diff --git a/src/sentry_batcher.c b/src/sentry_batcher.c
index 89116e63f..8bf44ebd8 100644
--- a/src/sentry_batcher.c
+++ b/src/sentry_batcher.c
@@ -224,9 +224,7 @@ sentry__batcher_flush(sentry_batcher_t *batcher, bool crash_safe)
                 // crash
                 sentry__run_write_envelope(batcher->run, envelope);
                 sentry_envelope_free(envelope);
-            } else if (!batcher->user_consent
-                || sentry__atomic_fetch(batcher->user_consent)
-                    == SENTRY_USER_CONSENT_GIVEN) {
+            } else if (!sentry__run_should_skip_upload(batcher->run)) {
                 // Normal operation: use transport for HTTP transmission
                 sentry__transport_send_envelope(batcher->transport, envelope);
             } else {
@@ -374,12 +372,10 @@ sentry__batcher_startup(
 {
     // dsn is incref'd because release() decref's it and may outlive options.
     batcher->dsn = sentry__dsn_incref(options->dsn);
-    // transport, run, and user_consent are non-owning refs, safe because they
+    // transport and run are non-owning refs, safe because they
     // are only accessed in flush() which is bound by the options lifetime.
     batcher->transport = options->transport;
     batcher->run = options->run;
-    batcher->user_consent
-        = options->require_user_consent ? (long *)&options->user_consent : NULL;
 
     // Mark thread as starting before actually spawning so thread can transition
     // to RUNNING. This prevents shutdown from thinking the thread was never
diff --git a/src/sentry_batcher.h b/src/sentry_batcher.h
index 29563bf74..53a0e4bb0 100644
--- a/src/sentry_batcher.h
+++ b/src/sentry_batcher.h
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ typedef struct {
     sentry_dsn_t *dsn;
     sentry_transport_t *transport;
     sentry_run_t *run;
-    long *user_consent; // (atomic) NULL if consent not required
 } sentry_batcher_t;
 
 typedef struct {
diff --git a/src/sentry_core.c b/src/sentry_core.c
index 6ab61a810..4b617c315 100644
--- a/src/sentry_core.c
+++ b/src/sentry_core.c
@@ -71,35 +71,12 @@ sentry__options_unlock(void)
     sentry__mutex_unlock(&g_options_lock);
 }
 
-static void
-load_user_consent(sentry_options_t *opts)
-{
-    sentry_path_t *consent_path
-        = sentry__path_join_str(opts->database_path, "user-consent");
-    char *contents = sentry__path_read_to_buffer(consent_path, NULL);
-    sentry__path_free(consent_path);
-    switch (contents ? contents[0] : 0) {
-    case '1':
-        opts->user_consent = SENTRY_USER_CONSENT_GIVEN;
-        break;
-    case '0':
-        opts->user_consent = SENTRY_USER_CONSENT_REVOKED;
-        break;
-    default:
-        opts->user_consent = SENTRY_USER_CONSENT_UNKNOWN;
-        break;
-    }
-    sentry_free(contents);
-}
-
 bool
 sentry__should_skip_upload(void)
 {
     bool skip = true;
     SENTRY_WITH_OPTIONS (options) {
-        skip = options->require_user_consent
-            && sentry__atomic_fetch((long *)&options->user_consent)
-                != SENTRY_USER_CONSENT_GIVEN;
+        skip = sentry__run_should_skip_upload(options->run);
     }
     return skip;
 }
@@ -207,8 +184,9 @@ sentry_init(sentry_options_t *options)
         SENTRY_WARN("failed to initialize run directory");
         goto fail;
     }
+    options->run->require_user_consent = options->require_user_consent;
 
-    load_user_consent(options);
+    sentry__run_load_user_consent(options->run, options->database_path);
 
     if (!options->dsn || !options->dsn->is_valid) {
         const char *raw_dsn = sentry_options_get_dsn(options);
@@ -437,7 +415,7 @@ static void
 set_user_consent(sentry_user_consent_t new_val)
 {
     SENTRY_WITH_OPTIONS (options) {
-        if (sentry__atomic_store((long *)&options->user_consent, new_val)
+        if (sentry__atomic_store(&options->run->user_consent, new_val)
             != new_val) {
             if (options->backend
                 && options->backend->user_consent_changed_func) {
@@ -486,7 +464,7 @@ sentry_user_consent_get(void)
     sentry_user_consent_t rv = SENTRY_USER_CONSENT_UNKNOWN;
     SENTRY_WITH_OPTIONS (options) {
         rv = (sentry_user_consent_t)(int)sentry__atomic_fetch(
-            (long *)&options->user_consent);
+            &options->run->user_consent);
     }
     return rv;
 }
diff --git a/src/sentry_core.h b/src/sentry_core.h
index d78688b41..0c0b03e87 100644
--- a/src/sentry_core.h
+++ b/src/sentry_core.h
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@
 /**
  * This function will check the user consent, and return `true` if uploads
  * should *not* be sent to the sentry server, and be discarded instead.
+ *
+ * Note: This function acquires the options lock internally. Use
+ * `sentry__run_should_skip_upload` from worker threads that may run while
+ * the options are locked during SDK shutdown.
  */
 bool sentry__should_skip_upload(void);
 
