diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-zipkin/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/zipkin2/WebClientSender.java b/spring-cloud-sleuth-zipkin/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/zipkin2/WebClientSender.java
index fac720842..b46a02ca1 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-zipkin/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/zipkin2/WebClientSender.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-zipkin/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/zipkin2/WebClientSender.java
@@ -18,12 +18,15 @@ package org.springframework.cloud.sleuth.zipkin2;
 
 import java.net.URI;
 import java.time.Duration;
+import java.util.function.Function;
 
+import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
 import zipkin2.Span;
 import zipkin2.codec.BytesEncoder;
 import zipkin2.reporter.Sender;
 
 import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
+import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
 import org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client.WebClient;
 
 /**
@@ -47,7 +50,7 @@ public class WebClientSender extends HttpSender {
 	 */
 	@Deprecated
 	public WebClientSender(WebClient webClient, String baseUrl, String apiPath, BytesEncoder<Span> encoder) {
-		this(webClient, baseUrl, apiPath, encoder, DEFAULT_CHECK_TIMEOUT);
+		this(null, webClient, baseUrl, apiPath, encoder, DEFAULT_CHECK_TIMEOUT);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -60,13 +63,35 @@ public class WebClientSender extends HttpSender {
 	 */
 	public WebClientSender(WebClient webClient, String baseUrl, String apiPath, BytesEncoder<Span> encoder,
 			long checkTimeout) {
-		super((url, mediaType, bytes) -> post(url, mediaType, bytes, webClient, checkTimeout), baseUrl, apiPath,
-				encoder);
+		super((url, mediaType, bytes) -> post(null, url, mediaType, bytes, webClient, checkTimeout).block(), baseUrl,
+				apiPath, encoder);
 	}
 
-	private static void post(String url, MediaType mediaType, byte[] json, WebClient webClient, long checkTimeout) {
-		webClient.post().uri(URI.create(url)).accept(mediaType).contentType(mediaType).bodyValue(json).retrieve()
-				.toBodilessEntity().timeout(Duration.ofMillis(checkTimeout)).block();
+	/**
+	 * Creates a new instance of {@link WebClientSender}.
+	 * @param webClient web client
+	 * @param wrapperFunction function that will be run on onErrorResume. Send in null to
+	 * get default behavior.
+	 * @param baseUrl base url
+	 * @param apiPath api path
+	 * @param encoder encoder
+	 * @param checkTimeout check timeout
+	 */
+	public WebClientSender(Function<Mono<ResponseEntity<Void>>, Mono<ResponseEntity<Void>>> wrapperFunction,
+			WebClient webClient, String baseUrl, String apiPath, BytesEncoder<Span> encoder, long checkTimeout) {
+		super((url, mediaType, bytes) -> post(wrapperFunction, url, mediaType, bytes, webClient, checkTimeout).block(),
+				baseUrl, apiPath, encoder);
+	}
+
+	private static Mono<ResponseEntity<Void>> post(
+			Function<Mono<ResponseEntity<Void>>, Mono<ResponseEntity<Void>>> wrapperFunction, String url,
+			MediaType mediaType, byte[] json, WebClient webClient, long checkTimeout) {
+		if (wrapperFunction == null) {
+			wrapperFunction = (response) -> response;
+		}
+
+		return wrapperFunction.apply(webClient.post().uri(URI.create(url)).accept(mediaType).contentType(mediaType)
+				.bodyValue(json).retrieve().toBodilessEntity().timeout(Duration.ofMillis(checkTimeout)));
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-zipkin/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/zipkin2/WebClientSenderTests.java b/spring-cloud-sleuth-zipkin/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/zipkin2/WebClientSenderTests.java
index 40a7270f7..d76bc8bb5 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-zipkin/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/zipkin2/WebClientSenderTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-zipkin/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/zipkin2/WebClientSenderTests.java
@@ -16,11 +16,17 @@
 
 package org.springframework.cloud.sleuth.zipkin2;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
+import zipkin2.CheckResult;
 import zipkin2.reporter.Sender;
 
 import org.springframework.http.client.reactive.ReactorClientHttpConnector;
 import org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client.WebClient;
 
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static zipkin2.codec.SpanBytesEncoder.JSON_V2;
 import static zipkin2.codec.SpanBytesEncoder.PROTO3;
 
@@ -59,4 +65,15 @@ class WebClientSenderTests extends AbstractSenderTest {
 		return "WebClientSender{" + this.endpoint + mockedApiPath + "}";
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void customFunctionToResumeAfterError() throws IOException {
+		WebClientSender sender = new WebClientSender((response) -> response.onErrorResume((error) -> Mono.empty()),
+				WebClient.builder().clientConnector(new ReactorClientHttpConnector()).build(), this.endpoint, "",
+				PROTO3, DEFAULT_CHECK_TIMEOUT);
+
+		this.server.shutdown();
+		CheckResult result = sender.check();
+		assertThat(result.ok()).isTrue();
+	}
+
 }