diff --git a/Core/Debugger.cpp b/Core/Debugger.cpp
index 3114411e..9af58c56 100644
--- a/Core/Debugger.cpp
+++ b/Core/Debugger.cpp
@@ -1003,8 +1003,16 @@ bool Debugger::SleepUntilResume(BreakSource source, uint32_t breakpointId, Break
 
 		_executionStopped = true;
 		_pausedForDebugHelper = breakRequested;
+		int whilePausedRunCounter = 0;
 		while((((stepCount == 0 || _breakRequested) && _suspendCount == 0) || _preventResume > 0) && !_stopFlag) {
 			std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::duration<int, std::milli>(10));
+			if (preventResume == 0) {
+				whilePausedRunCounter++;
+				if (whilePausedRunCounter > 10) {
+					ProcessEvent(EventType::WhilePaused);
+					whilePausedRunCounter = 0;
+				}
+			}
 			if(stepCount == 0) {
 				_console->ResetRunTimers();
 			}
diff --git a/Core/DebuggerTypes.h b/Core/DebuggerTypes.h
index 0669785b..b9f7b2ea 100644
--- a/Core/DebuggerTypes.h
+++ b/Core/DebuggerTypes.h
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ enum class EventType
 	SpriteZeroHit = 9,
 	ScriptEnded = 10,
 	BusConflict = 11,
+	WhilePaused = 12,
 	EventTypeSize
 };
 
diff --git a/Core/LuaApi.cpp b/Core/LuaApi.cpp
index 54816aa4..8c590199 100644
--- a/Core/LuaApi.cpp
+++ b/Core/LuaApi.cpp
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ int LuaApi::GetLibrary(lua_State *lua)
 	lua_pushintvalue(stateSaved, EventType::StateSaved);
 	lua_pushintvalue(inputPolled, EventType::InputPolled);
 	lua_pushintvalue(scriptEnded, EventType::ScriptEnded);
+	lua_pushintvalue(whilePaused, EventType::WhilePaused);
 	lua_settable(lua, -3);
 
 	lua_pushliteral(lua, "executeCountType");
diff --git a/GUI.NET/Debugger/frmScript.cs b/GUI.NET/Debugger/frmScript.cs
index 3b7614a2..ee5fd973 100644
--- a/GUI.NET/Debugger/frmScript.cs
+++ b/GUI.NET/Debugger/frmScript.cs
@@ -578,6 +578,7 @@ namespace Mesen.GUI.Debugger
 			new List<string> {"enum","emu.eventType.inputPolled","Triggered when the emulation core polls the state of the input devices for the next frame","","",""},
 			new List<string> {"enum","emu.eventType.spriteZeroHit","Triggered when the PPU sets the sprite zero hit flag","","",""},
 			new List<string> {"enum","emu.eventType.scriptEnded","Triggered when the current Lua script ends (script window closed, execution stopped, etc.)","","",""},
+			new List<string> {"enum","emu.eventType.whilePaused","Triggered repeatedly while execution is paused","","",""},
 			new List<string> {"enum","emu.executeCountType","emu.executeCountType.[value]","","","Values:\ncpuCycles = 0,\nppuCycles = 1,\ncpuInstructions = 2\n\nUsed by execute calls." },
 			new List<string> {"enum","emu.executeCountType.cpuCycles","Count the number of CPU cycles","","",""},
 			new List<string> {"enum","emu.executeCountType.ppuCycles","Count the number of PPU cycles","","",""},