diff --git a/target/cr16c/helper.c b/target/cr16c/helper.c
index 17b997e059..53a088b640 100644
--- a/target/cr16c/helper.c
+++ b/target/cr16c/helper.c
@@ -21,3 +21,8 @@ void helper_raise_unimplemented_instruction(void) {
 void helper_exit(CPUCR16CState *env) {
     exit(env->r[0]);
 }
+
+void helper_dump_regs(CPUCR16CState* env) {
+    qemu_printf("State dump requested:\n");
+    cr16c_debug_dump_state(env_cpu(env));
+}
diff --git a/target/cr16c/helper.h b/target/cr16c/helper.h
index cb1ffd1699..2c9d962887 100644
--- a/target/cr16c/helper.h
+++ b/target/cr16c/helper.h
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 DEF_HELPER_1(raise_illegal_instruction, void, env);
 DEF_HELPER_0(raise_unimplemented_instruction, void);
 DEF_HELPER_1(exit, void, env);
+DEF_HELPER_1(dump_regs, void, env);
diff --git a/target/cr16c/translate.c b/target/cr16c/translate.c
index 5e40a8759f..691c0a73e0 100644
--- a/target/cr16c/translate.c
+++ b/target/cr16c/translate.c
@@ -1187,6 +1187,10 @@ static bool trans_TBIT_reg_reg(DisasContext *ctx, arg_TBIT_reg_reg *a) {
 
 /* For now this instruction is abused as semihosting instruction for tests */
 static bool trans_EXCP(DisasContext *ctx, arg_EXCP *a) {
+    if (a->id == 14) {// DBG
+        gen_helper_dump_regs(tcg_env);
+        return true;
+    }
     gen_helper_exit(tcg_env);
 
     ctx->base.is_jmp = DISAS_NORETURN;