diff --git a/bin/cli.js b/bin/cli.js
index dade70a..d131ac0 100755
--- a/bin/cli.js
+++ b/bin/cli.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ var root = __dirname + '/..',
     args = argsparser.parse(),
     testrunner = require(root),
     o = testrunner.options,
-    code, tests,
+    code, tests, debug,
     help;
 
 help = ''
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ help = ''
     + '\nOptions:'
     + '\n -c, --code path to code you want to test'
     + '\n -t, --tests path to tests (space separated)'
+    + '\n --debug debugging port'
     + '\n -d, --deps dependency paths - files required before code (space separated)'
     + '\n -l, --log logging options, json have to be used'
     + '\n --cov create tests coverage report'
@@ -65,6 +66,9 @@ for (var key in args) {
             // of QUnit in browsers.
             tests = args[key];
             break;
+        case '--debug':
+            debug = args[key];
+            break;
         case '-d':
         case '--deps':
             o.deps = args[key];
@@ -105,7 +109,11 @@ if(!code || !tests) {
 	return;
 }
 
-testrunner.run({ code: code, tests: tests, deps: o.deps, log: o.log }, function(err, stats) {
+debug = debug || process.execArgv.reduce(function (prevArg, curArg) {
+    return prevArg || curArg.indexOf('--debug') === 0;
+}, false);
+
+testrunner.run({ code: code, tests: tests, deps: o.deps, log: o.log, debug: debug }, function(err, stats) {
     if (err) {
         console.error(err);
         process.exit(1);
diff --git a/lib/child.js b/lib/child.js
index a4a3411..7a710fe 100644
--- a/lib/child.js
+++ b/lib/child.js
@@ -16,13 +16,15 @@ var options = JSON.parse(process.argv.pop()),
     currentModule = path.basename(options.code.path, '.js'),
     currentTest;
 
-// send ping messages to when child is blocked.
-// after I sent the first ping, testrunner will start to except the next ping
-// within maxBlockDuration, otherwise this process will be killed
-process.send({event: 'ping'});
-setInterval(function() {
+if(!options.debug) {
+    // send ping messages to when child is blocked.
+    // after I sent the first ping, testrunner will start to except the next ping
+    // within maxBlockDuration, otherwise this process will be killed
     process.send({event: 'ping'});
-}, Math.floor(options.maxBlockDuration / 2));
+    setInterval(function () {
+        process.send({event: 'ping'});
+    }, Math.floor(options.maxBlockDuration / 2));
+}
 
 process.on('uncaughtException', function(err) {
     if (QUnit.config.current) {
diff --git a/lib/testrunner.js b/lib/testrunner.js
index 08d3f77..2dfe914 100644
--- a/lib/testrunner.js
+++ b/lib/testrunner.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ var fs = require('fs'),
     coverage = require('./coverage'),
     cp = require('child_process'),
     _ = require('underscore'),
+    freeport = require('freeport'),
     log = exports.log = require('./log');
 
 var options,
@@ -48,7 +49,10 @@ options = exports.options = {
     namespace: null,
 
     // max amount of ms child can be blocked, after that we assume running an infinite loop
-    maxBlockDuration: 2000
+    maxBlockDuration: 2000,
+
+    // port that should be used for debugging
+    debug: null
 };
 
 /**
@@ -60,9 +64,23 @@ function runOne(opts, callback) {
     var child;
     var pingCheckTimeoutId;
     var argv = process.argv.slice();
+    var debug = opts.debug;
 
     argv.push(JSON.stringify(opts));
-    child = cp.fork(__dirname + '/child.js', argv, {env: process.env});
+
+    if (debug) {
+        if (typeof debug === 'boolean') {
+            freeport(function (er, port) {
+                process.execArgv.push('--debug-brk=' + port);
+                fork();
+            });
+        } else {
+            process.execArgv.push('--debug-brk=' + debug);
+            fork();
+        }
+    } else {
+        fork();
+    }
 
     function kill() {
         process.removeListener('exit', kill);
@@ -75,40 +93,43 @@ function runOne(opts, callback) {
         callback(err, data)
     }
 
-    child.on('message', function(msg) {
-        switch (msg.event) {
-            case 'ping':
-                clearTimeout(pingCheckTimeoutId);
-                pingCheckTimeoutId = setTimeout(function() {
-                    complete(new Error('Process blocked for too long'));
-                }, opts.maxBlockDuration);
-                break;
-            case 'assertionDone':
-                log.add('assertions', msg.data);
-                break;
-            case 'testDone':
-                log.add('tests', msg.data);
-                break;
-            case 'done':
-                clearTimeout(pingCheckTimeoutId);
-                msg.data.code = opts.code.path;
-                log.add('summaries', msg.data);
-                if (opts.coverage) {
-                    coverage.add(msg.data.coverage);
-                    msg.data.coverage = coverage.get();
-                    msg.data.coverage.code = msg.data.code;
-                    log.add('coverages', msg.data.coverage);
-                }
-                if (opts.log.testing) {
-                    console.log('done');
-                }
-                complete(null, msg.data);
-                break;
-            case 'uncaughtException':
-                complete(_.extend(new Error(), msg.data));
-                break;
-        }
-    });
+    function fork() {
+        child = cp.fork(__dirname + '/child.js', argv, {env: process.env});
+        child.on('message', function (msg) {
+            switch (msg.event) {
+                case 'ping':
+                    clearTimeout(pingCheckTimeoutId);
+                    pingCheckTimeoutId = setTimeout(function () {
+                        complete(new Error('Process blocked for too long'));
+                    }, opts.maxBlockDuration);
+                    break;
+                case 'assertionDone':
+                    log.add('assertions', msg.data);
+                    break;
+                case 'testDone':
+                    log.add('tests', msg.data);
+                    break;
+                case 'done':
+                    clearTimeout(pingCheckTimeoutId);
+                    msg.data.code = opts.code.path;
+                    log.add('summaries', msg.data);
+                    if (opts.coverage) {
+                        coverage.add(msg.data.coverage);
+                        msg.data.coverage = coverage.get();
+                        msg.data.coverage.code = msg.data.code;
+                        log.add('coverages', msg.data.coverage);
+                    }
+                    if (opts.log.testing) {
+                        console.log('done');
+                    }
+                    complete(null, msg.data);
+                    break;
+                case 'uncaughtException':
+                    complete(_.extend(new Error(), msg.data));
+                    break;
+            }
+        });
+    }
 
     process.on('exit', kill);
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 436325e..cf46ec7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "qunit",
   "description": "QUnit testing framework for nodejs",
-  "version": "0.7.5",
+  "version": "0.7.6",
   "author": "Oleg Slobodskoi <oleg008@gmail.com>",
   "contributors": [
     {
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
     "argsparser": "^0.0.6",
     "cli-table": "^0.3.0",
     "co": "^3.0.6",
+    "freeport": "^1.0.3",
     "qunitjs": "1.10.0",
     "tracejs": "^0.1.8",
     "underscore": "^1.6.0"