diff --git a/cli/ops/runtime.rs b/cli/ops/runtime.rs
index 3fd73a67e3..38b23f3b30 100644
--- a/cli/ops/runtime.rs
+++ b/cli/ops/runtime.rs
@@ -13,11 +13,18 @@ use deno_core::OpState;
 use deno_core::ZeroCopyBuf;
 use std::env;
 
-pub fn init(rt: &mut deno_core::JsRuntime, main_module: ModuleSpecifier) {
+type ApplySourceMaps = bool;
+
+pub fn init(
+  rt: &mut deno_core::JsRuntime,
+  main_module: ModuleSpecifier,
+  apply_source_maps: bool,
+) {
   {
     let op_state = rt.op_state();
     let mut state = op_state.borrow_mut();
     state.put::<ModuleSpecifier>(main_module);
+    state.put::<ApplySourceMaps>(apply_source_maps);
   }
   super::reg_json_sync(rt, "op_start", op_start);
   super::reg_json_sync(rt, "op_main_module", op_main_module);
@@ -29,10 +36,12 @@ fn op_start(
   _args: Value,
   _zero_copy: &mut [ZeroCopyBuf],
 ) -> Result<Value, AnyError> {
+  let apply_source_maps = *state.borrow::<ApplySourceMaps>();
   let gs = &super::program_state(state);
 
   Ok(json!({
     "args": gs.flags.argv.clone(),
+    "applySourceMaps": apply_source_maps,
     "debugFlag": gs.flags.log_level.map_or(false, |l| l == log::Level::Debug),
     "denoVersion": version::deno(),
     "noColor": !colors::use_color(),
diff --git a/cli/rt/99_main.js b/cli/rt/99_main.js
index 69c27c579e..f582994c7f 100644
--- a/cli/rt/99_main.js
+++ b/cli/rt/99_main.js
@@ -160,7 +160,12 @@ delete Object.prototype.__proto__;
     version.setVersions(s.denoVersion, s.v8Version, s.tsVersion);
     build.setBuildInfo(s.target);
     util.setLogDebug(s.debugFlag, source);
-    errorStack.setPrepareStackTrace(Error);
+    // TODO(bartlomieju): a very crude way to disable
+    // source mapping of errors. This condition is true
+    // only for compiled standalone binaries.
+    if (s.applySourceMaps) {
+      errorStack.setPrepareStackTrace(Error);
+    }
     return s;
   }
 
diff --git a/cli/standalone.rs b/cli/standalone.rs
index 06c20bc2dd..df7106c970 100644
--- a/cli/standalone.rs
+++ b/cli/standalone.rs
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ async fn run(source_code: String, args: Vec<String>) -> Result<(), AnyError> {
     main_module.clone(),
     permissions,
     module_loader,
+    None,
   );
   worker.execute_module(&main_module).await?;
   worker.execute("window.dispatchEvent(new Event('load'))")?;
diff --git a/cli/tests/integration_tests.rs b/cli/tests/integration_tests.rs
index 4b8d274c78..c990330207 100644
--- a/cli/tests/integration_tests.rs
+++ b/cli/tests/integration_tests.rs
@@ -4600,6 +4600,42 @@ fn standalone_args() {
   assert_eq!(output.stdout, b"foo\n--bar\n--unstable\n");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn standalone_error() {
+  let dir = TempDir::new().expect("tempdir fail");
+  let exe = if cfg!(windows) {
+    dir.path().join("error.exe")
+  } else {
+    dir.path().join("error")
+  };
+  let output = util::deno_cmd()
+    .current_dir(util::root_path())
+    .arg("compile")
+    .arg("--unstable")
+    .arg("--output")
+    .arg(&exe)
+    .arg("./cli/tests/standalone_error.ts")
+    .stdout(std::process::Stdio::piped())
+    .spawn()
+    .unwrap()
+    .wait_with_output()
+    .unwrap();
+  assert!(output.status.success());
+  let output = Command::new(exe)
+    .env("NO_COLOR", "1")
+    .stdout(std::process::Stdio::piped())
+    .stderr(std::process::Stdio::piped())
+    .spawn()
+    .unwrap()
+    .wait_with_output()
+    .unwrap();
+  assert!(!output.status.success());
+  assert_eq!(output.stdout, b"");
+  let expected_stderr = "error: Error: boom!\n    at boom (file://$deno$/bundle.js:2:11)\n    at foo (file://$deno$/bundle.js:5:5)\n    at file://$deno$/bundle.js:7:1\n";
+  let stderr = String::from_utf8(output.stderr).unwrap();
+  assert_eq!(stderr, expected_stderr);
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn standalone_no_module_load() {
   let dir = TempDir::new().expect("tempdir fail");
diff --git a/cli/tests/standalone_error.ts b/cli/tests/standalone_error.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2793981138
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/tests/standalone_error.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+function boom() {
+  throw new Error("boom!");
+}
+
+function foo() {
+  boom();
+}
+
+foo();
diff --git a/cli/web_worker.rs b/cli/web_worker.rs
index 97db42279a..12b79cb2d6 100644
--- a/cli/web_worker.rs
+++ b/cli/web_worker.rs
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ impl WebWorker {
       }
 
