diff --git a/llama_stack/distribution/server/server.py b/llama_stack/distribution/server/server.py
index 518f9dd7c..5796b6c68 100644
--- a/llama_stack/distribution/server/server.py
+++ b/llama_stack/distribution/server/server.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import re
 import signal
 import sys
 import traceback
+import warnings
 
 from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
 from ssl import SSLError
@@ -45,6 +46,16 @@ from llama_stack.distribution.stack import construct_stack
 from .endpoints import get_all_api_endpoints
 
 
+def warn_with_traceback(message, category, filename, lineno, file=None, line=None):
+    log = file if hasattr(file, "write") else sys.stderr
+    traceback.print_stack(file=log)
+    log.write(warnings.formatwarning(message, category, filename, lineno, line))
+
+
+if os.environ.get("LLAMA_STACK_TRACE_WARNINGS"):
+    warnings.showwarning = warn_with_traceback
+
+
 def create_sse_event(data: Any) -> str:
     if isinstance(data, BaseModel):
         data = data.model_dump_json()