diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/core/cdi/ICDIConfiguration.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/core/cdi/ICDIConfiguration.java
index 4ad17a975b3..3ae804dbb7e 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/core/cdi/ICDIConfiguration.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/core/cdi/ICDIConfiguration.java
@@ -28,11 +28,18 @@ public interface ICDIConfiguration
 	boolean supportsDisconnect();
 
 	/**
-	 * Returns whether this session supports suspend/resume.
+	 * Returns whether this session supports suspend.
 	 * 
-	 * @return whether this session supports suspend/resume
+	 * @return whether this session supports suspend.
 	 */
-	boolean supportsSuspendResume();
+	boolean supportsSuspend();
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns whether this session supports Resume.
+	 * 
+	 * @return whether this session supports Resume.
+	 */
+	boolean supportsResume();
 
 	/**
 	 * Returns whether this session supports restarting.
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/Configuration.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/Configuration.java
index 5c5fe52d86a..8e1ee42a2ce 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/Configuration.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/Configuration.java
@@ -108,4 +108,18 @@ public class Configuration implements ICDIConfiguration {
 		return fAttached ? false : true;
 		
 	}
+	/**
+	 * @see org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.cdi.ICDIConfiguration#supportsResume()
+	 */
+	public boolean supportsResume() {
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.cdi.ICDIConfiguration#supportsSuspend()
+	 */
+	public boolean supportsSuspend() {
+		return false;
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/CoreFileConfiguration.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/CoreFileConfiguration.java
index 5c67c33e8a9..d49b6d05c83 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/CoreFileConfiguration.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/CoreFileConfiguration.java
@@ -55,4 +55,18 @@ public class CoreFileConfiguration implements ICDIConfiguration {
 	public boolean supportsExpressionEvaluation() {
 		return true;
 	}
+	/**
+	 * @see org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.cdi.ICDIConfiguration#supportsResume()
+	 */
+	public boolean supportsResume() {
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.cdi.ICDIConfiguration#supportsSuspend()
+	 */
+	public boolean supportsSuspend() {
+		return false;
+	}
+
 }