diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/utils/exec.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/utils/exec.rs
index b264c961b6593..f9b0d2dbb2095 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/utils/exec.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/utils/exec.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 //! relevant to command execution in the bootstrap process. This includes settings such as
 //! dry-run mode, verbosity level, and failure behavior.
 
+use std::backtrace::{Backtrace, BacktraceStatus};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::ffi::{OsStr, OsString};
 use std::fmt::{Debug, Formatter};
@@ -930,6 +931,16 @@ Executed at: {executed_at}"#,
             if stderr.captures() {
                 writeln!(error_message, "\n--- STDERR vvv\n{}", output.stderr().trim()).unwrap();
             }
+            let backtrace = if exec_ctx.verbosity > 1 {
+                Backtrace::force_capture()
+            } else if matches!(command.failure_behavior, BehaviorOnFailure::Ignore) {
+                Backtrace::disabled()
+            } else {
+                Backtrace::capture()
+            };
+            if matches!(backtrace.status(), BacktraceStatus::Captured) {
+                writeln!(error_message, "\n--- BACKTRACE vvv\n{backtrace}").unwrap();
+            }
 
             match command.failure_behavior {
                 BehaviorOnFailure::DelayFail => {