@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ - Util: Fix crash if PNG header fails to write
  - SM83: Simplify register pair access on big endian
  - Wii: Fix pixelated filtering on interframe blending (fixes mgba.io/i/1830)
 Misc:
+ - GB: Allow pausing event loop while CPU is blocked
  - Debugger: Keep track of global cycle count
  - FFmpeg: Add looping option for GIF/APNG
  - FFmpeg: Use range coder for FFV1 to reduce output size

@@ -235,6 +235,8 @@ DECL_BIT(GBSerializedCpuFlags, Condition, 0);
 DECL_BIT(GBSerializedCpuFlags, IrqPending, 1);
 DECL_BIT(GBSerializedCpuFlags, DoubleSpeed, 2);
 DECL_BIT(GBSerializedCpuFlags, EiPending, 3);
+DECL_BIT(GBSerializedCpuFlags, Halted, 4);
+DECL_BIT(GBSerializedCpuFlags, Blocked, 5);
 
 DECL_BITFIELD(GBSerializedTimerFlags, uint8_t);
 DECL_BIT(GBSerializedTimerFlags, IrqPending, 0);

@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@
 		nextEvent = cycles;
 		do {
 			nextEvent = mTimingTick(&gb->timing, nextEvent);
-		} while (gb->cpuBlocked);
+		} while (gb->cpuBlocked && !gb->earlyExit);
 		cpu->nextEvent = nextEvent;
 
 		if (cpu->halted) {
@@ -695,6 +695,9 @@ break;
 		}
 	} while (cpu->cycles >= cpu->nextEvent);
 	gb->earlyExit = false;
+	if (gb->cpuBlocked) {
+		cpu->cycles = cpu->nextEvent;
+	}
 }
 
 void GBSetInterrupts(struct SM83Core* cpu, bool enable) {

@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ flags = GBSerializedCpuFlagsSetCondition(flags, gb->cpu->condition);
 	flags = GBSerializedCpuFlagsSetIrqPending(flags, gb->cpu->irqPending);
 	flags = GBSerializedCpuFlagsSetDoubleSpeed(flags, gb->doubleSpeed);
 	flags = GBSerializedCpuFlagsSetEiPending(flags, mTimingIsScheduled(&gb->timing, &gb->eiPending));
+	flags = GBSerializedCpuFlagsSetHalted(flags, gb->cpu->halted);
+	flags = GBSerializedCpuFlagsSetBlocked(flags, gb->cpuBlocked);
 	STORE_32LE(flags, 0, &state->cpu.flags);
 	STORE_32LE(gb->eiPending.when - mTimingCurrentTime(&gb->timing), 0, &state->cpu.eiPending);
 
@@ -173,6 +175,9 @@ LOAD_32LE(flags, 0, &state->cpu.flags);
 	gb->cpu->condition = GBSerializedCpuFlagsGetCondition(flags);
 	gb->cpu->irqPending = GBSerializedCpuFlagsGetIrqPending(flags);
 	gb->doubleSpeed = GBSerializedCpuFlagsGetDoubleSpeed(flags);
+	gb->cpu->halted = GBSerializedCpuFlagsGetHalted(flags);
+	gb->cpuBlocked = GBSerializedCpuFlagsGetBlocked(flags);
+
 	gb->audio.timingFactor = gb->doubleSpeed + 1;
 
 	LOAD_32LE(gb->cpu->cycles, 0, &state->cpu.cycles);

@@ -379,6 +379,7 @@ }
 	GBFrameEnded(video->p);
 	mCoreSyncPostFrame(video->p->sync);
 	++video->frameCounter;
+	video->p->earlyExit = true;
 
 	GBFrameStarted(video->p);
 }