diff --git a/proctl/proctl.go b/proctl/proctl.go
index da2e4be8..46d96610 100644
--- a/proctl/proctl.go
+++ b/proctl/proctl.go
@@ -185,12 +185,14 @@ func (dbp *DebuggedProcess) FindLocation(str string) (uint64, error) {
 
 // Sends out a request that the debugged process halt
 // execution. Sends SIGSTOP to all threads.
-func (dbp *DebuggedProcess) RequestManualStop() {
+func (dbp *DebuggedProcess) RequestManualStop() error {
 	dbp.halt = true
-	for _, th := range dbp.Threads {
-		th.Halt()
+	err := dbp.requestManualStop()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 	dbp.running = false
+	return nil
 }
 
 // Sets a breakpoint at addr, and stores it in the process wide
@@ -331,10 +333,8 @@ func (dbp *DebuggedProcess) resume() error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if dbp.CurrentBreakpoint != nil {
-		if !dbp.CurrentBreakpoint.Temp {
-			return dbp.Halt()
-		}
+	if dbp.CurrentBreakpoint != nil || dbp.halt {
+		return dbp.Halt()
 	}
 	// Check to see if we hit a runtime.breakpoint
 	fn := dbp.goSymTable.PCToFunc(pc)
@@ -407,6 +407,15 @@ func (dbp *DebuggedProcess) GoroutinesInfo() ([]*G, error) {
 	return allg, nil
 }
 
+func (dbp *DebuggedProcess) Halt() (err error) {
+	for _, th := range dbp.Threads {
+		if err := th.Halt(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Obtains register values from what Delve considers to be the current
 // thread of the traced process.
 func (dbp *DebuggedProcess) Registers() (Registers, error) {
diff --git a/proctl/proctl_darwin.c b/proctl/proctl_darwin.c
index 0f4456a2..a5861c28 100644
--- a/proctl/proctl_darwin.c
+++ b/proctl/proctl_darwin.c
@@ -158,3 +158,8 @@ mach_port_wait(mach_port_t port_set) {
 
 	return thread;
 }
+
+kern_return_t
+raise_exception(mach_port_t task, mach_port_t thread, mach_port_t exception_port, exception_type_t exception) {
+	return exception_raise(exception_port, thread, task, exception, 0, 0);
+}
diff --git a/proctl/proctl_darwin.go b/proctl/proctl_darwin.go
index 881d55b7..1cc8f994 100644
--- a/proctl/proctl_darwin.go
+++ b/proctl/proctl_darwin.go
@@ -22,12 +22,15 @@ type OSProcessDetails struct {
 	notificationPort C.mach_port_t
 }
 
-func (dbp *DebuggedProcess) Halt() (err error) {
-	for _, th := range dbp.Threads {
-		err := th.Halt()
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+func (dbp *DebuggedProcess) requestManualStop() (err error) {
+	var (
+		task          = C.mach_port_t(dbp.os.task)
+		thread        = C.mach_port_t(dbp.CurrentThread.os.thread_act)
+		exceptionPort = C.mach_port_t(dbp.os.exceptionPort)
+	)
+	kret := C.raise_exception(task, thread, exceptionPort, C.EXC_BREAKPOINT)
+	if kret != C.KERN_SUCCESS {
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not raise mach exception")
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/proctl/proctl_darwin.h b/proctl/proctl_darwin.h
index 9345393c..a92965a1 100644
--- a/proctl/proctl_darwin.h
+++ b/proctl/proctl_darwin.h
@@ -37,3 +37,7 @@ thread_count(task_t task);
 
 mach_port_t
 mach_port_wait(mach_port_t);
+
+kern_return_t
+raise_exception(mach_port_t, mach_port_t, mach_port_t, exception_type_t);
+
diff --git a/proctl/proctl_linux.go b/proctl/proctl_linux.go
index e3503f41..18107ced 100644
--- a/proctl/proctl_linux.go
+++ b/proctl/proctl_linux.go
@@ -25,14 +25,8 @@ const (
 // Not actually needed for Linux.
 type OSProcessDetails interface{}
 
-func (dbp *DebuggedProcess) Halt() (err error) {
-	for _, th := range dbp.Threads {
-		err := th.Halt()
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
+func (dbp *DebuggedProcess) requestManualStop() (err error) {
+	return sys.Kill(dbp.Pid, sys.SIGSTOP)
 }
 
 // Attach to a newly created thread, and store that thread in our list of
diff --git a/proctl/proctl_test.go b/proctl/proctl_test.go
index 8414dcfc..1a187d52 100644
--- a/proctl/proctl_test.go
+++ b/proctl/proctl_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 )
 
 func withTestProcess(name string, t *testing.T, fn func(p *DebuggedProcess)) {
@@ -87,6 +88,31 @@ func TestExit(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestHalt(t *testing.T) {
+	withTestProcess("../_fixtures/testprog", t, func(p *DebuggedProcess) {
+		go func() {
+			time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
+			err := p.RequestManualStop()
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+		}()
+		err := p.Continue()
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		// Loop through threads and make sure they are all
+		// actually stopped, err will not be nil if the process
+		// is still running.
+		for _, th := range p.Threads {
+			_, err := th.Registers()
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Error(err)
+			}
+		}
+	})
+}
+
 func TestStep(t *testing.T) {
 	withTestProcess("../_fixtures/testprog", t, func(p *DebuggedProcess) {
 		helloworldfunc := p.goSymTable.LookupFunc("main.helloworld")