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 84a9ca35970..33e79491eb3 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
@@ -1134,7 +1134,7 @@ public class CDebugTarget extends CDebugElement implements ICDebugTarget, ICDIEv
 	}
 
 	private void handleSuspendedBySignal( ICDISignalReceived signal ) {
-		fireSuspendEvent( DebugEvent.UNSPECIFIED );
+		fireSuspendEvent( DebugEvent.CLIENT_REQUEST );
 	}
 
 	private void handleErrorInfo( ICDIErrorInfo info ) {
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CThread.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CThread.java
index 5571d3c722b..b614a3af4dc 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CThread.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CThread.java
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ public class CThread extends CDebugElement implements ICThread, IRestart, IResum
 	}
 
 	private void handleSuspendedBySignal( ICDISignalReceived signal ) {
-		fireSuspendEvent( DebugEvent.UNSPECIFIED );
+		fireSuspendEvent( DebugEvent.CLIENT_REQUEST );
 	}
 
 	private void handleTerminatedEvent( ICDIDestroyedEvent event ) {