Index: lit/tools/lldb-mi/exec/exec-continue.test
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ lit/tools/lldb-mi/exec/exec-continue.test
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# XFAIL: windows
+# -> llvm.org/pr24452
+#
+# RUN: %cc -o %t %p/inputs/main.c -g
+# RUN: %lldbmi %t < %s | FileCheck %s
+
+# Test lldb-mi -exec-continue command.
+
+# Check that we have a valid target created via '%lldbmi %t'.
+# CHECK: ^done
+
+-break-insert main
+# CHECK: ^done,bkpt={number="1"
+
+-exec-run
+# CHECK: ^running
+# CHECK: *stopped,reason="breakpoint-hit"
+
+-exec-continue
+# CHECK: ^running
Index: tools/lldb-mi/MICmdCmdExec.cpp
===================================================================
--- tools/lldb-mi/MICmdCmdExec.cpp
+++ tools/lldb-mi/MICmdCmdExec.cpp
@@ -233,15 +233,10 @@
 // Throws:  None.
 //--
 bool CMICmdCmdExecContinue::Execute() {
-  const char *pCmd = "continue";
-  CMICmnLLDBDebugSessionInfo &rSessionInfo(
-      CMICmnLLDBDebugSessionInfo::Instance());
-  const lldb::ReturnStatus rtn =
-      rSessionInfo.GetDebugger().GetCommandInterpreter().HandleCommand(
-          pCmd, m_lldbResult);
-  MIunused(rtn);
-
-  if (m_lldbResult.GetErrorSize() == 0) {
+  lldb::SBError error =
+      CMICmnLLDBDebugSessionInfo::Instance().GetProcess().Continue();
+ 
+  if (error.Success()) {
     // CODETAG_DEBUG_SESSION_RUNNING_PROG_RECEIVED_SIGINT_PAUSE_PROGRAM
     if (!CMIDriver::Instance().SetDriverStateRunningDebugging()) {
       const CMIUtilString &rErrMsg(CMIDriver::Instance().GetErrorDescription());
@@ -250,16 +245,7 @@
                                      rErrMsg.c_str()));
       return MIstatus::failure;
     }
-  } else {
-    // ToDo: Re-evaluate if this is required when application near finished as
-    // this is parsing LLDB error message
-    // which seems a hack and is code brittle
-    const char *pLldbErr = m_lldbResult.GetError();
-    const CMIUtilString strLldbMsg(CMIUtilString(pLldbErr).StripCREndOfLine());
-    if (strLldbMsg == "error: Process must be launched.") {
-      CMIDriver::Instance().SetExitApplicationFlag(true);
-    }
-  }
+  } else m_lldbResult.SetError(error.GetCString());
 
   return MIstatus::success;
 }