diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index e151a7fed..44f3d7794 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -239,6 +239,8 @@ def pytest_addoption(parser):
                      help="Delay (in ms) after qutebrowser process started.")
     parser.addoption('--qute-profile-subprocs', action='store_true',
                      default=False, help="Run cProfile for subprocesses.")
+    parser.addoption('--qute-strace-subprocs', action='store_true',
+                     default=False, help="Run strace for subprocesses.")
     parser.addoption('--qute-backend', action='store',
                      choices=['webkit', 'webengine'], help='Set backend for BDD tests')
 
diff --git a/tests/end2end/fixtures/quteprocess.py b/tests/end2end/fixtures/quteprocess.py
index 42d8f7885..f63123538 100644
--- a/tests/end2end/fixtures/quteprocess.py
+++ b/tests/end2end/fixtures/quteprocess.py
@@ -399,24 +399,37 @@ class QuteProc(testprocess.Process):
 
     def _executable_args(self):
         profile = self.request.config.getoption('--qute-profile-subprocs')
+        strace = self.request.config.getoption('--qute-strace-subprocs')
         if hasattr(sys, 'frozen'):
-            if profile:
-                raise RuntimeError("Can't profile with sys.frozen!")
+            if profile or strace:
+                raise RuntimeError("Can't profile/strace with sys.frozen!")
             executable = str(pathlib.Path(sys.executable).parent / 'qutebrowser')
             args = []
         else:
-            executable = sys.executable
+            if strace:
+                executable = 'strace'
+                args = [
+                    "-o",
+                    "qb-strace",
+                    "--output-separately",  # create .PID files
+                    "--write=2",  # dump full stderr data (qb JSON logs)
+                    sys.executable,
+                ]
+            else:
+                executable = sys.executable
+                args = []
+
             if profile:
                 profile_dir = pathlib.Path.cwd() / 'prof'
                 profile_id = '{}_{}'.format(self._instance_id,
                                             next(self._run_counter))
                 profile_file = profile_dir / '{}.pstats'.format(profile_id)
                 profile_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
-                args = [str(pathlib.Path('scripts') / 'dev' / 'run_profile.py'),
+                args += [str(pathlib.Path('scripts') / 'dev' / 'run_profile.py'),
                         '--profile-tool', 'none',
                         '--profile-file', str(profile_file)]
             else:
-                args = ['-bb', '-m', 'qutebrowser']
+                args += ['-bb', '-m', 'qutebrowser']
         return executable, args
 
     def _default_args(self):