diff --git a/py/obj.c b/py/obj.c
index f981d27cda2b..85deaff8e680 100644
--- a/py/obj.c
+++ b/py/obj.c
@@ -143,18 +143,30 @@ void mp_obj_print(mp_obj_t o_in, mp_print_kind_t kind) {
     mp_obj_print_helper(MP_PYTHON_PRINTER, o_in, kind);
 }
 
+// CIRCUITPY-CHANGE
+#if MICROPY_CPYTHON_EXCEPTION_CHAIN
+static mp_obj_t mp_load_attr_or_none(mp_obj_t base, qstr attr) {
+    mp_obj_t dest[2];
+    mp_load_method_protected(base, attr, dest, true);
+    return dest[0] == MP_OBJ_NULL ? mp_const_none : dest[0];
+}
+#endif
+
 // CIRCUITPY-CHANGE
 static void mp_obj_print_inner_exception(const mp_print_t *print, mp_obj_t self_in, mp_int_t limit) {
     #if MICROPY_CPYTHON_EXCEPTION_CHAIN
     mp_obj_exception_t *self = mp_obj_exception_get_native(self_in);
     mp_rom_error_text_t msg = MP_ERROR_TEXT("During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:");
-    mp_obj_exception_t *inner = NULL;
-    if (self->cause) {
+    mp_obj_t inner_obj = mp_const_none;
+    if (!self->suppress_context) {
+        inner_obj = mp_load_attr_or_none(self_in, MP_QSTR___context__);
+    }
+    if (inner_obj == mp_const_none) {
         msg = MP_ERROR_TEXT("The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:");
-        inner = self->cause;
-    } else if (!self->suppress_context) {
-        inner = self->context;
+        inner_obj = mp_load_attr_or_none(self_in, MP_QSTR___cause__);
     }
+    mp_obj_exception_t *inner = mp_obj_is_exception_instance(inner_obj) ?
+        mp_obj_exception_get_native(inner_obj) : NULL;
     if (inner && !inner->marked) {
         inner->marked = true;
         mp_obj_print_exception_with_limit(print, MP_OBJ_FROM_PTR(inner), limit);
diff --git a/tests/circuitpython/traceback_test_chained.py b/tests/circuitpython/traceback_test_chained.py
index dac99e00b454..3b96eb7a3ca9 100644
--- a/tests/circuitpython/traceback_test_chained.py
+++ b/tests/circuitpython/traceback_test_chained.py
@@ -72,3 +72,60 @@ def print_exc_info(e, chain=True):
     print_exc_info(e, chain=False)
     print_exc_info(e)
 print()
+
+class SomeException(RuntimeError):
+    pass
+
+try:
+    try:
+        raise Exception("inner")
+    except Exception as inner:
+        raise SomeException("outer") from inner
+except Exception as e:
+    print_exc_info(e)
+
+try:
+    try:
+        raise Exception("inner")
+    except Exception as inner:
+        l = inner
+    raise SomeException("outer") from l
+except Exception as e:
+    print_exc_info(e)
+print()
+
+try:
+    try:
+        raise SomeException("inner")
+    except Exception as inner:
+        raise Exception("outer") from inner
+except Exception as e:
+    print_exc_info(e)
+
+try:
+    try:
+        raise SomeException("inner")
+    except Exception as inner:
+        l = inner
+    raise Exception("outer") from l
+except Exception as e:
+    print_exc_info(e)
+print()
+
+try:
+    try:
+        raise SomeException("inner")
+    except Exception as inner:
+        raise SomeException("outer") from inner
+except Exception as e:
+    print_exc_info(e)
+
+try:
+    try:
+        raise SomeException("inner")
+    except Exception as inner:
+        l = inner
+    raise SomeException("outer") from l
+except Exception as e:
+    print_exc_info(e)
+print()
diff --git a/tests/circuitpython/traceback_test_chained.py.exp b/tests/circuitpython/traceback_test_chained.py.exp
index a979adc24c04..498be1f0b798 100644
--- a/tests/circuitpython/traceback_test_chained.py.exp
+++ b/tests/circuitpython/traceback_test_chained.py.exp
@@ -74,3 +74,78 @@ ZeroDivisionError: division by zero
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+  File "circuitpython/traceback_test_chained.py", line 81, in <module>
+Exception: inner
+
+During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
+
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+  File "circuitpython/traceback_test_chained.py", line 83, in <module>
+SomeException: outer
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+  File "circuitpython/traceback_test_chained.py", line 89, in <module>
+Exception: inner
+
+The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:
+
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+  File "circuitpython/traceback_test_chained.py", line 92, in <module>
+SomeException: outer
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+  File "circuitpython/traceback_test_chained.py", line 99, in <module>
+RuntimeError: inner
+
+The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:
+
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+  File "circuitpython/traceback_test_chained.py", line 101, in <module>
+Exception: outer
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+  File "circuitpython/traceback_test_chained.py", line 107, in <module>
+RuntimeError: inner
+
+The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:
+
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+  File "circuitpython/traceback_test_chained.py", line 110, in <module>
+Exception: outer
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+  File "circuitpython/traceback_test_chained.py", line 117, in <module>
+RuntimeError: inner
+
+During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
+
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+  File "circuitpython/traceback_test_chained.py", line 119, in <module>
+SomeException: outer
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+  File "circuitpython/traceback_test_chained.py", line 125, in <module>
+RuntimeError: inner
+
+The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:
+
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+  File "circuitpython/traceback_test_chained.py", line 128, in <module>
+SomeException: outer
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+