diff --git a/lib/agent/index.js b/lib/agent/index.js
index a3eae1c..ca723ad 100644
--- a/lib/agent/index.js
+++ b/lib/agent/index.js
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ Agent.prototype.onCrash = function (data) {
       type: 'system-error',
       message: data.stackTrace.message,
       raw: {
-        stack: data.stackTrace.stack
+        stack: this.config.disableStackTrace ? undefined : data.stackTrace.stack
       }
     }
   })
diff --git a/lib/agent/index.spec.js b/lib/agent/index.spec.js
index 4b43e09..c0ef429 100644
--- a/lib/agent/index.spec.js
+++ b/lib/agent/index.spec.js
@@ -160,6 +160,69 @@ describe('The Trace agent', function () {
     })
   })
 
+  it('reports crashes without stack traces if disableStackTrace is set', function () {
+    var sendStub = this.sandbox.stub(agent, '_send', function () {})
+    var error = new Error('error')
+    error.stack = 'stacktrace'
+    this.sandbox.stub(agent, 'getMicrotime', function () {
+      return time
+    })
+    this.sandbox.stub(agent, 'generateRequestId', function () {
+      return requestId
+    })
+    this.sandbox.stub(agent, 'generateCommId', function () {
+      return parentCommId
+    })
+
+    agent.config.disableStackTrace = true
+
+    agent.onCrash({
+      stackTrace: error
+    })
+
+    expect(agent.reservoirSampler.getItems()).to.eql([
+      {
+        requestId: requestId,
+        isSampled: false,
+        isForceSampled: true,
+        events: [
+          {
+            type: 'sr',
+            time: time,
+            data: {
+              endpoint: 'stacktrace',
+              method: 'ERROR',
+              rpcId: parentCommId
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            type: 'err',
+            time: time,
+            data: {
+              rpcId: parentCommId,
+              type: 'system-error',
+              message: error.message,
+              raw: {
+                stack: undefined
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            type: 'ss',
+            time: time,
+            data: {
+              rpcId: parentCommId,
+              statusCode: 500
+            }
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ])
+    expect(sendStub).to.be.calledWith({
+      isSync: true
+    })
+  })
+
   it('does server receive when there is no parentId', function () {
     agent.serverReceive({
       requestId: requestId,
diff --git a/lib/utils/configReader.js b/lib/utils/configReader.js
index 54c2107..3220f9a 100644
--- a/lib/utils/configReader.js
+++ b/lib/utils/configReader.js
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ ConfigReader.prototype._getEnvVarConfig = function () {
     serviceName: process.env.TRACE_SERVICE_NAME,
     configPath: process.env.TRACE_CONFIG_PATH,
     apiKey: process.env.TRACE_API_KEY,
+    disableStackTrace: process.env.TRACE_DISABLE_STACK_TRACE == true, // eslint-disable-line
     disableInstrumentations: process.env.TRACE_DISABLE_INSTRUMENTATIONS
       ? process.env.TRACE_DISABLE_INSTRUMENTATIONS.split(',')
       : []