diff --git a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/mi/service/command/CLIEventProcessor.java b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/mi/service/command/CLIEventProcessor.java
index 22f59702224..c7185e882e1 100644
--- a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/mi/service/command/CLIEventProcessor.java
+++ b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/mi/service/command/CLIEventProcessor.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.datamodel.DMContexts;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.datamodel.IDMContext;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.debug.service.IBreakpoints.IBreakpointsTargetDMContext;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.debug.service.IRunControl.IContainerDMContext;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.debug.service.IRunControl.IStartedDMEvent;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.debug.service.ISignals.ISignalsDMContext;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.debug.service.command.ICommandControlService;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.debug.service.command.ICommandControlService.ICommandControlDMContext;
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.mi.service.command.events.MIThreadCreatedEvent;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.mi.service.command.output.MIConsoleStreamOutput;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.mi.service.command.output.MIOOBRecord;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.mi.service.command.output.MIOutput;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.service.DsfServiceEventHandler;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.service.DsfServicesTracker;
 
 /**
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@ public class CLIEventProcessor
     private final ICommandControlDMContext fControlDmc;
     
     // Last Thread ID created 
-	private static int fLastThreadId;
+	private int fLastThreadId;
     
     private final DsfServicesTracker fServicesTracker;
 
@@ -68,11 +70,12 @@ public class CLIEventProcessor
         fServicesTracker = new DsfServicesTracker(GdbPlugin.getBundleContext(), fCommandControl.getSession().getId());
         connection.addCommandListener(this);
         connection.addEventListener(this);
-        // Re-set the counter
-        fLastThreadId = 0;
+        
+        fCommandControl.getSession().addServiceEventListener(this, null);
     }
 
     public void dispose() {
+        fCommandControl.getSession().removeServiceEventListener(this);
         fCommandControl.removeCommandListener(this);
         fCommandControl.removeEventListener(this);
         fServicesTracker.dispose();
@@ -129,17 +132,6 @@ public class CLIEventProcessor
                     }
             	}
             	
-            	// Look for an event that indicates a start/restart.  This will tell use
-            	// we should reset our thread number counter
-            	// The printout that seems to occur on restarts (and start) is
-            	//  [Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
-            	// Bug 339456
-            	pattern = Pattern.compile("^\\[Thread debugging using "); //$NON-NLS-1$
-            	matcher = pattern.matcher(exec.getCString());
-            	if (matcher.find()) {
-            		fLastThreadId = 0;
-            	}
-            	
                 // For GDB thread exit events, we won't use the events generated by GDB. This event is 
                 // raised in GDBRunControl class by polling and comparing the ExecutionContexts returned by
                 // -thread-list-ids command. This is done as threads reported by exit event are still reported till 
@@ -371,4 +363,14 @@ public class CLIEventProcessor
         return (operation.startsWith("det")  && "detach".indexOf(operation) != -1); //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
     }
 
+    /** @since 4.0 */
+    @DsfServiceEventHandler
+    public void eventDispatched(IStartedDMEvent e) {
+    	if (e.getDMContext() instanceof IContainerDMContext) {
+    		// If a process restarts, we must reset the thread id
+    		// No need to worry about multi-process in this version.
+    		fLastThreadId = 0;
+    	}
+    }
+
 }