diff --git a/posthog_flutter/lib/src/error_tracking/dart_exception_processor.dart b/posthog_flutter/lib/src/error_tracking/dart_exception_processor.dart
index 99802662..11e72f2c 100644
--- a/posthog_flutter/lib/src/error_tracking/dart_exception_processor.dart
+++ b/posthog_flutter/lib/src/error_tracking/dart_exception_processor.dart
@@ -43,20 +43,20 @@ class DartExceptionProcessor {
     StackTrace? effectiveStackTrace = stackTrace;
     bool isGeneratedStackTrace = false;
 
-    // If it's an Error, try to use its built-in stackTrace
-    if (currentError is Error) {
-      effectiveStackTrace ??= currentError.stackTrace;
+    // If no usable trace was supplied, try the error's own stackTrace
+    if (effectiveStackTrace == null ||
+        effectiveStackTrace.toString().trim().isEmpty) {
+      effectiveStackTrace = _extractOwnStackTrace(currentError);
     }
 
-    // If still null or empty, get current stack trace
-    if (effectiveStackTrace == null ||
-        effectiveStackTrace == StackTrace.empty) {
+    // If still null, get current stack trace
+    if (effectiveStackTrace == null) {
       effectiveStackTrace = stackTraceProvider?.call() ?? StackTrace.current;
       isGeneratedStackTrace = true; // Flag to remove top PostHog frames
     }
 
     // Check if we still have an empty stack trace
-    final hasValidStackTrace = effectiveStackTrace != StackTrace.empty;
+    final hasValidStackTrace = effectiveStackTrace.toString().trim().isNotEmpty;
 
     // Process primary exception
     final frames = hasValidStackTrace
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ class DartExceptionProcessor {
       stackTrace = error.stackTrace;
     }
 
-    if (stackTrace == null || stackTrace == StackTrace.empty) {
+    if (stackTrace == null || stackTrace.toString().trim().isEmpty) {
       return null;
     }
     return stackTrace;
diff --git a/posthog_flutter/test/empty_stack_fallback_test.dart b/posthog_flutter/test/empty_stack_fallback_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a244128f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/posthog_flutter/test/empty_stack_fallback_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+import 'dart:async';
+
+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+import 'package:posthog_flutter/src/error_tracking/dart_exception_processor.dart';
+import 'package:posthog_flutter/src/error_tracking/posthog_exception.dart';
+import 'package:stack_trace/stack_trace.dart';
+
+Never _throwOriginalError() => throw StateError('original failure');
+
+void main() {
+  final traces = <String, StackTrace?>{
+    'null': null,
+    'StackTrace.empty': StackTrace.empty,
+    'StackTrace.fromString(empty)': StackTrace.fromString(''),
+    'StackTrace.fromString(whitespace)': StackTrace.fromString(' \n\t'),
+    'Trace.parse(empty)': Trace.parse(''),
+    'Chain.parse(empty)': Chain.parse(''),
+  };
+  final captureStack = StackTrace.fromString(
+    '#0 captureSite (package:my_app/capture.dart:10:1)',
+  );
+
+  for (final wrapped in [false, true]) {
+    for (final entry in traces.entries) {
+      test(
+          '${wrapped ? 'wrapped' : 'unwrapped'} ${entry.key} preserves the original Error stack',
+          () {
+        late Error error;
+        try {
+          _throwOriginalError();
+        } catch (caught) {
+          error = caught as Error;
+        }
+        expect(error.stackTrace, isNotNull);
+
+        var generated = false;
+        // The test runner's Chain.capture zone appends frames to empty traces.
+        final result =
+            Zone.root.run(() => DartExceptionProcessor.processException(
+                  error: wrapped
+                      ? PostHogException(
+                          source: error, mechanism: 'FlutterError')
+                      : error,
+                  stackTrace: entry.value,
+                  stackTraceProvider: () {
+                    generated = true;
+                    return captureStack;
+                  },
+                ));
+        final exception =
+            (result['\$exception_list'] as List<Map<String, dynamic>>).first;
+        final stack = exception['stacktrace'] as Map<String, dynamic>?;
+        final frames = stack?['frames'] as List<Map<String, dynamic>>? ?? [];
+
+        expect(
+          frames.map((frame) => frame['function']),
+          contains('_throwOriginalError'),
+          reason: 'generated=$generated; mechanism=${exception['mechanism']}',
+        );
+        expect(generated, isFalse);
+        expect(exception['type'], 'StateError');
+        expect(exception['mechanism'], containsPair('synthetic', false));
+        expect(exception['mechanism'], containsPair('handled', !wrapped));
+        expect(exception['mechanism'],
+            containsPair('type', wrapped ? 'FlutterError' : 'generic'));
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  for (final entry in traces.entries) {
+    test('${entry.key} generates a fallback when no original exists', () {
+      final result =
+          Zone.root.run(() => DartExceptionProcessor.processException(
+                error: Exception('no original stack'),
+                stackTrace: entry.value,
+                stackTraceProvider: () => captureStack,
+              ));
+      final exception =
+          (result['\$exception_list'] as List<Map<String, dynamic>>).first;
+      final stack = exception['stacktrace'] as Map<String, dynamic>?;
+      final frames = stack?['frames'] as List<Map<String, dynamic>>? ?? [];
+
+      expect(frames.map((frame) => frame['function']), contains('captureSite'));
+      expect(exception['mechanism'], containsPair('synthetic', true));
+    });
+  }
+
+  test('a usable supplied stack takes precedence over the original', () {
+    try {
+      _throwOriginalError();
+    } catch (error) {
+      final result =
+          Zone.root.run(() => DartExceptionProcessor.processException(
+                error: error,
+                stackTrace: captureStack,
+                stackTraceProvider: () =>
+                    throw StateError('must use supplied stack'),
+              ));
+      final exception =
+          (result['\$exception_list'] as List<Map<String, dynamic>>).first;
+      final stack = exception['stacktrace'] as Map<String, dynamic>;
+      final frames = stack['frames'] as List<Map<String, dynamic>>;
+
+      expect(frames.map((frame) => frame['function']), ['captureSite']);
+      expect(exception['mechanism'], containsPair('synthetic', false));
+    }
+  });
+}