diff --git a/packages/cli-repl/src/cli-repl.spec.ts b/packages/cli-repl/src/cli-repl.spec.ts
index 2d561a11dd..d5b6d2ab75 100644
--- a/packages/cli-repl/src/cli-repl.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-repl/src/cli-repl.spec.ts
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ describe('CliRepl', () => {
 
       it('returns the list of available config options when asked to', () => {
         expect(cliRepl.listConfigOptions()).to.deep.equal([
-          'batchSize', 'enableTelemetry', 'inspectDepth', 'historyLength'
+          'batchSize', 'enableTelemetry', 'inspectDepth', 'historyLength', 'showStackTraces'
         ]);
       });
 
diff --git a/packages/cli-repl/src/format-output.ts b/packages/cli-repl/src/format-output.ts
index cfde3f8bf7..bdc57b8100 100644
--- a/packages/cli-repl/src/format-output.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-repl/src/format-output.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ type FormatOptions = {
   depth?: number;
   maxArrayLength?: number;
   maxStringLength?: number;
+  showStackTraces?: boolean;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -167,6 +168,8 @@ export function formatError(error: Error, options: FormatOptions): string {
     }
     // leave a bit of breathing room after the syntax error message output
     result += '\n\n';
+  } else if (options.showStackTraces && error.stack) {
+    result += error.stack.slice(error.stack.indexOf('\n'));
   }
 
   return result;
diff --git a/packages/cli-repl/src/mongosh-repl.spec.ts b/packages/cli-repl/src/mongosh-repl.spec.ts
index a3e3e4cd28..ab932cf9a8 100644
--- a/packages/cli-repl/src/mongosh-repl.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-repl/src/mongosh-repl.spec.ts
@@ -463,6 +463,22 @@ describe('MongoshNodeRepl', () => {
         const { history } = mongoshRepl.runtimeState().repl as any;
         expect(history).to.have.lengthOf(2);
       });
+
+      it('controls stack trace display', async() => {
+        output = '';
+        input.write('throw new Error("yellow")\n');
+        await waitEval(bus);
+        expect(stripAnsi(output)).to.match(/Error: yellow\n(> )+$/);
+
+        input.write('config.set("showStackTraces", true)\n');
+        await waitEval(bus);
+        expect(output).to.include('Setting "showStackTraces" has been changed');
+
+        output = '';
+        input.write('throw new Error("orange")\n');
+        await waitEval(bus);
+        expect(stripAnsi(output)).to.match(/Error: orange\n +at\b/);
+      });
     });
 
     it('refreshes the prompt if a window resize occurs', async() => {
diff --git a/packages/cli-repl/src/mongosh-repl.ts b/packages/cli-repl/src/mongosh-repl.ts
index b5fca92bd2..54c6e74cb7 100644
--- a/packages/cli-repl/src/mongosh-repl.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-repl/src/mongosh-repl.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ class MongoshNodeRepl implements EvaluationListener {
   insideAutoComplete: boolean;
   inspectDepth = 0;
   started = false;
+  showStackTraces = false;
 
   constructor(options: MongoshNodeReplOptions) {
     this.input = options.input;
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ class MongoshNodeRepl implements EvaluationListener {
     await this.printStartupLog(internalState);
 
     this.inspectDepth = await this.getConfig('inspectDepth');
+    this.showStackTraces = await this.getConfig('showStackTraces');
 
     const repl = asyncRepl.start({
       start: prettyRepl.start,
@@ -414,12 +416,13 @@ class MongoshNodeRepl implements EvaluationListener {
     return clr(text, style, this.getFormatOptions());
   }
 
-  getFormatOptions(): { colors: boolean, depth: number } {
+  getFormatOptions(): { colors: boolean, depth: number, showStackTraces: boolean } {
     const output = this.output as WriteStream;
     return {
       colors: this._runtimeState?.repl?.useColors ??
         (output.isTTY && output.getColorDepth() > 1),
-      depth: this.inspectDepth
+      depth: this.inspectDepth,
+      showStackTraces: this.showStackTraces
     };
   }
 
@@ -458,6 +461,9 @@ class MongoshNodeRepl implements EvaluationListener {
     if (key === 'inspectDepth') {
       this.inspectDepth = +value;
     }
+    if (key === 'showStackTraces') {
+      this.showStackTraces = !!value;
+    }
     return this.ioProvider.setConfig(key, value);
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/types/src/index.ts b/packages/types/src/index.ts
index 92688b8f06..622db8aa34 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/index.ts
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ export class CliUserConfig extends ShellUserConfig {
   disableGreetingMessage = false;
   inspectDepth = 6;
   historyLength = 1000;
+  showStackTraces = false;
 }
 
 export interface ConfigProvider<T> {