diff --git a/src/platform/qt/GameController.cpp b/src/platform/qt/GameController.cpp
index 98ac7ace2..6493372f9 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/GameController.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/GameController.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ GameController::GameController(QObject* parent)
 	};
 	m_threadContext.frameCallback = [] (GBAThread* context) {
 		GameController* controller = static_cast<GameController*>(context->userData);
+		controller->m_pauseMutex.lock();
+		if (controller->m_pauseAfterFrame) {
+			GBAThreadPause(context);
+			controller->m_pauseAfterFrame = false;
+		}
+		controller->m_pauseMutex.unlock();
 		controller->frameAvailable(controller->m_drawContext);
 	};
 }
@@ -48,6 +54,9 @@ void GameController::loadGame(const QString& path) {
 		delete m_rom;
 		m_rom = 0;
 	}
+
+	m_pauseAfterFrame = false;
+
 	m_threadContext.fd = m_rom->handle();
 	m_threadContext.fname = path.toLocal8Bit().constData();
 	GBAThreadStart(&m_threadContext);
@@ -65,6 +74,13 @@ void GameController::setPaused(bool paused) {
 	}
 }
 
+void GameController::frameAdvance() {
+	m_pauseMutex.lock();
+	m_pauseAfterFrame = true;
+	setPaused(false);
+	m_pauseMutex.unlock();
+}
+
 void GameController::keyPressed(int key) {
 	int mappedKey = 1 << key;
 	m_threadContext.activeKeys |= mappedKey;
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/GameController.h b/src/platform/qt/GameController.h
index 31bbd642e..e21bcd88c 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/GameController.h
+++ b/src/platform/qt/GameController.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <QFile>
 #include <QImage>
 #include <QObject>
+#include <QMutex>
 #include <QString>
 
 #include "AudioDevice.h"
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ signals:
 public slots:
 	void loadGame(const QString& path);
 	void setPaused(bool paused);
+	void frameAdvance();
 	void keyPressed(int key);
 	void keyReleased(int key);
 
@@ -45,6 +47,9 @@ private:
 
 	QFile* m_rom;
 	QFile* m_bios;
+
+	QMutex m_pauseMutex;
+	bool m_pauseAfterFrame;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/Window.cpp b/src/platform/qt/Window.cpp
index aeeaa6a15..45e831fd8 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/Window.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/Window.cpp
@@ -119,4 +119,11 @@ void Window::setupMenu(QMenuBar* menubar) {
 	connect(pause, SIGNAL(triggered(bool)), m_controller, SLOT(setPaused(bool)));
 	m_gameActions.append(pause);
 	emulationMenu->addAction(pause);
+
+	QAction* frameAdvance = new QAction(tr("&Next frame"), 0);
+	frameAdvance->setShortcut(tr("Ctrl+N"));
+	frameAdvance->setDisabled(true);
+	connect(frameAdvance, SIGNAL(triggered()), m_controller, SLOT(frameAdvance()));
+	m_gameActions.append(frameAdvance);
+	emulationMenu->addAction(frameAdvance);
 }