diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/common/src/kotlin/ExceptionsH.kt b/libraries/stdlib/common/src/kotlin/ExceptionsH.kt
index 9132d5b622e..fc29fce07c2 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/common/src/kotlin/ExceptionsH.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/common/src/kotlin/ExceptionsH.kt
@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@ internal class KotlinNothingValueException : RuntimeException {
  * - the detailed description of each throwable in the [Throwable.cause] chain.
  */
 @SinceKotlin("1.4")
-public expect fun Throwable.toStringWithTrace(): String
+public expect fun Throwable.stackTraceToString(): String
+
 /**
  * When supported by the platform, adds the specified exception to the list of exceptions that were
  * suppressed in order to deliver this exception.
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/js/src/kotlin/throwableExtensions.kt b/libraries/stdlib/js/src/kotlin/throwableExtensions.kt
index 958875b6e38..e176bb1595e 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/js/src/kotlin/throwableExtensions.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/js/src/kotlin/throwableExtensions.kt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ package kotlin
  * - the detailed description of each throwable in the [Throwable.cause] chain.
  */
 @SinceKotlin("1.4")
-public actual fun Throwable.toStringWithTrace(): String = ExceptionTraceBuilder().buildFor(this)
+public actual fun Throwable.stackTraceToString(): String = ExceptionTraceBuilder().buildFor(this)
 
 /**
  * Adds the specified exception to the list of exceptions that were
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/jvm/src/kotlin/util/Exceptions.kt b/libraries/stdlib/jvm/src/kotlin/util/Exceptions.kt
index 21fb871312c..e37e4c04143 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/jvm/src/kotlin/util/Exceptions.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/jvm/src/kotlin/util/Exceptions.kt
@@ -14,21 +14,21 @@ import java.io.StringWriter
 import kotlin.internal.*
 
 /**
- * Prints the [detailed description][Throwable.toStringWithTrace] of this throwable to the standard error output.
+ * Prints the [detailed description][Throwable.stackTraceToString] of this throwable to the standard error output.
  */
 @Suppress("EXTENSION_SHADOWED_BY_MEMBER") // to be used when no member available
 @kotlin.internal.InlineOnly
 public inline fun Throwable.printStackTrace(): Unit = (this as java.lang.Throwable).printStackTrace()
 
 /**
- * Prints the [detailed description][Throwable.toStringWithTrace] of this throwable to the specified [writer].
+ * Prints the [detailed description][Throwable.stackTraceToString] of this throwable to the specified [writer].
  */
 @Suppress("EXTENSION_SHADOWED_BY_MEMBER") // to be used when no member available
 @kotlin.internal.InlineOnly
 public inline fun Throwable.printStackTrace(writer: PrintWriter): Unit = (this as java.lang.Throwable).printStackTrace(writer)
 
 /**
- * Prints the [detailed description][Throwable.toStringWithTrace] of this throwable to the specified [stream].
+ * Prints the [detailed description][Throwable.stackTraceToString] of this throwable to the specified [stream].
  */
 @Suppress("EXTENSION_SHADOWED_BY_MEMBER") // to be used when no member available
 @kotlin.internal.InlineOnly
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public val Throwable.stackTrace: Array<StackTraceElement>
  * - the detailed description of each throwable in the [Throwable.cause] chain.
  */
 @SinceKotlin("1.4")
-public actual fun Throwable.toStringWithTrace(): String {
+public actual fun Throwable.stackTraceToString(): String {
     val sw = StringWriter()
     val pw = PrintWriter(sw)
     printStackTrace(pw)
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/jvm/test/ExceptionJVMTest.kt b/libraries/stdlib/jvm/test/ExceptionJVMTest.kt
index 0ae48e92145..469b2c2c6cd 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/jvm/test/ExceptionJVMTest.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/jvm/test/ExceptionJVMTest.kt
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class ExceptionJVMTest {
     }
 
     fun assertToStringWithTrace(t: Throwable) {
-        val content = t.toStringWithTrace()
+        val content = t.stackTraceToString()
         comparePrintedThrowableResult(t, content)
     }
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class ExceptionJVMTest {
         assertSame(e1, e2.cause)
         assertSame(e2, e1.cause)
         testOnJvm7AndAbove {
-            val trace = e2.toStringWithTrace()
+            val trace = e2.stackTraceToString()
             assertTrue("CIRCULAR REFERENCE" in trace, trace)
         }
     }
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/test/ExceptionTest.kt b/libraries/stdlib/test/ExceptionTest.kt
index f69ddbdb3bb..17230799942 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/test/ExceptionTest.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/test/ExceptionTest.kt
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class ExceptionTest {
             e.apply { addSuppressed(suppressedError(2)) }
         }
 
-        val topLevelTrace = e.toStringWithTrace()
+        val topLevelTrace = e.stackTraceToString()
         fun assertInTrace(value: Any) {
             if (value.toString() !in topLevelTrace) {
                 fail("Expected top level trace: $topLevelTrace\n\nto contain: $value")
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ class ExceptionTest {
         e3.addSuppressed(e1)
         e2.addSuppressed(e1)
 
-        val topLevelTrace = e1.toStringWithTrace()
+        val topLevelTrace = e1.stackTraceToString()
         fun assertAppearsInTrace(value: Any, count: Int) {
             if (Regex.fromLiteral(value.toString()).findAll(topLevelTrace).count() != count) {
                 fail("Expected to find $value $count times in $topLevelTrace")
diff --git a/libraries/tools/binary-compatibility-validator/reference-public-api/kotlin-stdlib-runtime-merged.txt b/libraries/tools/binary-compatibility-validator/reference-public-api/kotlin-stdlib-runtime-merged.txt
index f01de1ccd92..dc40d98cb2e 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/binary-compatibility-validator/reference-public-api/kotlin-stdlib-runtime-merged.txt
+++ b/libraries/tools/binary-compatibility-validator/reference-public-api/kotlin-stdlib-runtime-merged.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public final class kotlin/ExceptionsKt {
 	public static final fun addSuppressed (Ljava/lang/Throwable;Ljava/lang/Throwable;)V
 	public static final fun getStackTrace (Ljava/lang/Throwable;)[Ljava/lang/StackTraceElement;
 	public static final fun getSuppressedExceptions (Ljava/lang/Throwable;)Ljava/util/List;
-	public static final fun toStringWithTrace (Ljava/lang/Throwable;)Ljava/lang/String;
+	public static final fun stackTraceToString (Ljava/lang/Throwable;)Ljava/lang/String;
 }
 
 public abstract interface annotation class kotlin/Experimental : java/lang/annotation/Annotation {