diff --git a/src/target/arc.c b/src/target/arc.c
index f3449aada..72e4d918d 100644
--- a/src/target/arc.c
+++ b/src/target/arc.c
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ static int arc_remove_watchpoint(struct target *target,
 	struct watchpoint *watchpoint);
 static int arc_enable_watchpoints(struct target *target);
 static int arc_enable_breakpoints(struct target *target);
+static int arc_unset_breakpoint(struct target *target,
+		struct breakpoint *breakpoint);
+static int arc_set_breakpoint(struct target *target,
+		struct breakpoint *breakpoint);
+static int arc_single_step_core(struct target *target);
 
 void arc_reg_data_type_add(struct target *target,
 		struct arc_reg_data_type *data_type)
@@ -750,6 +755,29 @@ static int arc_examine(struct target *target)
 	return ERROR_OK;
 }
 
+static int arc_exit_debug(struct target *target)
+{
+	uint32_t value;
+	struct arc_common *arc = target_to_arc(target);
+
+	/* Do read-modify-write sequence, or DEBUG.UB will be reset unintentionally. */
+	CHECK_RETVAL(arc_jtag_read_aux_reg_one(&arc->jtag_info, AUX_DEBUG_REG, &value));
+	value |= SET_CORE_FORCE_HALT; /* set the HALT bit */
+	CHECK_RETVAL(arc_jtag_write_aux_reg_one(&arc->jtag_info, AUX_DEBUG_REG, value));
+	alive_sleep(1);
+
+	target->state = TARGET_HALTED;
+	CHECK_RETVAL(target_call_event_callbacks(target, TARGET_EVENT_HALTED));
+
+	if (debug_level >= LOG_LVL_DEBUG) {
+		LOG_DEBUG("core stopped (halted) debug-reg: 0x%08" PRIx32, value);
+		CHECK_RETVAL(arc_jtag_read_aux_reg_one(&arc->jtag_info, AUX_STATUS32_REG, &value));
+		LOG_DEBUG("core STATUS32: 0x%08" PRIx32, value);
+	}
+
+	return ERROR_OK;
+}
+
 static int arc_halt(struct target *target)
 {
 	uint32_t value, irq_state;
@@ -1251,7 +1279,7 @@ static int arc_resume(struct target *target, int current, target_addr_t address,
 	uint32_t value;
 	struct reg *pc = &arc->core_and_aux_cache->reg_list[arc->pc_index_in_cache];
 
-	LOG_DEBUG("current:%i, address:0x%08" TARGET_PRIxADDR ", handle_breakpoints(not supported yet):%i,"
+	LOG_DEBUG("current:%i, address:0x%08" TARGET_PRIxADDR ", handle_breakpoints:%i,"
 		" debug_execution:%i", current, address, handle_breakpoints, debug_execution);
 
 	/* We need to reset ARC cache variables so caches
@@ -1296,6 +1324,19 @@ static int arc_resume(struct target *target, int current, target_addr_t address,
 		CHECK_RETVAL(arc_jtag_write_aux_reg_one(&arc->jtag_info, AUX_PC_REG, value));
 	}
 
+	/* the front-end may request us not to handle breakpoints here */
+	if (handle_breakpoints) {
+		/* Single step past breakpoint at current address */
+		struct breakpoint *breakpoint = breakpoint_find(target, resume_pc);
+		if (breakpoint) {
+			LOG_DEBUG("skipping past breakpoint at 0x%08" TARGET_PRIxADDR,
+				breakpoint->address);
+			CHECK_RETVAL(arc_unset_breakpoint(target, breakpoint));
+			CHECK_RETVAL(arc_single_step_core(target));
+			CHECK_RETVAL(arc_set_breakpoint(target, breakpoint));
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* Restore IRQ state if not in debug_execution*/
 	if (!debug_execution)
 		CHECK_RETVAL(arc_enable_interrupts(target, arc->irq_state));
@@ -2027,6 +2068,22 @@ static int arc_config_step(struct target *target, int enable_step)
 	return ERROR_OK;
 }
 
+static int arc_single_step_core(struct target *target)
+{
+	CHECK_RETVAL(arc_debug_entry(target));
+
+	/* disable interrupts while stepping */
+	CHECK_RETVAL(arc_enable_interrupts(target, 0));
+
+	/* configure single step mode */
+	CHECK_RETVAL(arc_config_step(target, 1));
+
+	/* exit debug mode */
+	CHECK_RETVAL(arc_exit_debug(target));
+
+	return ERROR_OK;
+}
+
 static int arc_step(struct target *target, int current, target_addr_t address,
 	int handle_breakpoints)
 {