diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0482d62..b7e4c1a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ stages:
   - cp -r builder/build/* output/
   - rm output/*.tar.gz
 
+.enable_core_dumps: &enable_core_dumps
+  - echo core > /proc/sys/kernel/core_pattern
+
 default:
   tags:
     - oci-fixed-amd
@@ -145,6 +148,7 @@ run_test_amd64:
     - oci-fixed-amd
   before_script:
     - *prepare_build
+    - *enable_core_dumps
     - . .ci/helpers.sh
   script:
     - set -e
@@ -156,6 +160,9 @@ run_test_amd64:
   dependencies:
     - build_amd64
   artifacts:
+    when: always
+    paths:
+      - run_test/core_dumps/*/core
     reports:
       junit:
         - run_test/*.xml
@@ -170,6 +177,7 @@ run_test_arm64:
     - oci-fixed-arm
   before_script:
     - *prepare_build
+    - *enable_core_dumps
     - . .ci/helpers.sh
   script:
     - set -e
@@ -181,6 +189,10 @@ run_test_arm64:
   dependencies:
     - build_arm64
   artifacts:
+  artifacts:
+    when: always
+    paths:
+      - run_test/core_dumps/*/core
     reports:
       junit:
         - run_test/*.xml
diff --git a/builder/common.sh b/builder/common.sh
index 83003dc..ae73b43 100644
--- a/builder/common.sh
+++ b/builder/common.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 VNC_PORT=8443
+core_dumps_dir_inside_container="/core_dumps"
+core_dumps_dir_on_host="run_test/core_dumps"
+core_dumps_dir_volume_option="-v ${PWD}/${core_dumps_dir_on_host}:/${core_dumps_dir_inside_container}"
 
 detect_build_dir() {
   if [ -n "$CI" ]; then
diff --git a/builder/startup/vnc_startup_barebones.sh b/builder/startup/vnc_startup_barebones.sh
index 8306941..f49250a 100755
--- a/builder/startup/vnc_startup_barebones.sh
+++ b/builder/startup/vnc_startup_barebones.sh
@@ -12,14 +12,62 @@ create_kasm_user() {
   echo -e "$VNC_PW\n$VNC_PW\n" | kasmvncpasswd -w -u "$VNC_USER"
 }
 
+wait_for_core_to_be_dumped() {
+  if [ "$vncserver_exit_code" -eq 0 ]; then
+    return
+  fi
+
+  local timeout=2
+  local elapsed=0
+  local interval=1
+  while [[ ! -f core && "$elapsed" -lt "$timeout" ]]; do
+    sleep $interval
+    elapsed=$(($elapsed + $interval))
+  done
+}
+
+copy_core_to_host() {
+  mkdir -p "$CORE_DUMP_DIR_INSIDE_CONTAINER"
+  cp core "$CORE_DUMP_DIR_INSIDE_CONTAINER"
+}
+
+allow_core_to_be_dumped() {
+  ulimit -c unlimited
+  cd "$HOME"
+}
+
+clean_up_old_core_dir() {
+  if [ -d "$CORE_DUMP_DIR_INSIDE_CONTAINER" ]; then
+    rm -r "$CORE_DUMP_DIR_INSIDE_CONTAINER"
+  fi
+}
+
+core_was_dumped() {
+  [ -f core ]
+}
+
+say_where_to_find_core_on_host() {
+  echo "Core dumped to $CORE_DUMP_DIR_ON_HOST"
+}
+
 config_dir="$HOME/.vnc"
 xstartup="$config_dir/xstartup"
 
 set_xterm_to_run
 create_kasm_user
 
+allow_core_to_be_dumped
+clean_up_old_core_dir
+set +e
 vncserver -select-de manual -websocketPort "$VNC_PORT"
 vncserver_exit_code=$?
+set -e
+
+wait_for_core_to_be_dumped
+if core_was_dumped; then
+  copy_core_to_host
+  say_where_to_find_core_on_host
+fi
 if [ "$RUN_TEST" = 1 ]; then
   exit "$vncserver_exit_code"
 fi
diff --git a/builder/test-apk-barebones b/builder/test-apk-barebones
index 945412c..0fe7093 100755
--- a/builder/test-apk-barebones
+++ b/builder/test-apk-barebones
@@ -11,20 +11,27 @@ cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."
 . ./builder/common.sh
 os="${1:-alpine}"
 os_codename="${2:-321}"
+distro="${os}_${os_codename}"
 
 detect_build_dir
 detect_base_image
-docker build --build-arg KASMVNC_PACKAGE_DIR="${build_dir}/${os}_${os_codename}" \
+docker build --build-arg KASMVNC_PACKAGE_DIR="${build_dir}/${distro}" \
   --build-arg RUN_TEST="$run_test" \
   --build-arg BASE_IMAGE="$BASE_IMAGE" \
   -t kasmvnctester_barebones_${os}:$os_codename \
-  -f builder/dockerfile.${os}_${os_codename}.barebones.apk.test .
+  -f builder/dockerfile.${distro}.barebones.apk.test .
 echo
 
