diff --git a/library/DFHackAPI.cpp b/library/DFHackAPI.cpp
index 6904739c2..5c93c1a98 100644
--- a/library/DFHackAPI.cpp
+++ b/library/DFHackAPI.cpp
@@ -1142,6 +1142,10 @@ bool API::Resume()
 {
     return d->p->resume();
 }
+bool API::ForceResume()
+{
+    return d->p->forceresume();
+}
 bool API::isSuspended()
 {
     return d->p->isSuspended();
diff --git a/library/DFHackAPI.h b/library/DFHackAPI.h
index 297025f17..adc7a1ba2 100644
--- a/library/DFHackAPI.h
+++ b/library/DFHackAPI.h
@@ -63,8 +63,14 @@ namespace DFHack
         bool Detach();
         bool isAttached();
         
+        // stop DF from executing
         bool Suspend();
+        // resume DF
         bool Resume();
+        /**
+         * be careful with this one
+         */
+        bool ForceResume();
         bool isSuspended();
         /**
          * Matgloss. next four methods look very similar. I could use two and move the processing one level up...
diff --git a/library/DFProcess-linux.cpp b/library/DFProcess-linux.cpp
index 693105d92..9da19a8b3 100644
--- a/library/DFProcess-linux.cpp
+++ b/library/DFProcess-linux.cpp
@@ -252,6 +252,11 @@ bool Process::suspend()
     d->suspended = true;
 }
 
+bool Process::forceresume()
+{
+    return resume();
+}
+
 bool Process::resume()
 {
     int status;
diff --git a/library/DFProcess-windows.cpp b/library/DFProcess-windows.cpp
index b8abb5435..f2bdbc253 100644
--- a/library/DFProcess-windows.cpp
+++ b/library/DFProcess-windows.cpp
@@ -186,6 +186,16 @@ bool Process::suspend()
     return true;
 }
 
+bool Process::forceresume()
+{
+    if(!d->attached)
+        return false;
+    while (ResumeThread(d->my_main_thread) > 1);
+    d->suspended = false;
+    return true;
+}
+
+
 bool Process::resume()
 {
     if(!d->attached)
diff --git a/library/DFProcess.h b/library/DFProcess.h
index 21f6a2960..f50caf1d4 100644
--- a/library/DFProcess.h
+++ b/library/DFProcess.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ namespace DFHack
             
             bool suspend();
             bool resume();
+            bool forceresume();
             
             bool isSuspended();
             bool isAttached();
diff --git a/tools/suspendtest.cpp b/tools/suspendtest.cpp
index 07f5c680f..92a95a85c 100644
--- a/tools/suspendtest.cpp
+++ b/tools/suspendtest.cpp
@@ -24,15 +24,21 @@ int main (void)
     getline(cin, blah);
     
     DF.Resume();
-    
     cout << "Resumed, DF should be running" << endl;
     getline(cin, blah);
     
     DF.Suspend();
-    
     cout << "Suspended, DF should be suspended now" << endl;
     getline(cin, blah);
     
+	DF.Resume();
+	cout << "Resumed, testing ForceResume. Suspend using SysInternals Process Explorer" << endl;
+	getline(cin, blah);
+
+	DF.ForceResume();
+	cout << "ForceResumed. DF should be running." << endl;
+	getline(cin, blah);
+
     if(!DF.Detach())
     {
         cerr << "Can't detach from DF" << endl;