diff --git a/platform/xdebugger-api/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/XDebugSession.java b/platform/xdebugger-api/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/XDebugSession.java
index 19d2128e47ba..22371dfd64bc 100644
--- a/platform/xdebugger-api/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/XDebugSession.java
+++ b/platform/xdebugger-api/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/XDebugSession.java
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ public interface XDebugSession extends AbstractDebuggerSession {
    */
   void positionReached(@NotNull XSuspendContext suspendContext);
 
+  /**
+   * Call this method when session resumed because of some external event, e.g. from the debugger console
+   */
+  void sessionResumed();
+
   void stop();
 
   void setBreakpointMuted(boolean muted);
diff --git a/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/XDebugSessionImpl.java b/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/XDebugSessionImpl.java
index 370a5b2d54ab..6bae3e770c19 100644
--- a/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/XDebugSessionImpl.java
+++ b/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/XDebugSessionImpl.java
@@ -564,6 +564,11 @@ public class XDebugSessionImpl implements XDebugSession {
     myDispatcher.getMulticaster().sessionPaused();
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public void sessionResumed() {
+    doResume();
+  }
+
   private void enableBreakpoints() {
     if (myBreakpointsDisabled) {
       myBreakpointsDisabled = false;