diff --git a/src/target/breakpoints.c b/src/target/breakpoints.c
index 106095cd8cfb194bcc36a3a9f52c6e8ccf4696bd..55524a7661a358f867fa4f4ba4c24d78faee78be 100644
--- a/src/target/breakpoints.c
+++ b/src/target/breakpoints.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ int breakpoint_add(target_t *target, u32 address, u32 length, enum breakpoint_ty
 	(*breakpoint_p)->orig_instr = malloc(length);
 	(*breakpoint_p)->next = NULL;
 	
-	if ((retval = target->type->add_breakpoint(target, *breakpoint_p)) != ERROR_OK)
+	if ((retval = target_add_breakpoint(target, *breakpoint_p)) != ERROR_OK)
 	{
 		switch (retval)
 		{
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ static void breakpoint_free(target_t *target, breakpoint_t *breakpoint_remove)
 	if (breakpoint==NULL)
 		return;
 	
-	target->type->remove_breakpoint(target, breakpoint);
+	target_remove_breakpoint(target, breakpoint);
 	
 	(*breakpoint_p) = breakpoint->next;
 	free(breakpoint->orig_instr);
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ int watchpoint_add(target_t *target, u32 address, u32 length, enum watchpoint_rw
 	(*watchpoint_p)->set = 0;
 	(*watchpoint_p)->next = NULL;
 		
-	if ((retval = target->type->add_watchpoint(target, *watchpoint_p)) != ERROR_OK)
+	if ((retval = target_add_watchpoint(target, *watchpoint_p)) != ERROR_OK)
 	{
 		switch (retval)
 		{
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ static void watchpoint_free(target_t *target, watchpoint_t *watchpoint_remove)
 	
 	if (watchpoint==NULL)
 		return;
-	target->type->remove_watchpoint(target, watchpoint);
+	target_remove_watchpoint(target, watchpoint);
 	(*watchpoint_p) = watchpoint->next;
 	free(watchpoint);
 }
diff --git a/src/target/target.c b/src/target/target.c
index a54e0654b02384354f824d1b4e7baf919cd4d10e..16d28727bc9c4c4d7e956f6524e8ec5ed0d55e77 100644
--- a/src/target/target.c
+++ b/src/target/target.c
@@ -546,6 +546,27 @@ int target_bulk_write_memory(struct target_s *target,
 	return target->type->bulk_write_memory(target, address, count, buffer);
 }
 
+int target_add_breakpoint(struct target_s *target,
+		struct breakpoint_s *breakpoint)
+{
+	return target->type->add_breakpoint(target, breakpoint);
+}
+int target_remove_breakpoint(struct target_s *target,
+		struct breakpoint_s *breakpoint)
+{
+	return target->type->remove_breakpoint(target, breakpoint);
+}
+
+int target_add_watchpoint(struct target_s *target,
+		struct watchpoint_s *watchpoint)
+{
+	return target->type->add_watchpoint(target, watchpoint);
+}
+int target_remove_watchpoint(struct target_s *target,
+		struct watchpoint_s *watchpoint)
+{
+	return target->type->remove_watchpoint(target, watchpoint);
+}
 
 int target_get_gdb_reg_list(struct target_s *target,
 		struct reg_s **reg_list[], int *reg_list_size)
diff --git a/src/target/target.h b/src/target/target.h
index 91dd1b15422f4a7dfe1ca9ba8838147bfeb6fb03..6e282d9ee02fa804d323168e95b311c1835b4661 100644
--- a/src/target/target.h
+++ b/src/target/target.h
@@ -413,6 +413,36 @@ extern void target_set_examined(struct target_s *target);
 /// Reset the @c examined flag for the given target.
 extern void target_reset_examined(struct target_s *target);
 
+
+/**
+ * Add the @a breakpoint for @a target.
+ *
+ * This routine is a wrapper for target->type->add_breakpoint.
+ */
+extern int target_add_breakpoint(struct target_s *target,
+		struct breakpoint_s *breakpoint);
+/**
+ * Remove the @a breakpoint for @a target.
+ *
+ * This routine is a wrapper for target->type->remove_breakpoint.
+ */
+extern int target_remove_breakpoint(struct target_s *target,
+		struct breakpoint_s *breakpoint);
+/**
+ * Add the @a watchpoint for @a target.
+ *
+ * This routine is a wrapper for target->type->add_watchpoint.
+ */
+extern int target_add_watchpoint(struct target_s *target,
+		struct watchpoint_s *watchpoint);
+/**
+ * Remove the @a watchpoint for @a target.
+ *
+ * This routine is a wrapper for target->type->remove_watchpoint.
+ */
+extern int target_remove_watchpoint(struct target_s *target,
+		struct watchpoint_s *watchpoint);
+
 /**
  * Obtain the registers for GDB.
  *