diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.cpp
index bcdfca1b377..1d53de9e89e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/debuggerengine.cpp
@@ -1434,6 +1434,7 @@ void DebuggerEngine::notifyInferiorPid(qint64 pid)
         return;
     d->m_inferiorPid = pid;
     if (pid) {
+        d->m_runControl->setApplicationProcessHandle(ProcessHandle(pid));
         showMessage(tr("Taking notice of pid %1").arg(pid));
         if (d->m_runParameters.startMode == StartInternal
             || d->m_runParameters.startMode == StartExternal