diff --git a/libc/malloc_debug/Android.bp b/libc/malloc_debug/Android.bp
index 899987c..bd2f4fd 100644
--- a/libc/malloc_debug/Android.bp
+++ b/libc/malloc_debug/Android.bp
@@ -123,3 +123,26 @@
         "-Wno-error=format-zero-length",
     ],
 }
+
+// ==============================================================
+// System Tests
+// ==============================================================
+cc_test {
+    name: "malloc_debug_system_tests",
+
+    srcs: [
+        "tests/malloc_debug_system_tests.cpp",
+    ],
+
+    shared_libs: [
+        "libbase",
+        "liblog",
+        "libunwindstack",
+    ],
+
+    cflags: [
+        "-Wall",
+        "-Werror",
+        "-O0",
+    ],
+}
diff --git a/libc/malloc_debug/malloc_debug.cpp b/libc/malloc_debug/malloc_debug.cpp
index e83f73c..b866e54 100644
--- a/libc/malloc_debug/malloc_debug.cpp
+++ b/libc/malloc_debug/malloc_debug.cpp
@@ -237,6 +237,9 @@
     return;
   }
 
+  // Turn off capturing allocations calls.
+  DebugDisableSet(true);
+
   if (g_debug->config().options() & FREE_TRACK) {
     PointerData::VerifyAllFreed();
   }
@@ -246,15 +249,11 @@
   }
 
   if ((g_debug->config().options() & BACKTRACE) && g_debug->config().backtrace_dump_on_exit()) {
-    ScopedDisableDebugCalls disable;
     debug_dump_heap(android::base::StringPrintf("%s.%d.exit.txt",
                                                 g_debug->config().backtrace_dump_prefix().c_str(),
-                                                getpid())
-                        .c_str());
+                                                getpid()).c_str());
   }
 
-  DebugDisableSet(true);
-
   backtrace_shutdown();
 
