diff --git a/gdb/python/py-continueevent.c b/gdb/python/py-continueevent.c
index e5e922f0155..08d7da3cf2f 100644
--- a/gdb/python/py-continueevent.c
+++ b/gdb/python/py-continueevent.c
@@ -20,11 +20,36 @@
 #include "defs.h"
 #include "py-event.h"
 #include "py-ref.h"
+#include "gdbthread.h"
+
+/* Create a gdb.ContinueEvent event.  gdb.ContinueEvent is-a
+   gdb.ThreadEvent, and thread events can either be thread specific or
+   process wide.  If gdb is running in non-stop mode then the event is
+   thread specific (in which case the PTID thread is included in the
+   event), otherwise it is process wide (in which case PTID is
+   ignored).  In either case a borrowed reference is returned.  */
 
 static gdbpy_ref<>
-create_continue_event_object (void)
+create_continue_event_object (ptid_t ptid)
 {
-  return create_thread_event_object (&continue_event_object_type);
+  PyObject *py_thr = nullptr;
+
+  if (non_stop)
+    {
+      thread_info *thr = find_thread_ptid (ptid);
+      if (thr != nullptr)
+	py_thr = (PyObject *) thread_to_thread_object (thr);
+    }
+  else
+    py_thr = Py_None;
+
+  if (py_thr == nullptr)
+    {
+      PyErr_SetString (PyExc_RuntimeError, _("Could not find event thread"));
+      return nullptr;
+    }
+
+  return create_thread_event_object (&continue_event_object_type, py_thr);
 }
 
 /* Callback function which notifies observers when a continue event occurs.
@@ -37,7 +62,7 @@ emit_continue_event (ptid_t ptid)
   if (evregpy_no_listeners_p (gdb_py_events.cont))
     return 0;
 
-  gdbpy_ref<> event (create_continue_event_object ());
+  gdbpy_ref<> event (create_continue_event_object (ptid));
   if (event != NULL)
     return evpy_emit_event (event.get (), gdb_py_events.cont);
   return -1;
diff --git a/gdb/python/py-event.h b/gdb/python/py-event.h
index 22bab108ed1..7a9a51ddb1c 100644
--- a/gdb/python/py-event.h
+++ b/gdb/python/py-event.h
@@ -63,8 +63,18 @@ extern int evpy_emit_event (PyObject *event,
                             eventregistry_object *registry);
 
 extern gdbpy_ref<> create_event_object (PyTypeObject *py_type);
+
+/* thread events can either be thread specific or process wide.  If gdb is
+   running in non-stop mode then the event is thread specific, otherwise
+   it is process wide.
+   This function returns the currently stopped thread in non-stop mode and
+   Py_None otherwise.  In each case it returns a borrowed reference.  */
+extern PyObject *py_get_event_thread ()
+  CPYCHECKER_RETURNS_BORROWED_REF;
+
 extern gdbpy_ref<> create_thread_event_object (PyTypeObject *py_type,
-					       PyObject *thread = nullptr);
+					       PyObject *thread);
+
 extern int emit_new_objfile_event (struct objfile *objfile);
 extern int emit_clear_objfiles_event (void);
 
diff --git a/gdb/python/py-stopevent.c b/gdb/python/py-stopevent.c
index 884e6e3ef8f..33b65f99b80 100644
--- a/gdb/python/py-stopevent.c
+++ b/gdb/python/py-stopevent.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 gdbpy_ref<>
 create_stop_event_object (PyTypeObject *py_type)
 {
-  return create_thread_event_object (py_type);
+  return create_thread_event_object (py_type, py_get_event_thread ());
 }
 
 /* Callback observers when a stop event occurs.  This function will create a
diff --git a/gdb/python/py-threadevent.c b/gdb/python/py-threadevent.c
index d6aa9467b9a..1a115bad801 100644
--- a/gdb/python/py-threadevent.c
+++ b/gdb/python/py-threadevent.c
@@ -20,17 +20,10 @@
 #include "infrun.h"
 #include "gdbthread.h"
 
-/* thread events can either be thread specific or process wide.  If gdb is
-   running in non-stop mode then the event is thread specific, otherwise
-   it is process wide.
-   This function returns the currently stopped thread in non-stop mode and
-   Py_None otherwise.  In each case it returns a borrowed reference.  */
+/* See py-event.h.  */
 
-static PyObject *get_event_thread (void)
-  CPYCHECKER_RETURNS_BORROWED_REF;
-
-static PyObject *
-get_event_thread (void)
+PyObject *
+py_get_event_thread ()
 {
   PyObject *thread;
 
@@ -51,17 +44,12 @@ get_event_thread (void)
 gdbpy_ref<>
 create_thread_event_object (PyTypeObject *py_type, PyObject *thread)
 {
+  gdb_assert (thread != NULL);
+
   gdbpy_ref<> thread_event_obj (create_event_object (py_type));
   if (thread_event_obj == NULL)
     return NULL;
 
-  if (thread == NULL)
-    {
-      thread = get_event_thread ();
-      if (!thread)
-	return NULL;
-    }
-
   if (evpy_add_attribute (thread_event_obj.get (),
                           "inferior_thread",
                           thread) < 0)
