diff --git a/src/sys/wait.rs b/src/sys/wait.rs
index 259efb7092..286a40fd21 100644
--- a/src/sys/wait.rs
+++ b/src/sys/wait.rs
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ pub enum WaitStatus {
     Exited(pid_t, i8),
     Signaled(pid_t, Signal, bool),
     Stopped(pid_t, Signal),
+    #[cfg(any(target_os = "linux",
+              target_os = "android"))]
+    PtraceEvent(pid_t, Signal, c_int),
     Continued(pid_t),
     StillAlive
 }
@@ -52,6 +55,7 @@ pub enum WaitStatus {
           target_os = "android"))]
 mod status {
     use sys::signal::Signal;
+    use libc::c_int;
 
     pub fn exited(status: i32) -> bool {
         (status & 0x7F) == 0
@@ -81,6 +85,10 @@ mod status {
         Signal::from_c_int((status & 0xFF00) >> 8).unwrap()
     }
 
+    pub fn stop_additional(status: i32) -> c_int {
+        (status >> 16) as c_int
+    }
+
     pub fn continued(status: i32) -> bool {
         status == 0xFFFF
     }
@@ -184,6 +192,12 @@ fn decode(pid : pid_t, status: i32) -> WaitStatus {
     } else if status::signaled(status) {
         WaitStatus::Signaled(pid, status::term_signal(status), status::dumped_core(status))
     } else if status::stopped(status) {
+        if cfg!(any(target_os = "linux", target_os = "android")) {
+            let status_additional = status::stop_additional(status);
+            if status_additional != 0 {
+                return WaitStatus::PtraceEvent(pid, status::stop_signal(status), status::stop_additional(status))
+            }
+        }
         WaitStatus::Stopped(pid, status::stop_signal(status))
     } else {
         assert!(status::continued(status));