2 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/engines/parallaction/debug.cpp b/engines/parallaction/debug.cpp
index b5eb82b456..f9e80fa288 100644
--- a/engines/parallaction/debug.cpp
+++ b/engines/parallaction/debug.cpp
@@ -53,10 +53,12 @@ Debugger::Debugger(Parallaction *vm)
 
 void Debugger::preEnter() {
 	_mouseState = _vm->_input->getMouseState();
+	_vm->pauseEngine(true);
 }
 
 
 void Debugger::postEnter() {
+	_vm->pauseEngine(false);
 	_vm->_input->setMouseState(_mouseState);
 	_vm->_input->setArrowCursor();	// unselects the active item, if any
 }
diff --git a/engines/parallaction/debug.h b/engines/parallaction/debug.h
index 5267206d04..2f807b0e88 100644
--- a/engines/parallaction/debug.h
+++ b/engines/parallaction/debug.h
@@ -14,13 +14,14 @@ public:
 	Debugger(Parallaction *vm);
 	virtual ~Debugger() {}  // we need this for __SYMBIAN32__ archaic gcc/UIQ
 
-protected:
-	Parallaction *_vm;
-	MouseTriState _mouseState;
-
+private:
 	virtual void preEnter();
 	virtual void postEnter();
 
+private:
+	Parallaction *_vm;
+	MouseTriState _mouseState;
+
 	bool Cmd_DebugLevel(int argc, const char **argv);
 	bool Cmd_Location(int argc, const char **argv);
 	bool Cmd_Give(int argc, const char **argv);