diff --git a/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/explorer.cpp b/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/explorer.cpp
index 6e17b2df1eb..da8d27080ec 100644
--- a/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/explorer.cpp
+++ b/reactos/subsys/system/explorer/explorer.cpp
@@ -268,6 +268,15 @@ int WINAPI _tWinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPTSTR lpCmdL
 	if (_tcsstr(lpCmdLine,TEXT("-debug")))
 		use_gdb_stub = true;
 
+	if (_tcsstr(lpCmdLine,TEXT("-break"))) {
+		LOG(TEXT("debugger breakpoint"));
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+		__asm int 3
+#else
+		asm("int3");
+#endif
+	}
+
 	 // activate GDB remote debugging stub if no other debugger is running
 	if (use_gdb_stub) {
 		LOG(TEXT("waiting for debugger connection...\n"));