diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 20995b7b6cd..d02964f9d0b 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 from ddtrace._trace.provider import _DD_CONTEXTVAR
 from ddtrace.internal.compat import httplib
 from ddtrace.internal.compat import parse
+from ddtrace.internal.core import crashtracking
 from ddtrace.internal.remoteconfig.client import RemoteConfigClient
 from ddtrace.internal.remoteconfig.worker import remoteconfig_poller
 from ddtrace.internal.runtime import get_runtime_id
@@ -113,6 +114,19 @@ def use_global_tracer():
     yield False
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def auto_enable_crashtracking():
+    yield True
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def enable_crashtracking(auto_enable_crashtracking):
+    if auto_enable_crashtracking:
+        crashtracking.start()
+        assert crashtracking.is_started()
+    yield
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def tracer(use_global_tracer):
     if use_global_tracer: