diff --git a/lib/sentry/scrubber.ex b/lib/sentry/scrubber.ex
index 673a90fd..26a88c6e 100644
--- a/lib/sentry/scrubber.ex
+++ b/lib/sentry/scrubber.ex
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ defmodule Sentry.Scrubber do
 
   #{Enum.map_join(@default_scrubbed_header_keys, "\n", &"  * `\"#{&1}\"`")}
 
+  The `"referer"` header is kept, but its value is scrubbed as a URL: it names
+  the page a request came from, so a secret in that page's query string would
+  otherwise be reported next to a request URL that was already redacted.
+
   Values matching a credit-card-like pattern (13–16 digits, optionally
   separated by spaces or dashes) are also replaced with the placeholder.
 
@@ -641,13 +645,15 @@ defmodule Sentry.Scrubber do
     do: scrub_params_value(conn.params)
 
   def scrub(conn, :headers) when is_struct(conn, Plug.Conn) do
-    Enum.reject(conn.req_headers, fn
+    conn.req_headers
+    |> Enum.reject(fn
       {name, _value} when is_binary(name) ->
         String.downcase(name) in @default_scrubbed_header_keys
 
       _ ->
         false
     end)
+    |> Enum.map(&scrub_header/1)
   end
 
   def scrub(conn, :cookies) when is_struct(conn, Plug.Conn), do: %{}
@@ -655,6 +661,15 @@ defmodule Sentry.Scrubber do
   def scrub(conn, :url) when is_struct(conn, Plug.Conn),
     do: scrub_url(Plug.Conn.request_url(conn))
 
+  # A referer is the full URL of the page the request came from, so a secret in
+  # that page's query string rides along with every request made from it — next
+  # to a request URL this same scrubbing has already redacted.
+  defp scrub_header({name, value}) when is_binary(name) and is_binary(value) do
+    if String.downcase(name) == "referer", do: {name, scrub_url(value)}, else: {name, value}
+  end
+
+  defp scrub_header(header), do: header
+
   # Resolves a single conn field's strategy (from `@scrubbable_conn_fields` or a
   # `scrub(conn, overrides)` override) to its scrubbed value:
   #
diff --git a/test/sentry/scrubber_test.exs b/test/sentry/scrubber_test.exs
index 66ba443f..783e2915 100644
--- a/test/sentry/scrubber_test.exs
+++ b/test/sentry/scrubber_test.exs
@@ -132,6 +132,38 @@ defmodule Sentry.ScrubberTest do
   end
 
   describe "scrub/2 with a Plug.Conn field" do
+    test ":headers redacts sensitive query params carried by the referer" do
+      conn = %Plug.Conn{
+        req_headers: [
+          {"referer", "http://example.com/reset?token=hunter2&page=2"},
+          {"user-agent", "a browser"}
+        ]
+      }
+
+      assert [{"referer", referer}, {"user-agent", "a browser"}] =
+               Scrubber.scrub(conn, :headers)
+
+      refute referer =~ "hunter2"
+      assert referer == "http://example.com/reset?token=#{Scrubber.scrubbed_value()}&page=2"
+    end
+
+    test ":headers leaves a referer without a query string alone" do
+      conn = %Plug.Conn{req_headers: [{"referer", "http://example.com/reset"}]}
+
+      assert [{"referer", "http://example.com/reset"}] = Scrubber.scrub(conn, :headers)
+    end
+
+    test ":headers still drops the sensitive header list" do
+      conn = %Plug.Conn{
+        req_headers: [
+          {"authorization", "Bearer hunter2"},
+          {"referer", "http://example.com/ok"}
+        ]
+      }
+
+      assert [{"referer", "http://example.com/ok"}] = Scrubber.scrub(conn, :headers)
+    end
+
     test ":url scrubs sensitive query parameters" do
       conn = %Plug.Conn{
         scheme: :http,