diff --git a/lightening.h b/lightening.h
index d9e8e1f79..7fd96f2ae 100644
--- a/lightening.h
+++ b/lightening.h
@@ -600,6 +600,8 @@ jit_load_args_3(jit_state_t *_jit, jit_operand_t a, jit_operand_t b,
           M(_F___, retval_f)		\
           M(_F___, retval_d)		\
   					\
+          M(_____, breakpoint)		\
+  					\
           M(_FF__, negr_f)		\
           M(_FF__, negr_d)		\
           M(_FF__, absr_f)		\
diff --git a/lightening/aarch64-cpu.c b/lightening/aarch64-cpu.c
index 39ca06a34..e99c69633 100644
--- a/lightening/aarch64-cpu.c
+++ b/lightening/aarch64-cpu.c
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ oxxrs(jit_state_t *_jit, int32_t Op,
 #define A64_MOVN                      0x12800000
 #define A64_MOVZ                      0x52800000
 #define A64_MOVK                      0x72800000
+#define A64_BRK                       0xd4200000
 
 static void
 SBFM(jit_state_t *_jit, int32_t Rd, int32_t Rn, int32_t ImmR, int32_t ImmS) 
@@ -926,6 +927,12 @@ NOP(jit_state_t *_jit)
   return emit_u32_with_pool(_jit, 0xd503201f);
 }
 
+static void
+BRK(jit_state_t *_jit)
+{
+  emit_u32_with_pool(_jit, A64_BRK);
+}
+
 static jit_reloc_t
 movi_from_pool(jit_state_t *_jit, int32_t Rt)
 {
@@ -2540,3 +2547,9 @@ cas_atomic(jit_state_t *_jit, int32_t dst, int32_t loc, int32_t expected,
   movr(_jit, dst, dst_or_tmp);
   unget_temp_gpr(_jit);
 }
+
+static void
+breakpoint(jit_state_t *_jit)
+{
+  BRK(_jit);
+}
diff --git a/lightening/arm-cpu.c b/lightening/arm-cpu.c
index b4e1660b9..a280ca192 100644
--- a/lightening/arm-cpu.c
+++ b/lightening/arm-cpu.c
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@
 #define THUMB_DMB                     0xf3bf8f50
 #define THUMB_LDREX                   0xe8500f00
 #define THUMB_STREX                   0xe8400000
+#define THUMB_BRK                         0xbe00
 
 #define _NOREG (jit_gpr_regno(_PC))
 
@@ -1341,6 +1342,12 @@ T2_STRIN(jit_state_t *_jit, int32_t rt, int32_t rn, int32_t im)
   return torri8(_jit, THUMB2_STRI,rn,rt,im);
 }
 
+static void
+T1_BRK(jit_state_t *_jit)
+{
+  emit_u16_with_pool(_jit, THUMB_BRK);
+}
+
 static void
 nop(jit_state_t *_jit, int32_t i0)
 {
@@ -3053,3 +3060,9 @@ cas_atomic(jit_state_t *_jit, int32_t dst, int32_t loc, int32_t expected,
   movr(_jit, dst, dst_or_tmp);
   unget_temp_gpr(_jit);
 }
+
+static void
+breakpoint(jit_state_t *_jit)
+{
+  T1_BRK(_jit);
+}
diff --git a/lightening/x86-cpu.c b/lightening/x86-cpu.c
index 28ec73886..aa2bbdd78 100644
--- a/lightening/x86-cpu.c
+++ b/lightening/x86-cpu.c
@@ -2753,3 +2753,9 @@ cas_atomic(jit_state_t *_jit, int32_t dst, int32_t loc, int32_t expected,
     unget_temp_gpr(_jit);
   }
 }
+
+static void
+breakpoint(jit_state_t *_jit)
+{
+  ic(_jit, 0xcc);
+}