diff --git a/src/core/config/CMakeLists.txt b/src/core/config/CMakeLists.txt
index 81bc3246..1a4c3635 100644
--- a/src/core/config/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/core/config/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ OPTION(CONFIG_EVENT_JUMP                "Event source: Branch instructions" OFF)
 OPTION(CONFIG_SR_RESTORE                "Target backend: State restore" OFF)
 OPTION(CONFIG_SR_SAVE                   "Target backend: State saving" OFF)
 OPTION(CONFIG_SR_REBOOT                 "Target backend: Reboot" OFF)
-OPTION(CONFIG_BOCHS_NON_VERBOSE         "Misc: Reduced verbosity" OFF)
+OPTION(CONFIG_BOCHS_NON_VERBOSE         "Misc: Reduced verbosity (a lot faster for large campaigns)" OFF)
+OPTION(CONFIG_BOCHS_NO_ABORT            "Misc: Do not abort or ask the user in case the simulator stumbles on unexpected events (e.g., panics)" ON)
 OPTION(CONFIG_SUPPRESS_INTERRUPTS       "Target backend: Suppress interrupts" OFF)
 OPTION(CONFIG_FIRE_INTERRUPTS           "Target backend: Fire interrupts" OFF)
 OPTION(CONFIG_DISABLE_KEYB_INTERRUPTS   "Target backend: Suppress keyboard interrupts" OFF)
diff --git a/src/core/config/FailConfig.hpp.in b/src/core/config/FailConfig.hpp.in
index 763e8113..2897f22f 100644
--- a/src/core/config/FailConfig.hpp.in
+++ b/src/core/config/FailConfig.hpp.in
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 // Fail configuration
 #cmakedefine CONFIG_BOCHS_NON_VERBOSE
+#cmakedefine CONFIG_BOCHS_NO_ABORT
 #cmakedefine CONFIG_SUPPRESS_INTERRUPTS
 #cmakedefine CONFIG_FIRE_INTERRUPTS
 #cmakedefine CONFIG_DISABLE_KEYB_INTERRUPTS
diff --git a/src/core/sal/bochs/BochsNoAbort.ah b/src/core/sal/bochs/BochsNoAbort.ah
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..350ac241
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/sal/bochs/BochsNoAbort.ah
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#ifndef __BOCHS_NO_ABORT_AH__
+  #define __BOCHS_NO_ABORT_AH__
+
+#include "config/FailConfig.hpp"
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_BOCHS_NO_ABORT
+
+#include "bochs.h"
+
+aspect BochsNoAbort {
+	pointcut get_default_action() = "int logfunctions::get_default_action(int)";
+
+	// make sure we're not the innermost aspect
+	advice call(get_default_action()) : order ("BochsNoAbort", "BochsNonVerbose");
+
+	// Needed to prevent Bochs from aborting or interacting with the user (ask
+	// what to do) when any of the Bochs-internal log macros (especially
+	// BX_PANIC) is called.  This may leave Bochs in a weird state (see the
+	// example bochsrc that accompanies Bochs, section LOG CONTROL), but is
+	// better than completely terminating the experiment.
+	// FIXME: Probably we should signal a BX_PANIC to the experiment somehow,
+	//        instead of continuing simulation?
+	//
+	// Aspect is BochsNonVerbose's little sister.
+	//
+	// This works around the BUG mentioned in bochs/logio.cc /
+	// logfunctions::logfunctions().
+	advice call(get_default_action())
+	     : around ()
+	{
+		tjp->proceed();
+		int *action = tjp->result();
+		if (*action == ACT_FATAL || *action == ACT_ASK) {
+			*action = ACT_REPORT;
+		}
+	}
+};
+
+#endif // CONFIG_BOCHS_NO_ABORT
+
+#endif // __BOCHS_NO_ABORT_AH__
diff --git a/src/core/sal/bochs/BochsNonVerbose.ah b/src/core/sal/bochs/BochsNonVerbose.ah
index fb08374d..c9c94f45 100644
--- a/src/core/sal/bochs/BochsNonVerbose.ah
+++ b/src/core/sal/bochs/BochsNonVerbose.ah
@@ -17,13 +17,21 @@ aspect BochsNonVerbose {
 	    || execution("% logfunctions::info(...)")
 	    || execution("% logfunctions::pass(...)")
 	    || execution("% logfunctions::error(...)")
+	    || execution("% logfunctions::panic(...)")
 	     : around () { }
 };
 */
 
 aspect BochsNonVerbose {
+	pointcut get_default_action() = "int logfunctions::get_default_action(int)";
+
+	// make sure we're the innermost aspect
+	advice call(get_default_action()) : order ("BochsNoAbort", "BochsNonVerbose");
+
 	// needed to suppress Bochs output *before* a state restore finished
-	advice call("int logfunctions::get_default_action(int)")
+	// This works around the BUG mentioned in bochs/logio.cc /
+	// logfunctions::logfunctions().
+	advice call(get_default_action())
 	     : around ()
 	{
 		int action;