diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/remotegdbserveradapter.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/remotegdbserveradapter.cpp
index c031ab132c1..4d2098fc9da 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/remotegdbserveradapter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/remotegdbserveradapter.cpp
@@ -295,7 +295,6 @@ void GdbRemoteServerEngine::handleTargetExtendedRemote(const GdbResponse &respon
 {
     QTC_ASSERT(state() == InferiorSetupRequested, qDebug() << state());
     if (response.resultClass == GdbResultDone) {
-        // gdb server will stop the remote application itself.
         showMessage(_("ATTACHED TO GDB SERVER STARTED"));
         showMessage(msgAttachedToStoppedInferior(), StatusBar);
         QString postAttachCommands = debuggerCore()->stringSetting(GdbPostAttachCommands);
@@ -303,7 +302,13 @@ void GdbRemoteServerEngine::handleTargetExtendedRemote(const GdbResponse &respon
             foreach (const QString &cmd, postAttachCommands.split(QLatin1Char('\n')))
                 postCommand(cmd.toLatin1());
         }
-        postCommand("attach " + QByteArray::number(m_targetPid), CB(handleTargetExtendedAttach));
+        if (m_targetPid > 0) { // attach to pid if valid
+            // gdb server will stop the remote application itself.
+            postCommand("attach " + QByteArray::number(m_targetPid), CB(handleTargetExtendedAttach));
+        } else {
+            postCommand("-gdb-set remote exec-file " + startParameters().remoteExecutable.toLatin1(),
+                        CB(handleTargetExtendedAttach));
+        }
     } else {
         QString msg = msgConnectRemoteServerFailed(
             QString::fromLocal8Bit(response.data["msg"].data()));
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxdebugsupport.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxdebugsupport.cpp
index 8685b332230..db9b15f45d1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxdebugsupport.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxdebugsupport.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ public:
         : engine(engine),
           qmlDebugging(runConfig->extraAspect<Debugger::DebuggerRunConfigurationAspect>()->useQmlDebugger()),
           cppDebugging(runConfig->extraAspect<Debugger::DebuggerRunConfigurationAspect>()->useCppDebugger()),
+          target(DeviceKitInformation::device(runConfig->target()->kit())->sshParameters().host.toLatin1()),
           gdbServerPort(-1), qmlPort(-1)
     {
     }
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ public:
     bool qmlDebugging;
     bool cppDebugging;
     QByteArray gdbserverOutput;
+    QByteArray target;
     int gdbServerPort;
     int qmlPort;
 };
@@ -175,8 +177,9 @@ void LinuxDeviceDebugSupport::startExecution()
         command = device()->debugServerPath();
         if (command.isEmpty())
             command = QLatin1String("gdbserver");
-        args.prepend(remoteFilePath());
         args.prepend(QString::fromLatin1(":%1").arg(d->gdbServerPort));
+        args.prepend(QString::fromLatin1("--multi"));
+        args.prepend(QString::fromLatin1("--once"));
     }
 
     connect(runner, SIGNAL(finished(bool)), SLOT(handleAppRunnerFinished(bool)));
@@ -260,6 +263,8 @@ void LinuxDeviceDebugSupport::handleAdapterSetupFailed(const QString &error)
 void LinuxDeviceDebugSupport::handleAdapterSetupDone()
 {
     AbstractRemoteLinuxRunSupport::handleAdapterSetupDone();
+    QByteArray remote = d->target + ':' + QByteArray::number(d->gdbServerPort);
+    d->engine->notifyEngineRemoteServerRunning(remote, -1);
     d->engine->notifyEngineRemoteSetupDone(d->gdbServerPort, d->qmlPort);
 }