diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/RxThread.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/RxThread.java
index 1b5ad52eb60..bba160c3981 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/RxThread.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/RxThread.java
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.command.MIExecStepInstruction;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.command.MIExecUntil;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.event.MIBreakpointEvent;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.event.MIEvent;
-import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.event.MIGDBExitEvent;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.event.MIFunctionFinishedEvent;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.event.MIInferiorExitEvent;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.event.MILocationReachedEvent;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.event.MIRunningEvent;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.event.MISignalEvent;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.event.MISteppingRangeEvent;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.event.MIStoppedEvent;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.event.MIWatchpointEvent;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.output.MIAsyncRecord;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.output.MIConsoleStreamOutput;
@@ -212,7 +212,8 @@ MIPlugin.getDefault().debugLog(line);
 				// HACK: GDB for temporary breakpoints will not send the
 				// "reason" ???  Fake this as breakpoint-hit 
 				if (e == null) {
-					e = createEvent("breakpoint-hit", exec);
+					//e = createEvent("breakpoint-hit", exec);
+					e = new MIStoppedEvent();
 					if (e != null) {
 						list.add(e);
 					}
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 87f782735c4..4bcb87caf1d 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
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.event.MILocationReachedEvent;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.event.MIRunningEvent;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.event.MISignalEvent;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.event.MISteppingRangeEvent;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.event.MIStoppedEvent;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.event.MIThreadExitEvent;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.event.MIVarChangedEvent;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.event.MIWatchpointEvent;
@@ -42,12 +43,7 @@ public class EventManager extends SessionObject implements ICDIEventManager, Obs
 		CSession session = getCSession();
 		ICDIEvent cdiEvent = null;
 
-		if ((miEvent instanceof MIBreakpointEvent) ||
-			(miEvent instanceof MIFunctionFinishedEvent) ||
-			(miEvent instanceof MILocationReachedEvent) ||
-			(miEvent instanceof MISignalEvent) ||
-			(miEvent instanceof MISteppingRangeEvent) ||
-			(miEvent instanceof MIWatchpointEvent)) {
+		if (miEvent instanceof MIStoppedEvent) {
 			processSuspendedEvent(miEvent);
 			cdiEvent = new SuspendedEvent(session, miEvent);
 		} else if (miEvent instanceof MIRunningEvent) {
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/event/MIBreakpointEvent.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/event/MIBreakpointEvent.java
index 075366176cc..db28b5cee49 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/event/MIBreakpointEvent.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/event/MIBreakpointEvent.java
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.output.MITuple;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.output.MIValue;
 
 /**
- * ^done,reason="breakpoint-hit",bkptno="1",thread-id="0",frame={addr="0x08048468",func="main",args=[{name="argc",value="1"},{name="argv",value="0xbffff18c"}],file="hello.c",line="4"}
+ * ^stopped,reason="breakpoint-hit",bkptno="1",thread-id="0",frame={addr="0x08048468",func="main",args=[{name="argc",value="1"},{name="argv",value="0xbffff18c"}],file="hello.c",line="4"}
  *
  */
-public class MIBreakpointEvent extends MIEvent {
+public class MIBreakpointEvent extends MIStoppedEvent {
 
 	int bkptno;
 	int threadId;
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/event/MIFunctionFinishedEvent.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/event/MIFunctionFinishedEvent.java
index b9f0bdd3251..f4ebd5aff01 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/event/MIFunctionFinishedEvent.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/event/MIFunctionFinishedEvent.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.output.MIValue;
 /**
  * *stopped,reason="function-finished",thread-id="0",frame={addr="0x0804855a",func="main",args=[{name="argc",value="1"},{name="argv",value="0xbffff18c"}],file="hello.c",line="17"},gdb-result-var="$1",return-value="10"
  */
-public class MIFunctionFinishedEvent extends MIEvent {
+public class MIFunctionFinishedEvent extends MIStoppedEvent {
 
 	String gdbResult = "";
 	String returnValue = "";
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/event/MILocationReachedEvent.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/event/MILocationReachedEvent.java
index 72738fcf94a..84ad609c780 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/event/MILocationReachedEvent.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/event/MILocationReachedEvent.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.output.MIValue;
 /**
  * *stopped,reason="location-reached",thread-id="0",frame={addr="0x0804858e",func="main2",args=[],file="hello.c",line="27"}
  */
-public class MILocationReachedEvent extends MIEvent {
+public class MILocationReachedEvent extends MIStoppedEvent {
 
 	int threadId;
 	MIFrame frame;
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/event/MISignalEvent.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/event/MISignalEvent.java
index 351566064ec..61d0221addb 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/event/MISignalEvent.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/event/MISignalEvent.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.output.MIValue;
  *  *stopped,reason="signal-received",signal-name="SIGINT",signal-meaning="Interrupt",thread-id="0",frame={addr="0x400e18e1",func="__libc_nanosleep",args=[],file="__libc_nanosleep",line="-1"}
  *
  */
-public class MISignalEvent extends MIEvent {
+public class MISignalEvent extends MIStoppedEvent {
 
 	String sigName = "";
 	String sigMeaning = "";
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/event/MISteppingRangeEvent.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/event/MISteppingRangeEvent.java
index bdaef7a2188..d562622e9db 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/event/MISteppingRangeEvent.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/event/MISteppingRangeEvent.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.output.MIValue;
  *
  *  *stopped,reason="end-stepping-range",thread-id="0",frame={addr="0x08048538",func="main",args=[{name="argc",value="1"},{name="argv",value="0xbffff18c"}],file="hello.c",line="13"}
  */
-public class MISteppingRangeEvent extends MIEvent {
+public class MISteppingRangeEvent extends MIStoppedEvent {
 
 	int threadId;
 	MIFrame frame;
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/event/MIStoppedEvent.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/event/MIStoppedEvent.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..839b44211b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/event/MIStoppedEvent.java
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ * (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;
+
+/**
+ *  *stopped
+ *
+ */
+public class MIStoppedEvent extends MIEvent {
+
+	public MIStoppedEvent() {
+	}
+}
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/event/MIWatchpointEvent.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/event/MIWatchpointEvent.java
index 5a872d5b09f..ca2b8b868e4 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/event/MIWatchpointEvent.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/event/MIWatchpointEvent.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.output.MIValue;
  *  *stopped,reason="watchpoint-trigger",wpt={number="2",exp="i"},value={old="0",new="1"},thread-id="0",frame={addr="0x08048534",func="main",args=[{name="argc",value="1"},{name="argv",value="0xbffff18c"}],file="hello.c",line="10"}
  *
  */
-public class MIWatchpointEvent extends MIEvent {
+public class MIWatchpointEvent extends MIStoppedEvent {
 
 	int number;
 	String exp = "";