diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/ChangeLog b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/ChangeLog
index e5f48aeb346..c4b18e142fe 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/ChangeLog
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2003-05-07 Mikhail Khodjaiants
+	Set the error status if the debug target is suspended because of an error.
+	* CDebugTarget.java
+
 2003-05-06 Mikhail Khodjaiants
 	Check if the underlying debugger supports expression evaluation in the "canEvaluate" method.
 	* CDebugTarget.java
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CDebugTarget.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CDebugTarget.java
index a8379672657..1c163cefc71 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CDebugTarget.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CDebugTarget.java
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.cdi.model.ICDIThread;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.cdi.model.ICDIWatchpoint;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.model.ICAddressBreakpoint;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.model.ICBreakpoint;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.model.ICDebugElementErrorStatus;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.model.ICDebugTarget;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.model.ICDebugTargetType;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.model.ICExpressionEvaluator;
@@ -1461,6 +1462,7 @@ public class CDebugTarget extends CDebugElement
 
 	private void handleErrorInfo( ICDIErrorInfo info )
 	{
+		setStatus( ICDebugElementErrorStatus.ERROR, ( info != null ) ? info.getMessage() : null );
 		if ( info != null )
 		{
 			MultiStatus status = new MultiStatus( CDebugCorePlugin.getUniqueIdentifier(),