diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.h b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.h
index 6b264911cc4..b5e8a3cba8d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.h
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ public:
     // Used by Valgrind
     QStringList expectedSignals;
 
+    // For QNX debugging
+    bool useCtrlCStub = false;
+
     // Used by Android to avoid false positives on warnOnRelease
     bool skipExecutableValidation = false;
     bool useTargetAsync = false;
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.cpp
index 2ff53099e4b..007d3464bb8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.cpp
@@ -276,6 +276,11 @@ void DebuggerRunTool::setSkipExecutableValidation(bool on)
     m_runParameters.skipExecutableValidation = on;
 }
 
+void DebuggerRunTool::setUseCtrlCStub(bool on)
+{
+    m_runParameters.useCtrlCStub = on;
+}
+
 void DebuggerRunTool::setBreakOnMain(bool on)
 {
     m_runParameters.breakOnMain = on;
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.h b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.h
index bfd53299a1b..39fb7e9507f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.h
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ protected:
     void setRemoteChannel(const QUrl &url);
     void setUseTargetAsync(bool on);
     void setSkipExecutableValidation(bool on);
+    void setUseCtrlCStub(bool on);
 
     void setIosPlatform(const QString &platform);
     void setDeviceSymbolsRoot(const QString &deviceSymbolsRoot);
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
index b31ee7130e4..ca10d27d843 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ const char notCompatibleMessage[] = "is not compatible with target architecture"
 GdbEngine::GdbEngine()
 {
     m_gdbProc.setProcessMode(ProcessMode::Writer);
-    m_gdbProc.setUseCtrlCStub(true);
 
     setObjectName("GdbEngine");
     setDebuggerName("GDB");
@@ -676,7 +675,26 @@ void GdbEngine::interruptInferior()
     } else {
         showStatusMessage(Tr::tr("Stop requested..."), 5000);
         showMessage("TRYING TO INTERRUPT INFERIOR");
-        interruptInferior2();
+        if (HostOsInfo::isWindowsHost() && !m_isQnxGdb) {
+            IDevice::ConstPtr dev = device();
+            QTC_ASSERT(dev, notifyInferiorStopFailed(); return);
+            DeviceProcessSignalOperation::Ptr signalOperation = dev->signalOperation();
+            QTC_ASSERT(signalOperation, notifyInferiorStopFailed(); return);
+            connect(signalOperation.get(), &DeviceProcessSignalOperation::finished,
+                    this, [this, signalOperation](const QString &error) {
+                        if (error.isEmpty()) {
+                            showMessage("Interrupted " + QString::number(inferiorPid()));
+                            notifyInferiorStopOk();
+                        } else {
+                            showMessage(error, LogError);
+                            notifyInferiorStopFailed();
+                        }
+                    });
+            signalOperation->setDebuggerCommand(runParameters().debugger.command.executable());
+            signalOperation->interruptProcess(inferiorPid());
+        } else {
+            interruptInferior2();
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -1249,11 +1267,9 @@ void GdbEngine::handleStopResponse(const GdbMi &data)
     handleStop1(data);
 }
 
-static QStringList stopSignals(const Abi &abi)
+static QString stopSignal(const Abi &abi)
 {
-    static QStringList winSignals = { "SIGTRAP", "SIGINT" };
-    static QStringList unixSignals = { "SIGINT" };
-    return abi.os() == Abi::WindowsOS ? winSignals : unixSignals;
+    return QLatin1String(abi.os() == Abi::WindowsOS ? "SIGTRAP" : "SIGINT");
 }
 
 void GdbEngine::handleStop1(const GdbMi &data)
@@ -1402,7 +1418,7 @@ void GdbEngine::handleStop2(const GdbMi &data)
             QString meaning = data["signal-meaning"].data();
             // Ignore these as they are showing up regularly when
             // stopping debugging.
-            if (stopSignals(rp.toolChainAbi).contains(name) || rp.expectedSignals.contains(name)) {
+            if (name == stopSignal(rp.toolChainAbi) || rp.expectedSignals.contains(name)) {
                 showMessage(name + " CONSIDERED HARMLESS. CONTINUING.");
             } else if (m_isQnxGdb && name == "0" && meaning == "Signal 0") {
                 showMessage("SIGNAL 0 CONSIDERED BOGUS.");
@@ -3807,6 +3823,9 @@ void GdbEngine::setupEngine()
     CHECK_STATE(EngineSetupRequested);
     showMessage("TRYING TO START ADAPTER");
 
+    if (isRemoteEngine())
+        m_gdbProc.setUseCtrlCStub(runParameters().useCtrlCStub); // This is only set for QNX
+
     const DebuggerRunParameters &rp = runParameters();
     CommandLine gdbCommand = rp.debugger.command;
 
@@ -4301,6 +4320,7 @@ void GdbEngine::interruptLocalInferior(qint64 pid)
         showMessage("TRYING TO INTERRUPT INFERIOR BEFORE PID WAS OBTAINED", LogError);
         return;
     }
+    QString errorMessage;
     if (runParameters().runAsRoot) {
         Environment env = Environment::systemEnvironment();
         RunControl::provideAskPassEntry(env);
@@ -4309,8 +4329,11 @@ void GdbEngine::interruptLocalInferior(qint64 pid)
         proc.setEnvironment(env);
         proc.start();
         proc.waitForFinished();
+    } else if (interruptProcess(pid, &errorMessage)) {
+        showMessage("Interrupted " + QString::number(pid));
     } else {
-        m_gdbProc.interrupt();
+        showMessage(errorMessage, LogError);
+        notifyInferiorStopFailed();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qnx/qnxdebugsupport.cpp b/src/plugins/qnx/qnxdebugsupport.cpp
index 322c3553071..27c26e269c0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qnx/qnxdebugsupport.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qnx/qnxdebugsupport.cpp
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ public:
 
         setStartMode(AttachToRemoteServer);
         setCloseMode(KillAtClose);
+        setUseCtrlCStub(true);
         setSolibSearchPath(FileUtils::toFilePathList(searchPaths(k)));
         if (auto qtVersion = dynamic_cast<QnxQtVersion *>(QtSupport::QtKitAspect::qtVersion(k))) {
             setSysRoot(qtVersion->qnxTarget());
@@ -195,6 +196,7 @@ public:
     {
         setId("QnxAttachDebugSupport");
         setUsePortsGatherer(isCppDebugging(), isQmlDebugging());
+        setUseCtrlCStub(true);
 
         if (isCppDebugging()) {
             auto pdebugRunner = new PDebugRunner(runControl, portsGatherer());