diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/cdi/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/model/EventBreakpoint.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/cdi/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/model/EventBreakpoint.java
index 9637afc4cc5..7446c802b96 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/cdi/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/model/EventBreakpoint.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/cdi/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/model/EventBreakpoint.java
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ public class EventBreakpoint extends Breakpoint implements ICDIEventBreakpoint {
 	public static final String CATCH = "org.eclipse.cdt.debug.gdb.catch";
 	public static final String THROW = "org.eclipse.cdt.debug.gdb.throw";
 	public static final String SIGNAL_CATCH = "org.eclipse.cdt.debug.gdb.signal";
+	public static final String STOP_ON_FORK = "org.eclipse.cdt.debug.gdb.catch_fork";
+	public static final String STOP_ON_VFORK = "org.eclipse.cdt.debug.gdb.catch_vfork";
+	public static final String STOP_ON_EXEC = "org.eclipse.cdt.debug.gdb.catch_exec";
 	private String eventType;
 	private String arg;
 
@@ -44,6 +47,9 @@ public class EventBreakpoint extends Breakpoint implements ICDIEventBreakpoint {
 		if (getEventType().equals(CATCH)) return "catch";
 		if (getEventType().equals(THROW)) return "throw";
 		if (getEventType().equals(SIGNAL_CATCH)) return "signal";
+		if (getEventType().equals(STOP_ON_EXEC)) return "exec";
+		if (getEventType().equals(STOP_ON_FORK)) return "fork";
+		if (getEventType().equals(STOP_ON_VFORK)) return "vfork";
 		return "unknown";
 	}
 
@@ -76,6 +82,14 @@ public class EventBreakpoint extends Breakpoint implements ICDIEventBreakpoint {
 			 EventBreakpoint.CATCH;
 		} else if (miBreakpoint.getWhat().equals("exception throw")) {
 			return  EventBreakpoint.THROW;
+		} else if (miBreakpoint.getType().equals("catch signal")) {
+			return  EventBreakpoint.SIGNAL_CATCH;
+		} else if (miBreakpoint.getType().equals("catch fork")) {
+			return  EventBreakpoint.STOP_ON_FORK;
+		} else if (miBreakpoint.getType().equals("catch vfork")) {
+			return  EventBreakpoint.STOP_ON_VFORK;
+		} else if (miBreakpoint.getType().equals("catch exec")) {
+			return  EventBreakpoint.STOP_ON_EXEC;
 		}
 		return null; // not known/supported
 	}
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.ui/plugin.properties b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.ui/plugin.properties
index 3b03e472680..90a78aed162 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.ui/plugin.properties
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.ui/plugin.properties
@@ -25,4 +25,9 @@ catchCatch.label = Exception Caught
 catchThrow.label = Exception Thrown
 catchType.label = Event Type
 catchSignal.label = Signal Caught
-catchSignal.arg.label = Signal Number
\ No newline at end of file
+catchSignal.arg.label = Signal Number
+
+#Note: fork, vfork and exec is not translatable words
+catchFork.label = Stop on fork
+catchVfork.label = Stop on vfork
+catchExec.label = Stop on exec
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.ui/plugin.xml b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.ui/plugin.xml
index a8dffdf95de..3f5203d341d 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.ui/plugin.xml
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.ui/plugin.xml
@@ -96,6 +96,18 @@
                  type="integer" fieldEditor="org.eclipse.jface.preference.IntegerFieldEditor">
             </attribute>
         </value>
+        <value
+              label="%catchFork.label"
+              value="org.eclipse.cdt.debug.gdb.catch_fork">
+        </value>
+        <value
+              label="%catchVfork.label"
+              value="org.eclipse.cdt.debug.gdb.catch_vfork">
+        </value>
+                <value
+              label="%catchExec.label"
+              value="org.eclipse.cdt.debug.gdb.catch_exec">
+        </value>
      </attribute> 
      </breakpointLabels>
  </extension>