Index: tools/lldb-mi/MICmdBase.h
===================================================================
--- tools/lldb-mi/MICmdBase.h
+++ tools/lldb-mi/MICmdBase.h
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 // C Includes
 // C++ Includes
 // Other libraries and framework includes
+#include "lldb/API/SBError.h"
+
 // Project includes
 #include "MICmdArgSet.h"
 #include "MICmdData.h"
@@ -80,6 +82,14 @@
   // Methods:
 protected:
   void SetError(const CMIUtilString &rErrMsg);
+  bool HandleSBError(const lldb::SBError &error,
+                     const std::function<bool()> &successHandler =
+                     [] { return MIstatus::success; },
+                     const std::function<void()> &errorHandler = [] {});
+  bool HandleSBErrorWithSuccess(const lldb::SBError &error,
+                                const std::function<bool()> &successHandler);
+  bool HandleSBErrorWithFailure(const lldb::SBError &error,
+                                const std::function<void()> &errorHandler);
   template <class T> T *GetOption(const CMIUtilString &vStrOptionName);
   bool ParseValidateCmdOptions();
 
Index: tools/lldb-mi/MICmdBase.cpp
===================================================================
--- tools/lldb-mi/MICmdBase.cpp
+++ tools/lldb-mi/MICmdBase.cpp
@@ -214,6 +214,64 @@
 
 //++
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Details: Short cut function to check MI command's execute status and
+//          set an error in case of failure.
+// Type:    Method.
+// Args:    error - (R) Error description object.
+//          successHandler - (R) function describing actions to execute
+//          in case of success state of passed SBError object.
+//          errorHandler - (R) function describing actions to execute
+//          in case of fail status of passed SBError object.
+// Return:  bool.
+// Throws:  None.
+//--
+bool CMICmdBase::HandleSBError(const lldb::SBError &error,
+                               const std::function<bool()> &successHandler,
+                               const std::function<void()> &errorHandler) {
+  if (error.Success())
+    return successHandler();
+
+  SetError(error.GetCString());
+  errorHandler();
+  return MIstatus::failure;
+}
+
+//++
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Details: Short cut function to check MI command's execute status and
+//          call specified handler function for success case.
+// Type:    Method.
+// Args:    error - (R) Error description object.
+//          successHandler - (R) function describing actions to execute
+//          in case of success state of passed SBError object.
+// Return:  bool.
+// Throws:  None.
+//--
+bool CMICmdBase::HandleSBErrorWithSuccess(
+    const lldb::SBError &error,
+    const std::function<bool()> &successHandler) {
+  return HandleSBError(error, successHandler);
+}
+
+//++
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Details: Short cut function to check MI command's execute status and
+//          call specified handler function for error case.
+// Type:    Method.
+// Args:    error - (R) Error description object.
+//          errorHandler - (R) function describing actions to execute
+//          in case of fail status of passed SBError object.
+// Return:  bool.
+// Throws:  None.
+//--
+bool CMICmdBase::HandleSBErrorWithFailure(
+    const lldb::SBError &error,
+    const std::function<void()> &errorHandler) {
+  return HandleSBError(error, [] { return MIstatus::success; }, errorHandler);
+}
+
+//++
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Details: Ask a command to provide its unique identifier.
 // Type:    Method.
 // Args:    A unique identifier for this command class.