diff --git a/cpu-exec.c b/cpu-exec.c
index a1e3d58692..a57b388623 100644
--- a/cpu-exec.c
+++ b/cpu-exec.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #if defined(TARGET_I386) && !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
 #include "hw/i386/apic.h"
 #endif
+#include "sysemu/replay.h"
 
 /* -icount align implementation. */
 
@@ -346,21 +347,25 @@ int cpu_exec(CPUState *cpu)
     uintptr_t next_tb;
     SyncClocks sc;
 
+    /* replay_interrupt may need current_cpu */
+    current_cpu = cpu;
+
     if (cpu->halted) {
 #if defined(TARGET_I386) && !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
-        if (cpu->interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_POLL) {
+        if ((cpu->interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_POLL)
+            && replay_interrupt()) {
             apic_poll_irq(x86_cpu->apic_state);
             cpu_reset_interrupt(cpu, CPU_INTERRUPT_POLL);
         }
 #endif
         if (!cpu_has_work(cpu)) {
+            current_cpu = NULL;
             return EXCP_HALTED;
         }
 
         cpu->halted = 0;
     }
 
-    current_cpu = cpu;
     atomic_mb_set(&tcg_current_cpu, cpu);
     rcu_read_lock();
 
@@ -402,10 +407,22 @@ int cpu_exec(CPUState *cpu)
                     cpu->exception_index = -1;
                     break;
 #else
-                    cc->do_interrupt(cpu);
-                    cpu->exception_index = -1;
+                    if (replay_exception()) {
+                        cc->do_interrupt(cpu);
+                        cpu->exception_index = -1;
+                    } else if (!replay_has_interrupt()) {
+                        /* give a chance to iothread in replay mode */
+                        ret = EXCP_INTERRUPT;
+                        break;
+                    }
 #endif
                 }
+            } else if (replay_has_exception()
+                       && cpu->icount_decr.u16.low + cpu->icount_extra == 0) {
+                /* try to cause an exception pending in the log */
+                cpu_exec_nocache(cpu, 1, tb_find_fast(cpu), true);
+                ret = -1;
+                break;
             }
 
             next_tb = 0; /* force lookup of first TB */
@@ -421,30 +438,40 @@ int cpu_exec(CPUState *cpu)
                         cpu->exception_index = EXCP_DEBUG;
                         cpu_loop_exit(cpu);
                     }
-                    if (interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_HALT) {
+                    if (replay_mode == REPLAY_MODE_PLAY
+                        && !replay_has_interrupt()) {
+                        /* Do nothing */
+                    } else if (interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_HALT) {
+                        replay_interrupt();
                         cpu->interrupt_request &= ~CPU_INTERRUPT_HALT;
                         cpu->halted = 1;
                         cpu->exception_index = EXCP_HLT;
                         cpu_loop_exit(cpu);
                     }
 #if defined(TARGET_I386)
-                    if (interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_INIT) {
+                    else if (interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_INIT) {
+                        replay_interrupt();
                         cpu_svm_check_intercept_param(env, SVM_EXIT_INIT, 0);
                         do_cpu_init(x86_cpu);
                         cpu->exception_index = EXCP_HALTED;
                         cpu_loop_exit(cpu);
                     }
 #else
-                    if (interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_RESET) {
+                    else if (interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_RESET) {
+                        replay_interrupt();
                         cpu_reset(cpu);
+                        cpu_loop_exit(cpu);
                     }
 #endif
                     /* The target hook has 3 exit conditions:
                        False when the interrupt isn't processed,
                        True when it is, and we should restart on a new TB,
                        and via longjmp via cpu_loop_exit.  */
-                    if (cc->cpu_exec_interrupt(cpu, interrupt_request)) {
-                        next_tb = 0;
+                    else {
+                        replay_interrupt();
+                        if (cc->cpu_exec_interrupt(cpu, interrupt_request)) {
+                            next_tb = 0;
+                        }
                     }
                     /* Don't use the cached interrupt_request value,
                        do_interrupt may have updated the EXITTB flag. */
@@ -455,7 +482,8 @@ int cpu_exec(CPUState *cpu)
                         next_tb = 0;
                     }
                 }
-                if (unlikely(cpu->exit_request)) {
+                if (unlikely(cpu->exit_request
+                             || replay_has_interrupt())) {
                     cpu->exit_request = 0;
                     cpu->exception_index = EXCP_INTERRUPT;
                     cpu_loop_exit(cpu);
diff --git a/include/sysemu/replay.h b/include/sysemu/replay.h
index d19715fde0..8915523eaf 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/replay.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/replay.h
@@ -27,4 +27,21 @@ int replay_get_instructions(void);
 /*! Updates instructions counter in replay mode. */
 void replay_account_executed_instructions(void);
 
