diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index b30629b0c42..a7ded1aa541 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %pluginName
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui; singleton:=true
-Bundle-Version: 8.1.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 8.2.0.qualifier
 Bundle-Activator: org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui.CDebugUIPlugin
 Bundle-Vendor: %providerName
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/pom.xml b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/pom.xml
index 03950716438..1a53822c7bc 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/pom.xml
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 		<relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
-	<version>8.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>8.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<artifactId>org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui</artifactId>
 	<packaging>eclipse-plugin</packaging>
 </project>
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/ui/debuggerconsole/IDebuggerConsole.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/ui/debuggerconsole/IDebuggerConsole.java
index 9716d28d1aa..56c5ac79739 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/ui/debuggerconsole/IDebuggerConsole.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/ui/debuggerconsole/IDebuggerConsole.java
@@ -41,4 +41,13 @@ public interface IDebuggerConsole extends IConsole {
 	 * notification to e.g. keep other views in sync with the context of the console
 	 */
 	void consoleSelected();
+
+	/**
+	 * Stop processing but don't dispose this console yet, 
+	 * i.e. It's desirable to keep the last I/O information available to the user
+	 * @since 8.2
+	 */
+	default void stop() {
+		// Nothing to do by default
+	}
 }
diff --git a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/internal/ui/console/GdbBasicCliConsole.java b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/internal/ui/console/GdbBasicCliConsole.java
index 105e16fc195..86e5418091d 100644
--- a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/internal/ui/console/GdbBasicCliConsole.java
+++ b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/internal/ui/console/GdbBasicCliConsole.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display;
 import org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI;
 import org.eclipse.ui.console.IConsoleView;
 import org.eclipse.ui.console.IOConsole;
+import org.eclipse.ui.console.IOConsoleInputStream;
 import org.eclipse.ui.console.IOConsoleOutputStream;
 import org.eclipse.ui.part.IPageBookViewPage;
 
@@ -93,7 +94,14 @@ public class GdbBasicCliConsole extends IOConsole implements IGDBDebuggerConsole
 
 	@Override
 	protected void dispose() {
-        try {
+		stop();
+		super.dispose();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void stop() {
+		// Closing the streams will trigger the termination of the associated reading jobs
+		try {
         	fOutputStream.close();
 		} catch (IOException e) {
 		}
@@ -102,11 +110,17 @@ public class GdbBasicCliConsole extends IOConsole implements IGDBDebuggerConsole
 		} catch (IOException e) {
 		}
 
-		GdbUIPlugin.getDefault().getPreferenceStore().removePropertyChangeListener(fPreferenceListener);
+		IOConsoleInputStream istream = getInputStream();
+		if (istream != null) {
+			try {
+				istream.close();
+			} catch (IOException e) {
+			}
+		}
 
-		super.dispose();
+		GdbUIPlugin.getDefault().getPreferenceStore().removePropertyChangeListener(fPreferenceListener);
 	}
-	
+
 	private void setDefaults() {
 		IPreferenceStore store = GdbUIPlugin.getDefault().getPreferenceStore();
 		boolean enabled = store.getBoolean(IGdbDebugPreferenceConstants.PREF_CONSOLE_INVERTED_COLORS);
diff --git a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/internal/ui/console/GdbCliConsoleManager.java b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/internal/ui/console/GdbCliConsoleManager.java
index d4874699941..ae0604cdbb0 100644
--- a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/internal/ui/console/GdbCliConsoleManager.java
+++ b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/internal/ui/console/GdbCliConsoleManager.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2016 Ericsson and others.
+ * Copyright (c) 2016, 2017 Ericsson and others.
  * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
  * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
  * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ public class GdbCliConsoleManager implements ILaunchesListener2 {
 	public void launchesTerminated(ILaunch[] launches) {
 		for (ILaunch launch : launches) {
 			renameConsole(launch);
+			stopConsole(launch);
 		}
 	}
 	
@@ -95,6 +96,14 @@ public class GdbCliConsoleManager implements ILaunchesListener2 {
 		}
 	}
 
+	protected void stopConsole(ILaunch launch) {
+		IDebuggerConsole console = getConsole(launch);
+
+		if (console != null) {
+			console.stop();
+		}
+	}
+
 	private void renameConsole(ILaunch launch) {
 		IDebuggerConsole console = getConsole(launch);
 		if (console != null) {