diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/CTarget.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/CTarget.java
index 8e46a1e62e9..4e747fac56e 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/CTarget.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/CTarget.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.command.MIExecStepInstruction;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.command.MIInfoThreads;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.command.MITargetDetach;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.command.MIThreadSelect;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.event.MIDetachedEvent;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.event.MIThreadExitEvent;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.output.MIDataEvaluateExpressionInfo;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.output.MIDataListRegisterNamesInfo;
@@ -359,11 +360,6 @@ public class CTarget  implements ICDITarget {
 		MICommand noop = new MICommand("");
 		try {
 			mi.getMIInferior().interrupt();
-			mi.postCommand(noop);
-			MIInfo info = noop.getMIInfo();
-			if (info == null) {
-				throw new CDIException("No answer");
-			}
 		} catch (MIException e) {
 			throw new CDIException(e.getMessage());
 		}
@@ -385,6 +381,8 @@ public class CTarget  implements ICDITarget {
 		} catch (MIException e) {
 			throw new CDIException(e.getMessage());
 		}
+		MISession miSession = session.getMISession();
+		miSession.fireEvent(new MIDetachedEvent());
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/DisconnectedEvent.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/DisconnectedEvent.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..89917615f92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/DisconnectedEvent.java
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.cdi;
+
+import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.cdi.event.ICDIDisconnectedEvent;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.cdi.model.ICDIObject;
+
+/**
+ */
+public class DisconnectedEvent implements ICDIDisconnectedEvent {
+
+	ICDIObject source;
+
+	public DisconnectedEvent(CSession session) {
+		source = (ICDIObject)session.getCTarget();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core..ICDIEvent#getSource()
+	 */
+	public ICDIObject getSource() {
+		return source;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/EventManager.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/EventManager.java
index 8b4861bcf6d..f44919071bd 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/EventManager.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/EventManager.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.cdi.ICDIEventManager;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.cdi.event.ICDIEvent;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.cdi.event.ICDIEventListener;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.event.MIBreakpointEvent;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.event.MIDetachedEvent;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.event.MIEvent;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.event.MIFunctionFinishedEvent;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.event.MIGDBExitEvent;
@@ -63,6 +64,8 @@ public class EventManager extends SessionObject implements ICDIEventManager, Obs
 			cdiEvent = new ExitedEvent(session, (MIInferiorExitEvent)miEvent);
 		} else if (miEvent instanceof MIGDBExitEvent) {
 			cdiEvent = new DestroyedEvent(session);
+		} else if (miEvent instanceof MIDetachedEvent) {
+			cdiEvent = new DisconnectedEvent(session);
 		}
 
 		// Fire the event;
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/event/MIDetachedEvent.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/event/MIDetachedEvent.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..faf7c76e164
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/event/MIDetachedEvent.java
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * (c) Copyright QNX Software Systems Ltd. 2002.
+ * All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ */
+package org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.event;
+
+import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.output.MIConst;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.output.MIExecAsyncOutput;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.output.MIFrame;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.output.MIResult;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.output.MIResultRecord;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.output.MITuple;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.output.MIValue;
+
+/**
+ *
+ *  ^running
+ */
+public class MIDetachedEvent extends MIEvent {
+
+	public MIDetachedEvent() {
+	}
+
+	public String toString() {
+		return "Detached";
+	}
+}