   delete g_debug;
diff --git a/libc/malloc_debug/tests/malloc_debug_system_tests.cpp b/libc/malloc_debug/tests/malloc_debug_system_tests.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ccefb25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libc/malloc_debug/tests/malloc_debug_system_tests.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,211 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 The Android Open Source Project
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ *  * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *  * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+ *    the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ *    distribution.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
+ * INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
+ * BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS
+ * OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED
+ * AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
+ * OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT
+ * OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
+ * SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <poll.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+#include <log/log.h>
+
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+static constexpr time_t kTimeoutSeconds = 5;
+
+static void Exec(const char* test_name, const char* debug_options, pid_t* pid) {
+  int fds[2];
+  ASSERT_NE(-1, pipe(fds));
+  ASSERT_NE(-1, fcntl(fds[0], F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK));
+  if ((*pid = fork()) == 0) {
+    ASSERT_EQ(0, setenv("LIBC_DEBUG_MALLOC_OPTIONS", debug_options, 1));
+    close(fds[0]);
+    close(STDIN_FILENO);
+    close(STDOUT_FILENO);
+    close(STDERR_FILENO);
+    ASSERT_NE(0, dup2(fds[1], STDOUT_FILENO));
+    ASSERT_NE(0, dup2(fds[1], STDERR_FILENO));
+
+    std::vector<const char*> args;
+    args.push_back(testing::internal::GetArgvs()[0].c_str());
+    args.push_back("--gtest_also_run_disabled_tests");
+    std::string filter_arg = std::string("--gtest_filter=") + test_name;
+    args.push_back(filter_arg.c_str());
+    args.push_back(nullptr);
+    execv(args[0], reinterpret_cast<char* const*>(const_cast<char**>(args.data())));
+    exit(1);
+  }
+  ASSERT_NE(-1, *pid);
+  close(fds[1]);
+
+  std::string output;
+  std::vector<char> buffer(4096);
+  time_t start_time = time(nullptr);
+  bool done = false;
+  while (true) {
+    struct pollfd read_fd = {.fd = fds[0], .events = POLLIN};
+    if (TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(poll(&read_fd, 1, 1)) > 0) {
+      ssize_t bytes = TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(read(fds[0], buffer.data(), sizeof(buffer) - 1));
+      if (bytes == -1 && errno == EAGAIN) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      ASSERT_NE(-1, bytes);
+      if (bytes == 0) {
+        done = true;
+        break;
+      }
+      output.append(buffer.data(), bytes);
+    }
+
+    if ((time(nullptr) - start_time) > kTimeoutSeconds) {
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+  EXPECT_TRUE(done) << "Timed out while reading data, output:\n" << output;
+
+  done = false;
+  int status;
+  start_time = time(nullptr);
+  while (true) {
+    int wait_pid = waitpid(*pid, &status, WNOHANG);
+    if (*pid == wait_pid) {
+      done = true;
+      break;
+    }
+    if ((time(nullptr) - start_time) > kTimeoutSeconds) {
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+  if (!done) {
+    kill(*pid, SIGKILL);
+    start_time = time(nullptr);
+    while (true) {
+      int kill_status;
+      int wait_pid = waitpid(*pid, &kill_status, WNOHANG);
+      if (wait_pid == *pid || (time(nullptr) - start_time) > kTimeoutSeconds) {
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  ASSERT_TRUE(done) << "Timed out waiting for waitpid, output:\n" << output;
+  ASSERT_EQ(0, WEXITSTATUS(status)) << "Output:\n" << output;
+}
+
+static void GetLogStr(pid_t pid, std::string* log_str) {
+  log_str->clear();
+
+  logger_list* list;
+  list = android_logger_list_open(LOG_ID_MAIN, ANDROID_LOG_RDONLY | ANDROID_LOG_NONBLOCK, 1000, pid);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(list != nullptr);
+
+  while (true) {
+    log_msg msg;
+    ssize_t actual = android_logger_list_read(list, &msg);
+    if (actual < 0) {
+      if (actual == -EINTR) {
+        // Interrupted retry.
+        continue;
+      } else if (actual == -EAGAIN) {
+        // Non-blocking EOF, finished.
+        break;
+      } else {
+        break;
+      }
+    } else if (actual == 0) {
+      break;
+    }
+    ASSERT_EQ(msg.entry.pid, pid);
+
+    char* msg_str = msg.msg();
+    if (msg_str != nullptr) {
+      char* tag = msg_str + 1;
+      msg_str = tag + strlen(tag) + 1;
+      *log_str += msg_str;
+      if (log_str->back() != '\n') {
+        *log_str += '\n';
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  android_logger_list_close(list);
+}
+
+static void FindStrings(pid_t pid, std::vector<const char*> match_strings) {
+  std::string log_str;
+  time_t start = time(nullptr);
+  bool found_all;
+  while (true) {
+    GetLogStr(pid, &log_str);
+    found_all = true;
+    for (auto str : match_strings) {
+      if (log_str.find(str) == std::string::npos) {
+        found_all = false;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+    if (found_all) {
+      return;
+    }
+    if ((time(nullptr) - start) > kTimeoutSeconds) {
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+  ASSERT_TRUE(found_all) << "Didn't find expected log output:\n" + log_str;
+}
+
+TEST(MallocTests, DISABLED_smoke) {}
+
+TEST(MallocDebugSystemTest, smoke) {
+  pid_t pid;
+  ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(Exec("MallocTests.DISABLED_smoke", "backtrace", &pid));
+
+  ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(FindStrings(pid, std::vector<const char*>{"malloc debug enabled"}));
+}
+
+TEST(MallocTests, DISABLED_leak_memory) {
+  void* ptr = malloc(1123);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(ptr != nullptr);
+  memset(ptr, 0, 1123);
+}
+
+TEST(MallocDebugSystemTest, verify_leak) {
+  pid_t pid;
+  ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(Exec("MallocTests.DISABLED_leak_memory", "backtrace leak_track", &pid));
+
+  ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(FindStrings(
+      pid, std::vector<const char*>{"malloc debug enabled", "leaked block of size 1123 at"}));
+}