip_address" in self.denylist
+                    and isinstance(user, dict)
+                ):
+                    user.pop("ip_address", None)
+                self.scrub_dict(user)
 
     def scrub_breadcrumbs(self, event: "Event") -> None:
         with capture_internal_exceptions():
diff --git a/tests/test_scrubber.py b/tests/test_scrubber.py
index 2cc5f4139f..2cacefb148 100644
--- a/tests/test_scrubber.py
+++ b/tests/test_scrubber.py
@@ -89,6 +89,42 @@ def test_ip_address_not_scrubbed_when_pii_enabled(sentry_init, capture_events):
     }
 
 
+def test_user_ip_address_scrubbed_when_pii_disabled(sentry_init, capture_events):
+    sentry_init()
+    events = capture_events()
+
+    try:
+        1 / 0
+    except ZeroDivisionError:
+        ev, _hint = event_from_exception(sys.exc_info())
+        ev["user"] = {"id": "42", "ip_address": "127.0.0.1"}
+
+        capture_event(ev)
+
+    (event,) = events
+
+    assert event["user"] == {"id": "42", "ip_address": "[Filtered]"}
+    assert event["_meta"]["user"] == {"ip_address": {"": {"rem": [["!config", "s"]]}}}
+
+
+def test_user_ip_address_removed_when_configured(sentry_init, capture_events):
+    sentry_init(event_scrubber=EventScrubber(remove_user_ip_address=True))
+    events = capture_events()
+
+    try:
+        1 / 0
+    except ZeroDivisionError:
+        ev, _hint = event_from_exception(sys.exc_info())
+        ev["user"] = {"id": "42", "ip_address": "127.0.0.1"}
+
+        capture_event(ev)
+
+    (event,) = events
+
+    assert event["user"] == {"id": "42"}
+    assert "user" not in event.get("_meta", {})
+
+
 def test_stack_var_scrubbing(sentry_init, capture_events):
     sentry_init()
     events = capture_events()