diff --git a/gwt-core-gwt2-tests/src/test/java/org/gwtproject/core/client/GWTTest.java b/gwt-core-gwt2-tests/src/test/java/org/gwtproject/core/client/GWTTest.java
index 7b9a561..3d4151e 100644
--- a/gwt-core-gwt2-tests/src/test/java/org/gwtproject/core/client/GWTTest.java
+++ b/gwt-core-gwt2-tests/src/test/java/org/gwtproject/core/client/GWTTest.java
@@ -16,8 +16,14 @@
 package org.gwtproject.core.client;
 
 import com.google.gwt.junit.client.GWTTestCase;
+import elemental2.dom.DomGlobal;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
 
 public class GWTTest extends GWTTestCase {
+
+  private List<Throwable> caught = new ArrayList<>();
+
   @Override
   public String getModuleName() {
     return "org.gwtproject.core.Core";
@@ -32,4 +38,22 @@ public void testIsClient() {
     assertTrue(GWT.isClient());
     assertTrue(org.gwtproject.core.shared.GWT.isClient());
   }
+
+  public void testReportUncaughtError() {
+    GWT.setUncaughtExceptionHandler(caught::add);
+    GWT.reportUncaughtException(new RuntimeException());
+    DomGlobal.setTimeout(
+        (ignore) -> {
+          assertEquals(1, caught.size());
+          assertEquals("java.lang.RuntimeException", caught.get(0).getClass().getName());
+          finishTest();
+        },
+        1000);
+    delayTestFinish(3000);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public boolean catchExceptions() {
+    return false;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/gwt-core/src/main/java/org/gwtproject/core/client/GWT.java b/gwt-core/src/main/java/org/gwtproject/core/client/GWT.java
index d8fea32..6ac902a 100644
--- a/gwt-core/src/main/java/org/gwtproject/core/client/GWT.java
+++ b/gwt-core/src/main/java/org/gwtproject/core/client/GWT.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 import elemental2.dom.DomGlobal;
 import elemental2.dom.Window;
+import jsinterop.annotations.JsFunction;
 import jsinterop.annotations.JsMethod;
 import jsinterop.annotations.JsType;
 import jsinterop.base.Js;
@@ -58,11 +59,10 @@ public static <T> T create(Class<?> clazz) {
   public static void reportUncaughtException(Throwable e) {
     // throw an exception "later" so that it ends up handled by the global
     // error handler. Same code as in GWT2's Impl.reportToBrowser()
-    DomGlobal.setTimeout(
-        ignore -> {
-          throw_(e);
-        },
-        0);
+    setTimeout(
+        () -> {
+          throw e;
+        });
   }
 
   /**
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ private static void addOnErrorHandler(Window window, Window.OnerrorFn onerrorFn)
   @JsMethod
   private static native Throwable fromObject(Object obj) /*-{
     //GWT2 impl using JSNI, see GWT.native.js for the j2cl impl
-    var throwable = @java.lang.Throwable::of(*)(obj);
+    return @java.lang.Throwable::of(*)(obj);
   }-*/;
 
   @JsType(isNative = true, name = "window", namespace = "<window>")
@@ -160,8 +160,13 @@ private static class InnerWindow {
     static Window window;
   }
 
-  @JsMethod(namespace = "<window>", name = "throw")
-  private static native void throw_(Object object);
+  @JsFunction
+  private interface Throwing {
+    void run() throws Throwable;
+  }
+
+  @JsMethod(namespace = "<window>", name = "setTimeout")
+  private static native void setTimeout(Throwing throwingFunction);
 
   public static boolean isClient() {
     return org.gwtproject.core.shared.GWT.isClient();