diff --git a/RNTester/RNTester.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/RNTester/RNTester.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index c9a7d90f1277d1..1f7caf9966899d 100644
--- a/RNTester/RNTester.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/RNTester/RNTester.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@
 		83636F8F1B53F22C009F943E /* RCTUIManagerScenarioTests.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 83636F8E1B53F22C009F943E /* RCTUIManagerScenarioTests.m */; };
 		8385CEF51B873B5C00C6273E /* RCTImageLoaderTests.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 8385CEF41B873B5C00C6273E /* RCTImageLoaderTests.m */; };
 		8385CF041B87479200C6273E /* RCTImageLoaderHelpers.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 8385CF031B87479200C6273E /* RCTImageLoaderHelpers.m */; };
+		AFEACA842223EB05004E5198 /* CrashyCrash.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = AFEACA832223EB05004E5198 /* CrashyCrash.m */; };
 		BC9C03401DC9F1D600B1C635 /* RCTDevMenuTests.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = BC9C033F1DC9F1D600B1C635 /* RCTDevMenuTests.m */; };
 		C60A228221C9726800B820FE /* RCTFormatErrorTests.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = C60A228121C9726800B820FE /* RCTFormatErrorTests.m */; };
 		C60A228321C9726800B820FE /* RCTFormatErrorTests.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = C60A228121C9726800B820FE /* RCTFormatErrorTests.m */; };
@@ -563,6 +564,8 @@
 		8385CEF41B873B5C00C6273E /* RCTImageLoaderTests.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = RCTImageLoaderTests.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		8385CF031B87479200C6273E /* RCTImageLoaderHelpers.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = RCTImageLoaderHelpers.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		8385CF051B8747A000C6273E /* RCTImageLoaderHelpers.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = RCTImageLoaderHelpers.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		AFEACA822223EB05004E5198 /* CrashyCrash.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = CrashyCrash.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		AFEACA832223EB05004E5198 /* CrashyCrash.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = CrashyCrash.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		BC9C033F1DC9F1D600B1C635 /* RCTDevMenuTests.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = RCTDevMenuTests.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		C60A228121C9726800B820FE /* RCTFormatErrorTests.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = RCTFormatErrorTests.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		C654F0B21EB34A73000B7A9A /* RNTesterTestModule.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = RNTesterTestModule.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -774,6 +777,7 @@
 				272E6B3A1BEA846C001FCF37 /* NativeExampleViews */,
 				13B07FAF1A68108700A75B9A /* AppDelegate.h */,
 				13B07FB01A68108700A75B9A /* AppDelegate.m */,
+				AFEACAB12223EB2C004E5198 /* NativeExampleModules */,
 				13B07FB11A68108700A75B9A /* LaunchScreen.xib */,
 				13B07FB71A68108700A75B9A /* main.m */,
 				1323F18D1C04ABAC0091BED0 /* Supporting Files */,
@@ -1021,6 +1025,16 @@
 			name = Products;
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
 		};
+		AFEACAB12223EB2C004E5198 /* NativeExampleModules */ = {
+			isa = PBXGroup;
+			children = (
+				AFEACA822223EB05004E5198 /* CrashyCrash.h */,
+				AFEACA832223EB05004E5198 /* CrashyCrash.m */,
+			);
+			name = NativeExampleModules;
+			path = RNTester/NativeExampleModules;
+			sourceTree = "<group>";
+		};
 		D85B82921AB6D5CE003F4FE2 /* Products */ = {
 			isa = PBXGroup;
 			children = (
@@ -1724,6 +1738,7 @@
 				13B07FBC1A68108700A75B9A /* AppDelegate.m in Sources */,
 				27F441EC1BEBE5030039B79C /* FlexibleSizeExampleView.m in Sources */,
 				13B07FC11A68108700A75B9A /* main.m in Sources */,
+				AFEACA842223EB05004E5198 /* CrashyCrash.m in Sources */,
 			);
 			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
 		};
