diff --git a/pyqtgraph/__init__.py b/pyqtgraph/__init__.py
index 412c8627..520ea196 100644
--- a/pyqtgraph/__init__.py
+++ b/pyqtgraph/__init__.py
@@ -447,6 +447,25 @@ def dbg(*args, **kwds):
     except NameError:
         consoles = [c]
     return c
+
+
+def stack(*args, **kwds):
+    """
+    Create a console window and show the current stack trace.
+    
+    All arguments are passed to :func:`ConsoleWidget.__init__() <pyqtgraph.console.ConsoleWidget.__init__>`.
+    """
+    mkQApp()
+    from . import console
+    c = console.ConsoleWidget(*args, **kwds)
+    c.setStack()
+    c.show()
+    global consoles
+    try:
+        consoles.append(c)
+    except NameError:
+        consoles = [c]
+    return c
     
     
 def mkQApp():
diff --git a/pyqtgraph/console/Console.py b/pyqtgraph/console/Console.py
index 72164f33..14890e0b 100644
--- a/pyqtgraph/console/Console.py
+++ b/pyqtgraph/console/Console.py
@@ -147,10 +147,11 @@ class ConsoleWidget(QtGui.QWidget):
             
     def currentFrame(self):
         ## Return the currently selected exception stack frame (or None if there is no exception)
-        if self.currentTraceback is None:
-            return None
         index = self.ui.exceptionStackList.currentRow()
-        return self.frames[index]
+        if index >= 0 and index < len(self.frames):
+            return self.frames[index]
+        else:
+            return None
         
     def execSingle(self, cmd):
         try:
@@ -276,6 +277,7 @@ class ConsoleWidget(QtGui.QWidget):
         
     def clearExceptionClicked(self):
         self.currentTraceback = None
+        self.frames = []
         self.ui.exceptionInfoLabel.setText("[No current exception]")
         self.ui.exceptionStackList.clear()
         self.ui.clearExceptionBtn.setEnabled(False)