diff --git a/pkg/proc/core/core.go b/pkg/proc/core/core.go
index 7ebf751c67..564850037d 100644
--- a/pkg/proc/core/core.go
+++ b/pkg/proc/core/core.go
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ func OpenCore(corePath, exePath string, debugInfoDirs []string) (*proc.Target, e
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return proc.NewTarget(p), nil
+	return proc.NewTarget(p, false), nil
 }
 
 // initialize for core files doesn't do much
diff --git a/pkg/proc/gdbserial/gdbserver.go b/pkg/proc/gdbserial/gdbserver.go
index 13b1bee52b..f73d7691e8 100644
--- a/pkg/proc/gdbserial/gdbserver.go
+++ b/pkg/proc/gdbserial/gdbserver.go
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ func LLDBLaunch(cmd []string, wd string, foreground bool, debugInfoDirs []string
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return proc.NewTarget(p), nil
+	return proc.NewTarget(p, false), nil
 }
 
 // LLDBAttach starts an instance of lldb-server and connects to it, asking
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ func LLDBAttach(pid int, path string, debugInfoDirs []string) (*proc.Target, err
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return proc.NewTarget(p), nil
+	return proc.NewTarget(p, false), nil
 }
 
 // EntryPoint will return the process entry point address, useful for
diff --git a/pkg/proc/gdbserial/rr.go b/pkg/proc/gdbserial/rr.go
index dc437fcd80..ff5afec9d6 100644
--- a/pkg/proc/gdbserial/rr.go
+++ b/pkg/proc/gdbserial/rr.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func Replay(tracedir string, quiet, deleteOnDetach bool, debugInfoDirs []string)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return proc.NewTarget(p), nil
+	return proc.NewTarget(p, false), nil
 }
 
 // ErrPerfEventParanoid is the error returned by Reply and Record if
diff --git a/pkg/proc/gdbserial/rr_test.go b/pkg/proc/gdbserial/rr_test.go
index 61f82310d5..9e00df1afc 100644
--- a/pkg/proc/gdbserial/rr_test.go
+++ b/pkg/proc/gdbserial/rr_test.go
@@ -226,7 +226,8 @@ func TestCheckpoints(t *testing.T) {
 		// Move back to checkpoint, check that the output of 'when' is the same as
 		// what it was when we set the breakpoint
 		p.Restart(fmt.Sprintf("c%d", cpid))
-		p.SwitchGoroutine(1)
+		g, _ := proc.FindGoroutine(p, 1)
+		p.SwitchGoroutine(g)
 		when2, loc2 := getPosition(p, t)
 		t.Logf("when2: %q (%#x) %x", when2, loc2.PC, p.CurrentThread().ThreadID())
 		if loc2.PC != loc0.PC {
@@ -253,7 +254,8 @@ func TestCheckpoints(t *testing.T) {
 		_, err = p.ClearBreakpoint(bp.Addr)
 		assertNoError(err, t, "ClearBreakpoint")
 		p.Restart(fmt.Sprintf("c%d", cpid))
-		p.SwitchGoroutine(1)
+		g, _ = proc.FindGoroutine(p, 1)
+		p.SwitchGoroutine(g)
 		assertNoError(proc.Next(p), t, "First Next")
 		assertNoError(proc.Next(p), t, "Second Next")
 		when4, loc4 := getPosition(p, t)
diff --git a/pkg/proc/native/proc_darwin.go b/pkg/proc/native/proc_darwin.go
index cbaf91e2e1..41a1eacae9 100644
--- a/pkg/proc/native/proc_darwin.go
+++ b/pkg/proc/native/proc_darwin.go
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func Launch(cmd []string, wd string, foreground bool, _ []string) (*proc.Target,
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return proc.NewTarget(dbp), err
+	return proc.NewTarget(dbp, false), err
 }
 
