diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_base.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_base.c
index b75b091098ef..032bc923342a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_base.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spu_base.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include <asm/spu.h>
 #include <asm/spu_priv1.h>
 #include <asm/mmu_context.h>
+#include <asm/xmon.h>
 
 #include "interrupt.h"
 
@@ -943,6 +944,9 @@ static int __init init_spu_base(void)
 			break;
 		}
 	}
+
+	xmon_register_spus(&spu_full_list);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 module_init(init_spu_base);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/xmon/xmon.c b/arch/powerpc/xmon/xmon.c
index f56ffef4defa..6a2ed8b319f0 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/xmon/xmon.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/xmon/xmon.c
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
 #include <asm/sstep.h>
 #include <asm/bug.h>
 #include <asm/irq_regs.h>
+#include <asm/spu.h>
+#include <asm/spu_priv1.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
 #include <asm/hvcall.h>
@@ -147,6 +149,8 @@ static void xmon_print_symbol(unsigned long address, const char *mid,
 			      const char *after);
 static const char *getvecname(unsigned long vec);
 
+static int do_spu_cmd(void);
+
 int xmon_no_auto_backtrace;
 
 extern int print_insn_powerpc(unsigned long, unsigned long, int);
@@ -209,8 +213,12 @@ Commands:\n\
   mi	show information about memory allocation\n\
   p 	call a procedure\n\
   r	print registers\n\
-  s	single step\n\
-  S	print special registers\n\
+  s	single step\n"
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_CELL
+"  ss	stop execution on all spus\n\
+  sr	restore execution on stopped spus\n"
+#endif
+"  S	print special registers\n\
   t	print backtrace\n\
   x	exit monitor and recover\n\
   X	exit monitor and dont recover\n"
@@ -518,6 +526,7 @@ int xmon(struct pt_regs *excp)
 		xmon_save_regs(&regs);
 		excp = &regs;
 	}
+
 	return xmon_core(excp, 0);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(xmon);
@@ -809,6 +818,8 @@ cmds(struct pt_regs *excp)
 			cacheflush();
 			break;
 		case 's':
+			if (do_spu_cmd() == 0)
+				break;
 			if (do_step(excp))
 				return cmd;
 			break;
@@ -2630,3 +2641,130 @@ void __init xmon_setup(void)
 	if (xmon_early)
 		debugger(NULL);
 }
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_CELL
+
+struct spu_info {
+	struct spu *spu;
+	u64 saved_mfc_sr1_RW;
+	u32 saved_spu_runcntl_RW;
+	u8 stopped_ok;
+};
+
+#define XMON_NUM_SPUS	16	/* Enough for current hardware */
+
+static struct spu_info spu_info[XMON_NUM_SPUS];
+
+void xmon_register_spus(struct list_head *list)
+{
+	struct spu *spu;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(spu, list, full_list) {
+		if (spu->number >= XMON_NUM_SPUS) {
+			WARN_ON(1);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		spu_info[spu->number].spu = spu;
+		spu_info[spu->number].stopped_ok = 0;
+	}
+}
+
+static void stop_spus(void)
+{
+	struct spu *spu;
+	int i;
+	u64 tmp;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < XMON_NUM_SPUS; i++) {
+		if (!spu_info[i].spu)
+			continue;
+
+		if (setjmp(bus_error_jmp) == 0) {
+			catch_memory_errors = 1;
+			sync();
+
+			spu = spu_info[i].spu;
+
+			spu_info[i].saved_spu_runcntl_RW =
+				in_be32(&spu->problem->spu_runcntl_RW);
+
+			tmp = spu_mfc_sr1_get(spu);
+			spu_info[i].saved_mfc_sr1_RW = tmp;
+
+			tmp &= ~MFC_STATE1_MASTER_RUN_CONTROL_MASK;
+			spu_mfc_sr1_set(spu, tmp);
+
+			sync();
+			__delay(200);
+
+			spu_info[i].stopped_ok = 1;
+			printf("Stopped spu %.2d\n", i);
+		} else {
+			catch_memory_errors = 0;
+			printf("*** Error stopping spu %.2d\n", i);
+		}
+		catch_memory_errors = 0;
+	}
+}
+
+static void restart_spus(void)
+{
+	struct spu *spu;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < XMON_NUM_SPUS; i++) {
+		if (!spu_info[i].spu)
+			continue;
+
+		if (!spu_info[i].stopped_ok) {
+			printf("*** Error, spu %d was not successfully stopped"
+					", not restarting\n", i);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		if (setjmp(bus_error_jmp) == 0) {
+			catch_memory_errors = 1;
+			sync();
+
+			spu = spu_info[i].spu;
+			spu_mfc_sr1_set(spu, spu_info[i].saved_mfc_sr1_RW);
+			out_be32(&spu->problem->spu_runcntl_RW,
+					spu_info[i].saved_spu_runcntl_RW);
+
+			sync();
+			__delay(200);
+
+			printf("Restarted spu %.2d\n", i);
+		} else {
+			catch_memory_errors = 0;
+			printf("*** Error restarting spu %.2d\n", i);
+		}
+		catch_memory_errors = 0;
+	}
+}
+
+static int do_spu_cmd(void)
+{
+	int cmd;
+
+	cmd = inchar();
+	switch (cmd) {
+	case 's':
+		stop_spus();
+		break;
+	case 'r':
+		restart_spus();
+		break;
+	default:
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+#else /* ! CONFIG_PPC_CELL */
+static int do_spu_cmd(void)
+{
+	return -1;
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/include/asm-powerpc/xmon.h b/include/asm-powerpc/xmon.h
index f1d337ed68d5..88320a05f0a8 100644
--- a/include/asm-powerpc/xmon.h
+++ b/include/asm-powerpc/xmon.h
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_XMON
 extern void xmon_setup(void);
+extern void xmon_register_spus(struct list_head *list);
 #else
 static inline void xmon_setup(void) { };
+static inline void xmon_register_spus(struct list_head *list) { };
 #endif
 
 #endif /* __KERNEL __ */