diff --git a/src/plugins/baremetal/debugservers/gdb/gdbserverprovider.cpp b/src/plugins/baremetal/debugservers/gdb/gdbserverprovider.cpp
index 08fcf78bdf1..a612c74be69 100644
--- a/src/plugins/baremetal/debugservers/gdb/gdbserverprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/baremetal/debugservers/gdb/gdbserverprovider.cpp
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ bool GdbServerProvider::aboutToRun(DebuggerRunTool *runTool, QString &errorMessa
     rp.setInferior(inferior);
     rp.setSymbolFile(bin);
     rp.setStartMode(AttachToRemoteServer);
-    runTool->setCommandsAfterConnect(initCommands()); // .. and here?
+    rp.setCommandsAfterConnect(initCommands()); // .. and here?
     rp.setCommandsForReset(resetCommands());
     rp.setRemoteChannel(channelString());
     rp.setUseContinueInsteadOfRun(true);
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/cdb/cdbengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/cdb/cdbengine.cpp
index ef2fc362d8b..cd0dda11905 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/cdb/cdbengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/cdb/cdbengine.cpp
@@ -437,8 +437,8 @@ void CdbEngine::handleInitialSessionIdle()
 {
     m_initialSessionIdleHandled = true;
     const DebuggerRunParameters &rp = runParameters();
-    if (!rp.commandsAfterConnect.isEmpty())
-        runCommand({rp.commandsAfterConnect, NoFlags});
+    if (!rp.commandsAfterConnect().isEmpty())
+        runCommand({rp.commandsAfterConnect(), NoFlags});
     //operateByInstructionTriggered(operatesByInstruction());
     // QmlCppEngine expects the QML engine to be connected before any breakpoints are hit
     // (attemptBreakpointSynchronization() will be directly called then)
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerdialogs.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerdialogs.cpp
index f0e7defe456..c6e3f3aa232 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerdialogs.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerdialogs.cpp
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ void StartApplicationDialog::run(bool attachRemote)
     debugger->setBreakOnMain(newParameters.breakAtMain);
     debugger->setDebugInfoLocation(newParameters.debugInfoLocation);
     rp.setInferior(newParameters.runnable);
-    debugger->setCommandsAfterConnect(newParameters.serverInitCommands);
+    rp.setCommandsAfterConnect(newParameters.serverInitCommands);
     rp.setCommandsForReset(newParameters.serverResetCommands);
     debugger->setUseTerminal(newParameters.runInTerminal);
     rp.setUseExtendedRemote(newParameters.useTargetExtendedRemote);
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.h b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.h
index a4fd090ef55..363a7c3fdb7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.h
@@ -135,7 +135,8 @@ public:
     void setUseContinueInsteadOfRun(bool on) { m_useContinueInsteadOfRun = on; }
     bool useContinueInsteadOfRun() const { return m_useContinueInsteadOfRun; }
 
-    QString commandsAfterConnect; // additional commands to post after connection to debug target
+    void setCommandsAfterConnect(const QString &commands) { m_commandsAfterConnect = commands; }
+    QString commandsAfterConnect() const { return m_commandsAfterConnect; }
 
     // Used by Valgrind
     QStringList expectedSignals;
@@ -242,6 +243,7 @@ private:
 
     QString m_commandsForReset; // Used by baremetal plugin. Commands used for resetting the inferior
     bool m_useContinueInsteadOfRun = false; // If connected to a hw debugger run is not possible but continue is used
+    QString m_commandsAfterConnect; // Additional commands to post after connection to debug target
 };
 
 namespace Internal {
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.cpp
index 082080af03e..e2c4efdfd24 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.cpp
@@ -143,11 +143,6 @@ void DebuggerRunTool::setUseTerminal(bool on)
     m_runParameters.useTerminal = on;
 }
 
-void DebuggerRunTool::setCommandsAfterConnect(const QString &commands)
-{
-    m_runParameters.commandsAfterConnect = commands;
-}
-
 void DebuggerRunTool::setDebugInfoLocation(const FilePath &debugInfoLocation)
 {
     m_runParameters.debugInfoLocation = debugInfoLocation;
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.h b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.h
index 426385bcbd3..56a2897cae8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerruncontrol.h
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ public:
     void setUseTerminal(bool on);
     void setUseDebugServer(Utils::ProcessHandle attachPid, bool essential, bool useMulti);
 
-    void setCommandsAfterConnect(const QString &commands);
-
     void setDebugInfoLocation(const Utils::FilePath &debugInfoLocation);
 
     void setCoreFilePath(const Utils::FilePath &core, bool isSnapshot = false);
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
index c8e29c414d9..010a90288f9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
@@ -4436,8 +4436,8 @@ void GdbEngine::claimInitialBreakpoints()
     // and even if it fails (e.g. due to stripped binaries), continuing with
     // the start up is the best we can do.
 
-    if (!rp.commandsAfterConnect.isEmpty()) {
-        const QString commands = expand(rp.commandsAfterConnect);
+    if (!rp.commandsAfterConnect().isEmpty()) {
+        const QString commands = expand(rp.commandsAfterConnect());
         for (const QString &command : commands.split('\n'))
             runCommand({command, NativeCommand});
     }