       ops::web_worker::init(js_runtime, sender.clone(), handle);
-      ops::runtime::init(js_runtime, main_module);
+      ops::runtime::init(js_runtime, main_module, true);
       ops::fetch::init(js_runtime, program_state.flags.ca_file.as_deref());
       ops::timers::init(js_runtime);
       ops::worker_host::init(js_runtime, Some(sender));
diff --git a/cli/worker.rs b/cli/worker.rs
index 68f0a2210e..3068ab1f79 100644
--- a/cli/worker.rs
+++ b/cli/worker.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use deno_core::error::AnyError;
 use deno_core::futures::future::poll_fn;
 use deno_core::futures::future::FutureExt;
 use deno_core::url::Url;
+use deno_core::JsErrorCreateFn;
 use deno_core::JsRuntime;
 use deno_core::ModuleId;
 use deno_core::ModuleLoader;
@@ -48,15 +49,6 @@ impl MainWorker {
     let module_loader =
       CliModuleLoader::new(program_state.maybe_import_map.clone());
 
-    Self::from_options(program_state, main_module, permissions, module_loader)
-  }
-
-  pub fn from_options(
-    program_state: &Arc<ProgramState>,
-    main_module: ModuleSpecifier,
-    permissions: Permissions,
-    module_loader: Rc<dyn ModuleLoader>,
-  ) -> Self {
     let global_state_ = program_state.clone();
 
     let js_error_create_fn = Box::new(move |core_js_error| {
@@ -65,10 +57,30 @@ impl MainWorker {
       PrettyJsError::create(source_mapped_error)
     });
 
+    Self::from_options(
+      program_state,
+      main_module,
+      permissions,
+      module_loader,
+      Some(js_error_create_fn),
+    )
+  }
+
+  pub fn from_options(
+    program_state: &Arc<ProgramState>,
+    main_module: ModuleSpecifier,
+    permissions: Permissions,
+    module_loader: Rc<dyn ModuleLoader>,
+    js_error_create_fn: Option<Box<JsErrorCreateFn>>,
+  ) -> Self {
+    // TODO(bartlomieju): this is hacky way to not apply source
+    // maps in JS
+    let apply_source_maps = js_error_create_fn.is_some();
+
     let mut js_runtime = JsRuntime::new(RuntimeOptions {
       module_loader: Some(module_loader),
       startup_snapshot: Some(js::deno_isolate_init()),
-      js_error_create_fn: Some(js_error_create_fn),
+      js_error_create_fn,
       get_error_class_fn: Some(&crate::errors::get_error_class_name),
       ..Default::default()
     });
@@ -105,7 +117,7 @@ impl MainWorker {
         op_state.put::<Permissions>(permissions);
       }
 
-      ops::runtime::init(js_runtime, main_module);
+      ops::runtime::init(js_runtime, main_module, apply_source_maps);
       ops::fetch::init(js_runtime, program_state.flags.ca_file.as_deref());
       ops::timers::init(js_runtime);
       ops::worker_host::init(js_runtime, None);
diff --git a/core/lib.rs b/core/lib.rs
index 732c5d7452..372cd558ec 100644
--- a/core/lib.rs
+++ b/core/lib.rs
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ pub use crate::resources2::Resource;
 pub use crate::resources2::ResourceId;
 pub use crate::resources2::ResourceTable2;
 pub use crate::runtime::GetErrorClassFn;
+pub use crate::runtime::JsErrorCreateFn;
 pub use crate::runtime::JsRuntime;
 pub use crate::runtime::RuntimeOptions;
 pub use crate::runtime::Snapshot;
diff --git a/core/runtime.rs b/core/runtime.rs
index c079783f30..5044072b65 100644
--- a/core/runtime.rs
+++ b/core/runtime.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ pub enum Snapshot {
   Boxed(Box<[u8]>),
 }
 
-type JsErrorCreateFn = dyn Fn(JsError) -> AnyError;
+pub type JsErrorCreateFn = dyn Fn(JsError) -> AnyError;
 
 pub type GetErrorClassFn =
   &'static dyn for<'e> Fn(&'e AnyError) -> &'static str;