1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/cpp/src/IceUtil/Exception.cpp b/cpp/src/IceUtil/Exception.cpp
index 3ada15e03d7..a2f973fc979 100644
--- a/cpp/src/IceUtil/Exception.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/IceUtil/Exception.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@
 
 using namespace std;
 
+namespace IceUtilInternal
+{
+
+bool printStackTraces = false;
+
+}
+
 namespace
 {
 
@@ -62,6 +69,11 @@ getStackTrace()
 {
     string stackTrace;
 
+    if(!IceUtilInternal::printStackTraces)
+    {
+        return stackTrace;
+    }
+
     const size_t maxDepth = 100;
     void *stackAddrs[maxDepth];