diff --git a/src/plugins/boot2qt/qdbdevicedebugsupport.cpp b/src/plugins/boot2qt/qdbdevicedebugsupport.cpp
index 6e561721225..f5357283778 100644
--- a/src/plugins/boot2qt/qdbdevicedebugsupport.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/boot2qt/qdbdevicedebugsupport.cpp
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public:
             rp.setStartMode(Debugger::AttachToRemoteServer);
             rp.setCloseMode(KillAndExitMonitorAtClose);
             rp.setUseContinueInsteadOfRun(true);
-            worker->setContinueAfterAttach(true);
+            rp.setContinueAfterAttach(true);
             rp.addSolibSearchDir("%{sysroot}/system/lib");
 
             auto debuggee = createQdbDeviceInferiorWorker(runControl, QmlDebuggerServices);
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.h b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.h
index a461b6edff1..a504bc9860f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.h
@@ -158,7 +158,9 @@ public:
     }
     QString deviceSymbolsRoot() const { return m_deviceSymbolsRoot; }
 
-    bool continueAfterAttach = false;
+    void setContinueAfterAttach(bool on) { m_continueAfterAttach = on; }
+    bool continueAfterAttach() const { return m_continueAfterAttach; }
+
     Utils::FilePath sysRoot;
     // iOS 17+
     QString deviceUuid;
@@ -262,6 +264,7 @@ private:
     QString m_lldbPlatform;
 
     QString m_deviceSymbolsRoot;
+    bool m_continueAfterAttach = false;
 };
 
 namespace Internal {
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp
index 16b5ab53a76..6fbb23579aa 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerplugin.cpp
@@ -1678,7 +1678,7 @@ void DebuggerPluginPrivate::attachToRunningApplication()
         rp.setStartMode(AttachToRemoteProcess);
         rp.setCloseMode(DetachAtClose);
         rp.setUseContinueInsteadOfRun(true);
-        debugger->setContinueAfterAttach(false);
+        rp.setContinueAfterAttach(false);
 
         runControl->start();
     }
@@ -1747,7 +1747,7 @@ RunControl *DebuggerPluginPrivate::attachToRunningProcess(Kit *kit,
     rp.setInferiorExecutable(device->filePath(processInfo.executable));
     rp.setStartMode(AttachToLocalProcess);
     rp.setCloseMode(DetachAtClose);
-    debugger->setContinueAfterAttach(contAfterAttach);
+    rp.setContinueAfterAttach(contAfterAttach);
 
     runControl->start();
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.cpp
index 67f60aa35e6..5577e101f8e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.cpp
@@ -108,11 +108,6 @@ void DebuggerRunTool::setSysRoot(const Utils::FilePath &sysRoot)
     m_runParameters.sysRoot = sysRoot;
 }
 
-void DebuggerRunTool::setContinueAfterAttach(bool on)
-{
-    m_runParameters.continueAfterAttach = on;
-}
-
 void DebuggerRunTool::setBreakOnMain(bool on)
 {
     m_runParameters.breakOnMain = on;
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.h b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.h
index efc12a6c023..bcf3a541ad8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.h
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ public:
 
     void setSysRoot(const Utils::FilePath &sysRoot);
 
-    void setContinueAfterAttach(bool on);
     void setBreakOnMain(bool on);
     void setUseTerminal(bool on);
     void setUseDebugServer(Utils::ProcessHandle attachPid, bool essential, bool useMulti);
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
index f6cf4d0b2d3..e35f64cc773 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
@@ -4674,7 +4674,7 @@ void GdbEngine::handleLocalAttach(const DebuggerResponse &response)
             // receiving its '^done'.
             claimInitialBreakpoints();
             notifyEngineRunAndInferiorStopOk();
-            if (runParameters().continueAfterAttach)
+            if (runParameters().continueAfterAttach())
                 continueInferiorInternal();
             else
                 updateAll();
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/lldb/lldbengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/lldb/lldbengine.cpp
index 1d06ffc1fc2..d99783cd621 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/lldb/lldbengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/lldb/lldbengine.cpp
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ void LldbEngine::handleLldbStarted()
                                         || rp.startMode() == AttachToRemoteServer)
                                            ? rp.remoteChannel() : QString()));
             QTC_CHECK(
-                !rp.continueAfterAttach
+                !rp.continueAfterAttach()
                 || (rp.startMode() == AttachToRemoteProcess || rp.startMode() == AttachToLocalProcess
                     || rp.startMode() == AttachToRemoteServer || rp.startMode() == AttachToIosDevice));
             m_continueAtNextSpontaneousStop = false;
@@ -924,7 +924,7 @@ void LldbEngine::handleStateNotification(const GdbMi &item)
     } else if (newState == "enginerunfailed")
         notifyEngineRunFailed();
     else if (newState == "enginerunandinferiorrunok") {
-        if (runParameters().continueAfterAttach)
+        if (runParameters().continueAfterAttach())
             m_continueAtNextSpontaneousStop = true;
         notifyEngineRunAndInferiorRunOk();
     } else if (newState == "enginerunandinferiorstopok") {
diff --git a/src/plugins/ios/iosrunner.cpp b/src/plugins/ios/iosrunner.cpp
index 3ad904bf11d..d13500c5f8d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ios/iosrunner.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/ios/iosrunner.cpp
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ void IosDebugSupport::start()
     const IosDeviceTypeAspect::Data *data = runControl()->aspectData<IosDeviceTypeAspect>();
     QTC_ASSERT(data, reportFailure("Broken IosDeviceTypeAspect setup."); return);
     rp.setDisplayName(data->applicationName);
-    setContinueAfterAttach(true);
+    rp.setContinueAfterAttach(true);
 
     IosDevice::ConstPtr dev = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<const IosDevice>(device());
     if (dev->type() == Ios::Constants::IOS_DEVICE_TYPE
diff --git a/src/plugins/qtapplicationmanager/appmanagerruncontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/qtapplicationmanager/appmanagerruncontrol.cpp
index d7260e8543b..c483a15fd87 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qtapplicationmanager/appmanagerruncontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qtapplicationmanager/appmanagerruncontrol.cpp
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ private:
         if (isCppDebugging()) {
             rp.setUseExtendedRemote(false);
             rp.setUseContinueInsteadOfRun(true);
-            setContinueAfterAttach(true);
+            rp.setContinueAfterAttach(true);
             rp.setRemoteChannel(runControl()->debugChannel());
             rp.setSymbolFile(symbolFile);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/valgrind/memchecktool.cpp b/src/plugins/valgrind/memchecktool.cpp
index c86f1ef98df..17de19d3445 100644
--- a/src/plugins/valgrind/memchecktool.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/valgrind/memchecktool.cpp
@@ -1607,7 +1607,7 @@ void HeobData::processFinished()
             rp.setDisplayName(Tr::tr("Process %1").arg(m_data[1]));
             rp.setStartMode(AttachToLocalProcess);
             rp.setCloseMode(DetachAtClose);
-            debugger->setContinueAfterAttach(true);
+            rp.setContinueAfterAttach(true);
             rp.setInferiorExecutable(FilePath::fromString(Utils::imageName(m_data[1])));
 
             connect(m_runControl, &RunControl::started, this, &HeobData::debugStarted);