diff --git a/src/deferred.js b/src/deferred.js
index 69887b22..b9346443 100644
--- a/src/deferred.js
+++ b/src/deferred.js
@@ -54,3 +54,5 @@ jQuery.Deferred = function( func ) {
 	return deferred;
 };
 
+// Preserve handler of uncaught exceptions in promise chains
+jQuery.Deferred.exceptionHook = oldDeferred.exceptionHook;
diff --git a/test/deferred.js b/test/deferred.js
index 1b903080..5663316a 100644
--- a/test/deferred.js
+++ b/test/deferred.js
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 
 QUnit.module( "deferred" );
 
+QUnit.test( "jQuery.Deferred.exceptionHook", function( assert ) {
+	assert.expect( 1 );
+
+	// Make sure our shimming didn't clobber the default hook
+	assert.ok ( typeof jQuery.Deferred.exceptionHook === "function", "hook is present" );
+} );
+
 QUnit.test( ".pipe() warnings", function( assert ) {
 	assert.expect( 4 );