Index: lldb/examples/python/crashlog.py
===================================================================
--- lldb/examples/python/crashlog.py
+++ lldb/examples/python/crashlog.py
@@ -1054,27 +1054,28 @@
     if not process or error.Fail():
         raise Exception("couldn't launch Scripted Process", error)
 
-    @contextlib.contextmanager
-    def synchronous(debugger):
-        async_state = debugger.GetAsync()
-        debugger.SetAsync(False)
-        try:
-            yield
-        finally:
-            debugger.SetAsync(async_state)
-
-    with synchronous(debugger):
-        run_options = lldb.SBCommandInterpreterRunOptions()
-        run_options.SetStopOnError(True)
-        run_options.SetStopOnCrash(True)
-        run_options.SetEchoCommands(True)
-
-        commands_stream = lldb.SBStream()
-        commands_stream.Print("process status\n")
-        commands_stream.Print("thread backtrace\n")
-        error = debugger.SetInputString(commands_stream.GetData())
-        if error.Success():
-            debugger.RunCommandInterpreter(True, False, run_options, 0, False, True)
+    if not options.skip_status:
+        @contextlib.contextmanager
+        def synchronous(debugger):
+            async_state = debugger.GetAsync()
+            debugger.SetAsync(False)
+            try:
+                yield
+            finally:
+                debugger.SetAsync(async_state)
+
+        with synchronous(debugger):
+            run_options = lldb.SBCommandInterpreterRunOptions()
+            run_options.SetStopOnError(True)
+            run_options.SetStopOnCrash(True)
+            run_options.SetEchoCommands(True)
+
+            commands_stream = lldb.SBStream()
+            commands_stream.Print("process status\n")
+            commands_stream.Print("thread backtrace\n")
+            error = debugger.SetInputString(commands_stream.GetData())
+            if error.Success():
+                debugger.RunCommandInterpreter(True, False, run_options, 0, False, True)
 
 def CreateSymbolicateCrashLogOptions(
         command_name,
@@ -1194,6 +1195,13 @@
             dest='target_path',
             help='the target binary path that should be used for interactive crashlog (optional)',
             default=None)
+        option_parser.add_option(
+            '--skip-status',
+            '-s',
+            dest='skip_status',
+            action='store_true',
+            help='prevent the interactive crashlog to dump the process status and thread backtrace at launch',
+            default=False)
     return option_parser
 
 
Index: lldb/test/Shell/ScriptInterpreter/Python/Crashlog/skipped_status_interactive_crashlog.test
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ lldb/test/Shell/ScriptInterpreter/Python/Crashlog/skipped_status_interactive_crashlog.test
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# REQUIRES: python, native && target-aarch64 && system-darwin
+
+# RUN: mkdir -p %t.dir
+# RUN: yaml2obj %S/Inputs/interactive_crashlog/multithread-test.yaml > %t.dir/multithread-test
+# RUN: %lldb -b -o 'command script import lldb.macosx.crashlog' \
+# RUN: -o 'crashlog -a -i -s -t %t.dir/multithread-test %S/Inputs/interactive_crashlog/multithread-test.ips' \
+# RUN: -o 'command source -s 0 %s' 2>&1 | FileCheck %s
+
+# CHECK: "crashlog" {{.*}} commands have been installed, use the "--help" options on these commands
+
+process status
+# CHECK: Process 22511 stopped
+# CHECK-NEXT: * thread #3, stop reason = EXC_BAD_ACCESS
+# CHECK-NEXT:     frame #0: 0x0000000100ec58f4 multithread-test`bar
+
+thread backtrace
+# CHECK: * thread #3, stop reason = EXC_BAD_ACCESS
+# CHECK-NEXT:   * frame #0: 0x0000000100ec58f4 multithread-test`bar{{.*}} [artificial]
+# CHECK-NEXT:     frame #1: 0x0000000100ec591b multithread-test`foo{{.*}} [artificial]
+# CHECK-NEXT:     frame #2: 0x0000000100ec5a87 multithread-test`compute_pow{{.*}} [artificial]
+
+thread list
+# CHECK: Process 22511 stopped
+# CHECK-NEXT:   thread #1: tid = 0x23c7fe, 0x000000019cc40b84 libsystem_kernel.dylib`__ulock_wait{{.*}}, queue = 'com.apple.main-thread'
+# CHECK-NEXT:   thread #2: tid = 0x23c800, 0x000000019cc42c9c libsystem_kernel.dylib`{{.*}}
+# CHECK-NEXT: * thread #3: tid = 0x23c801, 0x0000000100ec58f4 multithread-test`bar{{.*}}, stop reason = EXC_BAD_ACCESS
+
+bt all
+# CHECK:  thread #1, queue = 'com.apple.main-thread'
+# CHECK:    frame #{{[0-9]+}}: 0x000000019cc40b84 libsystem_kernel.dylib`__ulock_wait{{.*}} [artificial]
+# CHECK:    frame #{{[0-9]+}}: 0x0000000100ec5b3b multithread-test`main{{.*}} [artificial]
+# CHECK:    frame #{{[0-9]+}}: 0x00000002230f8da7 dyld`start{{.*}} [artificial]
+# CHECK-NEXT:  thread #2
+# CHECK-NEXT:    frame #0: 0x000000019cc42c9c libsystem_kernel.dylib`__write_nocancel{{.*}} [artificial]
+# CHECK:    frame #{{[0-9]+}}: 0x0000000100ec5957 multithread-test`call_and_wait{{.*}} [artificial]
+# CHECK:    frame #{{[0-9]+}}: 0x000000019cc7e06b libsystem_pthread.dylib`_pthread_start{{.*}} [artificial]
+# CHECK:    frame #{{[0-9]+}}: 0x000000019cc78e2b libsystem_pthread.dylib`thread_start{{.*}} [artificial]
+# CHECK-NEXT:* thread #3, stop reason = EXC_BAD_ACCESS
+# CHECK-NEXT:  * frame #0: 0x0000000100ec58f4 multithread-test`bar{{.*}} [artificial]
+# CHECK-NEXT:    frame #1: 0x0000000100ec591b multithread-test`foo{{.*}} [artificial]
+# CHECK-NEXT:    frame #2: 0x0000000100ec5a87 multithread-test`compute_pow{{.*}} [artificial]
+# CHECK:    frame #{{[0-9]+}}: 0x000000019cc7e06b libsystem_pthread.dylib`_pthread_start{{.*}} [artificial]
+# CHECK:    frame #{{[0-9]+}}: 0x000000019cc78e2b libsystem_pthread.dylib`thread_start{{.*}} [artificial]