diff --git a/gdbstub.c b/gdbstub.c
index 36b85aa50e..23baaef40e 100644
--- a/gdbstub.c
+++ b/gdbstub.c
@@ -3138,8 +3138,12 @@ gdb_handlesig(CPUState *cpu, int sig)
     tb_flush(cpu);
 
     if (sig != 0) {
-        snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "S%02x", target_signal_to_gdb(sig));
-        put_packet(buf);
+        gdb_set_stop_cpu(cpu);
+        g_string_printf(gdbserver_state.str_buf,
+                        "T%02xthread:", target_signal_to_gdb(sig));
+        gdb_append_thread_id(cpu, gdbserver_state.str_buf);
+        g_string_append_c(gdbserver_state.str_buf, ';');
+        put_strbuf();
     }
     /* put_packet() might have detected that the peer terminated the
        connection.  */
diff --git a/tests/tcg/multiarch/Makefile.target b/tests/tcg/multiarch/Makefile.target
index c0d9e638e9..b962ed8236 100644
--- a/tests/tcg/multiarch/Makefile.target
+++ b/tests/tcg/multiarch/Makefile.target
@@ -68,11 +68,19 @@ run-gdbstub-qxfer-auxv-read: sha1
 		--bin $< --test $(MULTIARCH_SRC)/gdbstub/test-qxfer-auxv-read.py, \
 	"basic gdbstub qXfer:auxv:read support")
 
+run-gdbstub-thread-breakpoint: testthread
+	$(call run-test, $@, $(GDB_SCRIPT) \
+		--gdb $(HAVE_GDB_BIN) \
+		--qemu $(QEMU) --qargs "$(QEMU_OPTS)" \
+		--bin $< --test $(MULTIARCH_SRC)/gdbstub/test-thread-breakpoint.py, \
+	"hitting a breakpoint on non-main thread")
+
 else
 run-gdbstub-%:
 	$(call skip-test, "gdbstub test $*", "need working gdb")
 endif
-EXTRA_RUNS += run-gdbstub-sha1 run-gdbstub-qxfer-auxv-read
+EXTRA_RUNS += run-gdbstub-sha1 run-gdbstub-qxfer-auxv-read \
+	      run-gdbstub-thread-breakpoint
 
 # ARM Compatible Semi Hosting Tests
 #
diff --git a/tests/tcg/multiarch/gdbstub/test-thread-breakpoint.py b/tests/tcg/multiarch/gdbstub/test-thread-breakpoint.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..798d508bc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tcg/multiarch/gdbstub/test-thread-breakpoint.py
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+from __future__ import print_function
+#
+# Test auxiliary vector is loaded via gdbstub
+#
+# This is launched via tests/guest-debug/run-test.py
+#
+
+import gdb
+import sys
+
+failcount = 0
+
+def report(cond, msg):
+    "Report success/fail of test"
+    if cond:
+        print ("PASS: %s" % (msg))
+    else:
+        print ("FAIL: %s" % (msg))
+        global failcount
+        failcount += 1
+
+def run_test():
+    "Run through the tests one by one"
+
+    sym, ok = gdb.lookup_symbol("thread1_func")
+    gdb.execute("b thread1_func")
+    gdb.execute("c")
+
+    frame = gdb.selected_frame()
+    report(str(frame.function()) == "thread1_func", "break @ %s"%frame)
+
+#
+# This runs as the script it sourced (via -x, via run-test.py)
+#
+try:
+    inferior = gdb.selected_inferior()
+    arch = inferior.architecture()
+    print("ATTACHED: %s" % arch.name())
+except (gdb.error, AttributeError):
+    print("SKIPPING (not connected)", file=sys.stderr)
+    exit(0)
+
+if gdb.parse_and_eval('$pc') == 0:
+    print("SKIP: PC not set")
+    exit(0)
+
+try:
+    # These are not very useful in scripts
+    gdb.execute("set pagination off")
+    gdb.execute("set confirm off")
+
+    # Run the actual tests
+    run_test()
+except (gdb.error):
+    print ("GDB Exception: %s" % (sys.exc_info()[0]))
+    failcount += 1
+    pass
+
+print("All tests complete: %d failures" % failcount)
+exit(failcount)