diff --git a/libobs/util/platform-nix.c b/libobs/util/platform-nix.c
index d2872b811..e90fee7ef 100644
--- a/libobs/util/platform-nix.c
+++ b/libobs/util/platform-nix.c
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <glob.h>
 #include <time.h>
+#include <signal.h>
 
 #include "obsconfig.h"
 
 #if !defined(__APPLE__)
 #include <sys/times.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
-#include <signal.h>
 #include <spawn.h>
 #endif
 
@@ -591,3 +591,8 @@ void os_inhibit_sleep_destroy(os_inhibit_t *info)
 }
 
 #endif
+
+void os_breakpoint()
+{
+	raise(SIGINT);
+}
diff --git a/libobs/util/platform-windows.c b/libobs/util/platform-windows.c
index 952fcb528..119426c77 100644
--- a/libobs/util/platform-windows.c
+++ b/libobs/util/platform-windows.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <mmsystem.h>
 #include <shellapi.h>
 #include <shlobj.h>
+#include <intrin.h>
 
 #include "base.h"
 #include "platform.h"
@@ -771,3 +772,8 @@ void os_inhibit_sleep_destroy(os_inhibit_t *info)
 		bfree(info);
 	}
 }
+
+void os_breakpoint(void)
+{
+	__debugbreak();
+}
diff --git a/libobs/util/platform.h b/libobs/util/platform.h
index ab9bdb079..836d38dd9 100644
--- a/libobs/util/platform.h
+++ b/libobs/util/platform.h
@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@ EXPORT os_inhibit_t *os_inhibit_sleep_create(const char *reason);
 EXPORT bool os_inhibit_sleep_set_active(os_inhibit_t *info, bool active);
 EXPORT void os_inhibit_sleep_destroy(os_inhibit_t *info);
 
+EXPORT void os_breakpoint(void);
+
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 #define strtoll _strtoi64
 #if _MSC_VER < 1900