diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxrunsupport.h b/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxrunsupport.h
index cfbeaca8987..453f9cdc08f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxrunsupport.h
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxrunsupport.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 namespace ProjectExplorer {
 class ApplicationLauncher;
 class RunConfiguration;
+class Runnable;
 class StandardRunnable;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxdebugsupport.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxdebugsupport.cpp
index d4cf2e95f23..f595b1c2919 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxdebugsupport.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxdebugsupport.cpp
@@ -91,6 +91,16 @@ LinuxDeviceDebugSupport::~LinuxDeviceDebugSupport()
     delete d;
 }
 
+bool LinuxDeviceDebugSupport::isCppDebugging() const
+{
+    return d->cppDebugging;
+}
+
+bool LinuxDeviceDebugSupport::isQmlDebugging() const
+{
+    return d->qmlDebugging;
+}
+
 void LinuxDeviceDebugSupport::showMessage(const QString &msg, int channel)
 {
     if (state() != Inactive && d->runControl)
@@ -142,6 +152,11 @@ void LinuxDeviceDebugSupport::startExecution()
         connect(launcher, &ApplicationLauncher::remoteProcessStarted,
                 this, &LinuxDeviceDebugSupport::handleRemoteProcessStarted);
 
+    launcher->start(realRunnable(), device());
+}
+
+Runnable LinuxDeviceDebugSupport::realRunnable() const
+{
     StandardRunnable r = runnable();
     QStringList args = QtcProcess::splitArgs(r.commandLineArguments, OsTypeLinux);
     QString command;
@@ -161,7 +176,7 @@ void LinuxDeviceDebugSupport::startExecution()
     }
     r.executable = command;
     r.commandLineArguments = QtcProcess::joinArgs(args, OsTypeLinux);
-    launcher->start(r, device());
+    return r;
 }
 
 void LinuxDeviceDebugSupport::handleAppRunnerError(const QString &error)
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxdebugsupport.h b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxdebugsupport.h
index 7db0806ef5a..33e130ba2b8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxdebugsupport.h
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxdebugsupport.h
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ public:
     ~LinuxDeviceDebugSupport() override;
 
 protected:
+    virtual ProjectExplorer::Runnable realRunnable() const;
+    bool isCppDebugging() const;
+    bool isQmlDebugging() const;
+
     void startExecution() override;
     void handleAdapterSetupFailed(const QString &error) override;
     void handleAdapterSetupDone() override;