Index: packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/tools/lldb-mi/breakpoint/TestMiBreak.py
===================================================================
--- packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/tools/lldb-mi/breakpoint/TestMiBreak.py
+++ packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/tools/lldb-mi/breakpoint/TestMiBreak.py
@@ -143,6 +143,32 @@
         self.expect("\^running")
         self.expect("\*stopped,reason=\"breakpoint-hit\"")
 
+    @skipIfWindows  # llvm.org/pr24452: Get lldb-mi tests working on Windows.
+    @skipIfFreeBSD  # llvm.org/pr22411: Failure presumably due to known thread races.
+    @skipIfRemote   # We do not currently support remote debugging via the MI.
+    def test_lldbmi_break_insert_without_target(self):
+        """Test that 'lldb-mi --interpreter' can set breakpoints without
+        selecting a valid target."""
+
+        self.spawnLldbMi(args=None)
+
+        # This command have to insert breakpoint to the dummy target.
+        self.runCmd("-break-insert main")
+        # FIXME function name is unknown on Darwin, fullname should be ??, line is -1
+        self.expect(
+            "\^done,bkpt={number=\"1\",type=\"breakpoint\",disp=\"keep\",enabled=\"y\","
+            "addr=\"0xffffffffffffffff\",func=\"\?\?\",file=\"\?\?\",fullname=\"\?\?/\?\?\","
+            "line=\"0\",pending=\[\"main\"\],times=\"0\",original-location=\"main\"}"
+        )
+
+        # Add a valid target.
+        self.runCmd("-file-exec-and-symbols %s" % self.myexe)
+        self.expect("\^done")
+
+        self.runCmd("-exec-run")
+        self.expect("\^running")
+        self.expect("\*stopped,reason=\"breakpoint-hit\"")
+
     @skipIfWindows  # llvm.org/pr24452: Get lldb-mi tests working on Windows
     @skipIfFreeBSD  # llvm.org/pr22411: Failure presumably due to known thread races
     @skipIfRemote   # We do not currently support remote debugging via the MI.
Index: tools/lldb-mi/MICmdCmdBreak.cpp
===================================================================
--- tools/lldb-mi/MICmdCmdBreak.cpp
+++ tools/lldb-mi/MICmdCmdBreak.cpp
@@ -148,6 +148,11 @@
   CMICMDBASE_GETOPTION(pArgRestrictBrkPtToThreadId, OptionShort,
                        m_constStrArgNamedRestrictBrkPtToThreadId);
 
+  // Ask LLDB for the target to check if we have valid or dummy one.
+  CMICmnLLDBDebugSessionInfo &rSessionInfo(
+      CMICmnLLDBDebugSessionInfo::Instance());
+  lldb::SBTarget sbTarget = rSessionInfo.GetTarget();
+
   m_bBrkPtEnabled = !pArgDisableBrkPt->GetFound();
   m_bBrkPtIsTemp = pArgTempBrkPt->GetFound();
   m_bHaveArgOptionThreadGrp = pArgThreadGroup->GetFound();
@@ -157,7 +162,12 @@
         nThreadGrp);
     m_strArgOptionThreadGrp = CMIUtilString::Format("i%d", nThreadGrp);
   }
-  m_bBrkPtIsPending = pArgPendingBrkPt->GetFound();
+
+  if (sbTarget == rSessionInfo.GetDebugger().GetDummyTarget())
+    m_bBrkPtIsPending = true;
+  else
+    m_bBrkPtIsPending = pArgPendingBrkPt->GetFound();
+
   if (pArgLocation->GetFound())
     m_brkName = pArgLocation->GetValue();
   else if (m_bBrkPtIsPending) {
@@ -225,9 +235,6 @@
 
   // Ask LLDB to create a breakpoint
   bool bOk = MIstatus::success;
-  CMICmnLLDBDebugSessionInfo &rSessionInfo(
-      CMICmnLLDBDebugSessionInfo::Instance());
-  lldb::SBTarget sbTarget = rSessionInfo.GetTarget();
   switch (eBrkPtType) {
   case eBreakPoint_ByAddress:
     m_brkPt = sbTarget.BreakpointCreateByAddress(nAddress);
Index: tools/lldb-mi/MICmnLLDBDebugSessionInfo.cpp
===================================================================
--- tools/lldb-mi/MICmnLLDBDebugSessionInfo.cpp
+++ tools/lldb-mi/MICmnLLDBDebugSessionInfo.cpp
@@ -871,7 +871,10 @@
 // Throws:  None.
 //--
 lldb::SBTarget CMICmnLLDBDebugSessionInfo::GetTarget() const {
-  return GetDebugger().GetSelectedTarget();
+  auto target = GetDebugger().GetSelectedTarget();
+  if (target.IsValid())
+    return target;
+  return GetDebugger().GetDummyTarget();
 }
 
 //++