+/* Interrupts and exceptions */
+
+/*! Called by exception handler to write or read
+    exception processing events. */
+bool replay_exception(void);
+/*! Used to determine that exception is pending.
+    Does not proceed to the next event in the log. */
+bool replay_has_exception(void);
+/*! Called by interrupt handlers to write or read
+    interrupt processing events.
+    \return true if interrupt should be processed */
+bool replay_interrupt(void);
+/*! Tries to read interrupt event from the file.
+    Returns true, when interrupt request is pending */
+bool replay_has_interrupt(void);
+
+
 #endif
diff --git a/replay/replay-internal.h b/replay/replay-internal.h
index ff4fabc326..5ff1c14287 100644
--- a/replay/replay-internal.h
+++ b/replay/replay-internal.h
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
 enum ReplayEvents {
     /* for instruction event */
     EVENT_INSTRUCTION,
+    /* for software interrupt */
+    EVENT_INTERRUPT,
+    /* for emulated exceptions */
+    EVENT_EXCEPTION,
     EVENT_COUNT
 };
 
diff --git a/replay/replay.c b/replay/replay.c
index b2c67501a5..b4fc64acee 100644
--- a/replay/replay.c
+++ b/replay/replay.c
@@ -79,3 +79,70 @@ void replay_account_executed_instructions(void)
         replay_mutex_unlock();
     }
 }
+
+bool replay_exception(void)
+{
+    if (replay_mode == REPLAY_MODE_RECORD) {
+        replay_save_instructions();
+        replay_mutex_lock();
+        replay_put_event(EVENT_EXCEPTION);
+        replay_mutex_unlock();
+        return true;
+    } else if (replay_mode == REPLAY_MODE_PLAY) {
+        bool res = replay_has_exception();
+        if (res) {
+            replay_mutex_lock();
+            replay_finish_event();
+            replay_mutex_unlock();
+        }
+        return res;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool replay_has_exception(void)
+{
+    bool res = false;
+    if (replay_mode == REPLAY_MODE_PLAY) {
+        replay_account_executed_instructions();
+        replay_mutex_lock();
+        res = replay_next_event_is(EVENT_EXCEPTION);
+        replay_mutex_unlock();
+    }
+
+    return res;
+}
+
+bool replay_interrupt(void)
+{
+    if (replay_mode == REPLAY_MODE_RECORD) {
+        replay_save_instructions();
+        replay_mutex_lock();
+        replay_put_event(EVENT_INTERRUPT);
+        replay_mutex_unlock();
+        return true;
+    } else if (replay_mode == REPLAY_MODE_PLAY) {
+        bool res = replay_has_interrupt();
+        if (res) {
+            replay_mutex_lock();
+            replay_finish_event();
+            replay_mutex_unlock();
+        }
+        return res;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool replay_has_interrupt(void)
+{
+    bool res = false;
+    if (replay_mode == REPLAY_MODE_PLAY) {
+        replay_account_executed_instructions();
+        replay_mutex_lock();
+        res = replay_next_event_is(EVENT_INTERRUPT);
+        replay_mutex_unlock();
+    }
+    return res;
+}
diff --git a/stubs/replay-user.c b/stubs/replay-user.c
index 0c90bfc0e4..cf330721c8 100644
--- a/stubs/replay-user.c
+++ b/stubs/replay-user.c
@@ -10,3 +10,23 @@
  */
 
 #include "sysemu/replay.h"
+
+bool replay_exception(void)
+{
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool replay_has_exception(void)
+{
+    return false;
+}
+
+bool replay_interrupt(void)
+{
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool replay_has_interrupt(void)
+{
+    return false;
+}