diff --git a/Libraries/BatchedBridge/BatchedBridge.js b/Libraries/BatchedBridge/BatchedBridge.js
index 5d108f52abbbdd..f3e735f48749a0 100644
--- a/Libraries/BatchedBridge/BatchedBridge.js
+++ b/Libraries/BatchedBridge/BatchedBridge.js
@@ -12,7 +12,21 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const MessageQueue = require('MessageQueue');
-const BatchedBridge = new MessageQueue();
+
+// MessageQueue can install a global handler to catch all exceptions where JS users can register their own behavior
+// This handler makes all exceptions to be handled inside MessageQueue rather than by the VM at its origin
+// This makes stacktraces to be placed at MessageQueue rather than at where they were launched
+// The parameter __fbUninstallRNGlobalErrorHandler is passed to MessageQueue to prevent the handler from being installed
+//
+// __fbUninstallRNGlobalErrorHandler is conditionally set by the Inspector while the VM is paused for intialization
+// If the Inspector isn't present it defaults to undefined and the global error handler is installed
+// The Inspector can still call MessageQueue#uninstallGlobalErrorHandler to uninstalled on attach
+
+const BatchedBridge = new MessageQueue(
+  // $FlowFixMe
+  typeof __fbUninstallRNGlobalErrorHandler !== 'undefined' &&
+    __fbUninstallRNGlobalErrorHandler === true, // eslint-disable-line no-undef
+);
 
 // Wire up the batched bridge on the global object so that we can call into it.
 // Ideally, this would be the inverse relationship. I.e. the native environment
diff --git a/Libraries/BatchedBridge/MessageQueue.js b/Libraries/BatchedBridge/MessageQueue.js
index 0f017bfb481981..9d3b8c6d66914a 100644
--- a/Libraries/BatchedBridge/MessageQueue.js
+++ b/Libraries/BatchedBridge/MessageQueue.js
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ class MessageQueue {
 
   __spy: ?(data: SpyData) => void;
 
-  constructor() {
+  __guard: (() => void) => void;
+
+  constructor(shouldUninstallGlobalErrorHandler: boolean = false) {
     this._lazyCallableModules = {};
     this._queue = [[], [], [], 0];
     this._successCallbacks = [];
@@ -67,6 +69,11 @@ class MessageQueue {
     this._callID = 0;
     this._lastFlush = 0;
     this._eventLoopStartTime = new Date().getTime();
+    if (shouldUninstallGlobalErrorHandler) {
+      this.uninstallGlobalErrorHandler();
+    } else {
+      this.installGlobalErrorHandler();
+    }
 
     if (__DEV__) {
       this._debugInfo = {};
@@ -252,11 +259,26 @@ class MessageQueue {
     }
   }
 
+  uninstallGlobalErrorHandler() {
+    this.__guard = this.__guardUnsafe;
+  }
+
+  installGlobalErrorHandler() {
+    this.__guard = this.__guardSafe;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Private methods
    */
 
-  __guard(fn: () => void) {
+  // Lets exceptions propagate to be handled by the VM at the origin
+  __guardUnsafe(fn: () => void) {
+    this._inCall++;
+    fn();
+    this._inCall--;
+  }
+
+  __guardSafe(fn: () => void) {
     this._inCall++;
     try {
       fn();
diff --git a/Libraries/BatchedBridge/__tests__/MessageQueue-test.js b/Libraries/BatchedBridge/__tests__/MessageQueue-test.js
index 670cc3b5b2e88b..2dd760bf399f35 100644
--- a/Libraries/BatchedBridge/__tests__/MessageQueue-test.js
+++ b/Libraries/BatchedBridge/__tests__/MessageQueue-test.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
  *
  * @emails oncall+react_native
+ * @format
  */
 'use strict';
 
