diff --git a/samples/Makefile b/samples/Makefile
index faa0de906..52e651bfc 100644
--- a/samples/Makefile
+++ b/samples/Makefile
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ EXELIST_agat =     \
 EXELIST_apple2 =   \
         ascii      \
         checkversion \
+        debug      \
         diodemo    \
         enumdevdir \
         gunzip65   \
@@ -212,6 +213,7 @@ EXELIST_apple2enh = $(EXELIST_apple2)
 EXELIST_atari =    \
         ascii      \
         checkversion \
+        debug      \
         gunzip65   \
         hello      \
         mandelbrot \
@@ -250,6 +252,7 @@ EXELIST_bbc = \
 EXELIST_c64 =      \
         ascii      \
         checkversion \
+        debug      \
         enumdevdir \
         gunzip65   \
         hello      \
@@ -275,6 +278,7 @@ EXELIST_c65 = \
 EXELIST_c128 =     \
         ascii      \
         checkversion \
+        debug      \
         enumdevdir \
         gunzip65   \
         hello      \
@@ -289,6 +293,7 @@ EXELIST_c128 =     \
 EXELIST_c16 =      \
         ascii      \
         checkversion \
+        debug      \
         enumdevdir \
         tinyshell  \
         hello      \
@@ -297,6 +302,7 @@ EXELIST_c16 =      \
 EXELIST_cbm510 =   \
         ascii      \
         checkversion \
+        debug      \
         enumdevdir \
         gunzip65   \
         hello      \
@@ -309,6 +315,7 @@ EXELIST_cbm510 =   \
 EXELIST_cbm610 =   \
         ascii      \
         checkversion \
+        debug      \
         enumdevdir \
         gunzip65   \
         hello      \
@@ -323,6 +330,7 @@ EXELIST_creativision = \
 EXELIST_cx16 =     \
         ascii      \
         checkversion \
+        debug      \
         enumdevdir \
         gunzip65   \
         hello      \
@@ -371,6 +379,7 @@ EXELIST_pce = \
 EXELIST_pet =      \
         ascii      \
         checkversion \
+        debug      \
         enumdevdir \
         hello      \
         joydemo    \
@@ -380,6 +389,7 @@ EXELIST_pet =      \
 EXELIST_plus4 =    \
         ascii      \
         checkversion \
+        debug      \
         enumdevdir \
         gunzip65   \
         hello      \
@@ -421,6 +431,7 @@ EXELIST_telestrat = \
 EXELIST_vic20 =    \
         ascii      \
         checkversion \
+        debug      \
         enumdevdir \
         hello      \
         joydemo    \
diff --git a/samples/debug.c b/samples/debug.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f32a472fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/debug.c
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+
+#include <dbg.h>
+
+int main(void)
+{
+    /* DbgInit has to be called once, to install the BRK handler */
+    DbgInit(0);
+
+    /* now to break into the debugger, use the BREAK macro */
+    BREAK();
+    return 0;
+}