--- a/debug.c	Sun Apr 19 00:59:49 2020 -0700
+++ b/debug.c	Sat May 09 23:39:44 2020 -0700
@@ -95,6 +95,12 @@
 	}
 }
 
+static uint8_t m68k_read_byte(uint32_t address, m68k_context *context)
+{
+	//TODO: share this implementation with GDB debugger
+	return read_byte(address, (void **)context->mem_pointers, &context->options->gen, context);
+}
+
 uint16_t m68k_read_word(uint32_t address, m68k_context *context)
 {
 	return read_word(address, (void **)context->mem_pointers, &context->options->gen, context);
@@ -158,6 +164,8 @@
 		uint32_t p_addr = strtol(param+(param[0] == '0' ? 2 : 1), &after, 16);
 		if (after[0] == '.' && after[1] == 'l') {
 			value = m68k_read_long(p_addr, context);
+		} else if (after[0] == '.' && after[1] == 'b') {
+			value = m68k_read_byte(p_addr, context);
 		} else {
 			value = m68k_read_word(p_addr, context);
 		}
@@ -166,6 +174,8 @@
 		uint32_t p_addr = param[1] == 'a' ? context->aregs[reg] : context->dregs[reg];
 		if (param[4] == '.' && param[5] == 'l') {
 			value = m68k_read_long(p_addr, context);
+		} else if (param[4] == '.' && param[5] == 'b') {
+			value = m68k_read_byte(p_addr, context);
 		} else {
 			value = m68k_read_word(p_addr, context);
 		}