diff -r 48bd7ec44bbc Lib/pdb.py
--- a/Lib/pdb.py	Fri Jan 03 16:15:45 2014 -0500
+++ b/Lib/pdb.py	Fri Jan 03 20:12:31 2014 -0800
@@ -181,6 +181,10 @@
         self.commands_bnum = None # The breakpoint number for which we are
                                   # defining a list
 
+        # one-time-only breakpoint set with "continue", cleared when prompt
+        # appears again whether breakpoint is hit or not
+        self.cont_bp = None
+
     def sigint_handler(self, signum, frame):
         if self.allow_kbdint:
             raise KeyboardInterrupt
@@ -337,6 +341,10 @@
                                  (expr, newvalue, oldvalue))
 
     def interaction(self, frame, traceback):
+        if self.cont_bp:
+            self.cont_bp.deleteMe()
+            self._prune_breaks(self.cont_bp.file, self.cont_bp.line)
+            self.cont_bp = None
         if self.setup(frame, traceback):
             # no interaction desired at this time (happens if .pdbrc contains
             # a command like "continue")
@@ -1032,9 +1040,19 @@
     do_r = do_return
 
     def do_continue(self, arg):
-        """c(ont(inue))
+        """c(ont(inue)) [ ([filename:]lineno | function) [, condition] ]
         Continue execution, only stop when a breakpoint is encountered.
+        Optionally insert a one-time-only breakpoint at the specified
+        position.
         """
+        if arg:
+            nbreaks_before = len(bdb.Breakpoint.bpbynumber)
+            self.do_break(arg)
+            if len(bdb.Breakpoint.bpbynumber) > nbreaks_before:
+                self.cont_bp = self.get_bpbynumber(-1)
+            else:
+                # setting breakpoint failed, don't continue
+                return
         if not self.nosigint:
             try:
                 self._previous_sigint_handler = \