diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index da217d7ac122..cda3cd808e5d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 * `[jest-runtime]` Move `babel-core` to peer dependencies so it works with Babel 7 ([#4557](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/4557))
 * `[jest-util]` Fix `runOnlyPendingTimers` for `setTimeout` inside `setImmediate` ([#4608](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/4608))
 * `[jest-message-util]` Always remove node internals from stacktraces ([#4695](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/4695))
+* `[pretty-format]` Show exception stack trace when errors are thrown by plugins ([#4738](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/4738))
 
 ### Features
 * `[jest-environment-*]` [**BREAKING**] Add Async Test Environment APIs, dispose is now teardown ([#4506](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/4506))
diff --git a/packages/pretty-format/src/__tests__/pretty_format.test.js b/packages/pretty-format/src/__tests__/pretty_format.test.js
index 28ea1dd05b94..c9817caedb91 100644
--- a/packages/pretty-format/src/__tests__/pretty_format.test.js
+++ b/packages/pretty-format/src/__tests__/pretty_format.test.js
@@ -549,6 +549,57 @@ describe('prettyFormat()', () => {
     }).toThrow();
   });
 
+  it('throws the plugin error stack when test throws an error', () => {
+    const error = new Error();
+    const options = {
+      plugins: [
+        {
+          print: () => '',
+          test() {
+            throw error;
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    };
+    expect(() => {
+      prettyFormat('', options);
+    }).toThrow(error.stack);
+  });
+
+  it('throws the plugin error stack when print throws an error', () => {
+    const error = new Error();
+    const options = {
+      plugins: [
+        {
+          print: () => {
+            throw error;
+          },
+          test: () => true,
+        },
+      ],
+    };
+    expect(() => {
+      prettyFormat('', options);
+    }).toThrow(error.stack);
+  });
+
+  it('throws the plugin error stack when serialize throws an error', () => {
+    const error = new Error();
+    const options = {
+      plugins: [
+        {
+          serialize: () => {
+            throw error;
+          },
+          test: () => true,
+        },
+      ],
+    };
+    expect(() => {
+      prettyFormat('', options);
+    }).toThrow(error.stack);
+  });
+
   it('supports plugins with deeply nested arrays (#24)', () => {
     const val = [[1, 2], [3, 4]];
     expect(
diff --git a/packages/pretty-format/src/index.js b/packages/pretty-format/src/index.js
index 35a591c90da8..d62110c61571 100644
--- a/packages/pretty-format/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/pretty-format/src/index.js
@@ -240,25 +240,32 @@ function printPlugin(
   depth: number,
   refs: Refs,
 ): string {
-  const printed = plugin.serialize
-    ? plugin.serialize(val, config, indentation, depth, refs, printer)
-    : plugin.print(
-        val,
-        valChild => printer(valChild, config, indentation, depth, refs),
-        str => {
-          const indentationNext = indentation + config.indent;
-          return (
-            indentationNext +
-            str.replace(NEWLINE_REGEXP, '\n' + indentationNext)
-          );
-        },
-        {
-          edgeSpacing: config.spacingOuter,
-          min: config.min,
-          spacing: config.spacingInner,
-        },
-        config.colors,
-      );
+  let printed;
+
+  try {
+    printed = plugin.serialize
+      ? plugin.serialize(val, config, indentation, depth, refs, printer)
+      : plugin.print(
+          val,
+          valChild => printer(valChild, config, indentation, depth, refs),
+          str => {
+            const indentationNext = indentation + config.indent;
+            return (
+              indentationNext +
+              str.replace(NEWLINE_REGEXP, '\n' + indentationNext)
+            );
+          },
+          {
+            edgeSpacing: config.spacingOuter,
+            min: config.min,
+            spacing: config.spacingInner,
+          },
+          config.colors,
+        );
+  } catch (error) {
+    throw new Error(error.stack);
+  }
+
   if (typeof printed !== 'string') {
     throw new Error(
       `pretty-format: Plugin must return type "string" but instead returned "${typeof printed}".`,
@@ -269,8 +276,12 @@ function printPlugin(
 
 function findPlugin(plugins: Plugins, val: any) {
   for (let p = 0; p < plugins.length; p++) {
-    if (plugins[p].test(val)) {
-      return plugins[p];
+    try {
+      if (plugins[p].test(val)) {
+        return plugins[p];
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      throw new Error(error.stack);
     }
   }