4 files changed, 42 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/cli/tests/integration/run_tests.rs b/cli/tests/integration/run_tests.rs
index 2c0a16582..4fd825507 100644
--- a/cli/tests/integration/run_tests.rs
+++ b/cli/tests/integration/run_tests.rs
@@ -1805,3 +1805,10 @@ itest!(byte_order_mark {
   args: "run --no-check byte_order_mark.ts",
   output: "byte_order_mark.out",
 });
+
+// Regression test for https://github.com/denoland/deno/issues/11451.
+itest!(dom_exception_formatting {
+  args: "run dom_exception_formatting.ts",
+  output: "dom_exception_formatting.ts.out",
+  exit_code: 1,
+});
diff --git a/cli/tests/testdata/dom_exception_formatting.ts b/cli/tests/testdata/dom_exception_formatting.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0209ec81e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/tests/testdata/dom_exception_formatting.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+throw new DOMException("foo", "SyntaxError");
diff --git a/cli/tests/testdata/dom_exception_formatting.ts.out b/cli/tests/testdata/dom_exception_formatting.ts.out
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2a815eac1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/tests/testdata/dom_exception_formatting.ts.out
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[WILDCARD]error: Uncaught SyntaxError: foo
+[WILDCARD]
diff --git a/core/error.rs b/core/error.rs
index abe707795..087b27c41 100644
--- a/core/error.rs
+++ b/core/error.rs
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ impl JsError {
 
     let msg = v8::Exception::create_message(scope, exception);
 
-    let (message, frames, stack) = if exception.is_native_error() {
+    let (message, frames, stack) = if is_instance_of_error(scope, exception) {
       // The exception is a JS Error object.
       let exception: v8::Local<v8::Object> = exception.try_into().unwrap();
 
@@ -296,6 +296,37 @@ pub(crate) fn attach_handle_to_error(
   ErrWithV8Handle::new(scope, err, handle).into()
 }
 
+/// Implements `value instanceof primordials.Error` in JS. Similar to
+/// `Value::is_native_error()` but more closely matches the semantics
+/// of `instanceof`. `Value::is_native_error()` also checks for static class
+/// inheritance rather than just scanning the prototype chain, which doesn't
+/// work with our WebIDL implementation of `DOMException`.
+fn is_instance_of_error<'s>(
+  scope: &mut v8::HandleScope<'s>,
+  value: v8::Local<v8::Value>,
+) -> bool {
+  if !value.is_object() {
+    return false;
+  }
+  let message = v8::String::empty(scope);
+  let error_prototype = v8::Exception::error(scope, message)
+    .to_object(scope)
+    .unwrap()
+    .get_prototype(scope)
+    .unwrap();
+  let mut maybe_prototype =
+    value.to_object(scope).unwrap().get_prototype(scope);
+  while let Some(prototype) = maybe_prototype {
+    if prototype.strict_equals(error_prototype) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    maybe_prototype = prototype
+      .to_object(scope)
+      .and_then(|o| o.get_prototype(scope));
+  }
+  false
+}
+
 // TODO(piscisaureus): rusty_v8 should implement the Error trait on
 // values of type v8::Global<T>.
 pub(crate) struct ErrWithV8Handle {