diff --git a/console.h b/console.h
index dd8b0397e6..fba9e299b3 100644
--- a/console.h
+++ b/console.h
@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@ void term_flush(void);
 void term_print_help(void);
 void monitor_readline(const char *prompt, int is_password,
                       char *buf, int buf_size);
+void monitor_suspend(void);
+void monitor_resume(void);
 
 /* readline.c */
 typedef void ReadLineFunc(void *opaque, const char *str);
diff --git a/monitor.c b/monitor.c
index 4f51eccdca..dd2e770e68 100644
--- a/monitor.c
+++ b/monitor.c
@@ -2694,10 +2694,27 @@ static void term_read(void *opaque, const uint8_t *buf, int size)
         readline_handle_byte(buf[i]);
 }
 
+static int monitor_suspended;
+
 static void monitor_handle_command1(void *opaque, const char *cmdline)
 {
     monitor_handle_command(cmdline);
-    monitor_start_input();
+    if (!monitor_suspended)
+        monitor_start_input();
+    else
+        monitor_suspended = 2;
+}
+
+void monitor_suspend(void)
+{
+    monitor_suspended = 1;
+}
+
+void monitor_resume(void)
+{
+    if (monitor_suspended == 2)
+        monitor_start_input();
+    monitor_suspended = 0;
 }
 
 static void monitor_start_input(void)