diff --git a/_fixtures/cgotest.go b/_fixtures/cgotest.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c19d8c3cc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_fixtures/cgotest.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package main
+
+/*
+char* foo(void) { return "hello, world!"; }
+*/
+import "C"
+
+import "fmt"
+
+func main() {
+	fmt.Println(C.GoString(C.foo()))
+}
diff --git a/dwarf/op/op.go b/dwarf/op/op.go
index a53ea96fe4..82f06832c8 100644
--- a/dwarf/op/op.go
+++ b/dwarf/op/op.go
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ func ExecuteStackProgram(cfa int64, instructions []byte) (int64, error) {
 	stack := make([]int64, 0, 3)
 	buf := bytes.NewBuffer(instructions)
 
-	for ocfaode, err := buf.ReadByte(); err == nil; ocfaode, err = buf.ReadByte() {
-		fn, ok := oplut[ocfaode]
+	for opcode, err := buf.ReadByte(); err == nil; opcode, err = buf.ReadByte() {
+		fn, ok := oplut[opcode]
 		if !ok {
-			return 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid instruction %#v", ocfaode)
+			return 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid instruction %#v", opcode)
 		}
 
 		stack, err = fn(buf, stack, cfa)
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ func ExecuteStackProgram(cfa int64, instructions []byte) (int64, error) {
 }
 
 func callframecfa(buf *bytes.Buffer, stack []int64, cfa int64) ([]int64, error) {
+	if cfa == 0 {
+		return stack, fmt.Errorf("Could not retrieve CFA for current PC")
+	}
 	return append(stack, int64(cfa)), nil
 }
 
diff --git a/proc/arch.go b/proc/arch.go
index 7d9a78ad55..26c0cbef02 100644
--- a/proc/arch.go
+++ b/proc/arch.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package proc
 import "runtime"
 
 type Arch interface {
+	SetCurGInstructions(ver GoVersion, iscgo bool)
 	PtrSize() int
 	BreakpointInstruction() []byte
 	BreakpointSize() int
@@ -20,10 +21,18 @@ type AMD64 struct {
 }
 
 func AMD64Arch() *AMD64 {
-	var (
-		curg       []byte
-		breakInstr = []byte{0xCC}
-	)
+	var breakInstr = []byte{0xCC}
+
+	return &AMD64{
+		ptrSize:                 8,
+		breakInstruction:        breakInstr,
+		breakInstructionLen:     len(breakInstr),
+		hardwareBreakpointUsage: make([]bool, 4),
+	}
+}
+
+func (a *AMD64) SetCurGInstructions(ver GoVersion, iscgo bool) {
+	var curg []byte
 
 	switch runtime.GOOS {
 	case "darwin":
@@ -32,19 +41,19 @@ func AMD64Arch() *AMD64 {
 			0x0, 0x0,
 		}
 	case "linux":
-		curg = []byte{
-			0x64, 0x48, 0x8b, 0x0c, 0x25, 0xf0, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, // mov %fs:0xfffffffffffffff0,%rcx
+		if iscgo || ver.After(GoVersion{1, 5, 0}) {
+			curg = []byte{
+				0x64, 0x48, 0x8b, 0x0c, 0x25, 0xf8, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, // mov %fs:0xfffffffffffffff8,%rcx
+			}
+		} else {
+			curg = []byte{
+				0x64, 0x48, 0x8b, 0x0c, 0x25, 0xf0, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, // mov %fs:0xfffffffffffffff0,%rcx
+			}
 		}
 	}
-	curg = append(curg, breakInstr[0])
+	curg = append(curg, a.breakInstruction...)
 
-	return &AMD64{
-		ptrSize:                 8,
-		breakInstruction:        breakInstr,
-		breakInstructionLen:     1,
-		curgInstructions:        curg,
-		hardwareBreakpointUsage: make([]bool, 4),
-	}
+	a.curgInstructions = curg
 }
 
 func (a *AMD64) PtrSize() int {
diff --git a/proc/proc.go b/proc/proc.go
index 5df254385d..bde0a139f8 100644
--- a/proc/proc.go
+++ b/proc/proc.go
@@ -596,6 +596,13 @@ func initializeDebugProcess(dbp *Process, path string, attach bool) (*Process, e
 		dbp.arch = AMD64Arch()
 	}
 
+	ver, iscgo, err := dbp.getGoInformation()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	dbp.arch.SetCurGInstructions(ver, iscgo)
+
 	return dbp, nil
 }
 