diff --git a/RNTester/RNTester/NativeExampleModules/CrashyCrash.h b/RNTester/RNTester/NativeExampleModules/CrashyCrash.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..2070f9f99fc1ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RNTester/RNTester/NativeExampleModules/CrashyCrash.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ */
+
+#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
+#import <React/RCTBridgeModule.h>
+
+
+NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
+
+@interface CrashyCrash : NSObject <RCTBridgeModule>
+@end
+
+NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_END
diff --git a/RNTester/RNTester/NativeExampleModules/CrashyCrash.m b/RNTester/RNTester/NativeExampleModules/CrashyCrash.m
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..cf8f951066d96a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RNTester/RNTester/NativeExampleModules/CrashyCrash.m
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ */
+
+#import "CrashyCrash.h"
+
+
+@implementation CrashyCrash
+
+RCT_EXPORT_MODULE();
+
+RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(letsCrash)
+{
+  NSArray *a = @[@"wow"];
+  NSString *s = [a objectAtIndex:42]; // native crash here
+  NSLog(@"%@", s);
+}
+
+@end
diff --git a/RNTester/js/CrashExample.js b/RNTester/js/CrashExample.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..6b28592355b99f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RNTester/js/CrashExample.js
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ * @format
+ * @flow strict-local
+ */
+
+'use strict';
+
+import React from 'react';
+import {NativeModules, Button} from 'react-native';
+
+const {CrashyCrash} = NativeModules;
+
+exports.displayName = (undefined: ?string);
+exports.framework = 'React';
+exports.title = 'Crash';
+exports.description = 'Crash examples.';
+
+exports.examples = [
+  {
+    title: 'JS crash',
+    render() {
+      return (
+        <Button
+          title="JS crash"
+          onPress={() => {
+            const a = {};
+            const b = a.w.q; // js crash here
+            console.log(b);
+          }}
+        />
+      );
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    title: 'Native crash',
+    render() {
+      return (
+        <Button
+          title="Native crash"
+          onPress={() => {
+            CrashyCrash.letsCrash();
+          }}
+        />
+      );
+    },
+  },
+];
diff --git a/RNTester/js/RNTesterList.android.js b/RNTester/js/RNTesterList.android.js
index 61684752699a73..d4bf68db97d46d 100644
--- a/RNTester/js/RNTesterList.android.js
+++ b/RNTester/js/RNTesterList.android.js
@@ -152,6 +152,10 @@ const APIExamples: Array<RNTesterExample> = [
     key: 'ClipboardExample',
     module: require('./ClipboardExample'),
   },
+  {
+    key: 'CrashExample',
+    module: require('./CrashExample'),
+  },
   {
     key: 'DatePickerAndroidExample',
     module: require('./DatePickerAndroidExample'),
diff --git a/RNTester/js/RNTesterList.ios.js b/RNTester/js/RNTesterList.ios.js
index b2e9b49ab5db3e..c5d6c2b0122f94 100644
--- a/RNTester/js/RNTesterList.ios.js
+++ b/RNTester/js/RNTesterList.ios.js
@@ -231,6 +231,11 @@ const APIExamples: Array<RNTesterExample> = [
     module: require('./ClipboardExample'),
     supportsTVOS: false,
   },
+  {
+    key: 'CrashExample',
+    module: require('./CrashExample'),
+    supportsTVOS: false,
+  },
   {
     key: 'Dimensions',
     module: require('./DimensionsExample'),
diff --git a/React/Base/RCTAssert.h b/React/Base/RCTAssert.h
index 4a6580676971f5..bb9912086bbf10 100644
--- a/React/Base/RCTAssert.h
+++ b/React/Base/RCTAssert.h
@@ -39,9 +39,11 @@ RCT_EXTERN void _RCTAssertFormat(
 /**
  * Report a fatal condition when executing. These calls will _NOT_ be compiled out
  * in production, and crash the app by default. You can customize the fatal behaviour
- * by setting a custom fatal handler through `RCTSetFatalHandler`.
+ * by setting a custom fatal handler through `RCTSetFatalHandler` and
+ * `RCTSetFatalExceptionHandler`.
  */
 RCT_EXTERN void RCTFatal(NSError *error);
+RCT_EXTERN void RCTFatalException(NSException *exception);
 
