diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py b/Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py
index a11eaa5c72a..db4a05b38ee 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py
@@ -357,6 +357,7 @@ class ModifiedInterpreter(InteractiveInterpreter):
         self.rpcclt.register("stderr", self.tkconsole.stderr)
         self.rpcclt.register("flist", self.tkconsole.flist)
         self.rpcclt.register("linecache", linecache)
+        self.rpcclt.register("interp", self)
         self.transfer_path()
         self.poll_subprocess()
 
@@ -480,6 +481,19 @@ class ModifiedInterpreter(InteractiveInterpreter):
     def getdebugger(self):
         return self.debugger
 
+    def open_remote_stack_viewer(self):
+        """Initiate the remote stack viewer from a separate thread.
+
+        This method is called from the subprocess, and by returning from this
+        method we allow the subprocess to unblock.  After a bit the shell
+        requests the subprocess to open the remote stack viewer which returns a
+        static object looking at the last exceptiopn.  It is queried through
+        the RPC mechanism.
+
+        """
+        self.tkconsole.text.after(300, self.remote_stack_viewer)
+        return
+
     def remote_stack_viewer(self):
         import RemoteObjectBrowser
         oid = self.rpcclt.remotequeue("exec", "stackviewer", ("flist",), {})
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/run.py b/Lib/idlelib/run.py
index 7d7a6e83adc..8b1555d05af 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/run.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/run.py
@@ -207,9 +207,10 @@ class MyHandler(rpc.RPCHandler):
         """Override base method"""
         executive = Executive(self)
         self.register("exec", executive)
-        sys.stdin = self.get_remote_proxy("stdin")
+        sys.stdin = self.console = self.get_remote_proxy("stdin")
         sys.stdout = self.get_remote_proxy("stdout")
         sys.stderr = self.get_remote_proxy("stderr")
+        self.interp = self.get_remote_proxy("interp")
         rpc.RPCHandler.getresponse(self, myseq=None, wait=0.05)
 
     def exithook(self):
@@ -238,12 +239,17 @@ class Executive:
 
     def runcode(self, code):
         try:
+            self.usr_exc_info = None
             exec code in self.locals
         except:
+            self.usr_exc_info = sys.exc_info()
             if quitting:
                 exit()
             # even print a user code SystemExit exception, continue
             print_exception()
+            jit = self.rpchandler.console.getvar("<<toggle-jit-stack-viewer>>")
+            if jit:
+                self.rpchandler.interp.open_remote_stack_viewer()
         else:
             flush_stdout()
 
@@ -261,13 +267,16 @@ class Executive:
         return self.calltip.fetch_tip(name)
 
     def stackviewer(self, flist_oid=None):
-        if not hasattr(sys, "last_traceback"):
+        if self.usr_exc_info:
+            typ, val, tb = self.usr_exc_info
+        else:
             return None
         flist = None
         if flist_oid is not None:
             flist = self.rpchandler.get_remote_proxy(flist_oid)
-        tb = sys.last_traceback
         while tb and tb.tb_frame.f_globals["__name__"] in ["rpc", "run"]:
             tb = tb.tb_next
+        sys.last_type = typ
+        sys.last_value = val
         item = StackViewer.StackTreeItem(flist, tb)
         return RemoteObjectBrowser.remote_object_tree_item(item)