 detect_interactive
 docker run $interactive -p "443:$VNC_PORT" --rm -e "VNC_USER=foo" -e "VNC_PW=foobar" \
+  $core_dumps_dir_volume_option \
   -e "VNC_PORT=$VNC_PORT" \
   -e RUN_TEST="$run_test" \
+  -e CORE_DUMP_DIR_ON_HOST="$core_dumps_dir_on_host/${distro}" \
+  -e CORE_DUMP_DIR_INSIDE_CONTAINER="${core_dumps_dir_inside_container}/${distro}" \
+  --cap-add=SYS_PTRACE \
+  --cap-add=SYS_RESOURCE \
+  --ulimit core=-1 \
   $entrypoint_executable \
   kasmvnctester_barebones_${os}:$os_codename \
   $entrypoint_args
diff --git a/builder/test-barebones b/builder/test-barebones
index aee9055..35467f4 100755
--- a/builder/test-barebones
+++ b/builder/test-barebones
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@ write_gitlab_report() {
 	echo "$failure_report" > run_test/"${os}_${os_codename}.xml"
 }
 
+create_core_dumps_dir_writeable_by_container() {
+  mkdir -p "$core_dumps_dir_on_host"
+  if [[ -n "$CI" && $(id -u) = 0 ]]; then
+    chown 1000:1000 "$core_dumps_dir_on_host"
+  fi
+}
+
 saved_options=("$@")
 . ./builder/process_test_options.sh
 . ./builder/common.sh
@@ -33,7 +40,7 @@ if [ "$run_test" != 1 ]; then
    exit $?
 fi
 
-mkdir -p run_test
+create_core_dumps_dir_writeable_by_container
 if ! builder/test-${package_format}-barebones "${saved_options[@]}" 2>&1 | \
    tee run_test/"${os_fullname}.log"; then
    create_gitlab_report "$(tail -1 run_test/${os_fullname}.log)"
diff --git a/builder/test-deb-barebones b/builder/test-deb-barebones
index 593ce5c..e40e3c0 100755
--- a/builder/test-deb-barebones
+++ b/builder/test-deb-barebones
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."
 . ./builder/common.sh
 os="${1:-debian}"
 os_codename="${2:-buster}"
+distro="${os}_${os_codename}"
 
 detect_build_dir
 detect_base_image
@@ -22,13 +23,19 @@ docker build --build-arg KASMVNC_PACKAGE_DIR="${build_dir}/${os_codename}" \
   --build-arg RUN_TEST="$run_test" \
   --build-arg BASE_IMAGE="$BASE_IMAGE" \
   -t kasmvnctester_barebones_${os}:$os_codename \
-  -f builder/dockerfile.${os}_${os_codename}.barebones.deb.test .
+  -f builder/dockerfile.${distro}.barebones.deb.test .
 echo
 
 detect_interactive
 docker run $interactive -p "443:$VNC_PORT" --rm -e "VNC_USER=foo" -e "VNC_PW=foobar" \
+  $core_dumps_dir_volume_option \
   -e "VNC_PORT=$VNC_PORT" \
   -e RUN_TEST="$run_test" \
+  -e CORE_DUMP_DIR_ON_HOST="$core_dumps_dir_on_host/${distro}" \
+  -e CORE_DUMP_DIR_INSIDE_CONTAINER="${core_dumps_dir_inside_container}/${distro}" \
+  --cap-add=SYS_PTRACE \
+  --cap-add=SYS_RESOURCE \
+  --ulimit core=-1 \
   $entrypoint_executable \
   kasmvnctester_barebones_${os}:$os_codename \
   $entrypoint_args
diff --git a/builder/test-rpm-barebones b/builder/test-rpm-barebones
index 1151222..56dbb36 100755
--- a/builder/test-rpm-barebones
+++ b/builder/test-rpm-barebones
@@ -7,17 +7,24 @@ cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."
 . ./builder/common.sh
 os="${1:-oracle}"
 os_codename="${2:-8}"
+distro="${os}_${os_codename}"
 
 detect_build_dir
-docker build --build-arg KASMVNC_PACKAGE_DIR="${build_dir}/${os}_${os_codename}" \
+docker build --build-arg KASMVNC_PACKAGE_DIR="${build_dir}/${distro}" \
   --build-arg RUN_TEST="$run_test" \
   -t kasmvnctester_barebones_${os}:$os_codename \
-  -f builder/dockerfile.${os}_${os_codename}.barebones.rpm.test .
+  -f builder/dockerfile.${distro}.barebones.rpm.test .
 
 detect_interactive
 docker run $interactive -p "443:$VNC_PORT" --rm -e "VNC_USER=foo" -e "VNC_PW=foobar" \
+  $core_dumps_dir_volume_option \
   -e "VNC_PORT=$VNC_PORT" \
   -e RUN_TEST="$run_test" \
+  -e CORE_DUMP_DIR_ON_HOST="$core_dumps_dir_on_host/${distro}" \
+  -e CORE_DUMP_DIR_INSIDE_CONTAINER="${core_dumps_dir_inside_container}/${distro}" \
+  --cap-add=SYS_PTRACE \
+  --cap-add=SYS_RESOURCE \
+  --ulimit core=-1 \
   $entrypoint_executable \
   kasmvnctester_barebones_${os}:$os_codename \
   $entrypoint_args