diff --git a/packages/TraceDebugger.package/TraceDebugger.class/instance/canProceed.st b/packages/TraceDebugger.package/TraceDebugger.class/instance/canProceed.st
index e10adce7..919bfc7f 100644
--- a/packages/TraceDebugger.package/TraceDebugger.class/instance/canProceed.st
+++ b/packages/TraceDebugger.package/TraceDebugger.class/instance/canProceed.st
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ testing
 canProceed
 
 	self isDisplayingHistory ifTrue: [^ false].
-	^ process isSuspended and: [process shouldResumeFromDebugger]
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+	^ self processShouldResume
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diff --git a/packages/TraceDebugger.package/TraceDebugger.class/instance/canStepForward.st b/packages/TraceDebugger.package/TraceDebugger.class/instance/canStepForward.st
index 386b0292..0169d527 100644
--- a/packages/TraceDebugger.package/TraceDebugger.class/instance/canStepForward.st
+++ b/packages/TraceDebugger.package/TraceDebugger.class/instance/canStepForward.st
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 testing
 canStepForward
 
-	^ (self selectedContext ifNil: [^ false])
-		isDead not
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+	^ self isDisplayingHistory
+		ifTrue:
+			[(self selectedContext ifNil: [^ false])
+				isDead not]
+		ifFalse:
+			[self processIsReady]
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diff --git a/packages/TraceDebugger.package/TraceDebugger.class/instance/processIsReady.st b/packages/TraceDebugger.package/TraceDebugger.class/instance/processIsReady.st
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aafe2f70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/TraceDebugger.package/TraceDebugger.class/instance/processIsReady.st
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+testing
+processIsReady
+
+	^ process notNil
+		and: [process isSuspended "do not debug the active process"]
+		and: [process isTerminated not]
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diff --git a/packages/TraceDebugger.package/TraceDebugger.class/instance/processShouldResume.st b/packages/TraceDebugger.package/TraceDebugger.class/instance/processShouldResume.st
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8775eb75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/TraceDebugger.package/TraceDebugger.class/instance/processShouldResume.st
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+testing
+processShouldResume
+
+	^ process isSuspended and: [process shouldResumeFromDebugger]
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diff --git a/packages/TraceDebugger.package/TraceDebugger.class/methodProperties.json b/packages/TraceDebugger.package/TraceDebugger.class/methodProperties.json
index ee9d0cb0..f5a2ef14 100644
--- a/packages/TraceDebugger.package/TraceDebugger.class/methodProperties.json
+++ b/packages/TraceDebugger.package/TraceDebugger.class/methodProperties.json
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@
 		"buildRowButtonFrom:with:" : "ct 11/20/2021 16:51",
 		"buildWith:" : "ct 11/20/2021 22:43",
 		"cacheSourcesDuring:" : "ct 1/25/2022 01:56",
-		"canProceed" : "ct 1/26/2022 18:55",
+		"canProceed" : "ct 1/2/2024 19:37",
 		"canStepBackward" : "ct 1/12/2022 00:44",
-		"canStepForward" : "ct 12/30/2021 21:50",
+		"canStepForward" : "ct 1/2/2024 19:38",
 		"changed:" : "ct 3/20/2022 00:25",
 		"changedDependent:" : "ct 2/12/2022 23:35",
 		"childContextsFor:" : "ct 3/23/2022 22:23",
@@ -208,6 +208,8 @@
 		"proceed" : "ct 1/26/2022 19:54",
 		"process" : "ct 11/20/2021 17:36",
 		"process:context:" : "ct 1/26/2022 19:50",
+		"processIsReady" : "ct 1/2/2024 19:38",
+		"processShouldResume" : "ct 1/2/2024 19:37",
 		"receiverInspector" : "ct 11/20/2021 16:11",
 		"receiverInspectorClass" : "ct 2/12/2022 16:41",
 		"releaseProcess" : "ct 1/26/2022 19:53",