 // Attach to an existing process with the given PID.
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func Attach(pid int, _ []string) (*proc.Target, error) {
 		dbp.Detach(false)
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return proc.NewTarget(dbp), nil
+	return proc.NewTarget(dbp, false), nil
 }
 
 // Kill kills the process.
diff --git a/pkg/proc/native/proc_freebsd.go b/pkg/proc/native/proc_freebsd.go
index ad7d226aef..f24d600472 100644
--- a/pkg/proc/native/proc_freebsd.go
+++ b/pkg/proc/native/proc_freebsd.go
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func Launch(cmd []string, wd string, foreground bool, debugInfoDirs []string) (*
 	if err = dbp.initialize(cmd[0], debugInfoDirs); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return proc.NewTarget(dbp), nil
+	return proc.NewTarget(dbp, false), nil
 }
 
 // Attach to an existing process with the given PID. Once attached, if
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func Attach(pid int, debugInfoDirs []string) (*proc.Target, error) {
 		dbp.Detach(false)
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return proc.NewTarget(dbp), nil
+	return proc.NewTarget(dbp, false), nil
 }
 
 func initialize(dbp *Process) error {
diff --git a/pkg/proc/native/proc_linux.go b/pkg/proc/native/proc_linux.go
index a45ec85500..855d399eaa 100644
--- a/pkg/proc/native/proc_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/proc/native/proc_linux.go
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func Launch(cmd []string, wd string, foreground bool, debugInfoDirs []string) (*
 	if err = dbp.initialize(cmd[0], debugInfoDirs); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return proc.NewTarget(dbp), nil
+	return proc.NewTarget(dbp, false), nil
 }
 
 // Attach to an existing process with the given PID. Once attached, if
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func Attach(pid int, debugInfoDirs []string) (*proc.Target, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return proc.NewTarget(dbp), nil
+	return proc.NewTarget(dbp, false), nil
 }
 
 func initialize(dbp *Process) error {
diff --git a/pkg/proc/native/proc_windows.go b/pkg/proc/native/proc_windows.go
index 5a763bccf3..6c36443a5b 100644
--- a/pkg/proc/native/proc_windows.go
+++ b/pkg/proc/native/proc_windows.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 	"syscall"
 	"unsafe"
 
@@ -55,6 +56,15 @@ func Launch(cmd []string, wd string, foreground bool, _ []string) (*proc.Target,
 	}
 	closer.Close()
 
+	env := os.Environ()
+	for i := range env {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(env[i], "GODEBUG=") {
+			// Go 1.14 asynchronous preemption mechanism is incompatible with
+			// debuggers, see: https://github.com/golang/go/issues/36494
+			env[i] += ",asyncpreemptoff=1"
+		}
+	}
+
 	var p *os.Process
 	dbp := New(0)
 	dbp.execPtraceFunc(func() {
@@ -64,6 +74,7 @@ func Launch(cmd []string, wd string, foreground bool, _ []string) (*proc.Target,
 			Sys: &syscall.SysProcAttr{
 				CreationFlags: _DEBUG_ONLY_THIS_PROCESS,
 			},
+			Env: env,
 		}
 		p, err = os.StartProcess(argv0Go, cmd, attr)
 	})
@@ -79,7 +90,7 @@ func Launch(cmd []string, wd string, foreground bool, _ []string) (*proc.Target,
 		dbp.Detach(true)
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return proc.NewTarget(dbp), nil
+	return proc.NewTarget(dbp, true), nil
 }
 
 func initialize(dbp *Process) error {
@@ -168,7 +179,7 @@ func Attach(pid int, _ []string) (*proc.Target, error) {
 		dbp.Detach(true)
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return proc.NewTarget(dbp), nil
+	return proc.NewTarget(dbp, true), nil
 }
 
