diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/entry.S b/arch/i386/kernel/entry.S
index a991d4e..b389e5f 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/entry.S
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
 	GET_THREAD_INFO(%ebp)
 
 	/* Note, _TIF_SECCOMP is bit number 8, and so it needs testw and not testb */
-	testw $(_TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE|_TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT|_TIF_SECCOMP),TI_flags(%ebp)
+	testw $(_TIF_SYSCALL_EMU|_TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE|_TIF_SECCOMP|_TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT),TI_flags(%ebp)
 	jnz syscall_trace_entry
 	cmpl $(nr_syscalls), %eax
 	jae syscall_badsys
@@ -226,9 +226,9 @@
 	pushl %eax			# save orig_eax
 	SAVE_ALL
 	GET_THREAD_INFO(%ebp)
-					# system call tracing in operation
+					# system call tracing in operation / emulation
 	/* Note, _TIF_SECCOMP is bit number 8, and so it needs testw and not testb */
-	testw $(_TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE|_TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT|_TIF_SECCOMP),TI_flags(%ebp)
+	testw $(_TIF_SYSCALL_EMU|_TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE|_TIF_SECCOMP|_TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT),TI_flags(%ebp)
 	jnz syscall_trace_entry
 	cmpl $(nr_syscalls), %eax
 	jae syscall_badsys
@@ -338,6 +338,9 @@
 	movl %esp, %eax
 	xorl %edx,%edx
 	call do_syscall_trace
+	cmpl $0, %eax
+	jne syscall_exit		# ret != 0 -> running under PTRACE_SYSEMU,
+					# so must skip actual syscall
 	movl ORIG_EAX(%esp), %eax
 	cmpl $(nr_syscalls), %eax
 	jnae syscall_call
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/i386/kernel/ptrace.c
index 5ee9e1d..5b569dc 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -509,15 +509,27 @@
 		  }
 		  break;
 
+	case PTRACE_SYSEMU: /* continue and stop at next syscall, which will not be executed */
 	case PTRACE_SYSCALL:	/* continue and stop at next (return from) syscall */
 	case PTRACE_CONT:	/* restart after signal. */
 		ret = -EIO;
 		if (!valid_signal(data))
 			break;
+		/* If we came here with PTRACE_SYSEMU and now continue with
+		 * PTRACE_SYSCALL, entry.S used to intercept the syscall return.
+		 * But it shouldn't!
+		 * So we don't clear TIF_SYSCALL_EMU, which is always unused in
+		 * this special case, to remember, we came from SYSEMU. That
+		 * flag will be cleared by do_syscall_trace().
+		 */
+		if (request == PTRACE_SYSEMU) {
+			set_tsk_thread_flag(child, TIF_SYSCALL_EMU);
+		} else if (request == PTRACE_CONT) {
+			clear_tsk_thread_flag(child, TIF_SYSCALL_EMU);
+		}
 		if (request == PTRACE_SYSCALL) {
 			set_tsk_thread_flag(child, TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE);
-		}
-		else {
+		} else {
 			clear_tsk_thread_flag(child, TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE);
 		}
 		child->exit_code = data;
@@ -546,6 +558,8 @@
 		ret = -EIO;
 		if (!valid_signal(data))
 			break;
+		/*See do_syscall_trace to know why we don't clear
+		 * TIF_SYSCALL_EMU.*/
 		clear_tsk_thread_flag(child, TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE);
 		set_singlestep(child);
 		child->exit_code = data;
@@ -678,37 +692,43 @@
  * - triggered by current->work.syscall_trace
  */
 __attribute__((regparm(3)))
-void do_syscall_trace(struct pt_regs *regs, int entryexit)
+int do_syscall_trace(struct pt_regs *regs, int entryexit)
 {
+	int is_sysemu, is_systrace, is_singlestep, ret = 0;
 	/* do the secure computing check first */
 	secure_computing(regs->orig_eax);
 
-	if (unlikely(current->audit_context)) {
-		if (entryexit)
-			audit_syscall_exit(current, AUDITSC_RESULT(regs->eax), regs->eax);
-
-		/* Debug traps, when using PTRACE_SINGLESTEP, must be sent only
-		 * on the syscall exit path. Normally, when TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT is
-		 * not used, entry.S will call us only on syscall exit, not
-		 * entry ; so when TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT is used we must avoid
-		 * calling send_sigtrap() on syscall entry.
-		 */
-		else if (is_singlestep)
-			goto out;
-	}
+	if (unlikely(current->audit_context) && entryexit)
+		audit_syscall_exit(current, AUDITSC_RESULT(regs->eax), regs->eax);
 
 	if (!(current->ptrace & PT_PTRACED))
 		goto out;
 
