diff --git a/sdks/python/src/opik/evaluation/scorer.py b/sdks/python/src/opik/evaluation/scorer.py
index 80237371ba..1f6dda33d5 100644
--- a/sdks/python/src/opik/evaluation/scorer.py
+++ b/sdks/python/src/opik/evaluation/scorer.py
@@ -4,10 +4,13 @@
 
 from typing import List, Optional, Dict, Any, Union, Callable
 from .types import LLMTask
+from opik.types import ErrorInfoDict
+
 from opik.api_objects.dataset import dataset, dataset_item
 from opik.api_objects.experiment import experiment, experiment_item
 from opik.api_objects import opik_client, trace
 from opik import context_storage, opik_context, exceptions
+from opik.decorator import error_info_collector
 
 from . import test_case, test_result
 from .metrics import arguments_helpers, score_result, base_metric
@@ -72,6 +75,8 @@ def _process_item(
     ],
 ) -> test_result.TestResult:
     try:
+        error_info: Optional[ErrorInfoDict] = None
+
         trace_data = trace.TraceData(
             input=item.get_content(),
             name="evaluation_task",
@@ -80,8 +85,13 @@ def _process_item(
         )
         context_storage.set_trace_data(trace_data)
         item_content = item.get_content()
+
         LOGGER.debug("Task started, input: %s", item_content)
-        task_output_ = task(item_content)
+        try:
+            task_output_ = task(item_content)
+        except Exception as exception:
+            error_info = error_info_collector.collect(exception)
+            raise
         LOGGER.debug("Task finished, output: %s", task_output_)
 
         opik_context.update_current_trace(output=task_output_)
@@ -107,7 +117,12 @@ def _process_item(
 
     finally:
         trace_data = context_storage.pop_trace_data()  # type: ignore
+
         assert trace_data is not None
+
+        if error_info is not None:
+            trace_data.error_info = error_info
+
         trace_data.init_end_time()
         client.trace(**trace_data.__dict__)
         experiment_item_ = experiment_item.ExperimentItem(
diff --git a/sdks/python/tests/library_integration/llama_index/test_llama_index.py b/sdks/python/tests/library_integration/llama_index/test_llama_index.py
index c9b6962fa3..b0c8fafc12 100644
--- a/sdks/python/tests/library_integration/llama_index/test_llama_index.py
+++ b/sdks/python/tests/library_integration/llama_index/test_llama_index.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 from opik.config import OPIK_PROJECT_DEFAULT_NAME
 from opik.integrations.llama_index import LlamaIndexCallbackHandler
+
 from ...testlib import ANY_BUT_NONE, TraceModel, assert_equal
 
 
diff --git a/sdks/python/tests/unit/evaluation/test_evaluate.py b/sdks/python/tests/unit/evaluation/test_evaluate.py
index 722e2937eb..4df38a7baa 100644
--- a/sdks/python/tests/unit/evaluation/test_evaluate.py
+++ b/sdks/python/tests/unit/evaluation/test_evaluate.py
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 import mock
 import pytest
+
 from typing import Dict, Any
 
+import opik
 from opik.api_objects.dataset import dataset_item
 from opik.api_objects import opik_client
 from opik import evaluation, exceptions, url_helpers
 from opik.evaluation import metrics
-from ...testlib import ANY_BUT_NONE, assert_equal
+from ...testlib import ANY_BUT_NONE, ANY_STRING, assert_equal
 from ...testlib.models import (
     TraceModel,
     FeedbackScoreModel,
@@ -277,3 +279,73 @@ def say_task(dataset_item: Dict[str, Any]):
                 )
 
     mock_dataset.__internal_api__get_items_as_dataclasses__.assert_called_once()
+
+
+def test_evaluate__exception_raised_from_the_task__error_info_added_to_the_trace(
+    fake_backend,
+):
+    mock_dataset = mock.MagicMock(spec=["__internal_api__get_items_as_dataclasses__"])
+    mock_dataset.name = "the-dataset-name"
+    mock_dataset.__internal_api__get_items_as_dataclasses__.return_value = [
+        dataset_item.DatasetItem(
+            id="dataset-item-id-1",
+            input={"message": "say hello"},
+            reference="hello",
+        ),
+    ]
+
+    def say_task(dataset_item: Dict[str, Any]):
+        raise Exception("some-error-message")
+
+    mock_experiment = mock.Mock()
+    mock_create_experiment = mock.Mock()
+    mock_create_experiment.return_value = mock_experiment
+
+    mock_get_experiment_url = mock.Mock()
+    mock_get_experiment_url.return_value = "any_url"
+
+    with mock.patch.object(
+        opik_client.Opik, "create_experiment", mock_create_experiment
+    ):
+        with mock.patch.object(
+            url_helpers, "get_experiment_url", mock_get_experiment_url
+        ):
+            with pytest.raises(Exception):
+                evaluation.evaluate(
+                    dataset=mock_dataset,
+                    task=say_task,
+                    experiment_name="the-experiment-name",
+                    scoring_metrics=[],
+                    task_threads=1,
+                )
+            opik.flush_tracker()
+
+    mock_dataset.__internal_api__get_items_as_dataclasses__.assert_called_once()
+
+    mock_create_experiment.assert_called_once_with(
+        dataset_name="the-dataset-name",
+        name="the-experiment-name",
+        experiment_config=None,
+        prompt=None,
+    )
+
+    mock_experiment.insert.assert_called_once_with(experiment_items=mock.ANY)
+    EXPECTED_TRACE_TREE = TraceModel(
+        id=ANY_BUT_NONE,
+        name="evaluation_task",
+        input={
+            "input": {"message": "say hello"},
+            "reference": "hello",
+        },
+        output=None,
+        start_time=ANY_BUT_NONE,
+        end_time=ANY_BUT_NONE,
+        error_info={
+            "exception_type": "Exception",
+            "message": "some-error-message",
+            "traceback": ANY_STRING(),
+        },
+        spans=[],
+    )
+
+    assert_equal(EXPECTED_TRACE_TREE, fake_backend.trace_trees[0])