diff --git a/kvm-debug.c b/kvm-debug.c
index 432ae84..676f311 100644
--- a/kvm-debug.c
+++ b/kvm-debug.c
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 
+static void do_debug(const char *name, int pid)
+{
+	kill(pid, SIGQUIT);
+}
+
 int kvm_cmd_debug(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
 	int pid;
@@ -14,6 +19,11 @@ int kvm_cmd_debug(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	if (argc != 1)
 		die("Usage: kvm debug [instance name]\n");
 
+	if (strcmp(argv[0], "all") == 0) {
+		kvm__enumerate_instances(do_debug);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	pid = kvm__get_pid_by_instance(argv[0]);
 	if (pid < 0)
 		die("Failed locating instance name");
diff --git a/kvm-pause.c b/kvm-pause.c
index 0cb6f29..ea4f95d 100644
--- a/kvm-pause.c
+++ b/kvm-pause.c
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@
 #include <kvm/kvm-pause.h>
 #include <kvm/kvm.h>
 
+static void do_pause(const char *name, int pid)
+{
+	kill(pid, SIGUSR2);
+}
+
 int kvm_cmd_pause(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
 	int pid;
@@ -14,6 +19,11 @@ int kvm_cmd_pause(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	if (argc != 1)
 		die("Usage: kvm debug [instance name]\n");
 
+	if (strcmp(argv[0], "all") == 0) {
+		kvm__enumerate_instances(do_pause);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	pid = kvm__get_pid_by_instance(argv[0]);
 	if (pid < 0)
 		die("Failed locating instance name");