diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengine.cpp
index 2e47ec61c2e..748fdf748aa 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengine.cpp
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ void QmlEngine::interruptInferior()
     QDataStream rs(&reply, QIODevice::WriteOnly);
     rs << QByteArray("INTERRUPT");
     sendMessage(reply);
+    notifyInferiorStopOk();
 }
 
 void QmlEngine::executeStep()