diff --git a/py65/monitor.py b/py65/monitor.py
index 42f755f..0c6809b 100644
--- a/py65/monitor.py
+++ b/py65/monitor.py
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ class Monitor(cmd.Cmd):
                            'f':    'fill',
                            '>':    'fill',
                            'g':    'goto',
+                           'go':   'go',
                            'h':    'help',
                            '?':    'help',
                            'l':    'load',
@@ -494,6 +495,14 @@ class Monitor(cmd.Cmd):
         self._mpu.pc = self._address_parser.number(args)
         brks = [0x00]  # BRK
         self._run(stopcodes=brks)
+    
+    def help_go(self):
+        self._output("go")
+        self._output("Continue execution.")
+        
+    def do_go(self, args):
+        brks = [0x00]  # BRK
+        self._run(stopcodes=brks)
 
     def _run(self, stopcodes):
         stopcodes = set(stopcodes)
diff --git a/py65/tests/test_monitor.py b/py65/tests/test_monitor.py
index 2060463..097e473 100644
--- a/py65/tests/test_monitor.py
+++ b/py65/tests/test_monitor.py
@@ -541,6 +541,46 @@ class MonitorTests(unittest.TestCase):
         mon.do_goto('0')
         self.assertEqual(0x02, mon._mpu.pc)
 
+    # go
+
+    def test_shortcut_for_go(self):
+        stdout = StringIO()
+        mon = Monitor(stdout=stdout)
+        mon.do_help('go')
+
+        out = stdout.getvalue()
+        self.assertTrue(out.startswith('go'))
+
+    def test_go_with_breakpoints_stops_execution_at_breakpoint(self):
+        stdout = StringIO()
+        mon = Monitor(stdout=stdout)
+        mon._breakpoints = [ 0x03 ]
+        mon._mpu.memory = [ 0xEA, 0xEA, 0xEA, 0xEA ]
+        mon._mpu.pc = 0x00
+        mon.do_go('')
+        out = stdout.getvalue()
+        self.assertTrue(out.startswith("Breakpoint 0 reached"))
+        self.assertEqual(0x03, mon._mpu.pc)
+
+    def test_go_with_breakpoints_stops_execution_at_brk(self):
+        stdout = StringIO()
+        mon = Monitor(stdout=stdout)
+        mon._breakpoints = [ 0x02 ]
+        mon._mpu.memory = [ 0xEA, 0xEA, 0x00, 0xEA ]
+        mon._mpu.pc = 0x00
+        mon.do_go('')
+        self.assertEqual(0x02, mon._mpu.pc)
+
+    def test_go_without_breakpoints_stops_execution_at_brk(self):
+        stdout = StringIO()
+        mon = Monitor(stdout=stdout)
+        mon._breakpoints = []
+        mon._mpu.memory = [ 0xEA, 0xEA, 0x00, 0xEA ]
+        mon._mpu.pc = 0x00
+        mon.do_go('')
+        self.assertEqual(0x02, mon._mpu.pc)
+
+
     # help
 
     def test_help_without_args_shows_documented_commands(self):