diff --git a/src/ddebug/common/debugger.d b/src/ddebug/common/debugger.d
index b35b1f1..0b72407 100644
--- a/src/ddebug/common/debugger.d
+++ b/src/ddebug/common/debugger.d
@@ -33,6 +33,16 @@ interface Debugger : ProgramExecution {
     void execStart();
     /// continue execution
     void execContinue();
+    /// stop program execution
+    void execStop();
+    /// interrupt execution
+    void execPause();
+    /// step over
+    void execStepOver();
+    /// step in
+    void execStepIn();
+    /// step out
+    void execStepOut();
 }
 
 enum ResponseCode : int {
@@ -143,6 +153,26 @@ class DebuggerProxy : Debugger, DebuggerCallback {
     void execContinue() {
         _debugger.postRequest(delegate() { _debugger.execContinue(); });
     }
+    /// stop program execution
+    void execStop() {
+        _debugger.postRequest(delegate() { _debugger.execStop(); });
+    }
+    /// interrupt execution
+    void execPause() {
+        _debugger.postRequest(delegate() { _debugger.execPause(); });
+    }
+    /// step over
+    void execStepOver() {
+        _debugger.postRequest(delegate() { _debugger.execStepOver(); });
+    }
+    /// step in
+    void execStepIn() {
+        _debugger.postRequest(delegate() { _debugger.execStepIn(); });
+    }
+    /// step out
+    void execStepOut() {
+        _debugger.postRequest(delegate() { _debugger.execStepOut(); });
+    }
 }
 
 abstract class DebuggerBase : Thread, Debugger {
diff --git a/src/ddebug/gdb/gdbinterface.d b/src/ddebug/gdb/gdbinterface.d
index 84a575a..530d0d0 100644
--- a/src/ddebug/gdb/gdbinterface.d
+++ b/src/ddebug/gdb/gdbinterface.d
@@ -229,6 +229,9 @@ class GDBInterface : ConsoleDebuggerInterface {
         if (_stopRequested)
             return;
         Log.d("GDBInterface.stop()");
+        postRequest(delegate() {
+            execStop();
+        });
         _stopRequested = true;
         postRequest(delegate() {
         });
@@ -251,6 +254,32 @@ class GDBInterface : ConsoleDebuggerInterface {
         _continueRequestId = sendCommand("-exec-continue");
     }
 
+    /// stop program execution
+    int _stopRequestId;
+    void execStop() {
+        _continueRequestId = sendCommand("-gdb-exit");
+    }
+    /// interrupt execution
+    int _pauseRequestId;
+    void execPause() {
+        _pauseRequestId = sendCommand("-exec-interrupt");
+    }
+    /// step over
+    int _stepOverRequestId;
+    void execStepOver() {
+        _stepOverRequestId = sendCommand("-exec-next");
+    }
+    /// step in
+    int _stepInRequestId;
+    void execStepIn() {
+        _stepInRequestId = sendCommand("-exec-step");
+    }
+    /// step out
+    int _stepOutRequestId;
+    void execStepOut() {
+        _stepOutRequestId = sendCommand("-exec-finish");
+    }
+
     // ~message
     void handleStreamLineCLI(string s) {
         Log.d("GDB CLI: ", s);