diff --git a/source/window/win_window.cpp b/source/window/win_window.cpp
index 263424747..28a9a6d12 100644
--- a/source/window/win_window.cpp
+++ b/source/window/win_window.cpp
@@ -319,10 +319,14 @@
             ImGui::SetCursorPosX(ImGui::GetWindowWidth() - buttonSize.x * 6);
         #if defined(DEBUG)
             if (ImGui::TitleBarButton(ICON_VS_DEBUG, buttonSize)) {
-                if (ImGui::GetIO().KeyCtrl && ImGui::GetIO().KeyShift) {
+                if (ImGui::GetIO().KeyCtrl) {
                     // Explicitly trigger a segfault by writing to an invalid memory location
                     // Used for debugging crashes
                     *reinterpret_cast<u8*>(0x10) = 0x10;
+                } else if (ImGui::GetIO().KeyShift) {
+                    // Explicitly trigger an abort by throwing an uncaught exception
+                    // Used for debugging exception errors
+                    throw std::runtime_error("Debug Error");
                 } else {
                     hex::openWebpage("https://imhex.werwolv.net/debug");
                 }
diff --git a/source/window/window.cpp b/source/window/window.cpp
index 51b47d8f2..47966b865 100644
--- a/source/window/window.cpp
+++ b/source/window/window.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <numeric>
 #include <thread>
+#include <assert.h>
 
 #include <romfs/romfs.hpp>
 
@@ -259,9 +260,19 @@ namespace hex {
         auto signalHandler = [](int signalNumber) {
             EventManager::post<EventAbnormalTermination>(signalNumber);
 
+            if (std::uncaught_exceptions() > 0) {
+                log::fatal("Uncaught exception thrown!");
+            }
+
             // Let's not loop on this...
             std::signal(signalNumber, nullptr);
-            std::raise(signalNumber);
+
+            #if defined(DEBUG)
+                assert(false);
+            #else
+                std::raise(signalNumber);
+            #endif
+
         };
 
         std::signal(SIGTERM, signalHandler);