diff --git a/compiler/rustc_driver/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_driver/src/lib.rs
index d41779e8b3a..326fefa59ab 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_driver/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_driver/src/lib.rs
@@ -1305,10 +1305,60 @@ pub fn init_env_logger(env: &str) {
     tracing::subscriber::set_global_default(subscriber).unwrap();
 }
 
+#[cfg(all(unix, any(target_env = "gnu", target_os = "macos")))]
+mod signal_handler {
+    extern "C" {
+        fn backtrace_symbols_fd(
+            buffer: *const *mut libc::c_void,
+            size: libc::c_int,
+            fd: libc::c_int,
+        );
+    }
+
+    extern "C" fn print_stack_trace(_: libc::c_int) {
+        const MAX_FRAMES: usize = 256;
+        static mut STACK_TRACE: [*mut libc::c_void; MAX_FRAMES] =
+            [std::ptr::null_mut(); MAX_FRAMES];
+        unsafe {
+            let depth = libc::backtrace(STACK_TRACE.as_mut_ptr(), MAX_FRAMES as i32);
+            if depth == 0 {
+                return;
+            }
+            backtrace_symbols_fd(STACK_TRACE.as_ptr(), depth, 2);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // When an error signal (such as SIGABRT or SIGSEGV) is delivered to the
+    // process, print a stack trace and then exit.
+    pub(super) fn install() {
+        unsafe {
+            const ALT_STACK_SIZE: usize = libc::MINSIGSTKSZ + 64 * 1024;
+            let mut alt_stack: libc::stack_t = std::mem::zeroed();
+            alt_stack.ss_sp =
+                std::alloc::alloc(std::alloc::Layout::from_size_align(ALT_STACK_SIZE, 1).unwrap())
+                    as *mut libc::c_void;
+            alt_stack.ss_size = ALT_STACK_SIZE;
+            libc::sigaltstack(&mut alt_stack, std::ptr::null_mut());
+
+            let mut sa: libc::sigaction = std::mem::zeroed();
+            sa.sa_sigaction = print_stack_trace as libc::sighandler_t;
+            sa.sa_flags = libc::SA_NODEFER | libc::SA_RESETHAND | libc::SA_ONSTACK;
+            libc::sigemptyset(&mut sa.sa_mask);
+            libc::sigaction(libc::SIGSEGV, &sa, std::ptr::null_mut());
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(all(unix, any(target_env = "gnu", target_os = "macos"))))]
+mod signal_handler {
+    pub(super) fn install() {}
+}
+
 pub fn main() -> ! {
     let start_time = Instant::now();
     let start_rss = get_resident_set_size();
     init_rustc_env_logger();
+    signal_handler::install();
     let mut callbacks = TimePassesCallbacks::default();
     install_ice_hook();
     let exit_code = catch_with_exit_code(|| {