--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/instanceKlass.cpp	Mon Feb 24 13:29:14 2014 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/instanceKlass.cpp	Mon Feb 24 10:28:22 2014 +0100
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 #include "prims/jvmtiExport.hpp"
 #include "prims/jvmtiRedefineClassesTrace.hpp"
 #include "prims/jvmtiRedefineClasses.hpp"
+#include "prims/jvmtiThreadState.hpp"
 #include "prims/methodComparator.hpp"
 #include "runtime/fieldDescriptor.hpp"
 #include "runtime/handles.inline.hpp"
@@ -862,10 +863,16 @@
     // Step 10 and 11
     Handle e(THREAD, PENDING_EXCEPTION);
     CLEAR_PENDING_EXCEPTION;
+    // JVMTI has already reported the pending exception
+    // JVMTI internal flag reset is needed in order to report ExceptionInInitializerError
+    JvmtiExport::clear_detected_exception((JavaThread*)THREAD);
     {
       EXCEPTION_MARK;
       this_oop->set_initialization_state_and_notify(initialization_error, THREAD);
       CLEAR_PENDING_EXCEPTION;   // ignore any exception thrown, class initialization error is thrown below
+      // JVMTI has already reported the pending exception
+      // JVMTI internal flag reset is needed in order to report ExceptionInInitializerError
+      JvmtiExport::clear_detected_exception((JavaThread*)THREAD);
     }
     DTRACE_CLASSINIT_PROBE_WAIT(error, InstanceKlass::cast(this_oop()), -1,wait);
     if (e->is_a(SystemDictionary::Error_klass())) {