diff --git a/src/libstd/rt.rs b/src/libstd/rt.rs
index 6c791cd336d..acff7faf8a7 100644
--- a/src/libstd/rt.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/rt.rs
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@
 
 #[cfg(not(test))]
 #[lang = "start"]
-fn lang_start(main: *const u8, argc: isize, argv: *const *const u8) -> isize {
-    use mem;
+fn lang_start(main: fn(), argc: isize, argv: *const *const u8) -> isize {
     use panic;
     use sys;
     use sys_common;
@@ -54,7 +53,9 @@ fn lang_start(main: *const u8, argc: isize, argv: *const *const u8) -> isize {
         sys::args::init(argc, argv);
 
         // Let's run some code!
-        let res = panic::catch_unwind(mem::transmute::<_, fn()>(main));
+        let res = panic::catch_unwind(|| {
+            ::sys_common::backtrace::__rust_begin_short_backtrace(main)
+        });
         sys_common::cleanup();
         res.is_err()
     };
diff --git a/src/libstd/sys_common/backtrace.rs b/src/libstd/sys_common/backtrace.rs
index 04fe5f78b03..617218fe7a5 100644
--- a/src/libstd/sys_common/backtrace.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/sys_common/backtrace.rs
@@ -93,11 +93,47 @@ fn _print(w: &mut Write, format: PrintFormat) -> io::Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-fn filter_frames(_frames: &[Frame],
-                 _format: PrintFormat,
-                 _context: &BacktraceContext) -> (usize, usize)
+/// Returns a number of frames to remove at the beginning and at the end of the
+/// backtrace, according to the backtrace format.
+fn filter_frames(frames: &[Frame],
+                 format: PrintFormat,
+                 context: &BacktraceContext) -> (usize, usize)
 {
-    (0, 0)
+    if format == PrintFormat::Full {
+        return (0, 0);
+    }
+
+    let skipped_before = 0;
+
+    let skipped_after = frames.len() - frames.iter().position(|frame| {
+        let mut is_marker = false;
+        let _ = resolve_symname(*frame, |symname| {
+            if let Some(mangled_symbol_name) = symname {
+                // Use grep to find the concerned functions
+                if mangled_symbol_name.contains("__rust_begin_short_backtrace") {
+                    is_marker = true;
+                }
+            }
+            Ok(())
+        }, context);
+        is_marker
+    }).unwrap_or(frames.len());
+
+    if skipped_before + skipped_after >= frames.len() {
+        // Avoid showing completely empty backtraces
+        return (0, 0);
+    }
+
+    (skipped_before, skipped_after)
+}
+
+
+/// Fixed frame used to clean the backtrace with `RUST_BACKTRACE=1`.
+#[inline(never)]
+pub fn __rust_begin_short_backtrace<F, T>(f: F) -> T
+    where F: FnOnce() -> T, F: Send + 'static, T: Send + 'static
+{
+    f()
 }
 
 /// Controls how the backtrace should be formated.
diff --git a/src/libstd/thread/mod.rs b/src/libstd/thread/mod.rs
index 1bb0d9f3bab..4432f898e04 100644
--- a/src/libstd/thread/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/thread/mod.rs
@@ -365,7 +365,9 @@ pub fn spawn<F, T>(self, f: F) -> io::Result<JoinHandle<T>> where
             }
             unsafe {
                 thread_info::set(imp::guard::current(), their_thread);
-                let try_result = panic::catch_unwind(panic::AssertUnwindSafe(f));
+                let try_result = panic::catch_unwind(panic::AssertUnwindSafe(|| {
+                    ::sys_common::backtrace::__rust_begin_short_backtrace(f)
+                }));
                 *their_packet.get() = Some(try_result);
             }
         };
diff --git a/src/libtest/lib.rs b/src/libtest/lib.rs
index 35f2fbca69f..0d615db3deb 100644
--- a/src/libtest/lib.rs
+++ b/src/libtest/lib.rs
@@ -1314,12 +1314,16 @@ pub fn convert_benchmarks_to_tests(tests: Vec<TestDescAndFn>) -> Vec<TestDescAnd
         let testfn = match x.testfn {
             DynBenchFn(bench) => {
                 DynTestFn(Box::new(move |()| {
-                    bench::run_once(|b| bench.run(b))
+                    bench::run_once(|b| {
+                        __rust_begin_short_backtrace(|| bench.run(b))
+                    })
                 }))
             }
             StaticBenchFn(benchfn) => {
                 DynTestFn(Box::new(move |()| {
-                    bench::run_once(|b| benchfn(b))
+                    bench::run_once(|b| {
+                        __rust_begin_short_backtrace(|| benchfn(b))
+                    })
                 }))
             }
             f => f,
@@ -1425,12 +1429,24 @@ fn flush(&mut self) -> io::Result<()> {
             monitor_ch.send((desc, TrMetrics(mm), Vec::new())).unwrap();
             return;
         }
-        DynTestFn(f) => run_test_inner(desc, monitor_ch, opts.nocapture, f),
-        StaticTestFn(f) => run_test_inner(desc, monitor_ch, opts.nocapture,
-                                          Box::new(move |()| f())),
+        DynTestFn(f) => {
+            let cb = move |()| {
+                __rust_begin_short_backtrace(|| f.call_box(()))
+            };
+            run_test_inner(desc, monitor_ch, opts.nocapture, Box::new(cb))
+        }
+        StaticTestFn(f) =>
+            run_test_inner(desc, monitor_ch, opts.nocapture,
+                           Box::new(move |()| __rust_begin_short_backtrace(f))),
     }
 }
 
+/// Fixed frame used to clean the backtrace with `RUST_BACKTRACE=1`.
+#[inline(never)]
+fn __rust_begin_short_backtrace<F: FnOnce()>(f: F) {
+    f()
+}
+
 fn calc_result(desc: &TestDesc, task_result: Result<(), Box<Any + Send>>) -> TestResult {
     match (&desc.should_panic, task_result) {
         (&ShouldPanic::No, Ok(())) |