diff --git a/crates/sdk/src/masp/shielded_ctx.rs b/crates/sdk/src/masp/shielded_ctx.rs
index 16c22dcf99..80c635f499 100644
--- a/crates/sdk/src/masp/shielded_ctx.rs
+++ b/crates/sdk/src/masp/shielded_ctx.rs
@@ -1446,6 +1446,21 @@ impl<U: ShieldedUtils + Send + Sync> ShieldedContext<U> {
         let (task_scheduler, mut task_manager) =
             TaskManager::<U>::new(self.clone());
 
+        {
+            use std::panic;
+
+            let panic_hook = panic::take_hook();
+
+            panic::set_hook(Box::new(move |panic_info| {
+                println!("=========================================================");
+                println!("=========================================================");
+                println!("{panic_info}");
+                panic_hook(panic_info);
+                println!("=========================================================");
+                println!("=========================================================");
+            }));
+        }
+
         // The main loop that performs
         // * fetching and caching MASP txs in sequence
         // * trial decryption of each note to determine if it is owned by a