diff --git a/src/sentry_database.c b/src/sentry_database.c
index fd4f2f14c..fe04d0440 100644
--- a/src/sentry_database.c
+++ b/src/sentry_database.c
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ sentry__run_new(const sentry_path_t *database_path)
     }
 
     run->refcount = 1;
+    run->require_user_consent = 0;
+    run->user_consent = SENTRY_USER_CONSENT_UNKNOWN;
     run->uuid = uuid;
     run->run_path = run_path;
     run->session_path = session_path;
@@ -96,6 +98,36 @@ sentry__run_new(const sentry_path_t *database_path)
     return NULL;
 }
 
+bool
+sentry__run_should_skip_upload(sentry_run_t *run)
+{
+    return sentry__atomic_fetch(&run->require_user_consent)
+        && (sentry__atomic_fetch(&run->user_consent)
+            != SENTRY_USER_CONSENT_GIVEN);
+}
+
+void
+sentry__run_load_user_consent(
+    sentry_run_t *run, const sentry_path_t *database_path)
+{
+    sentry_path_t *consent_path
+        = sentry__path_join_str(database_path, "user-consent");
+    char *contents = sentry__path_read_to_buffer(consent_path, NULL);
+    sentry__path_free(consent_path);
+    switch (contents ? contents[0] : 0) {
+    case '1':
+        sentry__atomic_store(&run->user_consent, SENTRY_USER_CONSENT_GIVEN);
+        break;
+    case '0':
+        sentry__atomic_store(&run->user_consent, SENTRY_USER_CONSENT_REVOKED);
+        break;
+    default:
+        sentry__atomic_store(&run->user_consent, SENTRY_USER_CONSENT_UNKNOWN);
+        break;
+    }
+    sentry_free(contents);
+}
+
 sentry_run_t *
 sentry__run_incref(sentry_run_t *run)
 {
diff --git a/src/sentry_database.h b/src/sentry_database.h
index 33e6735ce..e42cd4289 100644
--- a/src/sentry_database.h
+++ b/src/sentry_database.h
@@ -14,8 +14,25 @@ typedef struct sentry_run_s {
     sentry_path_t *cache_path;
     sentry_filelock_t *lock;
     long refcount;
+    long require_user_consent; // (atomic) bool
+    long user_consent; // (atomic) sentry_user_consent_t
 } sentry_run_t;
 
+/**
+ * This function will check the user consent, and return `true` if uploads
+ * should *not* be sent to the sentry server, and be discarded instead.
+ *
+ * This is a lock-free variant of `sentry__should_skip_upload`, safe to call
+ * from worker threads while the options are locked during SDK shutdown.
+ */
+bool sentry__run_should_skip_upload(sentry_run_t *run);
+
+/**
+ * Loads the persisted user consent (`<database>/user-consent`) into the run.
+ */
+void sentry__run_load_user_consent(
+    sentry_run_t *run, const sentry_path_t *database_path);
+
 /**
  * This creates a new application run including its associated directory and
  * lockfile:
diff --git a/src/sentry_options.c b/src/sentry_options.c
index 1f0dedbe2..45aa9bbc6 100644
--- a/src/sentry_options.c
+++ b/src/sentry_options.c
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ sentry_options_new(void)
     }
     sentry_options_set_sdk_name(opts, SENTRY_SDK_NAME);
     opts->max_breadcrumbs = SENTRY_BREADCRUMBS_MAX;
-    opts->user_consent = SENTRY_USER_CONSENT_UNKNOWN;
     opts->auto_session_tracking = true;
     opts->system_crash_reporter_enabled = false;
     opts->attach_screenshot = false;
diff --git a/src/sentry_options.h b/src/sentry_options.h
index 0ca46a3ca..86ee949c2 100644
--- a/src/sentry_options.h
+++ b/src/sentry_options.h
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ struct sentry_options_s {
     struct sentry_backend_s *backend;
     sentry_session_t *session;
 
-    long user_consent;
     long refcount;
     uint64_t shutdown_timeout;
     sentry_handler_strategy_t handler_strategy;