 // kill kills the process.
@@ -472,6 +483,8 @@ func (dbp *Process) stop(trapthread *Thread) (err error) {
 
 func (dbp *Process) detach(kill bool) error {
 	if !kill {
+		//TODO(aarzilli): when debug.Target exist Detach should be moved to
+		// debug.Target and the call to RestoreAsyncPreempt should be moved there.
 		for _, thread := range dbp.threads {
 			_, err := _ResumeThread(thread.os.hThread)
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/proc/proc.go b/pkg/proc/proc.go
index b425831049..9e37104be2 100644
--- a/pkg/proc/proc.go
+++ b/pkg/proc/proc.go
@@ -5,9 +5,12 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"go/ast"
+	"go/constant"
 	"go/token"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
+
+	"github.com/go-delve/delve/pkg/goversion"
 )
 
 // ErrNotExecutable is returned after attempting to execute a non-executable file
@@ -814,3 +817,35 @@ func FirstPCAfterPrologue(p Process, fn *Function, sameline bool) (uint64, error
 
 	return pc, nil
 }
+
+func setAsyncPreemptOff(p *Target, v int64) {
+	logger := p.BinInfo().logger
+	if producer := p.BinInfo().Producer(); producer == "" || !goversion.ProducerAfterOrEqual(producer, 1, 14) {
+		return
+	}
+	scope := globalScope(p.BinInfo(), p.BinInfo().Images[0], p.CurrentThread())
+	debugv, err := scope.findGlobal("runtime", "debug")
+	if err != nil || debugv.Unreadable != nil {
+		logger.Warnf("could not find runtime/debug variable (or unreadable): %v %v", err, debugv.Unreadable)
+		return
+	}
+	asyncpreemptoffv, err := debugv.structMember("asyncpreemptoff")
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Warnf("could not find asyncpreemptoff field: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+	asyncpreemptoffv.loadValue(loadFullValue)
+	if asyncpreemptoffv.Unreadable != nil {
+		logger.Warnf("asyncpreemptoff field unreadable: %v", asyncpreemptoffv.Unreadable)
+		return
+	}
+	p.asyncPreemptChanged = true
+	p.asyncPreemptOff, _ = constant.Int64Val(asyncpreemptoffv.Value)
+
+	err = scope.setValue(asyncpreemptoffv, newConstant(constant.MakeInt64(v), scope.Mem), "")
+	logger.Warnf("could not set asyncpreemptoff %v", err)
+}
+
+func RestoreAsyncPreempt(p *Target) {
+	setAsyncPreemptOff(p, p.asyncPreemptOff)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/proc/target.go b/pkg/proc/target.go
index a2b46de5f5..e97b117cbb 100644
--- a/pkg/proc/target.go
+++ b/pkg/proc/target.go
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ type Target struct {
 	// fncallForG stores a mapping of current active function calls.
 	fncallForG map[int]*callInjection
 
+	asyncPreemptChanged bool  // runtime/debug.asyncpreemptoff was changed
+	asyncPreemptOff     int64 // cached value of runtime/debug.asyncpreemptoff
+
 	// gcache is a cache for Goroutines that we
 	// have read and parsed from the targets memory.
 	// This must be cleared whenever the target is resumed.
@@ -14,12 +17,17 @@ type Target struct {
 }
 
 // NewTarget returns an initialized Target object.
-func NewTarget(p Process) *Target {
+func NewTarget(p Process, disableAsyncPreempt bool) *Target {
 	t := &Target{
 		Process:    p,
 		fncallForG: make(map[int]*callInjection),
 	}
 	t.gcache.init(p.BinInfo())
+
+	if disableAsyncPreempt {
+		setAsyncPreemptOff(t, 1)
+	}
+
 	return t
 }
 
@@ -45,3 +53,10 @@ func (t *Target) Restart(from string) error {
 	t.ClearAllGCache()
 	return t.Process.Restart(from)
 }
+
+func (t *Target) Detach(kill bool) error {
+	if !kill && t.asyncPreemptChanged {
+		setAsyncPreemptOff(t, t.asyncPreemptOff)
+	}
+	return t.Process.Detach(kill)
+}