diff --git a/test/langtools/tools/javac/launcher/SourceLauncherStackTraceTest.java b/test/langtools/tools/javac/launcher/SourceLauncherStackTraceTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7bcb86bde46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/langtools/tools/javac/launcher/SourceLauncherStackTraceTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2025, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 8362237
+ * @summary Test source launcher with specific VM behaviors
+ * @library /tools/lib
+ * @modules jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.api
+ *          jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.launcher
+ *          jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.main
+ *          java.base/jdk.internal.module
+ * @build toolbox.JavaTask toolbox.JavacTask toolbox.TestRunner toolbox.ToolBox
+ * @run main/othervm -XX:-StackTraceInThrowable SourceLauncherStackTraceTest
+ */
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import toolbox.TestRunner;
+
+/// SourceLauncherTest runs the source launcher in the same VM, so we must
+/// use another test to run specific tests with specific VM flags
+public class SourceLauncherStackTraceTest extends TestRunner {
+
+    // Inheritance will shadow all parent tests
+    SourceLauncherTest parent = new SourceLauncherTest();
+
+    SourceLauncherStackTraceTest() {
+        super(System.err);
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String... args) throws Exception {
+        SourceLauncherStackTraceTest t = new SourceLauncherStackTraceTest();
+        t.runTests(m -> new Object[] { Paths.get(m.getName()) });
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Tests in which main throws an exception without a stacktrace.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testTargetException2(Path base) throws IOException {
+        parent.tb.writeJavaFiles(base, """
+                public class TestLauncher {
+                    public static TestLauncher test() {
+                        throw new RuntimeException("No trace");
+                    }
+
+                    public static void main(String[] args) {
+                        // This will throw a RuntimeException without
+                        // a stack trace due to VM options
+                        test();
+                    }
+                }
+                """);
+        Path file = base.resolve("TestLauncher.java");
+        SourceLauncherTest.Result r = parent.run(file, List.of(), List.of("3"));
+        parent.checkEmpty("stdout", r.stdOut());
+        parent.checkEmpty("stderr", r.stdErr());
+        parent.checkTrace("exception", r.exception(), "java.lang.RuntimeException: No trace");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/langtools/tools/javac/launcher/SourceLauncherTest.java b/test/langtools/tools/javac/launcher/SourceLauncherTest.java
index 017abb74456..bb5ba7e133f 100644
--- a/test/langtools/tools/javac/launcher/SourceLauncherTest.java
+++ b/test/langtools/tools/javac/launcher/SourceLauncherTest.java
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public static void main(String... args) throws Exception {
         System.err.println("version: " + thisVersion);
     }
 
-    private final ToolBox tb;
+    final ToolBox tb;
     private static final String thisVersion = System.getProperty("java.specification.version");
 
     /*