diff --git a/Processors/6502/6502.hpp b/Processors/6502/6502.hpp
index 8ed3ff0f9..15edc54cd 100644
--- a/Processors/6502/6502.hpp
+++ b/Processors/6502/6502.hpp
@@ -124,6 +124,12 @@ class ProcessorBase: public ProcessorStorage {
 			@returns @c true if the 6502 is jammed; @c false otherwise.
 		*/
 		inline bool is_jammed() const;
+
+		/*!
+			FOR TESTING PURPOSES ONLY: forces the processor into a state where
+			the next thing it intends to do is fetch a new opcode.
+		*/
+		inline void restart_operation_fetch();
 };
 
 /*!
diff --git a/Processors/6502/Implementation/6502Implementation.hpp b/Processors/6502/Implementation/6502Implementation.hpp
index d07bfe9ee..9fb8b7e9a 100644
--- a/Processors/6502/Implementation/6502Implementation.hpp
+++ b/Processors/6502/Implementation/6502Implementation.hpp
@@ -728,3 +728,7 @@ void ProcessorBase::set_value_of(Register r, uint16_t value) {
 		default: break;
 	}
 }
+
+void ProcessorBase::restart_operation_fetch() {
+	scheduled_program_counter_ = nullptr;
+}