diff --git a/source/blender/python/BPY_extern.hh b/source/blender/python/BPY_extern.hh
index 159f8e47078..7140b1d5b76 100644
--- a/source/blender/python/BPY_extern.hh
+++ b/source/blender/python/BPY_extern.hh
@@ -56,6 +56,14 @@ void BPY_thread_restore(BPy_ThreadStatePtr tstate);
   } \
   (void)0
 
+/**
+ * Print the Python backtrace of the current thread state.
+ *
+ * Should be safe to call from anywhere at any point, may not output anything if there is no valid
+ * python thread state available.
+ */
+void BPY_thread_backtrace_print();
+
 void BPY_text_free_code(Text *text);
 /**
  * Needed so the #Main pointer in `bpy.data` doesn't become out of date.
diff --git a/source/blender/python/generic/bpy_threads.cc b/source/blender/python/generic/bpy_threads.cc
index fb3e7e4ddde..6a932c3397a 100644
--- a/source/blender/python/generic/bpy_threads.cc
+++ b/source/blender/python/generic/bpy_threads.cc
@@ -32,3 +32,30 @@ void BPY_thread_restore(BPy_ThreadStatePtr tstate)
     PyEval_RestoreThread((PyThreadState *)tstate);
   }
 }
+
+void BPY_thread_backtrace_print()
+{
+  PyThreadState *tstate = PyGILState_GetThisThreadState();
+
+  if (tstate) {
+    PyFrameObject *frame = PyThreadState_GetFrame(tstate);
+
+    printf(frame ? "Python stack trace:\n" : "No Python stack trace available.\n");
+
+    while (frame) {
+      PyCodeObject *frame_co = PyFrame_GetCode(frame);
+      int line = PyFrame_GetLineNumber(frame);
+      const char *filename = PyUnicode_AsUTF8(frame_co->co_filename);
+      const char *funcname = PyUnicode_AsUTF8(frame_co->co_name);
+      printf("    %s:%d %s\n", filename, line, funcname);
+      Py_DECREF(frame_co);
+      PyFrameObject *frame_back = PyFrame_GetBack(frame);
+      Py_DECREF(frame);
+      frame = frame_back;
+    }
+    printf("\n");
+  }
+  else {
+    printf("No Python thread state available.\n");
+  }
+}