diff --git a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/service/command/GDBControl_7_12.java b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/service/command/GDBControl_7_12.java
index 5c8712cf175..d777330e800 100644
--- a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/service/command/GDBControl_7_12.java
+++ b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/service/command/GDBControl_7_12.java
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.concurrent.RequestMonitorWithProgress;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.concurrent.Sequence;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.launching.FinalLaunchSequence_7_12;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.mi.service.command.AbstractMIControl;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.mi.service.command.CommandFactory;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.mi.service.command.IEventProcessor;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.mi.service.command.MIRunControlEventProcessor_7_12;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.service.DsfSession;
 import org.eclipse.debug.core.ILaunchConfiguration;
 
@@ -29,4 +32,10 @@ public class GDBControl_7_12 extends GDBControl_7_7 {
 	protected Sequence getCompleteInitializationSequence(Map<String, Object> attributes, RequestMonitorWithProgress rm) {
 		return new FinalLaunchSequence_7_12(getSession(), attributes, rm);
 	}
+    
+	@Override
+	protected IEventProcessor createMIRunControlEventProcessor(AbstractMIControl connection, ICommandControlDMContext controlDmc) {
+		return new MIRunControlEventProcessor_7_12(connection, controlDmc);
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/mi/service/command/MIRunControlEventProcessor_7_12.java b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/mi/service/command/MIRunControlEventProcessor_7_12.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dd268976cce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/mi/service/command/MIRunControlEventProcessor_7_12.java
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 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
+ * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+ *******************************************************************************/
+package org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.mi.service.command;
+
+import org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.concurrent.ImmediateDataRequestMonitor;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.debug.service.command.ICommandControlService.ICommandControlDMContext;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.mi.service.command.commands.RawCommand;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.mi.service.command.output.MIConsoleStreamOutput;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.mi.service.command.output.MIInfo;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.mi.service.command.output.MIOOBRecord;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.mi.service.command.output.MIOutput;
+
+/**
+ * Listens to events on the MI channel and takes proper action.
+ * Specialization for GDB 7.12.
+ * 
+ * @since 5.3
+ */
+public class MIRunControlEventProcessor_7_12 extends MIRunControlEventProcessor_7_0
+
+{
+	private final AbstractMIControl fCommandControl;
+	private final ICommandControlDMContext fControlDmc; 
+
+	public MIRunControlEventProcessor_7_12(AbstractMIControl connection, ICommandControlDMContext controlDmc) {
+		super(connection, controlDmc);
+		fCommandControl = connection;
+		fControlDmc = controlDmc;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void eventReceived(Object output) {
+		for (MIOOBRecord oobr : ((MIOutput)output).getMIOOBRecords()) {
+			if (oobr instanceof MIConsoleStreamOutput) {
+				MIConsoleStreamOutput stream = (MIConsoleStreamOutput) oobr;
+				if (stream.getCString().indexOf("(y or n)") != -1 && //$NON-NLS-1$
+						stream.getCString().indexOf("[answered ") == -1) {//$NON-NLS-1$
+					// We have a query on MI that was not automatically answered by GDB!.
+					// That is not something GDB should do.
+					// The user cannot answer since it is on MI, so we need to answer
+					// ourselves.  If we don't GDB will hang forever, waiting for that
+					// answer. We always answer 'yes' although
+					// we can't be sure it is the right answer, but it is better
+					// than simply hanging there forever.
+					fCommandControl.queueCommand(new RawCommand(fControlDmc, "y"), //$NON-NLS-1$
+							                     new ImmediateDataRequestMonitor<MIInfo>());
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		super.eventReceived(output);
+	}
+}