diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidbuildapkstep.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidbuildapkstep.cpp
index 0ff998809f7..4064839288a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidbuildapkstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidbuildapkstep.cpp
@@ -342,6 +342,16 @@ void AndroidBuildApkStep::setUseGradle(bool b)
     }
 }
 
+bool AndroidBuildApkStep::addDebugger() const
+{
+    return m_addDebugger;
+}
+
+void AndroidBuildApkStep::setAddDebugger(bool debug)
+{
+    m_addDebugger = debug;
+}
+
 bool AndroidBuildApkStep::verboseOutput() const
 {
     return m_verbose;
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidbuildapkstep.h b/src/plugins/android/androidbuildapkstep.h
index 0d044c0cccc..c6cfb969096 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidbuildapkstep.h
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidbuildapkstep.h
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ public:
     bool useGradle() const;
     void setUseGradle(bool b);
 
+    bool addDebugger() const;
+    void setAddDebugger(bool debug);
+
     QString buildTargetSdk() const;
     void setBuildTargetSdk(const QString &sdk);
 
@@ -102,6 +105,7 @@ protected:
     bool m_useGradle = false;
     bool m_openPackageLocation = false;
     bool m_openPackageLocationForRun = false;
+    bool m_addDebugger = true;
     QString m_buildTargetSdk;
 
     Utils::FileName m_keystorePath;
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidbuildapkwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androidbuildapkwidget.cpp
index 2e85c243fc2..bce4508e054 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidbuildapkwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidbuildapkwidget.cpp
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ AndroidBuildApkWidget::AndroidBuildApkWidget(AndroidBuildApkStep *step)
     m_ui->useGradleCheckBox->setChecked(m_step->useGradle());
     m_ui->verboseOutputCheckBox->setChecked(m_step->verboseOutput());
     m_ui->openPackageLocationCheckBox->setChecked(m_step->openPackageLocation());
+    m_ui->addDebuggerCheckBox->setChecked(m_step->addDebugger());
 
     // target sdk
     connect(m_ui->targetSDKComboBox,
@@ -120,6 +121,8 @@ AndroidBuildApkWidget::AndroidBuildApkWidget(AndroidBuildApkStep *step)
             this, &AndroidBuildApkWidget::openPackageLocationCheckBoxToggled);
     connect(m_ui->verboseOutputCheckBox, &QAbstractButton::toggled,
             this, &AndroidBuildApkWidget::verboseOutputCheckBoxToggled);
+    connect(m_ui->addDebuggerCheckBox, &QAbstractButton::toggled,
+            m_step, &AndroidBuildApkStep::setAddDebugger);
 
     //signing
     connect(m_ui->signPackageCheckBox, &QAbstractButton::toggled,
@@ -185,6 +188,7 @@ void AndroidBuildApkWidget::signPackageCheckBoxToggled(bool checked)
 {
     m_ui->certificatesAliasComboBox->setEnabled(checked);
     m_step->setSignPackage(checked);
+    m_ui->addDebuggerCheckBox->setChecked(!checked);
     updateSigningWarning();
     if (!checked)
         return;
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidbuildapkwidget.ui b/src/plugins/android/androidbuildapkwidget.ui
index e5565873af3..d74066ce64a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidbuildapkwidget.ui
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidbuildapkwidget.ui
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>819</width>
-    <height>390</height>
+    <height>478</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
@@ -197,6 +197,19 @@ Deploying local Qt libraries is incompatible with Android 5.</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
+      <item row="3" column="0">
+       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="addDebuggerCheckBox">
+        <property name="enabled">
+         <bool>false</bool>
+        </property>
+        <property name="toolTip">
+         <string>Packages debug server with the APK to enable debugging. For the signed APK this option is unchecked by default.</string>
+        </property>
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Add debug server</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
      </layout>
     </widget>
    </item>
@@ -254,5 +267,22 @@ The APK will not be usable on any other device.</string>
   </customwidget>
  </customwidgets>
  <resources/>
- <connections/>
+ <connections>
+  <connection>
+   <sender>signPackageCheckBox</sender>
+   <signal>clicked(bool)</signal>
+   <receiver>addDebuggerCheckBox</receiver>
+   <slot>setEnabled(bool)</slot>
+   <hints>
+    <hint type="sourcelabel">
+     <x>113</x>
+     <y>178</y>
+    </hint>
+    <hint type="destinationlabel">
+     <x>510</x>
+     <y>452</y>
+    </hint>
+   </hints>
+  </connection>
+ </connections>
 </ui>
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/qmakeandroidbuildapkstep.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/qmakeandroidbuildapkstep.cpp
index c336329c9c7..ce087ff9df2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/qmakeandroidbuildapkstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/qmakeandroidbuildapkstep.cpp
@@ -182,13 +182,6 @@ bool QmakeAndroidBuildApkStep::init(QList<const BuildStep *> &earlierSteps)
 
     QStringList argumentsPasswordConcealed = arguments;
 
-    if (version->qtVersion() >= QtSupport::QtVersionNumber(5, 6, 0)) {
-        if (bc->buildType() == ProjectExplorer::BuildConfiguration::Debug)
-            arguments << QLatin1String("--gdbserver");
-        else
-            arguments << QLatin1String("--no-gdbserver");
-    }
-
     if (m_signPackage) {
         arguments << QLatin1String("--sign")
                   << m_keystorePath.toString()
@@ -206,6 +199,15 @@ bool QmakeAndroidBuildApkStep::init(QList<const BuildStep *> &earlierSteps)
 
     }
 
+    // Must be the last option, otherwise androiddeployqt might use the other
+    // params (e.g. --sign) to choose not to add gdbserver
+    if (version->qtVersion() >= QtSupport::QtVersionNumber(5, 6, 0)) {
+        if (m_addDebugger || bc->buildType() == ProjectExplorer::BuildConfiguration::Debug)
+            arguments << QLatin1String("--gdbserver");
+        else
+            arguments << QLatin1String("--no-gdbserver");
+    }
+
     ProjectExplorer::ProcessParameters *pp = processParameters();
     setupProcessParameters(pp, bc, arguments, command);