diff --git a/src/class_linker.cc b/src/class_linker.cc
index 3907d07..3c72dad 100644
--- a/src/class_linker.cc
+++ b/src/class_linker.cc
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
   "Ljava/lang/ClassLoader;",
   "Ldalvik/system/BaseDexClassLoader;",
   "Ldalvik/system/PathClassLoader;",
+  "Ljava/lang/StackTraceElement;",
   "Z",
   "B",
   "C",
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@
   "[I",
   "[J",
   "[S",
+  "[Ljava/lang/StackTraceElement;",
 };
 
 ClassLinker* ClassLinker::Create(const std::vector<const DexFile*>& boot_class_path, Space* space) {
@@ -237,12 +239,15 @@
   SetClassRoot(kFloatArrayClass, FindSystemClass("[F"));
   SetClassRoot(kLongArrayClass, FindSystemClass("[J"));
   SetClassRoot(kShortArrayClass, FindSystemClass("[S"));
+  SetClassRoot(kJavaLangStackTraceElement, FindSystemClass("Ljava/lang/StackTraceElement;"));
+  SetClassRoot(kJavaLangStackTraceElementArrayClass, FindSystemClass("[Ljava/lang/StackTraceElement;"));
   BooleanArray::SetArrayClass(GetClassRoot(kBooleanArrayClass));
   ByteArray::SetArrayClass(GetClassRoot(kByteArrayClass));
   DoubleArray::SetArrayClass(GetClassRoot(kDoubleArrayClass));
   FloatArray::SetArrayClass(GetClassRoot(kFloatArrayClass));
   LongArray::SetArrayClass(GetClassRoot(kLongArrayClass));
   ShortArray::SetArrayClass(GetClassRoot(kShortArrayClass));
+  StackTraceElement::SetClass(GetClassRoot(kJavaLangStackTraceElement));
 
   FinishInit();
 }
@@ -342,6 +347,7 @@
   LongArray::SetArrayClass(GetClassRoot(kLongArrayClass));
   ShortArray::SetArrayClass(GetClassRoot(kShortArrayClass));
   PathClassLoader::SetClass(GetClassRoot(kDalvikSystemPathClassLoader));
+  StackTraceElement::SetClass(GetClassRoot(kJavaLangStackTraceElement));
 
   FinishInit();
 }
@@ -415,6 +421,7 @@
   LongArray::ResetArrayClass();
   ShortArray::ResetArrayClass();
   PathClassLoader::ResetClass();
+  StackTraceElement::ResetClass();
 }
 
 DexCache* ClassLinker::AllocDexCache(const DexFile& dex_file) {
@@ -446,6 +453,12 @@
   return down_cast<Method*>(GetClassRoot(kJavaLangReflectMethod)->NewInstance());
 }
 
+ObjectArray<StackTraceElement>* ClassLinker::AllocStackTraceElementArray(size_t length) {
+  return ObjectArray<StackTraceElement>::Alloc(
+      GetClassRoot(kJavaLangStackTraceElementArrayClass),
+      length);
+}
+
 Class* ClassLinker::FindClass(const StringPiece& descriptor,
                               const ClassLoader* class_loader) {
   // TODO: remove this contrived parent class loader check when we have a real ClassLoader.