diff --git a/src/raven.js b/src/raven.js
index 918192ae389f..7654fee4fdf7 100644
--- a/src/raven.js
+++ b/src/raven.js
@@ -407,6 +407,7 @@ Raven.prototype = {
      * @return {Raven}
      */
   captureException: function(ex, options) {
+    options = objectMerge({ trimHeadFrames: 0 }, options ? options : {});
     // Cases for sending ex as a message, rather than an exception
     var isNotError = !isError(ex);
     var isNotErrorEvent = !isErrorEvent(ex);
@@ -416,11 +417,11 @@ Raven.prototype = {
       return this.captureMessage(
         ex,
         objectMerge(
+          options,
           {
-            trimHeadFrames: 1,
             stacktrace: true // if we fall back to captureMessage, default to attempting a new trace
-          },
-          options
+            trimHeadFrames: options.trimHeadFrames + 1,
+          }
         )
       );
     }