diff --git a/headers/private/debug/DebugContext.h b/headers/private/debug/DebugContext.h
index 6051383031..a54aa78d0b 100644
--- a/headers/private/debug/DebugContext.h
+++ b/headers/private/debug/DebugContext.h
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ public:
 									int32 length);
 			status_t			ClearWatchpoint(void* address);
 
-			status_t			ContinueThread(thread_id thread);
+			status_t			ContinueThread(thread_id thread,
+									bool singleStep = false);
 			status_t			SetThreadDebuggingFlags(thread_id thread,
 									int32 flags);
 			status_t			GetThreadCpuState(thread_id thread,
diff --git a/src/kits/debug/DebugContext.cpp b/src/kits/debug/DebugContext.cpp
index f4e2c50749..0663b5e3df 100644
--- a/src/kits/debug/DebugContext.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/debug/DebugContext.cpp
@@ -140,12 +140,12 @@ BDebugContext::ClearWatchpoint(void* address)
 
 
 status_t
-BDebugContext::ContinueThread(thread_id thread)
+BDebugContext::ContinueThread(thread_id thread, bool singleStep)
 {
 	debug_nub_continue_thread message;
 	message.thread = thread;
 	message.handle_event = B_THREAD_DEBUG_HANDLE_EVENT;
-	message.single_step = false;
+	message.single_step = singleStep;
 
 	return SendDebugMessage(B_DEBUG_MESSAGE_CONTINUE_THREAD, &message,
 		sizeof(message), NULL, 0);