diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9868fd7..bb484f1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ find_package(assimp CONFIG REQUIRED)
 find_package(Bullet CONFIG REQUIRED)
 find_package(Vorbis CONFIG REQUIRED)
 find_package(glm CONFIG REQUIRED)
+find_package(cpptrace REQUIRED)
 
 if(BUILD_SDL3_APP)
     add_executable(sdl3_app
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ if(BUILD_SDL3_APP)
             src/services/impl/gui_renderer.cpp
         )
     target_include_directories(sdl3_app PRIVATE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src")
-    target_link_libraries(sdl3_app PRIVATE ${SDL_TARGET} Vulkan::Vulkan lua::lua CLI11::CLI11 rapidjson assimp::assimp Bullet::Bullet glm::glm Vorbis::vorbisfile Vorbis::vorbis)
+    target_link_libraries(sdl3_app PRIVATE ${SDL_TARGET} Vulkan::Vulkan lua::lua CLI11::CLI11 rapidjson assimp::assimp Bullet::Bullet glm::glm Vorbis::vorbisfile Vorbis::vorbis cpptrace)
     target_compile_definitions(sdl3_app PRIVATE SDL_MAIN_HANDLED)
 
     if(EXISTS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/shaders")
diff --git a/conanfile.py b/conanfile.py
index f18e38c..8f8b182 100644
--- a/conanfile.py
+++ b/conanfile.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class SDL3CppConan(ConanFile):
         self.requires("vulkan-headers/1.3.243.0")
         self.requires("vulkan-memory-allocator/3.3.0")
         self.requires("vulkan-validationlayers/1.3.243.0")
+        self.requires("cpptrace/1.0.4")
         self.requires("ogg/1.3.5")
         self.requires("theora/1.1.1")
         self.requires("cli11/2.6.0")
diff --git a/src/services/impl/crash_recovery_service.cpp b/src/services/impl/crash_recovery_service.cpp
index 827dd58..8119f66 100644
--- a/src/services/impl/crash_recovery_service.cpp
+++ b/src/services/impl/crash_recovery_service.cpp
@@ -3,12 +3,28 @@
 #include <chrono>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <cstring>
+#include <cpptrace/cpptrace.hpp>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <sys/resource.h>
 
 namespace sdl3cpp::services::impl {
 
+namespace {
+constexpr int kSignalExitCodeBase = 128;
+constexpr size_t kStackTraceSkipFrames = 3;
+constexpr size_t kStackTraceMaxDepth = 64;
+volatile sig_atomic_t crashHandlingInProgress = 0;
+
+std::string BuildStackTrace() {
+    const auto trace = cpptrace::generate_trace(kStackTraceSkipFrames, kStackTraceMaxDepth);
+    if (trace.empty()) {
+        return {};
+    }
+    return trace.to_string();
+}
+}
+
 // Static instance for signal handler
 CrashRecoveryService* CrashRecoveryService::instance_ = nullptr;
 
@@ -111,6 +127,11 @@ std::string CrashRecoveryService::GetCrashReport() const {
 }
 
 void CrashRecoveryService::SignalHandler(int signal) {
+    if (crashHandlingInProgress != 0) {
+        _exit(kSignalExitCodeBase + signal);
+    }
+    crashHandlingInProgress = 1;
+
     if (instance_) {
         if (instance_->logger_) {
             instance_->logger_->Trace("CrashRecoveryService", "SignalHandler",
@@ -118,6 +139,8 @@ void CrashRecoveryService::SignalHandler(int signal) {
         }
         instance_->HandleCrash(signal);
     }
+
+    _exit(kSignalExitCodeBase + signal);
 }
 
 void CrashRecoveryService::SetupSignalHandlers() {
@@ -193,6 +216,12 @@ void CrashRecoveryService::HandleCrash(int signal) {
 
     crashReport_ = ss.str();
 
+    const std::string stackTrace = BuildStackTrace();
+    if (!stackTrace.empty()) {
+        crashReport_ += "\n=== STACK TRACE ===\n";
+        crashReport_ += stackTrace;
+    }
+
     logger_->Error("CrashRecoveryService::HandleCrash: " + crashReport_);
 
     // Note: In a real implementation, you might want to: