diff -r 55edf326bb27 api.debugger.jpda/apichanges.xml
--- a/api.debugger.jpda/apichanges.xml	Tue Feb 26 15:54:39 2013 +0100
+++ b/api.debugger.jpda/apichanges.xml	Tue Feb 26 16:34:59 2013 +0100
@@ -816,6 +816,25 @@
         <issue number="226029"/>
     </change>
 
+    <change>
+        <api name="JPDADebuggerAPI"/>
+        <summary>Breakpoints can deactivated.</summary>
+        <version major="2" minor="42"/>
+        <date day="27" month="2" year="2013"/>
+        <author login="mentlicher"/>
+        <compatibility addition="yes" source="compatible" binary="compatible"/>
+        <description>
+            Two methods are added to JPDADebugger class: getBreakpointsActive()
+            and setBreakpointsActive(boolean). The set method fires PROP_BREAKPOINTS_ACTIVE
+            event. <br/>
+            These methods are used to activate/deactivate all breakpoints in the
+            debugger session.
+            Initially, the breakpoints are active in the debugger session.
+        </description>
+        <class package="org.netbeans.api.debugger.jpda" name="JPDADebugger" />
+        <issue number="79027"/>
+    </change>
+
 
 </changes>
 
diff -r 55edf326bb27 api.debugger.jpda/manifest.mf
--- a/api.debugger.jpda/manifest.mf	Tue Feb 26 15:54:39 2013 +0100
+++ b/api.debugger.jpda/manifest.mf	Tue Feb 26 16:34:59 2013 +0100
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Manifest-Version: 1.0
 OpenIDE-Module: org.netbeans.api.debugger.jpda/2
 OpenIDE-Module-Localizing-Bundle: org/netbeans/api/debugger/jpda/Bundle.properties
-OpenIDE-Module-Specification-Version: 2.41
+OpenIDE-Module-Specification-Version: 2.42
 OpenIDE-Module-Package-Dependencies: com.sun.jdi[VirtualMachineManager]
 
diff -r 55edf326bb27 api.debugger.jpda/src/org/netbeans/api/debugger/jpda/JPDADebugger.java
--- a/api.debugger.jpda/src/org/netbeans/api/debugger/jpda/JPDADebugger.java	Tue Feb 26 15:54:39 2013 +0100
+++ b/api.debugger.jpda/src/org/netbeans/api/debugger/jpda/JPDADebugger.java	Tue Feb 26 16:34:59 2013 +0100
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@
     /** Property name constant.
      * @since 2.25     */
     public static final String          PROP_CLASSES_FIXED = "classesFixed";  // NOI18N
+    /** Property name constant. Fired when breakpoints are activated / deactivated.
+     * @since 2.42     */
+    public static final String          PROP_BREAKPOINTS_ACTIVE = "breakpointsActive"; // NOI18N
     
     /** Suspend property value constant. */
     public static final int             SUSPEND_ALL = EventRequest.SUSPEND_ALL;
@@ -488,6 +491,30 @@
     }
     
     /**
+     * Test, if breakpoints are active.
+     * @return <code>true</code> when breakpoints are active, <code>false</code>
+     * otherwise. The default implementation returns <code>true</code>, to be overridden
+     * when needed.
+     * @since 2.42
+     */
+    public boolean getBreakpointsActive() {
+        return true;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Set all breakpoints to be active / inactive.
+     * Activation or deactivation of breakpoints should not alter the enabled/disabled
+     * state of individual breakpoints.
+     * The default implementation does nothing, override
+     * together with {@link #getBreakpointsActive()} when needed.
+     * @param active <code>true</code> to make all breakpoints active,
+     *               <code>false</code> to make all breakpoints inactive.
+     * @since 2.42
+     */
+    public void setBreakpointsActive(boolean active) {
+    }
+    
+    /**
      * Adds property change listener.
      *
      * @param l new listener.