diff --git a/lib/rspec/core/configuration.rb b/lib/rspec/core/configuration.rb
index d44902449c..601de0f830 100644
--- a/lib/rspec/core/configuration.rb
+++ b/lib/rspec/core/configuration.rb
@@ -458,6 +458,11 @@ def shared_context_metadata_behavior=(value)
       # return [Integer]
       add_setting :max_displayed_failure_line_count
 
+      # @macro add_setting
+      # Skip bactrace for pending examples.
+      # return [Boolean]
+      add_setting :skip_backtrace_for_pending_examples
+
       # Determines which bisect runner implementation gets used to run subsets
       # of the suite during a bisection. Your choices are:
       #
diff --git a/lib/rspec/core/formatters/exception_presenter.rb b/lib/rspec/core/formatters/exception_presenter.rb
index e90a769282..b081c59ac0 100644
--- a/lib/rspec/core/formatters/exception_presenter.rb
+++ b/lib/rspec/core/formatters/exception_presenter.rb
@@ -312,10 +312,12 @@ def pending_options
                 ]
               }
             elsif @execution_result.status == :pending
-              {
+              options = {
                 :message_color    => RSpec.configuration.pending_color,
-                :detail_formatter => PENDING_DETAIL_FORMATTER
+                :detail_formatter => PENDING_DETAIL_FORMATTER,
               }
+              options[:backtrace_formatter] = EmptyBacktraceFormatter if RSpec.configuration.skip_backtrace_for_pending_examples
+              options
             end
           end