diff --git a/sdk/lib/_internal/vm/bin/process_patch.dart b/sdk/lib/_internal/vm/bin/process_patch.dart
index 97426b8..6a158e7 100644
--- a/sdk/lib/_internal/vm/bin/process_patch.dart
+++ b/sdk/lib/_internal/vm/bin/process_patch.dart
@@ -387,6 +387,7 @@
 
   Future<Process> _start() {
     var completer = new Completer<Process>();
+    var stackTrace = StackTrace.current;
     if (_modeIsAttached(_mode)) {
       _exitCode = new Completer<int>();
     }
@@ -407,8 +408,10 @@
           _modeIsAttached(_mode) ? _exitHandler._nativeSocket : null,
           status);
       if (!success) {
-        completer.completeError(new ProcessException(
-            _path, _arguments, status._errorMessage!, status._errorCode!));
+        completer.completeError(
+            new ProcessException(
+                _path, _arguments, status._errorMessage!, status._errorCode!),
+            stackTrace);
         return;
       }
 
diff --git a/tests/standalone/io/process_start_exception_test.dart b/tests/standalone/io/process_start_exception_test.dart
index 3a9642e..96d150e 100644
--- a/tests/standalone/io/process_start_exception_test.dart
+++ b/tests/standalone/io/process_start_exception_test.dart
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@
       environment: {"PATH": ""});
   processFuture
       .then((p) => Expect.fail('got process despite start error'))
-      .catchError((error) {
+      .catchError((error, stackTrace) {
     Expect.isTrue(error is ProcessException);
     Expect.equals(ENOENT, error.errorCode, error.toString());
+    Expect.notEquals(stackTrace.toString(), '');
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/standalone_2/io/process_start_exception_test.dart b/tests/standalone_2/io/process_start_exception_test.dart
index 3a9642e..96d150e 100644
--- a/tests/standalone_2/io/process_start_exception_test.dart
+++ b/tests/standalone_2/io/process_start_exception_test.dart
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@
       environment: {"PATH": ""});
   processFuture
       .then((p) => Expect.fail('got process despite start error'))
-      .catchError((error) {
+      .catchError((error, stackTrace) {
     Expect.isTrue(error is ProcessException);
     Expect.equals(ENOENT, error.errorCode, error.toString());
+    Expect.notEquals(stackTrace.toString(), '');
   });
 }