diff --git a/include/spdlog/common.h b/include/spdlog/common.h
index 7e352fa0..f6042d40 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/common.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/common.h
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@
 #define SPDLOG_DEPRECATED
 #endif
 
+#ifdef __linux__
+#include <cxxabi.h>
+#define SPDLOG_CATCH_ALL catch (abi::__forced_unwind&) { _err_handler("Unknown exception"); throw; } catch (...)
+#else // __linux__
+#define SPDLOG_CATCH_ALL catch (...)
+#endif // __linux__
 
 #include "spdlog/fmt/fmt.h"
 
diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/logger_impl.h b/include/spdlog/details/logger_impl.h
index d0f4a9d5..6ec36062 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/logger_impl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/logger_impl.h
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <string>
 
-
 // create logger with given name, sinks and the default pattern formatter
 // all other ctors will call this one
 template<class It>
@@ -78,7 +77,7 @@ inline void spdlog::logger::log(level::level_enum lvl, const char* fmt, const Ar
     {
         _err_handler(ex.what());
     }
-    catch (...)
+    SPDLOG_CATCH_ALL
     {
         _err_handler("Unknown exception");
     }
@@ -98,7 +97,7 @@ inline void spdlog::logger::log(level::level_enum lvl, const char* msg)
     {
         _err_handler(ex.what());
     }
-    catch (...)
+    SPDLOG_CATCH_ALL
     {
         _err_handler("Unknown exception");
     }
@@ -119,7 +118,7 @@ inline void spdlog::logger::log(level::level_enum lvl, const T& msg)
     {
         _err_handler(ex.what());
     }
-    catch (...)
+    SPDLOG_CATCH_ALL
     {
         _err_handler("Unknown exception");
     }
@@ -566,3 +565,5 @@ inline const std::vector<spdlog::sink_ptr>& spdlog::logger::sinks() const
 {
     return _sinks;
 }
+
+#undef SPDLOG_CATCH_ALL