diff --git a/src/core/CMakeLists.txt b/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
index 84bf926e3..285012e73 100644
--- a/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ add_library(core
     digital_controller.h
     dma.cpp
     dma.h
+    gdb_protocol.cpp
+    gdb_protocol.h
     gpu.cpp
     gpu.h
     gpu_backend.cpp
diff --git a/src/core/core.vcxproj b/src/core/core.vcxproj
index dbeaeba0b..0ca308ce4 100644
--- a/src/core/core.vcxproj
+++ b/src/core/core.vcxproj
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="gpu_sw_backend.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="gte.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="dma.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="gdb_protocol.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="gpu.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="gpu_hw.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="gpu_hw_opengl.cpp" />
@@ -198,6 +199,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="gte.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="cpu_types.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="dma.h" />
+    <ClCompile Include="gdb_protocol.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="gpu.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="gpu_hw.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="gpu_hw_opengl.h" />
diff --git a/src/core/core.vcxproj.filters b/src/core/core.vcxproj.filters
index 6da3d2139..adf4f86e5 100644
--- a/src/core/core.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/src/core/core.vcxproj.filters
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="cpu_disasm.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="bus.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="dma.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="gdb_protocol.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="gpu.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="gpu_hw_opengl.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="gpu_hw.cpp" />
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="cpu_disasm.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="bus.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="dma.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="gdb_protocol.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="gpu.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="gpu_hw_opengl.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="gpu_hw.h" />
diff --git a/src/core/gdb_protocol.cpp b/src/core/gdb_protocol.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..34713c0c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/gdb_protocol.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,319 @@
+#include "gdb_protocol.h"
+#include "bus.h"
+#include "cpu_core_private.h"
+#include "common/log.h"
+#include "common/string_util.h"
+#include "cpu_core.h"
+#include "frontend-common/common_host_interface.h"
+#include "system.h"
+#include <functional>
+#include <iomanip>
+#include <map>
+#include <optional>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <string>
+Log_SetChannel(GDBProtocol);
+
+namespace GDBProtocol
+{
+
+static u8* GetMemoryPointer(PhysicalMemoryAddress address, u32 length)
+{
+  auto region = Bus::GetMemoryRegionForAddress(address);
+  if (region) {
+    u8* data = GetMemoryRegionPointer(*region);
+    if (data && (address + length <= GetMemoryRegionEnd(*region))) {
+      return data + (address - GetMemoryRegionStart(*region));
+    }
+  }
+
+  return nullptr;
+}
+
+static u8 ComputeChecksum(const std::string_view& str)
+{
+  u8 checksum = 0;
+  for (char c : str) {
+    checksum = (checksum + c) % 256;
+  }
+  return checksum;
+}
+
+static std::optional<std::string_view> DeserializePacket(const std::string_view& in)
+{
+  if ((in.size() < 4) || (in[0] != '$') || (in[in.size()-3] != '#')) {
+    return std::nullopt;
+  }
+  std::string_view data = in.substr(1, in.size()-4);
+
+  u8 packetChecksum = StringUtil::FromChars<u8>(in.substr(in.size()-2, 2), 16).value_or(0);
+  u8 computedChecksum = ComputeChecksum(data);
+
+  if (packetChecksum == computedChecksum) {
+    return { data };
+  }
+  else {
+    return std::nullopt;
+  }
+}
+
+static std::string SerializePacket(const std::string_view& in)
+{
+  std::stringstream ss;
+  ss << '$' << in << '#' << StringUtil::StdStringFromFormat("%02x", ComputeChecksum(in));
+  return ss.str();
+}
+
+/// List of GDB remote protocol registers for MIPS III (excluding FP).