@@ -38,10 +39,12 @@ describe('MessageQueue', function() {
     queue = new MessageQueue();
     queue.registerCallableModule(
       'MessageQueueTestModule',
-      MessageQueueTestModule
+      MessageQueueTestModule,
     );
-    queue.createDebugLookup(0, 'MessageQueueTestModule',
-      ['testHook1', 'testHook2']);
+    queue.createDebugLookup(0, 'MessageQueueTestModule', [
+      'testHook1',
+      'testHook2',
+    ]);
   });
 
   it('should enqueue native calls', () => {
@@ -65,7 +68,15 @@ describe('MessageQueue', function() {
 
   it('should call the stored callback', () => {
     let done = false;
-    queue.enqueueNativeCall(0, 1, [], () => {}, () => { done = true; });
+    queue.enqueueNativeCall(
+      0,
+      1,
+      [],
+      () => {},
+      () => {
+        done = true;
+      },
+    );
     queue.__invokeCallback(1, []);
     expect(done).toEqual(true);
   });
@@ -83,32 +94,92 @@ describe('MessageQueue', function() {
   });
 
   it('should throw when calling with unknown module', () => {
-    const unknownModule = 'UnknownModule', unknownMethod = 'UnknownMethod';
+    const unknownModule = 'UnknownModule',
+      unknownMethod = 'UnknownMethod';
     expect(() => queue.__callFunction(unknownModule, unknownMethod)).toThrow(
       `Module ${unknownModule} is not a registered callable module (calling ${unknownMethod})`,
     );
   });
 
   it('should return lazily registered module', () => {
-    const dummyModule = {}, name = 'modulesName';
+    const dummyModule = {},
+      name = 'modulesName';
     queue.registerLazyCallableModule(name, () => dummyModule);
 
     expect(queue.getCallableModule(name)).toEqual(dummyModule);
   });
 
   it('should not initialize lazily registered module before it was used for the first time', () => {
-    const dummyModule = {}, name = 'modulesName';
+    const dummyModule = {},
+      name = 'modulesName';
     const factory = jest.fn(() => dummyModule);
     queue.registerLazyCallableModule(name, factory);
     expect(factory).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
   it('should initialize lazily registered module only once', () => {
-    const dummyModule = {}, name = 'modulesName';
+    const dummyModule = {},
+      name = 'modulesName';
     const factory = jest.fn(() => dummyModule);
     queue.registerLazyCallableModule(name, factory);
     queue.getCallableModule(name);
     queue.getCallableModule(name);
     expect(factory).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
+
+  it('should catch all exceptions if the global error handler is installed', () => {
+    const errorMessage = 'intentional error';
+    const errorModule = {
+      explode: function() {
+        throw new Error(errorMessage);
+      },
+    };
+    const name = 'errorModuleName';
+    const factory = jest.fn(() => errorModule);
+    queue.__guardSafe = jest.fn(() => {});
+    queue.__guardUnsafe = jest.fn(() => {});
+    queue.installGlobalErrorHandler();
+    queue.registerLazyCallableModule(name, factory);
+    queue.callFunctionReturnFlushedQueue(name, 'explode', []);
+    expect(queue.__guardUnsafe).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
+    expect(queue.__guardSafe).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+  });
+
+  it('should propagate exceptions if the global error handler is uninstalled', () => {
+    queue.uninstallGlobalErrorHandler();
+    const errorMessage = 'intentional error';
+    const errorModule = {
+      explode: function() {
+        throw new Error(errorMessage);
+      },
+    };
+    const name = 'errorModuleName';
+    const factory = jest.fn(() => errorModule);
+    queue.__guardUnsafe = jest.fn(() => {});
+    queue.__guardSafe = jest.fn(() => {});
+    queue.registerLazyCallableModule(name, factory);
+    queue.uninstallGlobalErrorHandler();
+    queue.callFunctionReturnFlushedQueue(name, 'explode');
+    expect(queue.__guardUnsafe).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(queue.__guardSafe).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
+  });
+
+  it('should catch all exceptions if the global error handler is re-installed', () => {
+    const errorMessage = 'intentional error';
+    const errorModule = {
+      explode: function() {
+        throw new Error(errorMessage);
+      },
+    };
+    const name = 'errorModuleName';
+    const factory = jest.fn(() => errorModule);
+    queue.__guardUnsafe = jest.fn(() => {});
+    queue.__guardSafe = jest.fn(() => {});
+    queue.registerLazyCallableModule(name, factory);
+    queue.uninstallGlobalErrorHandler();
+    queue.installGlobalErrorHandler();
+    queue.callFunctionReturnFlushedQueue(name, 'explode');
+    expect(queue.__guardUnsafe).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
+    expect(queue.__guardSafe).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+  });
 });