diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a80a420c8..84e433cb7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 - Native/Linux: parse minidump-writer ELF build-id notes with `sentry__elf_find_note`. ([#2055](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-native/pull/2055))
 - Native: Read frame records at pointer width in the crash daemon's frame-pointer walk, so 32-bit targets no longer read two stack slots per pointer. ([#2052](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-native/pull/2052))
 - Prevent backend state races when `sentry_reinstall_backend` runs concurrently with scope observer callbacks. ([#2041](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-native/pull/2041))
+- Native: clean up stale envelopes after crashes with `SENTRY_TRANSPORT=none`. ([#2049](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-native/pull/2049))
 - `sentry_set_trace` omits `parent_span_id` when the caller does not provide one, instead of serializing it as `null`. ([#2047](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-native/pull/2047))
 - Native/Linux i386: write valid thread stack descriptors to minidumps when stack addresses use the upper half of the 32-bit address space. ([#2054](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-native/pull/2054))
 
diff --git a/src/backends/native/sentry_crash_daemon.c b/src/backends/native/sentry_crash_daemon.c
index 980de372b..31a47fd50 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/sentry_crash_daemon.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/sentry_crash_daemon.c
@@ -4685,7 +4685,12 @@ sentry__crash_daemon_main(pid_t app_pid, uint64_t app_tid, HANDLE event_handle,
     SENTRY_DEBUG("Signaling ready to parent");
     sentry__crash_ipc_signal_ready(ipc);
 
-    // Transport is already initialized by sentry_options_new(), just start it
+    // Transport is already initialized by sentry_options_new(), except when
+    // SENTRY_TRANSPORT=none. Mirror sentry_init() by installing the internal
+    // null transport in that case, then start it.
+    if (!options->transport) {
+        options->transport = sentry__transport_new_null();
+    }
     if (options->transport) {
         SENTRY_DEBUG("Starting transport");
         sentry__transport_startup(options->transport, options);