+static const std::array<u32*, 38> REGISTERS {
+  &CPU::g_state.regs.r[0],
+  &CPU::g_state.regs.r[1],
+  &CPU::g_state.regs.r[2],
+  &CPU::g_state.regs.r[3],
+  &CPU::g_state.regs.r[4],
+  &CPU::g_state.regs.r[5],
+  &CPU::g_state.regs.r[6],
+  &CPU::g_state.regs.r[7],
+  &CPU::g_state.regs.r[8],
+  &CPU::g_state.regs.r[9],
+  &CPU::g_state.regs.r[10],
+  &CPU::g_state.regs.r[11],
+  &CPU::g_state.regs.r[12],
+  &CPU::g_state.regs.r[13],
+  &CPU::g_state.regs.r[14],
+  &CPU::g_state.regs.r[15],
+  &CPU::g_state.regs.r[16],
+  &CPU::g_state.regs.r[17],
+  &CPU::g_state.regs.r[18],
+  &CPU::g_state.regs.r[19],
+  &CPU::g_state.regs.r[20],
+  &CPU::g_state.regs.r[21],
+  &CPU::g_state.regs.r[22],
+  &CPU::g_state.regs.r[23],
+  &CPU::g_state.regs.r[24],
+  &CPU::g_state.regs.r[25],
+  &CPU::g_state.regs.r[26],
+  &CPU::g_state.regs.r[27],
+  &CPU::g_state.regs.r[28],
+  &CPU::g_state.regs.r[29],
+  &CPU::g_state.regs.r[30],
+  &CPU::g_state.regs.r[31],
+
+  &CPU::g_state.cop0_regs.sr.bits,
+  &CPU::g_state.regs.lo,
+  &CPU::g_state.regs.hi,
+  &CPU::g_state.cop0_regs.BadVaddr,
+  &CPU::g_state.cop0_regs.cause.bits,
+  &CPU::g_state.regs.pc,
+};
+
+/// Number of registers in GDB remote protocol for MIPS III.
+constexpr int NUM_GDB_REGISTERS = 73;
+
+/// Get stop reason.
+static std::optional<std::string> Cmd$_questionMark(const std::string_view& data)
+{
+  return { "S02" };
+}
+
+/// Get general registers.
+static std::optional<std::string> Cmd$g(const std::string_view& data)
+{
+  std::stringstream ss;
+
+  for (u32* reg : REGISTERS) {
+    // Data is in host order (little endian).
+    ss << StringUtil::EncodeHex(reinterpret_cast<u8*>(reg), 4);
+  }
+
+  // Pad with dummy data (FP registers stuff).
+  for (int i = 0; i < NUM_GDB_REGISTERS - REGISTERS.size(); i++) {
+    ss << "00000000";
+  }
+
+  return { ss.str() };
+}
+
+/// Set general registers.
+static std::optional<std::string> Cmd$G(const std::string_view& data)
+{
+  if (data.size() == NUM_GDB_REGISTERS*8) {
+    int offset = 0;
+
+    for (u32* reg : REGISTERS) {
+      // Data is in host order (little endian).
+      auto value = StringUtil::DecodeHex({data.data()+offset, 8});
+      if (value) {
+        *reg = *reinterpret_cast<u32*>(&(*value)[0]);
+      }
+      offset += 8;
+    }
+  }
+  else {
+    Log_ErrorPrintf("Wrong payload size for 'G' command, expected %d got %d", NUM_GDB_REGISTERS*8, data.size());
+  }
+
+  return { "" };
+}
+
+/// Get memory.
+static std::optional<std::string> Cmd$m(const std::string_view& data)
+{
+  std::stringstream ss{std::string{data}};
+  std::string dataAddress, dataLength;
+
+  std::getline(ss, dataAddress, ',');
+  std::getline(ss, dataLength, '\0');
+
+  auto address = StringUtil::FromChars<VirtualMemoryAddress>(dataAddress, 16);
+  auto length = StringUtil::FromChars<u32>(dataLength, 16);
+
+  if (address && length) {
+    PhysicalMemoryAddress phys_addr = *address & CPU::PHYSICAL_MEMORY_ADDRESS_MASK;
+    u32 phys_length = *length;
+
+    u8* ptr_data = GetMemoryPointer(phys_addr, phys_length);
+    if (ptr_data) {
+      return { StringUtil::EncodeHex(ptr_data, phys_length) };
+    }
+  }
+  return { "E00" };
+}
+
+/// Set memory.
+static std::optional<std::string> Cmd$M(const std::string_view& data)
+{
+  std::stringstream ss{std::string{data}};
+  std::string dataAddress, dataLength, dataPayload;
+
+  std::getline(ss, dataAddress, ',');
+  std::getline(ss, dataLength, ':');
+  std::getline(ss, dataPayload, '\0');
+
+  auto address = StringUtil::FromChars<VirtualMemoryAddress>(dataAddress, 16);
+  auto length = StringUtil::FromChars<u32>(dataLength, 16);
+  auto payload = StringUtil::DecodeHex(dataPayload);
+
+  if (address && length && payload && (payload->size() == *length)) {
+    u32 phys_addr = *address & CPU::PHYSICAL_MEMORY_ADDRESS_MASK;
+    u32 phys_length = *length;
+
+    u8* ptr_data = GetMemoryPointer(phys_addr, phys_length);
+    if (ptr_data) {
+      memcpy(ptr_data, payload->data(), phys_length);
+      return { "OK" };
+    }
+  }
+
+  return { "E00" };
+}
+
+/// Remove hardware breakpoint.
