diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index b3faf3a463..0668c4be17 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -3045,7 +3045,46 @@ void bdrv_debug_event(BlockDriverState *bs, BlkDebugEvent event)
     }
 
     drv->bdrv_debug_event(bs, event);
+}
 
+int bdrv_debug_breakpoint(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *event,
+                          const char *tag)
+{
+    while (bs && bs->drv && !bs->drv->bdrv_debug_breakpoint) {
+        bs = bs->file;
+    }
+
+    if (bs && bs->drv && bs->drv->bdrv_debug_breakpoint) {
+        return bs->drv->bdrv_debug_breakpoint(bs, event, tag);
+    }
+
+    return -ENOTSUP;
+}
+
+int bdrv_debug_resume(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *tag)
+{
+    while (bs && bs->drv && !bs->drv->bdrv_debug_resume) {
+        bs = bs->file;
+    }
+
+    if (bs && bs->drv && bs->drv->bdrv_debug_resume) {
+        return bs->drv->bdrv_debug_resume(bs, tag);
+    }
+
+    return -ENOTSUP;
+}
+
+bool bdrv_debug_is_suspended(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *tag)
+{
+    while (bs && bs->drv && !bs->drv->bdrv_debug_is_suspended) {
+        bs = bs->file;
+    }
+
+    if (bs && bs->drv && bs->drv->bdrv_debug_is_suspended) {
+        return bs->drv->bdrv_debug_is_suspended(bs, tag);
+    }
+
+    return false;
 }
 
 /**************************************************************/
diff --git a/block.h b/block.h
index 24bea09530..893448a5fc 100644
--- a/block.h
+++ b/block.h
@@ -431,4 +431,9 @@ typedef enum {
 #define BLKDBG_EVENT(bs, evt) bdrv_debug_event(bs, evt)
 void bdrv_debug_event(BlockDriverState *bs, BlkDebugEvent event);
 
+int bdrv_debug_breakpoint(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *event,
+                           const char *tag);
+int bdrv_debug_resume(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *tag);
+bool bdrv_debug_is_suspended(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *tag);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/block_int.h b/block_int.h
index 9deedb811a..bf3f79b3db 100644
--- a/block_int.h
+++ b/block_int.h
@@ -190,6 +190,12 @@ struct BlockDriver {
 
     void (*bdrv_debug_event)(BlockDriverState *bs, BlkDebugEvent event);
 
+    /* TODO Better pass a option string/QDict/QemuOpts to add any rule? */
+    int (*bdrv_debug_breakpoint)(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *event,
+        const char *tag);
+    int (*bdrv_debug_resume)(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *tag);
+    bool (*bdrv_debug_is_suspended)(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *tag);
+
     /*
      * Returns 1 if newly created images are guaranteed to contain only
      * zeros, 0 otherwise.
diff --git a/qemu-io.c b/qemu-io.c
index b4b0898741..1637773302 100644
--- a/qemu-io.c
+++ b/qemu-io.c
@@ -1671,6 +1671,67 @@ static const cmdinfo_t map_cmd = {
        .oneline        = "prints the allocated areas of a file",
 };
 
+static int break_f(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    int ret;
+
+    ret = bdrv_debug_breakpoint(bs, argv[1], argv[2]);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        printf("Could not set breakpoint: %s\n", strerror(-ret));
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static const cmdinfo_t break_cmd = {
+       .name           = "break",
+       .argmin         = 2,
+       .argmax         = 2,
+       .cfunc          = break_f,
+       .args           = "event tag",
+       .oneline        = "sets a breakpoint on event and tags the stopped "
+                         "request as tag",
+};
+
+static int resume_f(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    int ret;
+
+    ret = bdrv_debug_resume(bs, argv[1]);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        printf("Could not resume request: %s\n", strerror(-ret));
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static const cmdinfo_t resume_cmd = {
+       .name           = "resume",
+       .argmin         = 1,
+       .argmax         = 1,
+       .cfunc          = resume_f,
+       .args           = "tag",
+       .oneline        = "resumes the request tagged as tag",
+};
+
+static int wait_break_f(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    while (!bdrv_debug_is_suspended(bs, argv[1])) {
+        qemu_aio_wait();
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static const cmdinfo_t wait_break_cmd = {
+       .name           = "wait_break",
+       .argmin         = 1,
+       .argmax         = 1,
+       .cfunc          = wait_break_f,
+       .args           = "tag",
+       .oneline        = "waits for the suspension of a request",
+};
+
 static int abort_f(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     abort();
@@ -1934,6 +1995,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     add_command(&discard_cmd);
     add_command(&alloc_cmd);
     add_command(&map_cmd);
+    add_command(&break_cmd);
+    add_command(&resume_cmd);
+    add_command(&wait_break_cmd);
     add_command(&abort_cmd);
 
     add_args_command(init_args_command);