diff --git a/src/apps/debugger/debugger_interface/DebuggerInterface.h b/src/apps/debugger/debugger_interface/DebuggerInterface.h
index 10a1fc7d5b..5d02279e3d 100644
--- a/src/apps/debugger/debugger_interface/DebuggerInterface.h
+++ b/src/apps/debugger/debugger_interface/DebuggerInterface.h
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ public:
 
 	virtual	status_t			GetCpuFeatures(uint32& flags) = 0;
 
+	virtual	status_t			WriteCoreFile(const char* path) = 0;
+
 	// TeamMemory
 	virtual	status_t			GetMemoryProperties(target_addr_t address,
 									uint32& protection, uint32& locking) = 0;
diff --git a/src/apps/debugger/debugger_interface/interfaces/CoreFileDebuggerInterface.cpp b/src/apps/debugger/debugger_interface/interfaces/CoreFileDebuggerInterface.cpp
index 68d18007ff..0444797eaf 100644
--- a/src/apps/debugger/debugger_interface/interfaces/CoreFileDebuggerInterface.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/debugger/debugger_interface/interfaces/CoreFileDebuggerInterface.cpp
@@ -304,6 +304,13 @@ CoreFileDebuggerInterface::GetCpuFeatures(uint32& flags)
 }
 
 
+status_t
+CoreFileDebuggerInterface::WriteCoreFile(const char* path)
+{
+	return B_NOT_SUPPORTED;
+}
+
+
 status_t
 CoreFileDebuggerInterface::GetMemoryProperties(target_addr_t address,
 	uint32& protection, uint32& locking)
diff --git a/src/apps/debugger/debugger_interface/interfaces/CoreFileDebuggerInterface.h b/src/apps/debugger/debugger_interface/interfaces/CoreFileDebuggerInterface.h
index d688abb311..a18b38770f 100644
--- a/src/apps/debugger/debugger_interface/interfaces/CoreFileDebuggerInterface.h
+++ b/src/apps/debugger/debugger_interface/interfaces/CoreFileDebuggerInterface.h
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ public:
 
 	virtual	status_t			GetCpuFeatures(uint32& flags);
 
+	virtual	status_t			WriteCoreFile(const char* path);
+
 	// TeamMemory
 	virtual	status_t			GetMemoryProperties(target_addr_t address,
 									uint32& protection, uint32& locking);
diff --git a/src/apps/debugger/debugger_interface/interfaces/LocalDebuggerInterface.cpp b/src/apps/debugger/debugger_interface/interfaces/LocalDebuggerInterface.cpp
index c90b950dba..7fa0ea8f31 100644
--- a/src/apps/debugger/debugger_interface/interfaces/LocalDebuggerInterface.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/debugger/debugger_interface/interfaces/LocalDebuggerInterface.cpp
@@ -733,6 +733,27 @@ LocalDebuggerInterface::GetCpuFeatures(uint32& flags)
 }
 
 
+status_t
+LocalDebuggerInterface::WriteCoreFile(const char* path)
+{
+	DebugContextGetter contextGetter(fDebugContextPool);
+
+	debug_nub_write_core_file_reply reply;
+
+	debug_nub_write_core_file message;
+	message.reply_port = contextGetter.Context()->reply_port;
+	strlcpy(message.path, path, sizeof(message.path));
+
+	status_t error = send_debug_message(contextGetter.Context(),
+		B_DEBUG_WRITE_CORE_FILE, &message, sizeof(message), &reply,
+		sizeof(reply));
+	if (error == B_OK)
+		error = reply.error;
+
+	return error;
+}
+
+
 status_t
 LocalDebuggerInterface::GetMemoryProperties(target_addr_t address,
 	uint32& protection, uint32& locking)
diff --git a/src/apps/debugger/debugger_interface/interfaces/LocalDebuggerInterface.h b/src/apps/debugger/debugger_interface/interfaces/LocalDebuggerInterface.h
index 6e44bc741e..468d4e2bd9 100644
--- a/src/apps/debugger/debugger_interface/interfaces/LocalDebuggerInterface.h
+++ b/src/apps/debugger/debugger_interface/interfaces/LocalDebuggerInterface.h
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ public:
 
 	virtual	status_t			GetCpuFeatures(uint32& flags);
 
+	virtual	status_t			WriteCoreFile(const char* path);
+
 	// TeamMemory
 	virtual	status_t			GetMemoryProperties(target_addr_t address,
 									uint32& protection, uint32& locking);