diff --git a/src/target/adi_v5_jtag.c b/src/target/adi_v5_jtag.c
index ff1680b0d..201ed90aa 100644
--- a/src/target/adi_v5_jtag.c
+++ b/src/target/adi_v5_jtag.c
@@ -679,6 +679,11 @@ static int jtag_dp_run(struct adiv5_dap *dap)
 	return (retval2 != ERROR_OK) ? retval2 : retval;
 }
 
+static int jtag_dp_sync(struct adiv5_dap *dap)
+{
+	return jtagdp_overrun_check(dap);
+}
+
 /* FIXME don't export ... just initialize as
  * part of DAP setup
 */
@@ -689,6 +694,7 @@ const struct dap_ops jtag_dp_ops = {
 	.queue_ap_write      = jtag_ap_q_write,
 	.queue_ap_abort      = jtag_ap_q_abort,
 	.run                 = jtag_dp_run,
+	.sync                = jtag_dp_sync,
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/target/arm_adi_v5.h b/src/target/arm_adi_v5.h
index 44d3962cd..f001d6a26 100644
--- a/src/target/arm_adi_v5.h
+++ b/src/target/arm_adi_v5.h
@@ -274,6 +274,10 @@ struct dap_ops {
 
 	/** Executes all queued DAP operations. */
 	int (*run)(struct adiv5_dap *dap);
+
+	/** Executes all queued DAP operations but doesn't check
+	 * sticky error conditions */
+	int (*sync)(struct adiv5_dap *dap);
 };
 
 /*
@@ -397,6 +401,14 @@ static inline int dap_run(struct adiv5_dap *dap)
 	return dap->ops->run(dap);
 }
 
+static inline int dap_sync(struct adiv5_dap *dap)
+{
+	assert(dap->ops != NULL);
+	if (dap->ops->sync)
+		return dap->ops->sync(dap);
+	return ERROR_OK;
+}
+
 static inline int dap_dp_read_atomic(struct adiv5_dap *dap, unsigned reg,
 				     uint32_t *value)
 {