diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/symbian.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/symbian.cpp
index 4cae2ce81bc..636c83da85e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/symbian.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/symbian.cpp
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ QVector<QByteArray> gdbStartupSequence()
 } // namespace Symbian
 
 // Generic gdb server helpers: Read address/length off a memory
-// command like 'm845,455','X845,455'
+// command like 'm845,455','X845,455:'
 QPair<quint64, unsigned> parseGdbReadMemoryRequest(const QByteArray &cmd)
 {
     QPair<quint64, unsigned> rc(0, 0);
@@ -559,7 +559,11 @@ QPair<quint64, unsigned> parseGdbReadMemoryRequest(const QByteArray &cmd)
     rc.first = cmd.mid(1, pos - 1).toULongLong(&ok, 16);
     if (!ok)
         return rc;
-    rc.second = cmd.mid(pos + 1).toUInt(&ok, 16);
+    const int colonPos = cmd.indexOf(':');
+    if (colonPos == -1)
+        rc.second = cmd.mid(pos + 1).toUInt(&ok, 16);
+    else
+        rc.second = cmd.mid(pos + 1, colonPos - pos - 1 ).toUInt(&ok, 16);
     if (!ok)
         rc.first = 0;
     return rc;
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/trkgdbadapter.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/trkgdbadapter.cpp
index 1e32fcb26fd..05d1ba6bc40 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/trkgdbadapter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/trkgdbadapter.cpp
@@ -829,6 +829,17 @@ void TrkGdbAdapter::handleGdbServerCommand(const QByteArray &cmd)
             sendGdbServerMessage("E20", msg.toLatin1());
         }
     } // qPart/qXfer
+
+    else if (cmd.startsWith("X")) {
+        logMessage(msgGdbPacket(QLatin1String("Write memory")));
+        // X addr,length
+        sendGdbServerAck();
+        const QPair<quint64, unsigned> addrLength = parseGdbReadMemoryRequest(cmd);
+        int pos = cmd.indexOf(':');
+        m_snapshot.resetMemory();
+        writeMemory(addrLength.first, cmd.mid(pos + 1, addrLength.second));
+    }
+
     else {
         logMessage(msgGdbPacket(QLatin1String("FIXME unknown: ")
             + QString::fromAscii(cmd)), LogWarning);
@@ -1444,6 +1455,29 @@ void TrkGdbAdapter::readMemory(uint addr, uint len, bool buffered)
     tryAnswerGdbMemoryRequest(buffered);
 }
 
+void TrkGdbAdapter::writeMemory(uint addr, const QByteArray &data)
+{
+    Q_ASSERT(data.size() < (2 << 16));
+    if (m_verbose > 2) {
+        logMessage(_("writeMemory %1 bytes from 0x%2 blocksize=%3 data=%4")
+            .arg(data.size()).arg(addr, 0, 16).arg(MemoryChunkSize).arg(QString::fromLatin1(data.toHex())));
+    }
+
+    sendTrkMessage(0x11, TrkCB(handleWriteMemory),
+        trkWriteMemoryMessage(addr, data));
+}
+
+void TrkGdbAdapter::handleWriteMemory(const TrkResult &result)
+{
+    logMessage("       RESULT: " + result.toString() + result.cookie.toString());
+    if (result.errorCode()) {
+        logMessage("ERROR: " + result.errorString(), LogError);
+        sendGdbServerMessage("E01");
+        return;
+    }
+    sendGdbServerMessage("OK");
+}
+
 void TrkGdbAdapter::interruptInferior()
 {
     sendTrkMessage(0x1a, TrkCallback(), trkInterruptMessage(), "Interrupting...");
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/trkgdbadapter.h b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/trkgdbadapter.h
index 1e7873815e9..2ea7e1bcfab 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/trkgdbadapter.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/trkgdbadapter.h
@@ -162,12 +162,14 @@ private:
     void handleStep(const TrkResult &result);
     void handleReadRegisters(const TrkResult &result);
     void handleWriteRegister(const TrkResult &result);
+    void handleWriteMemory(const TrkResult &result);
     void reportToGdb(const TrkResult &result);
     void gdbSetCurrentThread(const QByteArray &cmd, const char *why);
     //void reportReadMemoryBuffered(const TrkResult &result);
     //void reportReadMemoryUnbuffered(const TrkResult &result);
 
     void readMemory(uint addr, uint len, bool buffered);
+    void writeMemory(uint addr, const QByteArray &data);
 
     void handleDirectTrk(const TrkResult &response);
     void directStep(uint addr);