diff --git a/manimlib/config.py b/manimlib/config.py
index 1f8e54f2..e2538777 100644
--- a/manimlib/config.py
+++ b/manimlib/config.py
@@ -491,4 +491,5 @@ def get_configuration(args: Namespace) -> dict:
         "presenter_mode": args.presenter_mode,
         "leave_progress_bars": args.leave_progress_bars,
         "show_animation_progress": args.show_animation_progress,
+        "embed_exception_mode": custom_config["embed_exception_mode"],
     }
diff --git a/manimlib/default_config.yml b/manimlib/default_config.yml
index 65001983..50023006 100644
--- a/manimlib/default_config.yml
+++ b/manimlib/default_config.yml
@@ -42,3 +42,4 @@ camera_resolutions:
   4k: "3840x2160"
   default_resolution: "high"
 fps: 30
+embed_exception_mode: "Verbose"
diff --git a/manimlib/scene/scene.py b/manimlib/scene/scene.py
index 3be11916..398fd164 100644
--- a/manimlib/scene/scene.py
+++ b/manimlib/scene/scene.py
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ class Scene(object):
         preview: bool = True,
         presenter_mode: bool = False,
         show_animation_progress: bool = False,
+        embed_exception_mode = "",
     ):
         self.skip_animations = skip_animations
         self.always_update_mobjects = always_update_mobjects
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ class Scene(object):
         self.preview = preview
         self.presenter_mode = presenter_mode
         self.show_animation_progress = show_animation_progress
+        self.embed_exception_mode = embed_exception_mode
 
         self.camera_config = {**self.default_camera_config, **camera_config}
         self.window_config = {**self.default_window_config, **window_config}
@@ -249,6 +251,8 @@ class Scene(object):
 
         shell.events.register("post_run_cell", post_cell_func)
 
+        shell.magic(f"xmode {self.embed_exception_mode}")
+
         # Launch shell
         shell(
             local_ns=local_ns,