diff --git a/jstests/core/throw_big.js b/jstests/core/throw_big.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..422ee93a6ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jstests/core/throw_big.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/**
+ * Test that verifies the javascript integration can handle large string exception messages.
+ */
+(function() {
+    'use strict';
+
+    var len = 65 * 1024 * 1024;
+    var str = new Array(len + 1).join('b');
+
+    // We expect to successfully throw and catch this large exception message.
+    // We do not want the mongo shell to terminate.
+    assert.throws(function() {
+        throw str;
+    });
+
+})();
diff --git a/src/mongo/scripting/mozjs/implscope.cpp b/src/mongo/scripting/mozjs/implscope.cpp
index 3a8fb1e2d18..399a1e532f9 100644
--- a/src/mongo/scripting/mozjs/implscope.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/scripting/mozjs/implscope.cpp
@@ -123,29 +123,39 @@ void MozJSImplScope::_reportError(JSContext* cx, const char* message, JSErrorRep
     auto scope = getScope(cx);
 
     if (!JSREPORT_IS_WARNING(report->flags)) {
-        str::stream ss;
-        ss << message;
 
-        // TODO: something far more elaborate that mimics the stack printing from v8
-        JS::RootedValue excn(cx);
-        if (JS_GetPendingException(cx, &excn) && excn.isObject()) {
-            JS::RootedValue stack(cx);
+        std::string exceptionMsg;
 
-            ObjectWrapper(cx, excn).getValue("stack", &stack);
+        try {
+            str::stream ss;
+            ss << message;
 
-            auto str = ValueWriter(cx, stack).toString();
+            // TODO: something far more elaborate that mimics the stack printing from v8
+            JS::RootedValue excn(cx);
+            if (JS_GetPendingException(cx, &excn) && excn.isObject()) {
+                JS::RootedValue stack(cx);
 
-            if (str.empty()) {
-                ss << " @" << report->filename << ":" << report->lineno << ":" << report->column
-                   << "\n";
-            } else {
-                ss << " :\n" << str;
+                ObjectWrapper(cx, excn).getValue("stack", &stack);
+
+                auto str = ValueWriter(cx, stack).toString();
+
+                if (str.empty()) {
+                    ss << " @" << report->filename << ":" << report->lineno << ":" << report->column
+                       << "\n";
+                } else {
+                    ss << " :\n" << str;
+                }
             }
+
+            exceptionMsg = ss;
+        } catch (const DBException& dbe) {
+            exceptionMsg = "Unknown error occured while processing exception";
+            log() << exceptionMsg << ":" << dbe.toString() << ":" << message;
         }
 
         scope->_status = Status(
             JSErrorReportToStatus(cx, report, ErrorCodes::JSInterpreterFailure, message).code(),
-            ss);
+            exceptionMsg);
     }
 }