+static std::optional<std::string> Cmd$z1(const std::string_view& data)
+{
+  auto address = StringUtil::FromChars<VirtualMemoryAddress>(data, 16);
+  if (address) {
+    CPU::RemoveBreakpoint(*address);
+    return { "OK" };
+  }
+  else {
+    return std::nullopt;
+  }
+}
+
+/// Insert hardware breakpoint.
+static std::optional<std::string> Cmd$Z1(const std::string_view& data)
+{
+  auto address = StringUtil::FromChars<VirtualMemoryAddress>(data, 16);
+  if (address) {
+    CPU::AddBreakpoint(*address, false);
+    return { "OK" };
+  }
+  else {
+    return std::nullopt;
+  }
+}
+
+static std::optional<std::string> Cmd$vMustReplyEmpty(const std::string_view& data)
+{
+  return { "" };
+}
+
+static std::optional<std::string> Cmd$qSupported(const std::string_view& data)
+{
+  return { "" };
+}
+
+/// List of all GDB remote protocol packets supported by us.
+static const std::map<const char*, std::function<std::optional<std::string>(const std::string_view&)>> COMMANDS
+{
+  { "?", Cmd$_questionMark },
+  { "g", Cmd$g },
+  { "G", Cmd$G },
+  { "m", Cmd$m },
+  { "M", Cmd$M },
+  { "z0,", Cmd$z1 },
+  { "Z0,", Cmd$Z1 },
+  { "z1,", Cmd$z1 },
+  { "Z1,", Cmd$Z1 },
+  { "vMustReplyEmpty", Cmd$vMustReplyEmpty },
+  { "qSupported", Cmd$qSupported },
+};
+
+bool IsPacketInterrupt(const std::string_view& data)
+{
+  return (data.size() >= 1) && (data[data.size()-1] == '\003');
+}
+
+bool IsPacketContinue(const std::string_view& data)
+{
+  return (data.size() >= 5) && (data.substr(data.size()-5) == "$c#63");
+}
+
+bool IsPacketComplete(const std::string_view& data)
+{
+  return ((data.size() == 1) && (data[0] == '\003')) ||
+    ((data.size() > 3) && (*(data.end()-3) == '#'));
+}
+
+std::string ProcessPacket(const std::string_view& data)
+{
+  std::string_view trimmedData = data;
+
+  // Eat ACKs.
+  while (!trimmedData.empty() && (trimmedData[0] == '+' || trimmedData[0] == '-')) {
+    if (trimmedData[0] == '-') {
+      Log_ErrorPrint("Received negative ack");
+    }
+    trimmedData = trimmedData.substr(1);
+  }
+
+  // Validate packet.
+  auto packet = DeserializePacket(trimmedData);
+  if (!packet) {
+    Log_ErrorPrintf("Malformed packet '%*s'", trimmedData.size(), trimmedData.data());
+    return "-";
+  }
+
+  std::optional<std::string> reply = { "" };
+
+  // Try to invoke packet command.
+  bool processed = false;
+  for (const auto& command : COMMANDS) {
+    if (StringUtil::StartsWith(packet->data(), command.first)) {
+      Log_DebugPrintf("Processing command '%s'", command.first);
+
+      // Invoke command, remove command name from payload.
+      reply = command.second(packet->substr(strlen(command.first)));
+      processed = true;
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (!processed) {
+    Log_WarningPrintf("Failed to process packet '%*s'", trimmedData.size(), trimmedData.data());
+  }
+  return reply ? "+"+SerializePacket(*reply) : "+";
+}
+
+} // namespace GDBProtocol
diff --git a/src/core/gdb_protocol.h b/src/core/gdb_protocol.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..25737486b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/gdb_protocol.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <string_view>
+
+namespace GDBProtocol
+{
+
+  bool IsPacketInterrupt(const std::string_view& data);
+  bool IsPacketContinue(const std::string_view& data);
+
+  bool IsPacketComplete(const std::string_view& data);
+  std::string ProcessPacket(const std::string_view& data);
+
+} // namespace GDBProtocol