 /**
  * The default error domain to be used for React errors.
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@ typedef void (^RCTAssertFunction)(NSString *condition,
                                   NSString *message);
 
 typedef void (^RCTFatalHandler)(NSError *error);
+typedef void (^RCTFatalExceptionHandler)(NSException *exception);
 
 /**
  * Convenience macro for asserting that a parameter is non-nil/non-zero.
@@ -114,10 +117,13 @@ RCT_EXTERN void RCTAddAssertFunction(RCTAssertFunction assertFunction);
 RCT_EXTERN void RCTPerformBlockWithAssertFunction(void (^block)(void), RCTAssertFunction assertFunction);
 
 /**
- These methods get and set the current fatal handler called by the RCTFatal method.
+ * These methods get and set the current fatal handler called by the `RCTFatal`
+ * and `RCTFatalException` methods.
  */
 RCT_EXTERN void RCTSetFatalHandler(RCTFatalHandler fatalHandler);
 RCT_EXTERN RCTFatalHandler RCTGetFatalHandler(void);
+RCT_EXTERN void RCTSetFatalExceptionHandler(RCTFatalExceptionHandler fatalExceptionHandler);
+RCT_EXTERN RCTFatalExceptionHandler RCTGetFatalExceptionHandler(void);
 
 /**
  * Get the current thread's name (or the current queue, if in debug mode)
diff --git a/React/Base/RCTAssert.m b/React/Base/RCTAssert.m
index cec11448004091..30834921a70dde 100644
--- a/React/Base/RCTAssert.m
+++ b/React/Base/RCTAssert.m
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 RCTAssertFunction RCTCurrentAssertFunction = nil;
 RCTFatalHandler RCTCurrentFatalHandler = nil;
+RCTFatalExceptionHandler RCTCurrentFatalExceptionHandler = nil;
 
 NSException *_RCTNotImplementedException(SEL, Class);
 NSException *_RCTNotImplementedException(SEL cmd, Class cls)
@@ -149,9 +150,9 @@ void RCTFatal(NSError *error)
   }
 }
 
-void RCTSetFatalHandler(RCTFatalHandler fatalhandler)
+void RCTSetFatalHandler(RCTFatalHandler fatalHandler)
 {
-  RCTCurrentFatalHandler = fatalhandler;
+  RCTCurrentFatalHandler = fatalHandler;
 }
 
 RCTFatalHandler RCTGetFatalHandler(void)
@@ -187,3 +188,32 @@ RCTFatalHandler RCTGetFatalHandler(void)
 
   return [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@%@", message, prettyStack];
 }
+
+void RCTFatalException(NSException *exception)
+{
+  _RCTLogNativeInternal(RCTLogLevelFatal, NULL, 0, @"%@: %@", exception.name, exception.reason);
+
+  RCTFatalExceptionHandler fatalExceptionHandler = RCTGetFatalExceptionHandler();
+  if (fatalExceptionHandler) {
+    fatalExceptionHandler(exception);
+  } else {
+#if DEBUG
+    @try {
+#endif
+      @throw exception;
+#if DEBUG
+    } @catch (NSException *e) {}
+#endif
+  }
+}
+
+void RCTSetFatalExceptionHandler(RCTFatalExceptionHandler fatalExceptionHandler)
+{
+  RCTCurrentFatalExceptionHandler = fatalExceptionHandler;
+}
+
+RCTFatalExceptionHandler RCTGetFatalExceptionHandler(void)
+{
+  return RCTCurrentFatalExceptionHandler;
+}
+
diff --git a/React/CxxModule/RCTNativeModule.mm b/React/CxxModule/RCTNativeModule.mm
index b59a68312a80d5..ef9613776cec8c 100644
--- a/React/CxxModule/RCTNativeModule.mm
+++ b/React/CxxModule/RCTNativeModule.mm
@@ -112,10 +112,14 @@ static MethodCallResult invokeInner(RCTBridge *bridge, RCTModuleData *moduleData
       @throw exception;
     }
 
+#if RCT_DEBUG
     NSString *message = [NSString stringWithFormat:
                          @"Exception '%@' was thrown while invoking %s on target %@ with params %@\ncallstack: %@",
                          exception, method.JSMethodName, moduleData.name, objcParams, exception.callStackSymbols];
     RCTFatal(RCTErrorWithMessage(message));
+#else
+    RCTFatalException(exception);
+#endif
   }
 
   return folly::none;