@@ -674,3 +681,27 @@ func (dbp *Process) execPtraceFunc(fn func()) {
 	dbp.ptraceChan <- fn
 	<-dbp.ptraceDoneChan
 }
+
+func (dbp *Process) getGoInformation() (ver GoVersion, iscgo bool, err error) {
+	th := dbp.Threads[dbp.Pid]
+
+	vv, err := th.EvalPackageVariable("runtime.buildVersion")
+	if err != nil {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("Could not determine version number: %v\n", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	ver, ok := parseVersionString(vv.Value)
+	if !ok {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("Could not parse version number: %s\n", vv.Value)
+	}
+
+	cv, err := th.EvalPackageVariable("runtime.iscgo")
+	if err != nil {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("Could not determine cgo usage: %v\n", err)
+		return
+	}
+	iscgo = (cv.Value == "true")
+
+	return
+}
diff --git a/proc/proc_test.go b/proc/proc_test.go
index 617048460c..8e09ca0fef 100644
--- a/proc/proc_test.go
+++ b/proc/proc_test.go
@@ -592,3 +592,32 @@ func TestKill(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 }
+
+func testGSupportFunc(name string, t *testing.T, p *Process, fixture protest.Fixture) {
+	bp, err := p.SetBreakpointByLocation("main.main")
+	assertNoError(err, t, name+": BreakByLocation()")
+
+	assertNoError(p.Continue(), t, name+": Continue()")
+
+	g, err := p.CurrentThread.GetG()
+	assertNoError(err, t, name+": GetG()")
+
+	if g == nil {
+		t.Fatal(name + ": g was nil")
+	}
+
+	t.Logf(name+": g is: %v", g)
+
+	p.ClearBreakpoint(bp.Addr)
+	p.Kill()
+}
+
+func TestGetG(t *testing.T) {
+	withTestProcess("testprog", t, func(p *Process, fixture protest.Fixture) {
+		testGSupportFunc("nocgo", t, p, fixture)
+	})
+
+	withTestProcess("cgotest", t, func(p *Process, fixture protest.Fixture) {
+		testGSupportFunc("cgo", t, p, fixture)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/proc/variables.go b/proc/variables.go
index 68ac8dcbae..be550a483f 100644
--- a/proc/variables.go
+++ b/proc/variables.go
@@ -275,6 +275,27 @@ func (thread *Thread) PackageVariables() ([]*Variable, error) {
 	return vars, nil
 }
 
+func (thread *Thread) EvalPackageVariable(name string) (*Variable, error) {
+	reader := thread.dbp.DwarfReader()
+
+	for entry, err := reader.NextPackageVariable(); entry != nil; entry, err = reader.NextPackageVariable() {
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		n, ok := entry.Val(dwarf.AttrName).(string)
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if n == name {
+			return thread.extractVariableFromEntry(entry)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not find symbol value for %s", name)
+}
+
 func (thread *Thread) evaluateStructMember(parentEntry *dwarf.Entry, rdr *reader.Reader, memberName string) (*Variable, error) {
 	parentAddr, err := thread.extractVariableDataAddress(parentEntry, rdr)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -387,13 +408,13 @@ func (thread *Thread) executeStackProgram(instructions []byte) (int64, error) {
 		return 0, err
 	}
 
+	var cfa int64 = 0
+
 	fde, err := thread.dbp.frameEntries.FDEForPC(regs.PC())
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, err
+	if err == nil {
+		fctx := fde.EstablishFrame(regs.PC())
+		cfa = fctx.CFAOffset() + int64(regs.SP())
 	}
-
-	fctx := fde.EstablishFrame(regs.PC())
-	cfa := fctx.CFAOffset() + int64(regs.SP())
 	address, err := op.ExecuteStackProgram(cfa, instructions)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
diff --git a/proc/version.go b/proc/version.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f373f7f9be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proc/version.go
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package proc
+
+import (
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+type GoVersion struct {
+	Major int
+	Minor int
+	Rev   int
+}
+
+func parseVersionString(ver string) (GoVersion, bool) {
+	if ver[:2] != "go" {
+		return GoVersion{}, false
+	}
+	v := strings.SplitN(ver[2:], ".", 3)
+	if len(v) != 3 {
+		return GoVersion{}, false
+	}
+
+	var r GoVersion
+	var err1, err2, err3 error
+
+	r.Major, err1 = strconv.Atoi(v[0])
+	r.Minor, err2 = strconv.Atoi(v[1])
+	r.Rev, err3 = strconv.Atoi(v[2])
+	if err1 != nil || err2 != nil || err3 != nil {
+		return GoVersion{}, false
+	}
+
+	return r, true
+}
+
+func (a *GoVersion) After(b GoVersion) bool {
+	if a.Major < b.Major {
+		return false
+	} else if a.Major > b.Major {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	if a.Minor < b.Minor {
+		return false
+	} else if a.Minor > b.Minor {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	if a.Rev < b.Rev {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return true
+}