+	is_sysemu = test_thread_flag(TIF_SYSCALL_EMU);
+	is_systrace = test_thread_flag(TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE);
+	is_singlestep = test_thread_flag(TIF_SINGLESTEP);
+
+	/* We can detect the case of coming from PTRACE_SYSEMU and now running
+	 * with PTRACE_SYSCALL or PTRACE_SINGLESTEP, by TIF_SYSCALL_EMU being
+	 * set additionally.
+	 * If so let's reset the flag and return without action (no singlestep
+	 * nor syscall tracing, since no actual step has been executed).
+	 */
+	if (is_sysemu && (is_systrace || is_singlestep)) {
+		clear_thread_flag(TIF_SYSCALL_EMU);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	/* Fake a debug trap */
 	if (test_thread_flag(TIF_SINGLESTEP))
 		send_sigtrap(current, regs, 0);
 
-	if (!test_thread_flag(TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE))
+	if (!is_systrace && !is_sysemu)
 		goto out;
 
 	/* the 0x80 provides a way for the tracing parent to distinguish
 	   between a syscall stop and SIGTRAP delivery */
+	/* Note that the debugger could change the result of test_thread_flag!*/
 	ptrace_notify(SIGTRAP | ((current->ptrace & PT_TRACESYSGOOD) ? 0x80 : 0));
 
 	/*
@@ -720,9 +740,10 @@
 		send_sig(current->exit_code, current, 1);
 		current->exit_code = 0;
 	}
+	ret = is_sysemu;
  out:
 	if (unlikely(current->audit_context) && !entryexit)
 		audit_syscall_entry(current, AUDIT_ARCH_I386, regs->orig_eax,
 				    regs->ebx, regs->ecx, regs->edx, regs->esi);
-
+	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/include/asm-i386/thread_info.h b/include/asm-i386/thread_info.h
index 95add81..e2cb9fa 100644
--- a/include/asm-i386/thread_info.h
+++ b/include/asm-i386/thread_info.h
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@
 #define TIF_NEED_RESCHED	3	/* rescheduling necessary */
 #define TIF_SINGLESTEP		4	/* restore singlestep on return to user mode */
 #define TIF_IRET		5	/* return with iret */
+#define TIF_SYSCALL_EMU		6	/* syscall emulation active */
 #define TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT	7	/* syscall auditing active */
 #define TIF_SECCOMP		8	/* secure computing */
 #define TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG	16	/* true if poll_idle() is polling TIF_NEED_RESCHED */
@@ -150,13 +151,15 @@
 #define _TIF_NEED_RESCHED	(1<<TIF_NEED_RESCHED)
 #define _TIF_SINGLESTEP		(1<<TIF_SINGLESTEP)
 #define _TIF_IRET		(1<<TIF_IRET)
+#define _TIF_SYSCALL_EMU	(1<<TIF_SYSCALL_EMU)
 #define _TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT	(1<<TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT)
 #define _TIF_SECCOMP		(1<<TIF_SECCOMP)
 #define _TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG	(1<<TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG)
 
 /* work to do on interrupt/exception return */
 #define _TIF_WORK_MASK \
-  (0x0000FFFF & ~(_TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE|_TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT|_TIF_SINGLESTEP|_TIF_SECCOMP))
+  (0x0000FFFF & ~(_TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE|_TIF_SYSCALL_AUDIT|_TIF_SINGLESTEP|\
+		  _TIF_SECCOMP|_TIF_SYSCALL_EMU))
 /* work to do on any return to u-space */
 #define _TIF_ALLWORK_MASK	(0x0000FFFF & ~_TIF_SECCOMP)
 
diff --git a/include/linux/ptrace.h b/include/linux/ptrace.h
index a373fc2..7528afb 100644
--- a/include/linux/ptrace.h
+++ b/include/linux/ptrace.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #define PTRACE_DETACH		0x11
 
 #define PTRACE_SYSCALL		  24
+#define PTRACE_SYSEMU		  31
 
 /* 0x4200-0x4300 are reserved for architecture-independent additions.  */
 #define PTRACE_SETOPTIONS	0x4200
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index b65187f..7e1ead9 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -994,6 +994,9 @@
 	 * of CLONE_PTRACE.
 	 */
 	clear_tsk_thread_flag(p, TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE);
+#ifdef TIF_SYSCALL_EMU
+	clear_tsk_thread_flag(p, TIF_SYSCALL_EMU);
+#endif
 
 	/* Our parent execution domain becomes current domain
 	   These must match for thread signalling to apply */