diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerdialogs.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerdialogs.cpp
index ea442c1891d..599d2382a9b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerdialogs.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerdialogs.cpp
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ void StartApplicationDialog::run(bool attachRemote)
         debugger->setStartMode(AttachToRemoteServer);
         debugger->setCloseMode(KillAtClose);
         debugger->setUseContinueInsteadOfRun(true);
+        debugger->setRunControlName(tr("Attach to %1").arg(debugger->remoteChannel()));
     }
     debugger->startRunControl();
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.cpp
index 1cf9a6f5ab8..c6cf2ec2488 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.cpp
@@ -335,6 +335,11 @@ void DebuggerRunTool::setRemoteChannel(const QUrl &url)
     m_runParameters.remoteChannel = QString("%1:%2").arg(url.host()).arg(url.port());
 }
 
+QString DebuggerRunTool::remoteChannel() const
+{
+    return m_runParameters.remoteChannel;
+}
+
 void DebuggerRunTool::setRemoteChannel(const QString &host, int port)
 {
     m_runParameters.remoteChannel = QString("%1:%2").arg(host).arg(port);
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.h b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.h
index aa4abe6f051..80b877a67a8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.h
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ public:
     void setRemoteChannel(const QString &channel);
     void setRemoteChannel(const QString &host, int port);
     void setRemoteChannel(const QUrl &url);
+    QString remoteChannel() const;
 
     void setUseExtendedRemote(bool on);
     void setUseContinueInsteadOfRun(bool on);