diff --git a/lib/better_errors/stack_frame.rb b/lib/better_errors/stack_frame.rb
index aa591870..7bc89cda 100644
--- a/lib/better_errors/stack_frame.rb
+++ b/lib/better_errors/stack_frame.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module BetterErrors
   # @private
   class StackFrame
     def self.from_exception(exception)
-      if exception.__better_errors_bindings_stack.any?
+      if has_binding_stack?(exception)
         list = exception.__better_errors_bindings_stack.map { |binding|
           file = binding.eval "__FILE__"
           line = binding.eval "__LINE__"
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ def self.from_exception(exception)
 
       list
     end
+
+    def self.has_binding_stack?(exception)
+      exception.respond_to?(:__better_errors_bindings_stack) && exception.__better_errors_bindings_stack.any?
+    end
     
     attr_reader :filename, :line, :name, :frame_binding
     
diff --git a/spec/better_errors/stack_frame_spec.rb b/spec/better_errors/stack_frame_spec.rb
index e3543903..a8803d99 100644
--- a/spec/better_errors/stack_frame_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/better_errors/stack_frame_spec.rb
@@ -125,5 +125,11 @@ module BetterErrors
         frame.class_name.should be_nil
       end
     end
+
+    if RUBY_ENGINE == "java"
+      it "doesn't blow up on a native Java exception" do
+        expect { StackFrame.from_exception(java.lang.Exception.new) }.to_not raise_error
+      end
+    end
   end
 end